Janet Albrechtsen

Janet Kim Albrechtsen (born 23 September 1966) is a conservative Australian opinion columnist with the News Limited-owned newspaper, The Australian. From 2005 through 2010, she was a member of the Board of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia's state-owned national broadcaster.

Early life and education

Albrechtsen was born in Adelaide and attended Seacombe High School. She subsequently studied at University of Adelaide, graduating in law, with honours.Who's Who in Australia - entry on Janet Albrechtsen Albrechtsen later moved to Sydney, where she worked as a solicitor in commercial law at Freehills. She subsequently attained a doctorate in law (SJD) from the University of Sydney.

Career

Since turning to commentary, Albrechtsen has written for the Australian Financial Review, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sunday Age, Quadrant, Canada's National Post, The Vancouver Sun and The Wall Street Journal Asia. Albrechtsen has been a member of the Foreign Affairs Council since 2003.

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