Award-winning journalist Grantlee Kieza OAM held senior editorial positions at The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph and The Courier-Mail for many years and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for his writing. He is a Walkley Award finalist and the author of seventeen acclaimed books, including the recent bestsellers Macquarie,Banjo,Mrs Kelly, Monash, Sons of the Southern Cross and Bert Hinkler.