It is with great delight that we announce the winner and the runner-up of the 2017 Spectator Austraia Thawley Essay Prize. Now in its fourth year, the prize was established by Sam Thawley in order to foster new talent in Australian essay writing. Michael Thawley, the former head of PM&C under Tony Abbott, along with former Prime Minister John Howard and the editor of The Spectator Australia are the three judges.
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