Chip Le Grand (born Homer Eugene Le Grand, V) is an Australian journalist who lives in

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. He worked for 25 years for the national newspaper, ''

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'', writing about national affairs, sport, politics and crime. In August 2019, he joined ''

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'' newspaper as its chief reporter. He is the winner of the

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for ''The Straight Dope'', the inside story of the

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and

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doping scandals, published in 2015 by

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. His writing was included in an anthology of sports newspaper writing, ''The Best Australian Sports Writing, 2002''. His 2022 book ''Lockdown'' about Australia's response to the

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garnered substantial reviews in major Australian publications. He was awarded the June Andrews Award for Arts Journalism in 2022 for his reviews for ''

'' and ''

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''.

Bibliography

Books

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Critical studies and reviews of Le Grand's work

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References

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