Paul Barclay is an Australian writer, journalist, radio presenter and producer.

Biography

Barclay was born in

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. Since the late 1990s, he has worked as a radio presenter for the

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, and

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. In 2005, Barclay won the

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for his investigation of the events and issues surrounding Australia's notorious

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, "Dr Death". Barclay has produced stories on most of the ABC radio networks for over 20 years. he is a regular host and presenter on

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's program '' Big Ideas'', a program he has hosted since at least 2003.

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