Age, Biography and Wiki
Sean Dorney was born on 1951 in Townsville, Queensland, Australia, is an An australian television newsreader and news presenter. Discover Sean Dorney's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?
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Foreign correspondent, journalist |
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Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
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Sean Dorney Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Sean Dorney's Wife?
His wife is Pauline Nare
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Sean Dorney Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sean Dorney worth at the age of 73 years old? Sean Dorney’s income source is mostly from being a successful journalist. He is from Australia. We have estimated Sean Dorney's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Sean Christopher Dorney AO MBE CSM FAIIA (born 8 March 1951) is an Australian journalist, foreign correspondent, and writer with an extensive career covering the Pacific with a particular focus on Papua New Guinea.
Born in 1951, Dorney was brought up in a strong Catholic household in Townsville, the fourth of six children.
His father was a surgeon who served with the Australian Army during the Second World War including in Papua New Guinea.
He then attended St Joseph's Nudgee College in Brisbane from 1964 to 1968 and then studied economics at James Cook University in 1969 to 1970.
Dorney was an editor of the James Cook University student newspaper which secured him a cadetship at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
He then worked at the former National Broadcasting Commission in Port Moresby.
He was the Pacific and PNG Correspondent of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on and off from 1975 to 2014.
Dorney was a member of the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team in 1975 and 1976 including serving as its captain in his last game in 1976.
In 1984, Dorney was deported by the Papua New Guinea Government for his role in the Four Corners interview of James Nyaro, a West Papuan rebel commander fighting the Indonesian Government.
In 1985 Dorney left the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to work as a press secretary in the Northern Territory Government for 18 months.
Dorney was awarded a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1990 by the Papua New Guinean Government for his reporting on the Sandline affair.
He won a Walkley Award for his coverage of the Aitape tsunami in 1998.
Also in 1998, the Pacific Islands News Association awarded Dorney Pacific Media Freedom Award.
Dorney was recognised as a Member of the Order of Australia in 2000 for "For service to journalism as a foreign correspondent".
In 2009 Dorney was deported from Fiji for his reporting on Frank Bainimarama's abrogation of the country's constitution.
The Australian Council for International Development awarded Dorney their inaugural Media Award in October 2012.
Dorney served as an election monitor with the Commonwealth Observer Group during the 2017 Papua New Guinean general election.
He is a Nonresident Fellow of the Lowy Institute for International Policy.
Dorney played halfback for James Cook University and later the Brisbane Wests Rugby.
In 2018 he was awarded a Walkley Award for Most Outstanding Contribution to Journalism.
Dorney was recognised as a Fellow of the Australian Institute of International Affairs in November 2018.
In April 2019, the Walkley Foundation created "The Sean Dorney Grant for Pacific Journalism" which gives a reporter in the Pacific region up to $10,000 to cover a project the reporter has in mind.
In 2019, the Government of Papua New Guinea recognised Dorney as a Companion of the Star of Melanesia.
In the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours, Dorney was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for "distinguished service to Australia-PNG relations".
Dorney married Pauline Nare, a radio journalist from Manus Island.
He is suffering from motor neurone disease.
