Paul Kelly in Conversation with Julia Gillard

Louise Adler

Louise Adler AM was born in Melbourne and attended local schools before completing a BA at Reading University and an MA and MPhil at Columbia University. She worked as a teaching assistant at Columbia University between 1977 and 1980, then returned to Melbourne where she taught in the English department at Melbourne University for seven years.

Adler began her career in publishing with a term as editor of the Australian Book Review (1988-89), and followed this with five years as the Publishing Director at Reed Books. In 1994 she became Arts and Entertainment Editor for The Age. Following this, Adler joined the ABC's Radio National as the Presenter of Arts Today. She is the CEO and Publisher of Melbourne University Publishing.