Janet Albrechtsen
| Janet Albrechtsen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 September 1966 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Journalist, columnist, critic |
| Employer | News Limited |
| Spouse(s) | John O'Sullivan (sep.) |
| Children | Sascha, Caitlin, and Jamie O'Sullivan |
Janet Kim Albrechtsen (born 23 September 1966) is an Australian opinion columnist with The Australian. From 2005 until 2010, she was a member of the Board of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australia's state-owned national broadcaster.
The daughter of Danish immigrants to Australia, Albrechtsen was born in Adelaide and attended Seacombe High School. She subsequently studied at University of Adelaide, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws with Honours. She subsequently attained a Doctor of Juridical Science from the University of Sydney. Her thesis was titled: 'The regulation of the fundraising process in Australia: searching for an optimal mix between legislative prescriptions and market forces'.
Albrechtsen moved to Sydney to work as a commercial solicitor at Freehills. and taught at the University of Sydney Law School. Since turning to commentary, Albrechtsen has written for the Australian Financial Review, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sunday Age, Quadrant, Canada's National Post, The Vancouver Sun, The Wall Street Journal and The Wall Street Journal Asia. She regularly appears on television and radio.
Albrechtsen was a member of the Foreign Affairs Council from 2003 until 2007.
Albrechtsen was appointed to the board of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 2005. She had previously derided the ABC as a "Soviet-style workers collective".
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