Ross Fitzgerald

Ross Fitzgerald AM
Born	1944 (age 72–73) Melbourne, Victoria
Residence	Redfern, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of New South Wales
Occupation	Academic, historian, novelist, secularist, and political commentator
Known for	Labor historian and author
Political party	Australian Sex Party
Spouse(s)	Lyndal Moor
Children	Emerald

Ross Andrew Fitzgerald AM (born in 1944) is an Australian academic, historian, novelist, secularist, and political commentator. Fitzgerald is an Emeritus Professor in History and Politics at Griffith University. He has published thirty-nine books, including three histories of Queensland, two biographies, works about Labor Party politics of the 1950s, with other books relating to philosophy, alcohol and Australian Rules football, as well as seven works of fiction, including five political/sexual satires about his corpulent anti-hero Professor Dr Grafton Everest.

Fitzgerald is an alcoholic who admitted in his memoir, My name is Ross: an alcoholic's journey, to commencing excessive alcohol between the ages of 15 and 24 years, when he consumed his last drink.

At the last federal election Fitzgerald was a candidate for the Australian Senate representing the state of New South Wales, standing on the Australian Sex Party platform.

Born in Melbourne, Victoria, Fitzgerald was awarded his PhD in political theory from the University of New South Wales. His academic career has included appointments at Griffith University as a Lecturer between 1977 and 1986, a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor between 1987 and 1996, and a Personal Chair between 1996 and 2002. In 2002 Fitzgerald was appointed as Professor in History and Politics.

Fitzgerald writes regular columns and book reviews for The Weekend Australian, the Sydney Morning Herald, and The Canberra Times. He also appears on ABC Radio, ABC Television, the Alan Jones Show, SkyNews, and Channel 7 and is a regular guest speaker at The Sydney Institute.

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