Melinda Ham
Author of History
based in NSW
Canadian-born Melinda Ham is the author of The Lucky Ones, Stories of Australian Refugee Journeys published by Affirm Press in 2024. Melinda has been a journalist and writer for more than 30 years. Her career started in southern Africa where she was a correspondent for the Associated Press and London’s Daily Telegraph, The Economist and other international publications. She has also reported from India and Singapore for the Australian Financial Review.
After immigrating to Australia, Melinda wrote for the Sydney Morning Herald and Sun Herald for 12 years. She now creates content for large organisations, universities and not-for-profits. Continuing her passion for refugee issues, Melinda has volunteered as a community speaker, tutor and mentor.
Her home is on Scotland Island, in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, unceded land of the Garigal Clan of the Guringai Nation, with her partner Mike. She loves bushwalking, running, sailing — and the occasional visit from her two grown-up children.
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This author holds a Working with Children Check (WWCC).
