Melissa Roberts Melissa Roberts i(22687190 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 Once upon a Time in India Melissa Roberts , 2022 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Through Her Eyes : Australia's Women Correspondents from Hiroshima to Ukraine 2022;
1 Lorraine Stumm : A Correspondent Who Saw Too Much Melissa Roberts , 2022 single work biography
— Appears in: Through Her Eyes : Australia's Women Correspondents from Hiroshima to Ukraine 2022;
1 y separately published work icon Through Her Eyes : Australia's Women Correspondents from Hiroshima to Ukraine Trevor Watson (editor), Melissa Roberts (editor), Richmond : Hardie Grant Books , 2022 24416577 2022 anthology autobiography

'In Through Her Eyes Australian women correspondents tell their own stories from the frontline – covering the breaking news, the issues and the events that are changing the world. They tell of Russian tanks and Ukrainian mothers fleeing with their children, vicious Afghan warlords, anti-government rebels in Central Africa, terrorist attacks in the United States, and the chaos faced by ordinary people caught up in disasters and political upheaval.

'While a woman strapping on a reporters’ flak jacket is now a common sight, there was a time when they were locked out of the big stories because of their gender. Unlike their male counterparts, they needed single-minded determination to score a plum assignment or win a posting to a foreign bureau.

'Through Her Eyes tells of the exhilaration that comes with a big story but also the dangers, the risks, the struggle and the big issues women still face, from vicious media trolling to threats of sexual violence.

'Through Her Eyes includes well-known women correspondents for major media organisations inside and outside Australia including the ABC, BBC, SBS, CNN, The Associated Press of America, UPI, Reuters, The Times of London, Al Jazeera, China Global Television Network, The AustralianThe Sydney Morning HeraldThe Age,  and the Australian Financial Review.'  (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon The Wreckers Melissa Roberts , South Melbourne : Longman , 1999 23131737 1999 single work children's fiction children's

'When Uncle Jack begins to act suspiciously, young Jack and his friends suspect that he has become a "wrecker"--Someone who causes shipwrecks in order to loot the wreckage. When the kids discover the truth, they hatch a plan to help Uncle Jack in his endeavors.' (Publication summary)

1 y separately published work icon Shoot! Melissa Roberts , South Melbourne : Addison Wesley Longman Australia , 1999 22687870 1999 single work children's fiction children's 'The clock was stopped with seconds to go in the game, and here I was. Standing in the key with all the players around me and two clear shots at goal."  It was just what Skip had always wanted. Her basketball dream come true. But could she do it? ' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon The Mine Melissa Roberts , South Melbourne : Addison Wesley Longman Australia , 1999 22687729 1999 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Home Ball Melissa Roberts , South Melbourne : Addison Wesley Longman Australia , 1999 22687229 1999 single work children's fiction children's
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