Paola Totaro Paola Totaro i(A68095 works by)
Born: Established: 1960 Naples,
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Italy,
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1964
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1 Pointing North Paola Totaro , 2013 single work autobiography
— Appears in: Joyful Strains : Making Australia Home 2013; (p. 67-77)
1 Clean as You Go Paola Totaro , 2011 single work correspondence
— Appears in: The Monthly , October no. 72 2011; (p. 68-70)
1 A Funny Way to Make It Big Paola Totaro , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 29 January 2011; (p. 21)
1 Ghosts from the Cane Fields Paola Totaro , 2009 single work biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8-9 August 2009; (p. 26-27)
1 Untitled Robert Wainwright , Paola Totaro , 2009 extract biography (Born or Bred? Martin Bryant : The Making of a Mass Murderer)
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 26 April 2009; (p. 17)
1 A Dangerous Mind Robert Wainwright , Paola Totaro , 2009 extract biography (Born or Bred? Martin Bryant : The Making of a Mass Murderer)
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 25 April 2009; (p. 10-15)
1 4 y separately published work icon Born or Bred? Martin Bryant : The Making of a Mass Murderer Robert Wainwright , Paola Totaro , Pyrmont : Fairfax Books , 2009 Z1582206 2009 single work biography

'Martin John Bryant slipped into the world in the autumn of 1967, blond, blue eyed, angelic. On a sunny Sunday 29 years later, Carleen and Maurice Bryant's beloved first-born loaded the boot of his yellow Volvo with guns and ammunition and returned to Tasmania's historic Port Arthur settlement, scene of many idyllic childhood summers. There, the young man with the striking surfie hair and mesmeric eyes, calmly shot 35 people dead and injured another 21. His crime, the world's worst killing spree by a lone gunman, horrified the nation and changed Australia forever.

'Thirteen years on, Robert Wainwright and Paola Totaro, both senior news writers, delve backwards over five generations and across two hemispheres to unravel the complete story of Bryant's life and reveal why he committed this heinous crime. They have uncovered Bryant's family history, spoken to his mother, his psychiatrists, lawyer and others who knew him, to piece together the story of eccentric and disparate characters whose lives intersected - with catastrophic results. From Bryant's shocking behind-the-scenes confessions to his own 11th-hour attempt to turn back, this book asks if the Port Arthur massacre could have been prevented. And explains why it could happen again.' (Publisher's blurb)

1 Ideas Aplenty, Arts Director Ready for City of Literature Paola Totaro , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 21 February 2009; (p. 11)
1 Tie That Funny Man Down, Sport Paola Totaro , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 22 November 2008; (p. 24-25)
1 Read All About It: British Are Coming Paola Totaro , 2008 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27-28 September 2008; (p. 7) The Age , 27 September 2008; (p. 3)
Paola Totaro reports on the launch of an overseas edition of the Spectator with a section edited by Oscar Humphries for the Australian market.
1 Real Thing Rings True Paola Totaro , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Walkley Magazine , December 2007/January 2008 no. 48 2007; (p. 17)
1 Hippie Hippie Shock: Hollywood Deflowers the Pioneers of Oz Paola Totaro , 2007 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 17-18 November 2007; (p. 1, 4) The Age , 17 November 2007; (p. 3)
1 Queen of Dirty Subjects Paola Totaro , 2006 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 April 2006; (p. 30-31)
1 A Girl with a View Paola Totaro , 2005 single work autobiography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 January 2005; (p. 27)
1 Look at Yourself through Migrant Eyes Paola Totaro , 1990 single work essay
— Appears in: Made in Australia : An Anthology of Writing 1990; (p. 136-140)
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