Author Talk: Mark Skelsey

Date: 25th Nov 2025 Time: 6:30pm - 8pm Location:

Waverley Library

Details

How did a 1970s plan to raze and redevelop a historic Sydney suburb lead to a kidnapping, murder and urban warfare? And why does this tumultuous period still play a pivotal role in Sydney's planning today? These are the big questions explored in Views To Die For. Views To Die For has been published alongside the 50th anniversary of the 1975 murder of outspoken Kings Cross activist and publisher Juanita Nielsen.

About the speaker:

Mark Skelsey is a Sydney-based writer and media and communications professional, with a strong interest in urban affairs issues. He is a former State Political Reporter, and City Editor, with the Daily Telegraph, and a former Media Manager at the NSW Department of Planning. He has spent ten years conducting interviews and original archival research for this book.

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