In a journalism career spanning 30 years, Australia and the UK, Nick Richardson has reported and edited many of the stories, large and small, that have shaped and moved us.He has worked for THE AUSTRALIAN, THE BULLETIN and the HERALD SUN, and his work has appeared in a range of UK regional papers. He currently looks after editorial training for News Ltd in Australia and is adjunct professor of Journalism at LaTrobe University. He has a PhD in history and lives in Melbourne with his family. He swapped his childhood Laminex table a while ago for an oak version that has four squat legs and a growing list of memories.