Iain Finlay

Finlay was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory in 1935, his father served in the military and was an aide-de-camp to Governor-General Issac Issacs He was a presenter on the ABC current affairs radio program PM, on ABC radio morning shows (together with Patricia Sheppard), and also hosted This Day Tonight. He has written both fiction and non-fiction books. Finlay reported all over the world and visited more than 100 countries. He was named the 2017 Australia Day ambassador. == Personal life and death ==

Finlay married Janice Phegan in 1958 and had one son, Guy, born in 1958. In 1962, Finlay moved to Hong Kong and became the SE Asian correspondent for United Press. Finlay left Hong Kong in 1965 leaving his family behind and continued a relationship with Patricia Sheppard, whom he had met in Hong Kong. They lived in New York until Patricia moved back to her husband in England but eventually returned to New York to give birth to her daughter with Dick Sheppard. Finlay and Patricia Sheppard returned to Australia in the early 70s and lived for a period on the North side of Sydney at Avalon and Palm Beach in New South Wales. Finlay and Patricia Sheppard had one son together, Sheppard had a daughter with her English husband, Dick Sheppard whilst living with Finlay. Finlay and Clark lived in Tweed Heads. Finlay was buried on his property wrapped in paperbark. ==Bibliography==