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Ross Gardiner (Australian journalist)

Ross John Gardiner, (born 22 September 1957) is a former Australian writer, journalist and media adviser.

Gardiner was born in Melbourne. He was educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School and the Church of England Grammar School in Brisbane.

Gardiner studied at the Queensland University of Technology where he obtained a Bachelor of Business (Communications).

During the 1970s, he was a regular contributor to the Australian Music magazine scene as the Queensland correspondent for RAM (Rock Australia Music) magazine and Rolling Stone (Australian Edition).

In 1978, Gardiner joined The Herald newspaper in Melbourne as the rock music writer. He wrote news and feature stories under the moniker “Rock’n’Ross”.

In 1980, Gardiner founded the independent record label Rough Diamond Records with David Briggs, an Australian musician and record producer, best know for his time in the Australian rock group Little River Band.

In 1984, Gardiner joined the Australian Broadcasting Corporation where he worked as a Television News reporter in the Hobart and Brisbane newsrooms.

In 1990, he joined the Ministerial staff of the incoming Queensland Government, under Premier Wayne Goss. Gardiner served as the Press Secretary for the Queensland Minister for Health, Ken McElligott.

In 1992, he became the Media Adviser for Brian Howe, the Deputy Prime Minister, and Minister for Health, Housing and Community Services, in the first Ministry of Australian Prime Minister, Paul Keating.

In 1994, he left Government service to pursue a career in healthcare, where he now works as an IT Director in the hospital industry.