James Phelps
James Phelps is an award-winning senior reporter for Sydney's The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph . He began as an overnight police-rounds reporter before moving into sport, where he became one of Australia's best news-breaking rugby league journalists. James was then appointed News Corp Australia's Chief National Motorsports Writer and travelled the world chasing Formula 1 stories, as well as covering Australia's V8 Supercar races. As well as writing bestselling and critically...See more
James Phelps is an award-winning senior reporter for Sydney's The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph . He began as an overnight police-rounds reporter before moving into sport, where he became one of Australia's best news-breaking rugby league journalists. James was then appointed News Corp Australia's Chief National Motorsports Writer and travelled the world chasing Formula 1 stories, as well as covering Australia's V8 Supercar races. As well as writing bestselling and critically acclaimed biographies of Dick Johnson and Johnathan Thurston, James established himself as Australia's number-one true crime writer with his bestselling prison series, including Australia's Hardest Prison , Australia's Most Murderous Prison , and Australia's Toughest Prisons . His most recent books are Australia's Most Infamous Jail (2023) and Australian Ghost Stories (2024). See less
