Education
He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications, majoring in journalism and communication technology at the University of Technology, Sydney, later completing his Masters degree in Communications (Organisational Communication) at Charles Sturt University. Holcroft followed his grandfather, New Zealand author M. H. Holcroft, into a career in journalism and writing.
Career
He started work two weeks later at Sydney's The SunThe Sydney Morning HeraldThe Daily TelegraphThe Australian and a string of suburban papers, lastly, editing The District Reporter in Camden, later completing his Masters degree in Communications (Organisational Communication) at Charles Sturt University, into a career in journalism and writing. In 1974 Holcroft joined the Australian Army as a part time soldier in the Army Reserve, and rose through the ranks to become the Corps's first Reserve Lieutenant Colonel. He saw active service in East TimorUnited Nations Transitional Authority East Timor (UNTAET) and was posted in Iraq based in Baghdad
Views
Quotations:
Time and tide wait for no man