Marieke Hardy is a screenwriter, blogger, and radio broadcaster. After many years writing a humorous television column in "The Age," she moved on to regular political columns for ABC's "The Drum" and senior contributing work for "Frankie" magazine. She has been screenwriting Australian television drama for over fifteen years. Her six-part black comedy series, "Laid," premiered in Australia in 2011. In the guise of literary reviewer she makes Jennifer Byrne's life an unbridled misery once a month on ABC "TV's First Tuesday Book Club."