Rich Bowden is a Sydney, Australia – based freelance journalist specializing in political, environmental and human rights news reports with an emphasis on the Asia/Pacific region. A Worldpress correspondent since 2003, Rich has also contributed articles for publications as varied as the Asia Times, The New Standard, the Review of International Social Questions (RISQ) as well as Australian journals New Matilda, Green Left Weekly and Online Opinion.
A keen supporter of independent and progressive journalism, Rich lives in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney with his wife and two children and divides his time between freelance work and his employment in the Australian music industry.