Michelle Grattan
Michelle Grattan FASSA | |
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Born | Kew, Victoria, Australia | 30 June 1944
Education | Ruyton Girls' School |
Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, author, newspaper editor |
Years active | 1970—present |
Michelle Grattan
Career
Grattan was educated in Kew, Victoria at Ruyton Girls' School. She completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne, majoring in politics, and then worked as a tutor at Monash University for a period before deciding to pursue journalism as a career. Grattan was recruited by The Age newspaper in 1970, and joined the Canberra Press Gallery in 1971. In 1976, she was appointed the Chief Political Correspondent for The Age, a position she would hold until 1993. After leaving The Age in 1993, Grattan was appointed the Editor of The Canberra Times, becoming the first female editor of a metropolitan daily newspaper in Australia. After two years in this position she was sacked and returned to The Age, where she became the political editor.
In 1996, Grattan joined
On 4 February 2013 she announced her resignation from The Age to take up a position as professorial fellow at the University of Canberra.[1] and to become the Chief Political Correspondent of The Conversation.[2]
Grattan has co-authored several books, including Can Ministers Cope?,[2] Back on the Wool Track and Reformers,[3] and has edited collections such as Australian Prime Ministers[4] and Reconciliation.[5]
Honours
In 1988, Grattan was awarded the
Notes
- ^ Hurst, Daniel (4 February 2013). "Grattan quits Age with call for diversity". www.theage.com.au. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- OCLC 11624171.
- ISBN 0-85924-775-9.
- OCLC 222696479.
- OCLC 44894187.
References
- ^ Papers of Papers of Michelle Grattan on Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders Archived 21 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Library.
- ^ Peake, Ross; Griepink, Estelle (4 February 2013). "Press gallery stalwart Grattan joins university". The Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013.
- ^ "Ms Michelle Grattan AO, FASSA". Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- ^ It's an Honour - Officer of the Order of Australia
- ^ "Honorary Awards". University of Sydney. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
Sources
- "About Michelle Grattan". Radio National Breakfast. Retrieved 2 June 2005.