Orietta Guerrera
Orietta Guerrera is the Deputy Editor of The Age. She was previously Reader Editor for The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, Brisbane Times and WAToday
- Opinion
- Life in the ’burbs
I loved my childhood suburb so much, I bought a house around the corner from where I grew up
Playing tennis on the street, picking figs from my dad’s pride-and-joy veggie patch and watching Rocky movies at the drive-in: it felt like an idyllic childhood.
- Orietta Guerrera
Latest
World Cup countdown: Five minutes with soccer reporter Vince Rugari in Qatar
Vince Rugari is currently in Qatar to cover the FIFA World Cup, which kicks off on Monday, for The Age and the Herald. In this subscriber exclusive, he reflects on his love of the world game, weighs up the Socceroos’ chances of proceeding beyond their group matches, and makes some predictions about who will win the competition.
- Orietta Guerrera
NRL grand final countdown: five minutes with senior sports reporter Michael Chammas
With a week to go until the NRL grand final, it’s the busiest time of year for our sports reporters. Michael has been reporting on the NRL since 2009. We managed to steal some of his time so he could answer some questions about how this season has panned out and give us his predictions for the final week.
- Orietta Guerrera
Five minutes with The Drop host and culture news editor Osman Faruqi
Culture news editor Osman Faruqi hosts The Age and the Herald’s newest podcast, The Drop. The weekly episodes, released on Wednesdays, unpack the latest in the world of pop culture and entertainment. Here he talks about the new podcast, who is on his ‘wish list’ of guests, and how he keeps across the latest names and trends in arts and culture.
- Orietta Guerrera
What’s made headlines so far in 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a new Australian government, the sudden death of a cricket legend... Having just passed the halfway point, we look back on how we’ve reported on some of the biggest news events of the year.
- Orietta Guerrera
Five minutes with Canberra bureau photographer Alex Ellinghausen
Discover the craft-secrets our seasoned political photographer uses to capture Australia’s most iconic political moments, and hear how criss-crossing the country with Anthony Albanese during the 2022 election campaign stacks up the Alex’s past three elections.
- Orietta Guerrera
Behind the scenes with Enough hosts Sophie Aubrey, Jewel Topsfield
Sophie Aubrey and Jewel Topsfield are hosts of The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald’s latest podcast, Enough. Here they talk about how the podcast came about, introduce some of the young people who opened up about their experiences of mental illness and discuss what readers/listeners can expect from the rest of the series.
- Orietta Guerrera
Five minutes with the Herald’s culture editor-at-large Michael Idato
In this subscriber-exclusive Q&A, hear from Michael Idato who started his journalism career as a copy boy more than 30 years ago and now lives and works in LA, interviewing A-list celebrities and reporting on events such as the upcoming Oscars.
- Orietta Guerrera
Five minutes with the Herald’s books editor Jason Steger
In this subscriber-exclusive Q&A, books editor Jason Steger speaks to us about how he determines a good book from a bad one, the book that changed his life and his recommendations to add to your summer reading list.
- Orietta Guerrera
Five minutes with the Herald’s chief cricket writer Malcolm Conn
In this subscriber exclusive Q&A, chief cricket writer Malcolm Conn speaks to us about recently joining the Herald, the upheaval leading into this Ashes series, and his predictions for the men’s and women’s game.
- Orietta Guerrera