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Patrick Elligett

Patrick Elligett

Patrick Elligett is The Age's Editor.

Prosecutor Dr Nanette Rogers, SC walks through fog on June 10.

How The Age covered the biggest stories of the month

Some of the year’s most important, troubling and powerful stories have unfolded in recent weeks. The Age editor looks back at how they were covered.

  • Patrick Elligett

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The significance of the Iran-Israel war was not lost on our subscribers, or the newsroom.

It’s expensive, complex and dangerous. But it’s one of the most important things we do

On the other side of the world when most of us were sleeping, our foreign correspondents hustled to make sure you woke to the most up-to-date and insightful accounts of what was going on in the world and what it meant.

  • Patrick Elligett
The Anzac Day dawn service at the Shrine of Remembrance.

Three contributions to the nation’s collective memory

We all have a duty to remember the stories of the brutal reality of war and the lives lost on all sides of historic conflicts.

  • Patrick Elligett
Greg Baum

Greg Baum retires at the top of his game – but there is some good news

The Age’s legendary sports commentator and editor is unrivalled in his ability to capture the nation’s mood during our most iconic sporting moments. Lucky for us, he’s not going far.

  • Patrick Elligett
The Building Bad investigation sparked the resignation of CFMEU boss John Setka as the first front page of the series went to press.

How you helped The Age change the world this year

The metric most important to The Age’s journalists has no numerical value. But you’ll know it when you see it.

  • Patrick Elligett
The Age 170

‘One of the great newspapers’: The Age celebrates its grand history, and looks to a bright future

As The Age reaches a significant milestone, its editor makes a commitment to readers on behalf of the publication’s dedicated staff.

  • Patrick Elligett
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The Age 170

Celebrating 170 years of The Age

We’ve been asking the questions you want answered since 1854. In this collection, we reflect on the tradition of courageous journalism as we look to the future.

Leunig’s first cartoon from 1969.

A simple guide to time travel and a farewell from a household name

Michael Leunig has filed his final cartoon for the readers of The Age. For nostalgia’s sake, we went and found his first.

  • Patrick Elligett
Tom Cruise enjoys day one of swimming in Paris.

What Treasury and its friends spend on branded keep cups and commemorative coins

Liberal senator Jane Hume asked Treasury and its associated agencies the tough question on branded merchandise. The answers caught CBD’s eye.

  • Mathew Dunckley and Patrick Elligett
Smoke on the horizon from bushfires burning west of Ballarat.

Into the fire zone – and after the smoke clears

When disaster strikes, The Age has a crucial role to play both during and after the crisis.

  • Patrick Elligett