The Age
Record award haul for The Age journalists as McKenzie creates Quill history
The Age’s editorial team picked up 14 awards at this year’s Quills while investigative journalist Nick McKenzie created history.
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The Age maintains lead over rival in new readership figures
The Age has held its position as the second most-read masthead in the nation, with cross-platform readership of 4.56 million.
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‘The pen has run dry’: Acclaimed cartoonist Michael Leunig dies
Leunig’s death was announced on social media late on Thursday. He was 79.
- Lachlan Abbott
Political cartoonist of the year? ‘You must be joking’
Megan Herbert has been crowned Australian political cartoonist of the year for her work, which appears regularly in this masthead.
- Karl Quinn
The Age remains Victoria’s most-read masthead
Read by one in five Australians to stay informed, The Age continues to outperform its closest competitor.
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The Age sweeps Walkley Awards including journalism’s biggest prize, the Gold Walkley
The Age won 10 awards on Tuesday night, including the prestigious Gold Walkley, after scoring 20 nominations – more than any other news organisation in Australia.
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170 letters for 170 years of The Age. You know me as ‘Peter Johns, Sorrento’
When my first letter was printed in 2006, I was surprised and felt very excited. It is still a thrill.
- Peter Johns
‘Fight to survive’: How an Australian-first transplant made Brendan’s ‘miserable’ life amazing
Horsham postman Brendan Cole has a full life, 14 years after receiving donor small intestine, liver and pancreas. As The Age turns 170, we revisit people who captured the nation’s attention.
- Carolyn Webb
He disarmed a gunman at Monash Uni after being shot twice. Now, he doesn’t worry about little things
After being shot in his arm and leg, former lecturer Lee Gordon-Brown sprang into action to save others. As The Age turns 170, we revisit people who captured the nation’s attention.
- Carolyn Webb
She was bad at finishing things. Then she conquered Everest
In 1997, after three previous attempts, Brigitte Muir became the first Australian woman to reach the top of Mount Everest. As The Age turns 170, we revisit people who captured the nation’s attention.
- Carolyn Webb
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