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.
- by Patrick Elligett
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Quizzing the quizmaster: How The Age sets the Superquiz
The Age has some of the best and toughest quizzes in the business. This is how we compile them.
- by Patrick Elligett and Chris Berry
How The Age chooses which letters to publish
Deputy opinion editor Damien Nowicki reveals how The Age chooses which letters to run, and tips on getting yours published.
- by Patrick Elligett and Damien Nowicki
The inside story of our Paris 2024 coverage
Like most of you, I’ve been enjoying the Olympics from afar. Let’s hear from someone on the ground in Paris who can tell you how we go about bringing you the stories behind our athletes’ amazing achievements.
- by Patrick Elligett
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.
- by Mathew Dunckley and Patrick Elligett
Understanding the world and our place in it
Our foreign correspondents face innumerable challenges in their quest to help us make sense of the world, but in strange times like these, their reporting is something we certainly need.
- by Patrick Elligett
A heartfelt thanks to the real heroes behind our journalism
Journalists often receive accolades for their reporting, but there is no award for the tipsters, whistleblowers and interviewees who are essential to the storytelling process – and often anonymous.
- by Patrick Elligett
Some of our best journalism can be consumed with your eyes closed
If you haven’t yet acquainted yourself with The Age’s podcast offerings, it’s time you remedied that.
- by Patrick Elligett
Difficult stories like these are the ones that need to be told, no matter how harrowing
As The Age publishes another major investigation, editor Patrick Elligett reflects on the barriers to reporting on difficult subjects – and the tenacity of journalists.
- by Patrick Elligett
There are plenty of threats to The Age’s best-known promise to readers
The Age aims to be “Independent. Always”. There are several ways we try to keep that commitment.
- by Patrick Elligett
The guiding journalistic principle we are happy to renounce
It’s a snappy but outdated quote. Our subscribers expect more from us than a one-size-fits-all approach to journalism.
- by Patrick Elligett
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