NewsBite

Chris Mitchell

Chris Mitchell

Chris Mitchell began his career in late 1973 in Brisbane on the afternoon daily, The Telegraph. He worked on the Townsville Daily Bulletin, the Daily Telegraph Sydney and the Australian Financial Review before joining The Australian in 1984. He was appointed editor of The Australian in 1992 and editor in chief of Queensland Newspapers in 1995. He returned to Sydney as editor in chief of The Australian in 2002 and held that position until his retirement in December 2015.

Latest

commentaryMedia
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press conference at the Government Press Office (GPO) in Jerusalem on September 4, 2024. (Photo by ABIR SULTAN / POOL / AFP)

Israel bears brunt of false war claims

Israel’s critics never argue the moral point. Palestinian deaths in Gaza would end if Hamas – a terror organisation with similar origins to ISIS – surrendered.

commentaryMedia
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. NewsWire Photos.July 31, 2024.Premier Chris Minns and Education and Early Learning Minister Prue Car announce  the NSW Government and South Australian GovernmentÕs Social Media Summit at Condell Park High School. Picture: NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

Media coverage of classroom ills fails the test

It’s one of the great ironies of education that left-wing teachers and journalists championing student-led learning have effectively ignored the needs of precisely those pupils who need most help.

Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/author/chris-mitchell