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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.

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War coverage is dreadfully out of balance

Laura Tingle has kicked off a debate about traditional techniques requiring balance in news reporting.

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Displaced people from the minority Yazidi sect, fleeing violence from forces loyal to the Islamic State in Sinjar town, walk towards the Syrian border on the outskirts of Sinjar mountain near the Syrian border town of Elierbeh of Al-Hasakah Governorate in this August 11, 2014. REUTERS/Rodi Said/File Photo - RTX2GIWQ

More moral equivalence from the ‘root causes’ crowd

Politicians and media who talk about Zionist colonialism misunderstand the history.

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(FILES) An electric vehicle of the model Y is pictured during the start of the production at Tesla's

We’re yet to hear full story on EV battery issues

Few journalists will write it, but the premium paid for EVs is hard to justify given ‘range anxiety’ and the need to search for charging stations.

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Voice caught between practical and symbolic reconciliation

Yes case leaders can’t say it, but they have been let down by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the voice campaign. He should have delayed the referendum until his second term.

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Rear View Of Financial Advisor Sitting With Depressed Young Couple

How a bold agenda can again help young Australians

Post-Hawke Australia with its priority on productivity earned the income to sustain the national superannuation scheme, Medicare, family tax benefits and the aged pension.

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BATLOW, AUSTRALIA. JULY 21, 2023: Dave Purcell, his little boy Sam, Louise Purcell, Geoff Purcell and Angus Purcell on their property in Batlow . Picture: Martin Ollman

Reporting on green energy fails truth test

There is a far less rosy side to the energy transition story than reporters are admitting to readers and listeners.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 30: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leaves the Yes campaign launch on August 30, 2023 in Adelaide, Australia. On October 14, 2023, Australians will vote on a referendum to amend the Constitution to recognise First Peoples of Australia and establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament. To pass, the referendum requires a 'double majority'ÃÂ³ a national majority of 'yes' votes, and a majority of states voting 'yes'. (Photo by James Elsby/Getty Images)

Journos not saying it but PM not doing ‘Yes’ any favours

Many politicians and Aboriginal leaders privately acknowledge Anthony Albanese has undermined his own referendum.

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BANGKOK, THAILAND - NOVEMBER 19: President Xi Jinping of China enters the APEC Economic Leaders Sustainable Trade and Investment meeting at he Queen Sirikit National Convention Center on November 19, 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand is hosting the APEC meetings this year, which will culminate in the leaders' meetings which will run from Nov. 17 to 19. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)

Where the media’s China boosters have it wrong

It is no surprise that China’s economy is facing headwinds but it will stabilise and move on.

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Anthony Albanese speaks on Garma Key Note at the Garma Festival 2023.Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

Republic vote lesson appears lost on PM and media

Concerns about the voice could have been addressed by Anthony Albanese, who could have built a consensus for reform.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, testifies during a US Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing to examine Covid-19, focusing on an update on the federal response in Washington, DC, on September 23, 2020. (Photo by Graeme JENNINGS / POOL / AFP)

Beware left media’s love of misinformation

There was a time when journalists thought their highest duty was to strive for the truth; now many flatly refuse to engage with it.

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