Christopher Dore to leave News Corp

The editor-in-chief of The Australian, Christopher Dore, has announced he is leaving his position and News Corp.

Christopher Dore has announced he is leaving his position and News Corp.

The editor-in-chief of The Australian, Christopher Dore, has announced he is leaving his position and News Corp.

In a note to staff on Wednesday, Mr Dore said he needed to deal with long-standing health issues.

“Last month, I marked my four-year anniversary in the job,” he said. “Any editor will admit the past few years have felt like dog years and as you know, I have no off-switch. I am exhausted, and have recognised I can’t keep going on like this.

“I have long-standing personal health issues I need to resolve and am leaving News to concentrate on restoring my health.”

Mr Dore, who is also chairman of News Corp’s Editorial Board and previously edited The Daily Telegraph, The Courier-Mail and The Sunday Times in Perth, said that having started his career at The Australian, it was the ‘privilege of a lifetime” to have been its editor-in-chief.

“I am beyond proud that this year The Australian recorded its most profitable result in our near 60-year history … and has transformed into a genuine digital powerhouse, built on the biggest subscriber base of loyal, passionate readers and a group of innovative and adventurous journalists, photographers, designers and editors,” he said.

The Executive Chairman of News Corp Australasia, Mr Michael Miller, said he and his News’ colleagues wished Mr Dore the best.

“I have asked Michelle Gunn to continue to edit The Australian. Michelle, who also began her career as a cadet on The Australian, has been editor since May 2020 and previously was editor of The Weekend Australian for eight years,” Mr Miller said.