Quick Info
| Profession | Journalist and author |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Date of Birth | 1968 |
Latest News about Michael Bachelard
16/10/2026
Michael Bachelard, of The Age, was named a finalist in the 2026 Walkley Awards for Excellence in Journalism, the 71st annual edition of Australia's national journalism awards. Winners are scheduled to be announced at a gala dinner in Sydney on 19 November 2026.
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Bio/Wiki
| Summary | Australian investigative journalist and non-fiction author who has written for Fairfax-owned mastheads, including The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, and has reported from Indonesia and the Middle East. |
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Educational Qualification(s)
| Honours Degree | Journalism, La Trobe University |
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Career
| Early Career | Began journalism at The Canberra Times in 1990, then worked at The Melbourne Times and The Australian. |
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| The Age and Sydney Morning Herald | Joined The Age investigative unit in 2006, later serving as Indonesia correspondent, investigations editor, world editor, deputy editor and foreign editor. |
| Current Role | Senior Writer at The Age. |
| Podcasting | Served as executive producer of the Phoebe's Fall podcast. |
| Other Roles | Elected president of the Melbourne Press Club in October 2024. Serves as a Quill Awards judge and a judge for the Walkley Awards. |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Covered the Black Saturday bushfires and the Royal Commission for the Sunday Age. | |
| 2. Has won multiple Walkley Awards, including the Gold Walkley in 2017 shared with photographer Kate Geraghty for the Mosul feature 'Surviving IS: Stories from Mosul'. |
