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The Age sacked one of its "star" columnists Julie Szego after her comments about "woke journalists" following the masthead's refusal to publish her article about gender affirming care.

Anthony Albanese, Kevin Rudd and the Beaconsfield mine disaster survivors among huge cast as ‘Kochie’ signs off. Plus: Peter Gleeson rescued from retirement

The former Coalition staffer, who denies claims by Brittany Higgins, will appear on Seven’s Spotlight program on Sunday to tell ‘his side of the story’. Plus: Crikey celebrates a legal win

The Age has held its lead as Victoria’s most read masthead.

Inspired by his grandfather’s stories, Robbie Arnott’s Limberlost has won the prize for fiction. Kim Mahood has won the non-fiction award for her essay collection, Wandering with Intent.

Newspapers’ leadership angrily rejects criticism of China series with insiders saying their efforts were similar to ‘Churchill taking on the Nazis’. Plus: the end of the shock jock?

Patrick Elligett is The Age's Editor.

Updated: Newspaper questions why Media Watch did not seek a right of reply before being ripped a new one on ABC.

The new editor of Melbournes The Age newspaper, Patrick Elligett, had to issue a grovelling apology in his first day in the job after a cartoon sparked a social media firestorm.

For decades journalists have been working with courts to make the justice system more open and transparent by freeing up access to information, now it seems to be turning back.