Michelle Grattan was born on 30 June 1944 and is an Australian journalist who was the first woman to become editor of an Australian metropolitan daily newspaper.
10 Facts About Michelle Grattan
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Michelle Grattan is currently the chief political correspondent with The Conversation, Australia's largest independent news website.
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Michelle Grattan completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne, majoring in politics, and then worked as a tutor at Monash University for a period before deciding to pursue journalism as a career.
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Michelle Grattan was recruited by The Age newspaper in 1970, and joined the Canberra Press Gallery in 1971.
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In 1996, Michelle Grattan joined The Australian Financial Review as a senior writer, and three years later, was appointed Chief Political Correspondent at The Sydney Morning Herald.
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Michelle Grattan returned to The Age in 2002 as a columnist, and was made Political Editor and Bureau Chief in 2004.
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In 1988, Michelle Grattan was awarded the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award.
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Michelle Grattan won a Walkley Award for Journalism Leadership in 2006.
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Michelle Grattan is an adjunct professor at the University of Queensland's School of Journalism and Communication.
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Michelle Grattan was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Sydney in 2017.