Paul Whittaker is an Australian newspaper journalist and editor. In 2018, he was appointed CEO of

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in Australia.

Career

Whittaker was editor of ''The Australian'' from 2007 to 2011, having previous held roles of national chief of staff and deputy editor. From 2011 to 2015 he was editor of

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, where he championed the Badgerys Creek Airport and the interests of Western Sydney. In 2014 he established the Bradfield Oration, a series of public talks addressing the future vision for Sydney. In October 2018 it was announced he would be leaving The Australian to take up the position of CEO for Sky News.

Awards

Whittaker has won three

Walkley Awards The annual Walkley Awards are presented in Australia to recognise and reward excellence in journalism. They cover all media including print, television, documentary, radio, photographic and online media. The Gold Walkley is the highest prize and ...

, including one in 2015 for Headline Journalism in the Daily Telegraph for his headlines: * "Cardinal spin" (Cardinal

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's appearance before the

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) * "The Grapes of Bof" (NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell's failure to declare a gift of a $3000 bottle of Penfords Grange wine) * " Palmersnorus" (

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, owner of the Palmersaurus Dinosaur Park, sleeping during Question Time in the

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)

References

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