Samuel Lipski (born 1938) is an Australian journalist. He has been editor-in-chief of the ''

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'' and has worked as a reporter and columnist for '' The Age'', '' The Australian'', ''

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'' and '' The Sydney Morning Herald''. He was also Washington correspondent for the ''

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'', as well as ''The Australian''. He also worked at a senior level in television, both for Channel 9 Melbourne and with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation where he was executive producer of ''

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'' and founding producer of '' This Day Tonight''. He is chief executive of the Melbourne-based philanthropic Pratt Foundation and a former president of the

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. He was a commentator on Melbourne radio station 3AW.Margaret Campion, 3AW is Melbourne: 75 Years of Radio, PAMP, 1997. Lipski was educated at University High School, Melbourne, the Institute for Youth Leadership, Jerusalem, and the University of Melbourne, where he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. In 1993 Lipski was honored with appointment as a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for services to the media. Lipski was awarded a Centenary medal and in 2008 was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from Monash University. He lives in Melbourne and has three children.

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