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 ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Bulletin'' and ''

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''. He was also Washington correspondent for the '' Jerusalem Post'', as well as ''The Australian''. He also worked at a senior level in television, both for Channel 9 Melbourne and with the

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where he was executive producer of '' Four Corners'' and founding producer of ''

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''. He is chief executive of the Melbourne-based philanthropic

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and a former president of the State Library of Victoria. He was a commentator on Melbourne radio station

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.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

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, where he graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. In 1993 Lipski was honored with appointment as a Member of the

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(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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