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29 October 2025
Peter Bartlett, Partner Emeritus at MinterEllison, discusses the relationship between journalists and media lawyers during the BRS defamation case.
22 October 2025
Following the Melbourne Press Club’s Annual General Meeting today, the Club has welcomed five new board members.
27 August 2025
Trust, transparency and inspiration: these are just some of the lessons from the IRE conference for our Student Journalist of the Year, Brendan Kearns.
08 April 2025
The 30th Quill Awards Dinner brought state and national media together to celebrate the very best in journalism.
04 June 2025
The Quills are the premier media awards in Victoria. Established by the Melbourne Press Club in 1995, the Quills celebrates the best work in over 30 categories across all media.
The Melbourne Press Club's national awards celebrate journalistic excellence from media professionals across Australia
Each year the Melbourne Press Club honours a journalist or journalists whose career has left an extraordinary mark on Victorian and Australian journalism.
Celebrating new and young talent in our industry
The Michael Gordon Fellowships program is a national initiative to enable social justice journalism.
Supported by the Brian M Davis Charitable Foundation.
Have You Heard The News?
We've just launched the second series of our podcast where we ask prominent Melburnians to nominate the biggest news story they remember. Our guests in this new series include video storyteller, Julian O'Shea; the CEO of Melbourne Fashion Festival, Caroline Ralphsmith; and Afghan journalist Khalid Amiri.
Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or through your favourite app.
Australian Media Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame celebrates the role strong and independent journalism played in shaping the nation's history and recognises the pioneers of the profession across more than 150 years.
Membership is $100 for journalists, $150 for associate members and $40 for students.
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