Michael Bachelard (born 1968) is an Australian journalist and author.Tran, Danny; Oaten, James (26 July 2018) Fairfax journalists react to Nine takeover with despair, resilience: 'Tarnishing' Fairfax brand a 'reckless corporate move', ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
In 1997, Bachelard wrote The Great Land Grab: What every Australian should know about Wik, Mabo and the Ten Point Plan.Bachelard, Michael (1997); The Great Land Grab: What every Australian should know about Wik, Mabo and the Ten Point Plan, Hyland House, Accessed 13 April 2019.(June 1998) The Great Land Grab: What every Australian should know about Wik, Mabo and the Ten-Point Plan, Cultural Survival Quarterly. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
Bachelard's Behind the Exclusive Brethren was published in 2008, which explored the Australian sect of the Exclusive Brethren.Bachelard, Michael (2008); Behind the Exclusive Brethren: Politics Persuasion and Persecution; Scribe Publications, . Retrieved 13 April 2019.Adams, Phillip (23 September 2008) Behind the Exclusive Brethren, Late Night Live, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
For his work as the foreign editor at Fairfax Media, Bachelard was the co-recipient of the 2017 Gold Walkley.(29 November 2017) Walkley Awards: Michael Bachelard, Kate Geraghty win 2017 Gold Walkley Award for Mosul coverage, ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 April 2019. Shared with photographer Kate Geraghty, the award was in recognition for their work Surviving IS: Stories from Mosul.Bachelard, Michael; Geraghty, Kate (February 2017) Surviving IS: Stories from Mosul, The Age, Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
In October 2024, he was elected as the new president of the Melbourne Press Club.
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