Patrick Elligett

5 days ago | theage.com.au | Patrick Elligett

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In a buzzing Athenaeum Theatre on Collins Street last night it was my great privilege to present The Age’s Book of the Year prize at the opening of the Melbourne Writers Festival.

2 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Patrick Elligett

My hair stands up when the bugler blasts the Last Post across a silent crowd on Anzac Day or Remembrance Day. It triggers memories of friends and family who have served in the military, of those who answered the call to arms, or those conscripts left with little choice. It reminds me of the stories of my great-grandfather who served in both world wars and his struggles adjusting to normal life in times of peace.

3 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Patrick Elligett

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When usually dreary suburban streets become kaleidoscopes of corflutes and the local train station goes from a silent place of routine into a forum of democratic discussion, I still feel a pang of excitement. Elections are won and lost in places like this. Supermarket carparks, netball club barbecues and street parties.

1 month ago | theage.com.au | Shane Wright |Patrick Elligett

By Shane Wright and Patrick Elligett March 28, 2025 — 7.30pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Most of the action has been in Canberra this week, as the eyes of the nation turned to Tuesday’s federal budget, Thursday’s budget reply and this morning, the calling of the federal election for May 3.

2 months ago | theage.com.au | Adam Carey |Patrick Elligett

By Adam Carey and Patrick Elligett March 14, 2025 — 7.30pm, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. This time last week, like so many Australians, I watched transfixed as Tropical Cyclone Alfred edged closer to the coast of southern Queensland, threatening to devastate communities with 100km/h wind and flooding rains.