Michael Stutchbury (born 4 May 1957) is an Australian newspaper editor and journalist.
[1] He generally writes from a free market viewpoint, and was critical of a number of the Rudd-Gillard Government's economic policies, particularly on its stimulus packages,[2] and industrial relations.
[citation needed] Born in Melbourne, Stutchbury began his journalistic career with the Australian Financial Review.
[4] He occasionally appears on Insiders, the ABC's weekly program on political discussion.
Stutchbury stepped down from his role as editor-in-chief of the Australian Financial Review in August 2024.