| Michael Stutchbury | |
| Birth Date: | 1957 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Occupation: | Newspaper editor, journalist |
| Alma Mater: | University of Adelaide |
| Spouse: | Ticky Fullerton |
Michael Stutchbury (born 4 May 1957) is an Australian newspaper editor and journalist. He was previously the editor-in-chief of the Australian Financial Review and economics editor at The Australian.[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.
Born in Melbourne, Stutchbury began his journalistic career with the Australian Financial Review. Later, he became a business editor of The Australian, and a Washington correspondent during the first term of the Clinton Administration, before becoming one of the longest-serving editors of The Australian.
He is the father of 2018 NSW Young Liberals President, Harry Stutchbury.[3] In July 2018, Michael Stutchbury married Ticky Fullerton in the UK.[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. He intends to return in a writing role at the publication as editor-at-large in 2025.[5]