Paul Colgan
PAUL’S first journalism was an audio documentary on a trip from Riyadh to Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast. The audio was punctuated by travelling companions yelling at him to shut up and have fun, which he should have done, because he was 10.
His first paid assignments were music reviews for The Drogheda Independent, his local newspaper in Ireland. After training there as reporter and sub-editor and freelancing for Irish music mag Hot Press, Paul joined the Dublin bureau of The Sunday Times as a news reporter in 1999, where he enjoyed a few short weeks of smoking at his desk before it was banned, and over the following years covered transport, health, and legal affairs for the paper.
Paul arrived in Sydney in 2003 and joined news.com.au, working as a reporter and later chief of staff before being appointed Deputy Editor, leading coverage of major stories and developing journalism innovations. He was appointed Managing Editor of The Punch in January 2009.
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Where is the Naomi Robson we love to click on?
Get your exclamation marks at the ready – Naomi Robson’s new online love and relationships internet show went live this…... Read more
Question Time live 04/02/10
Our coverage of proceedings - including nominations from Punch readers on which Star Wars characters various politicians would be -…... Read more
Question Time live 03/02/10
Looked like Tony Abbott enjoyed himself yesterday. Join the team and Punch readers here from 2pm to follow and discuss…... Read more
Rann’s sledgehammer too big for online nuts
UPDATE 11.55pm: SA Attorney General Mick Atkinson has backed down and will repeal the ban on anonymous internet comments. It…... Read more
Question Time live 02/02/10
It was the first Question Time of the new year and Tony Abbott’s first as Opposition Leader. Our coverage is…... Read more
Are your stress levels going up with interest rates?
Update 3pm: The RBA surprised everyone and left interest rates on hold today. In recent years a horrendous new phrase…... Read more
New features on The Punch
There have been a few additions to the site you might like to know about. Want to take up a…... Read more
The alternative
Ordinarily the first parliamentary sitting week for a new opposition leader is a chance to redefine themselves, introduce new ideas…... Read more
Hitler is disappointed with the iPad
It was never going to take long - here’s the Downfall parody of Hitler finding out about the iPad. As…... Read more
Anatomy of the hunt for a missing millionaire
Update Saturday 6am, map addition: Herman Rockefeller is dead. Two people have been charged with his murder. The Herald Sun…... Read more
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