Karl Quinn
Karl has held a variety of senior editing and writing roles since joining Fairfax Media in 1999. Most recently he was The Age's entertainment editor from 2009-2012. As national film editor, he oversees our film coverage in print and on our digital platforms.
One small shed for man, one giant leap for mankind …
Karl Quinn Chris Jacobs has a space station in his backyard. True, it's unlikely to fly anywhere - it's actually a hodge-podge of MDF, flower pots, plastic bin lids, duct tape from Bunnings and bits of computer...
Kirsty Sword Gusmao
For the former first lady, a new battle begins at home
Karl Quinn Kirsty Sword Gusmao's role in East Timor's battle for independence is captured in the documentary Alias Ruby Blade, but now she's fighting on a new front - for her health.
Tough love from my mum, recalls Murdoch
Karl Quinn IF RUPERT MURDOCH rules his vast media empire with a firm hand, it is perhaps because he learnt from the best.
A life of strong love and quiet generosity
Karl Quinn If Rupert Murdoch rules his vast media empire with a firm hand, it is perhaps because he learnt from the best.
Minimum legacy of $500,000 pledged to nurse's family
Karl Quinn The owners of the radio network at the centre of the royal prank call controversy will donate all profits from advertising on 2Day FM for the remainder of the year to ''an appropriate memorial fund''...
Radio prank network to donate profits to memorial fund
Karl Quinn THE owners of the radio network at the centre of the royal prank call controversy have vowed to donate all profits from advertising on 2Day FM for the remainder of the year to ''an appropriate...
Not our final call, say tearful presenters
Karl Quinn THE radio presenters at the centre of the royal prank call have claimed they were not ultimately responsible for a stunt that has caused outrage at a London hospital, provoked fury at Buckingham...
Woman of quiet influence always put others first
Karl Quinn Dame Elisabeth Murdoch cast a long shadow, if such a thing can be said of a woman who brought so much light to the world.
Science sexy? We can dare to dream as former pop star ponders universe
Karl Quinn It's important, when talking to a renowned physicist, to get the big questions out of the way first.
Advertisers pull out of Alan Jones show - once again
Karl Quinn IF IT was meant as a show of defiance, the return of advertising to the Alan Jones breakfast show has been a mixed success at best, with some advertisers signalling their withdrawal from the show for...
Station pulls all advertising from Jones's breakfast slot
Karl Quinn, Jonathan Swan Alan Jones's radio show will be entirely free of advertising in response to the outcry over his comments about Julia Gillard's father.
TV picks over Packer's life, with still more to come
Karl Quinn We haven't seen the last of Kerry Packer, it seems, not by a long shot.
Facebook accused of being lax on child porn
Karl Quinn Facebook has been accused of allowing child pornography to proliferate thanks to a new meme in which users, some of them underaged, are encouraged to post naked pictures of themselves on the social...
Ten dumps The Circle and host Yumi Stynes
Karl Quinn and Michael Idato TV presenter Yumi Stynes has been ditched, along with her chat show The Circle, by Ten.
Alan Jones takes rap for carbon comment
Karl Quinn Entertainment Editor Sydney radio station 2GB, the former partner of failed Melbourne talkback station MTR, has been found to have breached the broadcasting code over Alan Jones' claim that 'human beings produce 0.
Marathon man: an epic year on the run
Karl Quinn Tristan Miller ran 52 marathons in 47 countries in a year and finished with a new life.
Supafest embroiled in debt chase for unpaid royalties
Karl Quinn Urban music festival could be about to topple as royalties company chases debt.
Engagement party comes to town
Karl Quinn THE thing that interests Judd Apatow, Hollywood's pre-eminent director (four titles) and producer (40-plus) of a certain type of relationship comedy, is, he says, ''the basic human struggle to not...
Telstra deletes 'salacious' content from its website
Karl Quinn Telstra has bowed to pressure from anti-pornography campaigners and removed salacious content, previously available to stream and/or download for a fee, from its BigPond service.
Gotye's hit shared with jazz legend
Karl Quinn A Brazilian musician who has been dead for more than a decade is top of the pops in the United States thanks to Melbourne's Wouter ''Wally'' de Backer, better known as Gotye.
