Michael Bachelard

Michael Bachelard is an Australian journalist and author.
In 1997, Bachelard wrote The Great Land Grab: What every Australian should know about Wik [Peoples v Queensland|Wik], Mabo v [Queensland (No 2)|Mabo] and the Ten Point Plan.
Bachelard's Behind the [Exclusive Brethren] was published in 2008, which explored the Australian sect of the Exclusive Brethren.
For his work as the foreign editor at Fairfax Media, Bachelard was the co-recipient of the 2017 Gold Walkley. Shared with photographer Kate Geraghty, the award was in recognition for their work Surviving IS: Stories from Mosul.
In October 2024, he was elected as the new president of the Melbourne Press Club.