Peter Blunden

Peter Blunden is as of 2012 the former Managing Director of The Herald and [Weekly Times], publisher of News Limited titles in Victoria, Australia; the Herald Sun, Sunday Herald Sun, The Weekly Times and mX.
A journalist, he was appointed to this role in 2001, after serving as the editor of the Herald Sun. The man to whom he reported, John Hartigan, said about him "He's a person who certainly expresses energy in everything he does". He was a board member of the Alannah and Madeline Foundation until November 2020 and is a board member of the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.
Blunden was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2024 [King's Birthday Honours (Australia)|2024 King's Birthday Honours] for "significant service to journalism, particularly through print media, and to the community".
In 2024, Blunden was appointed as the chairman of South Pacific Post Limited, publisher of Papua [New Guinea Post-Courier].