Brett Clegg quits as deputy CEO of The Australian for Fairfax role

Tim Burrowes

March 21, 2011 8:49

Brett Clegg

Brett Clegg has quit as deputy CEO of The Australian after less than two months in the role.

According to Caroline Overington of The Australian, Clegg is moving back to his former role at Fairfax Media, although this morning it was not immediately clear what the role is. Mumbrella understands that he tendered his resignation to News Ltd over the weekend.

Clegg joined The Australian last June as deputy editor after nearly a decade with Fairfax Media’s Australian Financial Review.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.