Paul Bailey named as AFR editor; Sean Aylmer moves to national metro role

Tim Burrowes

November 10, 2011 5:05

Paul Bailey has been named as editor of the Australian Financial Review seven years after joining the Fairfax newspaper.

The announcement came from new editor-in-chief Michael Stutchbury who left The Australian at the end of September.

The AFR has seen wholesale change this year with both CEO Michael Gill and editor Glenn Burge both being moved on in March.

Bailey, a former Walkley winner, joined the Fin as deputy editor in 2004 later becoming managing editor. His experience also includes stints as editor-in-chief of ACP’s now defunct The Bulletin and news editor of National Nine news in Sydney.

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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.