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The Age

The Age is Melbourne's metropolitan daily, founded in 1854 and owned by Nine Entertainment following its 2018 merger with Fairfax Media. Alongside its Sydney stablemate it produces subscription-funded quality journalism covering Victorian and national affairs, and its editorial outlook is generally characterized as centre-left, contrasting with News Corp's Melbourne tabloid the Herald Sun.

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