Thrilled to have been runner-up for the 2018 UNSW Bragg Prize for Science Writing. Congratulations to the winner, Andrew Leigh, and fellow runner-up Margaret Wertheim. Also to fellow shortlisters, Richard Guilliatt, Nick O’Malley and James Mitchell Crow. You can read more about the prize here. The shortlist is selected each year from Best Australian Science … Continue reading
Very excited to win the 2017 Quill for Best Feature for my story on Antarctic glaciers and climate change for The Monthly Magazine. Link to the award and the judges comments, and the story, here: http://melbournepressclub.com/article/2017-quills–feature-writing Continue reading
Thrilled to be have chosen as a finalist in the Mid-Year Walkleys for Freelance Journalist of the Year 2017. Big thanks due to Nick Feik, Editor of The Monthly, and Wendy Carlisle, Executive Produce ABC Radio National Background Briefing for the opportunities to go deep on stories – a rare opportunity for freelancers. The finalist … Continue reading
Thrilled to announce that my documentary for ABC Radio National’s Background Briefing program “Ebola with Wings: the TB crisis on our doorstep” is a finalist for the Australian Museum’s Eureka Prizes in the Science Journalism category. My co-nominees are BB’s executive producer, Wendy Carlisle, and team members Tim Roxburgh and Linda McGinness. You can listen … Continue reading
