Feature Journalism

Feature Journalism

Brumby showdown Barilaro’s legacy – The Weekend Australian newspaper, Inquirer

Photo credit: Rohan Thompson When outgoing NSW deputy premier, Nationals leader and member for Monaro John Barilaro announced his resignation from parliament this week he...

Bright, Victoria; it’s an adventure playground – The Weekend Australian Magazine

Photo credit: Ricky French The Ovens River tells the mood of every season in Bright. In winter it swells to a torrent, surging through the...

John Marsden – The Weekend Australian Magazine

Photo credit: Julian Kingma Sunday, and the teachers at Candlebark school are working. Regional Victorians have just learnt they’ll join Melbourne in the state’s sixth...

“Walk against want” – The Larapinta Trail – The Weekend Australian Travel & Luxury

Photo credit: Ricky French The alarm I’ve been dreading goes off and I give a well-practiced groan, anxiously fumbling for my phone to confirm the...

“Go with the grains on Fraser Island” – The Weekend Australian Travel & Luxury

The thing about coming within half a step of planting your foot on a massive carpet python is that evolutionary instincts jump into the...

Slow-mo in the snow – The Weekend Australian, Travel & Luxury

Photo credit: Ricky French Ask not why did the possum cross the road, but how. “Did you see the tunnel of love?” Glen Clark turns...

Alpine Nature Experience – The Weekend Australian Magazine

Photo credit: Tom Putt Legend has it that an early gold prospector and skiing pioneer, William Spargo, was the first man to live through a...

“It’s finger in the dyke stuff” – a snapshot of Alice Springs – The...

Photo credit: Ricky French One of the most recognisable symbols of the global pandemic, billions of dollars’ worth of grounded passenger jets, bake under the...

“Shore Shack Redemption” – The Weekend Australian, Travel & Luxury

The name is spelled out in seashells on a timber shack at the edge of the world: Whale Song. They say if you lie...

“Walking on Sunshine: Spicers Scenic Rim Trail” – The Weekend Australian, Travel & Luxury

As any experienced hiker will tell you, it generally takes until the third night of any multi-day trip for the group to feel comfortable enough to...