Snow gums dieback threatens to leave alpine wasteland – The Australian newspaper
Published in The Australian Oct 5 2019
As a year 11 student in 1989 Matthew Brookhouse was on an Outward Bound course that nearly went...
‘Dying Shame’ – feature story for the Weekend Australian Magazine
Photo credit: Ricky French
There’s a photo 16-year-old Ivy McGufficke likes to look at every time she returns for the holidays to her family farm...
Parklife: celebrating Britain’s national treasures – The Australian newspaper
I’ve never before had such serendipity on an impulse buy. Browsing the shelves of London’s palatial Waterstones bookstore I pick up at random The...
“Of Castles and Rascals” – travel feature for The Australian newspaper T&I
An astounding castle transformation in England's Lakes District
Admit it, we’ve all been there. At some stage in our life we’ve all gotten into an...
“At the coalface” – The Australian newspaper T&I
For a moment I fear I’m the victim of an elaborate execution of reverse psychology. It’s early morning in Windermere, it’s damn cold and...
“Peak performance” travel feature for The Australian newspaper T&I
I’m met at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport by a curious sign on the wall that reads, “Go reversely prohibited.” The phrase becomes my mantra for...
“The air up there” – The Australian newspaper T&I
Scenic flights reveal Australia's beauty of the highest order - composite feature for The Australian newspaper T&I
Photo credit: Ricky French
“Steak a claim” – The Australian newspaper T&I
I wish I could see this scene from above. It would look like an exquisitely detailed model laid out on a table in a...