“The Murray River Walk” – Travel story for The Australian newspaper T&I

The lightness of being at one with the landscape... Wendy is taking team bonding to a new level. It’s 7am, we’re standing on a crumbling...

“Toy Giant” – cover story for the Weekend Australian Magazine

From refugee to billionaire, how Manny Stul built a global empire photo credit: Nick Cubbin Make them bright. Give them a name, a face and a...

“The old curiosity shop” – The Weekend Australian Magazine

Published in the Weekend Australian Magazine, July 2017 Photo credit: Julian Kingma You don’t notice how out of place 330 King Street, Melbourne, looks because it’s...

“The stupid car” – Big Issue column #539

It’s good to know your place in the world. I recently found myself in a very good place in the world: Walhalla, Victoria. Getting...

“The ten year old” – Big Issue column #538

As far as birthday presents go, the one I get my son each year is unlikely to make any top ten retailers’ list. He...

“Open mic night” – Big Issue column #537

I remember I was quite young when I came out to my parents. It’s never an easy thing to do, to look your mother...

“The stupid mountain” – Big Issue column #536

This week, next week and all through that mundane month of May something quite mental is happening in hellish patch of planet Earth. No,...

“Road books” – Big Issue column #535

If it’s true that the truth is stranger than fiction, there’s a good chance it’s a better read than fiction. I read two travel...