“Party Update” – Big Issue Column #508
I don’t normally do requests. When someone makes a request it’s normally because they don’t like what you’re doing. Worse is when a performer...
“Romancing the Stacks” – Big Issue Column #509
The view from the office window got me out of bed. I arrived at the archives office right on sunrise, to watch the sunlight...
“Weekend at Burnie” – Big Issue Column #510
A wasp emerged from the hollowed eyes of a sheep skull next to me on the grass. It was late afternoon and the warm...
“After Shock”, The Weekend Australian Magazine
A feature story for The Weekend Australian Magazine, published August 2016.
A family take shelter in a park; a couple head for the beach. One...
“On a marathon voyage, paddling towards mutual respect”, The Australian
Published in The Australian, November 24, 2016
Tarni Jarvis has seen the ravages of alcoholism first-hand, and understands how the issue — particularly among indigenous...
“Tracks of Tears”, Weekend Australian Magazine
Published in the Weekend Australian Magazine, August 2016
It’s late December 2012, a few days before Christmas. Len Gaut parks his car and grabs what...
“No mountain high enough”, Weekend Australian Magazine
A feature story for The Weekend Australian Magazine, published September 17, 2016.
Kokoda at eight, Kilimanjaro at 14, Everest at 19. Is there anything mountain-climber...
“Kangaroo Island walking trail takes in wild wonders of Flinders Chase”, The Weekend Australian
A feature story for The Weekend Australian Travel Section, published November 24, 2016.
I’m expecting some surprises when I arrive on Kangaroo Island, but I’m...