Clips
Photo: Sophie Raynor for New Naratif.
I’ve written about politics, people, communities and culture for publications including Al Jazeera, Crikey, New Naratif, Southeast Asia Globe and the Lowy Institute’s Interpreter.
Browse some of my clips below. Head to human interest stories for samples of good-news pieces I’ve written for organisations like UNICEF, Plan International and IWDA.
2020
Canberra scores its first over-55 LGBTIQ+ dance club, Canberra Times, 16 November 2020
Sustainable concrete technology reduces construction sector's carbon emissions, Canberra Times, 6 November 2020
‘Another nail in the coffin’: COVID-19 contributes to bookmakers’ demise, Canberra Times, 2 November 2020
Canberra fashionistas embrace virtual fashions on the field for Melbourne Cup, Canberra Times, 2 November 2020
'You're a lawyer?': Solicitor Michelle Barclay recognised for work with women in prison, Canberra Times, 1 November 2020
An ANU-developed hydration wearable sticker designed to save lives, Canberra Times, 30 October 2020
It’s time to grow the ‘most important mo’, Canberra Times, 30 October 2020
Coronavirus: Scams surge as cute puppy prices soar, Canberra Times, 30 October 2020
Veterans urged to connect with community to transition out of armed forces, Canberra Times, 29 October 2020
'I might cry!': Melbourne shakes off 112 days of coronavirus lockdown, Canberra Times, 28 October 2020
Melbourne coronavirus lockdown restrictions eased, but we didn't know what to do with our freedom, Canberra Times, 27 October 2020
Make the most of your 25km radius with Melbourne’s best walks, picnic spots & adventures, AWOL, 23 October 2020
Wtf is Witness K?, Dari Mulut ke Mulut, 24 July 2020
Snap traps, KIT Magazine, April 2020
Chlorine dreams, Live Better Magazine, March 2020
The Coco travel guide to Dili, Coconuts, 13 January 2020
2019
Australia should consider East Timor energy project: Senator, Al Jazeera, 27 November 2019
Perth could become a cycling city through a multimillion-dollar bike path spend, Domain, 26 November 2019
Barlake in today’s Timor-Leste, New Naratif, 1 November 2019
Betting on black, Southeast Asia Globe Online, 23 October 2019
Why I returned to Timor-Leste, Global Hobo, 23 September 2019
Australia’s true relationship with Timor-Leste, Eureka Street, 9 September 2019
Timor-Leste’s children of independence, New Naratif, 30 August 2019
A postcard from Dili, Global Hobo, 6 September 2019
Timor-Leste draws a line, Crikey, 2 September 2019
Timor-Leste’s future still shadowed by past, The Lowy Institute’s Interpreter, 2 September 2019
How Australia trashed its legacy in Timor-Leste, Crikey, 26 July 2019
Timor-Leste’s missing oil millions, Eureka Street, 5 June 2019
Timor-Leste: Paradise yet untouched, Travel + Leisure Asia, 1 May 2019
Perth’s beach bliss, AWOL, 1 March 2019
Repopulating Timor-Leste, New Naratif, 8 February 2019
Timor-Leste’s first female pilot on patriotism and pushing boundaries, Southeast Asia Globe Online, 16 January 2019
Timor-Leste’s forgotten Chinese, The Lowy Institute’s Interpreter, 16 January 2019
2018
Reviving the art of Timorese cooking, Southeast Asia Globe, 29 November 2018
Breaking bureaucratic barriers for young entrepreneurs, Southeast Asia Globe Online, 1 November 2018
Why Timor-Leste took its Greater Sunrise gamble, Crikey, 9 October 2018
‘Hypocrite minister’: Timor-Leste activists blast Bishop for prosecution of Witness K, Crikey, 20 August 2018
Have Timor-Leste and Australia turned a new page?, Southeast Asia Globe Online, 1 August 2018
Julie Bishop’s new Timor-Leste chapter, The Lowy Institute’s Interpreter, 30 July 2018
Timor-Leste’s forgotten heroes, New Naratif, 22 June 2018
Cautious hope for Timor-Leste government with appointment of new PM, Southeast Asia Globe Online, 20 June 2018
For Timor-Leste, a promise of progress, Southeast Asia Globe Online, 5 June 2018
Timor-Leste election: The generation gap, The Lowy Institute’s Interpreter, 17 May 2018
Behind Timor-Leste’s Pride, New Naratif, 7 June 2018
The mistakes you’re making that lead to burnout, The Cusp, 22 May 2018
Why I regret rushing to the end of my degree, Uni Junkee, 28 March 2018
How to make a long-distance friendship work, SBS Life, 7 March 2018
What to do if you don’t want to work in your degree field, Uni Junkee, 1 March 2018