My CV
Awards and Recognition
For Boneyards (unpublished)
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Longlist – Anthology Magazine's Nature Writing Competition
For Flora Fauna Fire | The Conversation
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Finalist – 2021 Australian Museum Eureka Prize for Science Journalism
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Winner – 2021 Universities Australia Award for Excellence in University Research Reporting, run by the National Press Club.
For Skink on the Brink | Australian Geographic
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Selected for inclusion in the Best Australian Science Writing 2025, NewSouth Publishing
Experience
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF): Protecting Whales and Dolphins Initiative
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Writer/copyeditor (contract)
Victorian Opera (2024)
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Content editor
The Geological Society of Australia (2024)
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Editor in chief, The Australian Geologist (TAG)
The Conversation Australia (2019-2023)
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Deputy environment and energy editor
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Deputy politics and society editor
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Commissioning editor
Art Thy Neighbour (2019-2020)
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Editor and founder
The Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) (2017-2019)
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Editor in chief , Focus magazine
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Communications officer
Cosmos Magazine (2016-2017)
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Freelance science reporter
Herald Sun (2017)
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SEO producer
Other work
Panel host and workshops
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Australian Earth Science Convention (AESC) 2026: Workshop on communicating science for the media (2026)
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National Rock Garden: Workshop on science communication (2024)
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Institute for Economics and Peace: Launch of the 2021 Ecological Threat Register (October 2021)
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The Melbourne International Film Festival: World premiere of the documentary Franklin (August 2022)
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The Melbourne International Film Festival: Screening of the documentary Fire Front (August 2022)
Guest speaker
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RMIT: Lecture on framing environmental issues for different audiences (April 2020)
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RMIT: Tutorial on freelance journalism
2023: Career break in Edinburgh
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Whisky tasting guide
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Ghost tour guide
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Visitor Assistant at the National Galleries of Scotland
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Freelance writer
