MY CAREER – I write stories almost every week for My Career. This section appears in both the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and usually runs in print, online and the iPad edition.
Current (2019):
Features – I typically write three features or cover stories for My Career every month
Meet the boss – monthly column profiling an inspiring Australian boss
Side Hustle – fortnightly column looking at someone managing to run a gig ‘on the side’ of their day job
Previous:
GOOD WEEKEND – former contributor to Two of Us column, one of most popular sections in Saturday’s Good Weekend magazine. Examples include:
Two of Us, a letter to the Editor (Response to Two of Us, Margaret & Dwayne Fernandes, 2011)
Two of Us, Margaret & Dwayne Fernandes (2011)
Two of Us, Zenith Virago & Tane Nicholson (2010)
Two of Us, Emma Hollows & Mora Main (2010)
Two of Us, Philip & Kirsty Ruddock (2010)
SPECTRUM (SMH only)
Left out, that’s right (Wellbeing – being sinistral / left-handed, 2011)
A note from the teacher (Wellbeing – making music makes kids smarter, 2011)
Speak for yourself (Wellbeing – learning a second language, 2011)
Pardon the expression (Wellbeing – botox and interpreting emotions, 2011)
Show a little foresight (Wellbeing – looking after your eyes, 2011)
Shut up and meditate (Wellbeing – finding solace in silence, 2011)
Multitasking taken to task (2011)
For more Wellbeing examples, click here
TRAVELLER
Window to the wild (Fiordland, New Zealand, 2011)
Rivalry That’s White Hot (New Zealand, Queenstown vs. Wanaka, 2009)
SUN HERALD TRAVEL
Where pleasure is on the cards (Broome, WA, Australia, 2011)
Curse of the crystal skull (Belize, Central America, 2009)
Up for a steep, cheap treat (USA, San Francisco, 2009)
Flush with opulence (USA, Miami, 2009)
For more Travel examples, click here and for the Sydney Morning Herald, here
Former columns written for My Career (I’ve been writing for the section since 2012):
Cool companies – monthly column featuring Australian businesses which stand out from the crowd for their innovative practices
Productivity road test – monthly (first person) piece where I try out a new way of working
The inside job – weekly column on the inside scope of a quirky or unusual job (print edition, often also online)
Tools of the trade – weekly column featuring a worker talking about a quirky ‘tool’ of their trade (now replaced with “The Inside Job” column)
How to be productive – monthly column featuring tips and tricks to improve your productivity
Chart a course: education – weekly column featuring courses and continuing education for teachers
Chart a course: government – weekly column featuring courses and continuing education for government professionals
Chart a course: health – weekly column featuring courses and continuing education for health professionals
The Switch– writer of weekly The Switch column (column folded May 2012, replaced with above panels)
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For more examples, refer to archive