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What I learned from an incredible mentor
By Alexandra Bernard Laura Chalmers’ skill as a writer took her to the prime minister’s office but it was her love of journalism that...
Dec 1, 2015
Lost in Larrimah, obsessed with podcasts
By Tatiana Carter Two writers, with a young baby in tow, have taken the story of a small outback town in Northern Australia to a global...
Dec 1, 2015
Call to see more women in senior roles
By Emily Bradfield ABC journalist Cathie Schnitzerling always had a nose for a good yarn or should that be ears? Schnitzerling’s mother...
Dec 1, 2015
No easy route to the ‘family business’
By Alexandra Bernard Claire Harvey calls journalism the “family business”. Her father, the late Peter Harvey, was a giant of the...
Dec 1, 2015
Compelling storytelling is and will remain at the heart of journalism
By George Lysnar As editor of the Brisbane Times, a lover of politics and a Women in Media committee member, Danielle Cronin is on the...
Dec 1, 2015
Knowledge is power in legal disputes
By Emma Senior When journalists aren’t writing about John Laxon’s clients, they are his clients. The criminal lawyer is also an expert...
Dec 1, 2015
‘A huge honour’ to anchor the news
By Eliza Reilly When Narelda Jacobs was first asked to speak at the 2018 Women in Media Conference, she replied along the lines of:...
Dec 1, 2015
‘Go with your gut’
By Dinushka Gunasekara and Emily Bradfield In a digital world where there’s an app for everything the most powerful tool a woman has is...
Nov 2, 2015
From Panama Papers to Skin and Bone
By Cloe Read Kimberley Porteous covered 9/11, worked on the Panama Papers, and now is content strategist for the ABC, changing the way...
Nov 1, 2015
From making coffee to Sunrise
By Niamh Sullivan Juggling her upcoming wedding, charity fundraisers and a busy work schedule, which kicks off daily with a 2.30am alarm,...
Nov 1, 2015
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