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Now that’s a garden

First page of a story on Laak Boorndap, a new garden planned for Melbourne's Arts Precinct. The story appears in issue 11 of Kay & Burton's The Luxury Report.
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I recently contributed a story for issue 11 of The Luxury Report, a glossy mag published by Kay […]

October 16, 2025 Uncategorized

Hold the front page…

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I’ve recently been helping out a bit at North Fitzroy’s best (and only) community newspaper, The Rotunda. Edited […]

October 13, 2025 Uncategorized

What it takes to be the World’s best barista

Australia's Anthony Douglas competing in the finals of the 2022 World Barista Championship. Photo: the Specialty Coffee Association
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When Anthony Douglas, a 31-year-old barista trainer from Axil Roasters, won the 2022 World Barista Champion title last month he […]

October 12, 2022 Food, People, Uncategorized

Melburnian crowned World Barista Champion

2022 World Barista Champion Anthony Douglas kisses the trophy. Photo: Eddie Jim
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I spent the past week immersing myself in the strange world of competitive coffee at the Melbourne International […]

October 3, 2022 Food, Lifestyle, Sport, Uncategorized

Great southern bean: why there’s a buzz around Australian-grown coffee

Coffee beans (cherries) ripening on a tree
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The pandemic, global warming and changing consumer trends are throwing a spotlight on Australian-grown coffee. How do our […]

September 21, 2022 environment, Food, Issues, Science, Travel writing, Uncategorized

Vale Olivia Newton-John

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When I worked at theage(melbourne)magazine I was lucky enough to interview singer Olivia Newton-John in 2004 for a […]

August 10, 2022 Entertainment, Lifestyle, People, Uncategorized

Lunch with…

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I recently had a “Lunch With…” interview with restaurateur Chris Lucas featured in the Saturday Age newspaper. In […]

May 23, 2022 Uncategorized

A cup of connection: How Melbourne’s cafes bind us

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Here’s a recent cover story I wrote for Domain Review. It was first published here on 29 September, […]

October 4, 2021 Uncategorized

How Melbourne could become a self-reliant city

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Six projects to help transform Melbourne into a fully sustainable city By Peter BarrettImages: Shannon Morris and normalise.it […]

April 6, 2021 Art, environment, Lifestyle, News, People, Science, Uncategorized

How will covid change our homes?

A suburban home in inner Melbourne
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The latest in a series of articles I’m writing for RACV RoyalAuto is about how the pandemic may […]

October 12, 2020 Business, design, environment, Health, Lifestyle, Science, Uncategorized

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