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Where to eat and drink in Wellington, New Zealand

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Wellington’s Hiakai pop-up restaurant specialises in hangi-cooked dishes using indigenous ingredients. Photo: Amber-Jayne Bain. The second of two chef […]

February 20, 2020 Food, Lifestyle, People, Travel writing, Uncategorized

The burning question: what will be left of Victoria’s rainforests?

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Hugh and Nan Nicholson in a fire-stricken area of Terania Creek in November. (Photo by Terri Nicholson) The […]

January 6, 2020 environment, Health, Issues, Science

Heavy weather: How can we end division over climate protests?

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My story in the Sunday Age today looks at how history may help us create consensus on action […]

December 1, 2019 environment, Issues, News

I wrote a book

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Very excited to receive an advance copy of People for the Planet: The story of Environment Victoria, a book […]

October 28, 2019 environment, Literature

Royal Auto cover – Who will save the Great Ocean Road?

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My story about tourism, development and the natural environment on the Great Ocean Road came out in RACV’s […]

October 25, 2019 environment, Issues, News, tourism, Transport

di stasio’s guide to eating and drinking in venice

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“If Rome is a living museum, then Venice is a dream,” says Rinaldo “Ronnie” Di Stasio. The Thornbury-born son […]

May 29, 2019 Art, Food, Lifestyle, People, Travel writing

Dave Parker’s guide to the best eating and drinking in Argentina

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Dave Parker fell in love with Argentina in 2004. As a law student, he had taken time off […]

May 16, 2019 Food, People, Travel writing

Melbourne’s pedestrian crush

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I enjoyed researching and writing this feature for the April-May edition of RoyalAuto magazine (and with great pics […]

April 11, 2019 Business, environment, Issues, Lifestyle, News, Transport

The ‘mongoose’ of North Fitzroy

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Introducing Pearl, the ‘mongoose’ of North Fitzroy. Photo: Peter Barrett. I’ve never liked cats. For all the usual […]

February 19, 2019 environment, Gardens, Issues, Lifestyle, relationships

Dame Edna’s hometown up for international environmental award

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The City of Moonee Valley is up for an international award for its plan to plant 30 per […]

February 11, 2019 Business, environment, Lifestyle, News, real estate

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