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Published journalism, opinion and analysis.
Reporting in Maralinga, northwestern South Australia. 2021.
The New York Times
Washington Post
The small Pacific islands at the center of a big power play. July 30, 2020.
Australia suffers coronavirus ‘pizzagate’. November 20, 2020.
Nowhere to Run in Xi’s China. October 18, 2018.
7am Podcast
The fight for a minimum wage in 2021 (Podcast Appearance). November 11, 2021.
Australian Financial Review
NBC News
As Australia fires kill animals and destroy property, costs of climate change become clear January 10, 2020.
The Nation
Australian fires prove costs of climate inaction. January 11, 2020.
Want more international students? Look to the Pacific. May 21, 2020.
Solomon Islands province announces independence vote amid China tensions. September 2, 2020.
When China came calling: Inside the Solomon Islands’ switch. December 3, 2019.
China and Taiwan offered us huge bribes, say Solomon Islands MPs. December 3, 2019.
‘Mi hapi visiting’: Prince Charles delights with pidgin speech in Solomon Islands. November 26, 2019.
The cost of raising a child should not be a secure retirement. October 16, 2017.
The budget is full of old ideas, but at least we get a new slogan. May 4, 2016.
The Daily Telegraph
Often scorned, but social housing works for us all. March 26, 2024.
Life-changing loans for those on struggle street. December 30, 2023.
In the aftermath of the floods. November 26, 2022.
Penny Wong’s Pacific mission. June 4, 2022.
Sogavare’s political survival at heart of Solomons-China deal. April 30, 2022.
The unfolding of disaster in Tonga. January 22, 2022.
Solomon Islands and the switch from Taiwan to China. January 15, 2022.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Behind the scenes in Solomons, local leader has leveraged China issue to his advantage. November 27, 2021.
We denigrate AstraZeneca at our Pacific family’s peril. July 3, 2021.
100 Solomon students left high and dry by China deal: they need our help urgently. December 19, 2019.
A vote on marriage equality is not an exercise of democracy, it is an abrogation of it. June 27, 2016.
In Mongolia, climate crisis threatens herding traditions. November 29, 2022.
Pacific nation leaders in Washington as US seeks to deepen ties. September 28, 2022.
“I lost everything”: Somaliland market fire upturns life, economy. April 26, 2022.
Australian troops deploy to Solomon Islands as riots continue. November 25, 2021.
How a medical evacuation exposed Solomon Islands’ China challenge. June 9, 2021.
The chief fighting for an indigenous Vanuatu nation. August 26, 2017.
The Australian
Solar sell should be simple in Pacific. August 15, 2019.
ABC News
Somaliland doesn’t legally exist. But Taiwan has spied an opportunity to make its mark. June 6, 2022.
I travelled 23,500 kilometers overland from Adelaide to London. Here’s what I learnt. October 19, 2018.
Mongolia: where adventure tourists can now enjoy an Aussie-style latte on the steppe. June 3, 2018.
South China Morning Post
Trump, Kim, Mongolia? A Dream Fades in the "Switzerland of Asia". May 6, 2018.
Where Instagrammers and the Taliban Play in Afghanistan. July 14, 2018.
The Hill
Trump throwing allies like Australia under the bus in early diplomacy. February 2, 2017.
Crikey
China is testing the Solomons. But don’t underestimate the resilience of its people. September 20, 2023.
The Advertiser
At risk workers robbed in wage battle. December 3, 2021.
Playing fast and loose with citizenship. May 6, 2021.
Urgent need for probe into wage theft. February 10, 2021.
Underpaying a worker isn’t a criminal offence in SA and we’re doing nothing about it. September 30, 2020.
SA has export power at its fingertips. July 31, 2019.
Contract workers deserve a fair deal. October 2, 2019.
InDaily
The Canberra Times
It’s vital to ask the tough questions. September 25, 2021.
Porter’s bill no substitute for action on farm-work exploitation. December 30, 2020.
The New Daily
How the world sees Morrison’s Australia. May 8, 2021.
Dan Tehan’s uni plan isn’t just cruel - it undermines Australia’s COVID-19 recovery. August 16, 2020.
7 News
As Australia fires kill animals and destroy property, costs of climate change become clear January 10, 2020.
One Road to London (Australia to England, 2018)
Vale, vagabonds. October, 2019.
The end of the road. September, 2018.
I saw Jared Leto in Krakow. September, 2018.
I was in Bishkek when Bourdain died. July, 2018.
The Wall. April, 2018.
The Sadness of Sun Chi. April 2018.
The Diplomat
Australia tells its expats: you’re on your own. May 3, 2021.
After criticisms, Solomon Islands proposes Facebook ban. November 20, 2020.
Timor Leste's Forgotten Female Rebels. May 16, 2018.
The Mountains: Timor Leste's Blessing and Curse. March 29, 2018.
'No More Sex With Staff': Australian Government Reels Under Latest Scandal. February 17, 2018.
Australia's Parliament Takes a Turn Towards Satire. August 23, 2017.
A new year brings new turmoil for Australia's Turnbull government. January 13, 2017.
Australia’s immigration policy: so much for the PNG solution. April 30, 2016.
Australia and the Brussels Attack. March 25, 2016.
Australia’s unique position in a negotiated political settlement in Syria. December 14, 2015.
Tajikistan: an opportunity for great power cooperation. May 10, 2015.
Sydney Environment Institute
How a focus on small scale projects can accelerate electrification in rural Melanesia . November 2021.
McKell Institute
Budget 2021-22: The Good and The Bad. May 2021.
Budget 2021-22: Action on wage theft left for another day. May 2021.
COVID-19: Ten charts that tell the story of Australia’s downturn. May, 2020.
A timeline of global economic responses to COVID-19. May, 2020
7 million Pacific Islanders have no electricity. Australia can help. May, 2019.
Why is job insecurity so prevalent in Australia? January 30, 2019.
Negative gearing reform has never been more important. Here’s why. November 28, 2018.
Why Keeping a Lid on Wholesale Gas Prices Will Lower Your Power Bill. October 18, 2018.
World Nomads
Amazing Nomads (Podcast appearance). December 12, 2018.
Falling in Love with Indonesian Buses. April 5, 2018.
Oliberté
A 20,000 Mile Overland Adventure (Interview). November 1, 2018.
Making Super Available to Buy a House is a Terrible Idea. March 15, 2017.
A Clean Energy Future is On the Horizon. February 13, 2017.
Putin's Fans in the West Need to Take a Cold Shower. January 25, 2017.
The Western Wave of Populism Can Learn from Cuba's Mistakes. November 29, 2016.
Coal won’t save energy poverty, renewables will. June 27, 2016.
Why is foreign policy ignored in Australian election campaigns? May 16, 2016.
This election is a chance to recalibrate the direction of Australian politics. April 22, 2016.
A Pacific power play could prove the quad’s relevance. July 18, 2023.
Solomons strife demands a development rethink. December 17, 2021.
Pacific step-up needs Covid-era reboot. October 8, 2021.
Refugees are educating themselves abroad. Australia should help. April 5, 2019.
Canberra’s Pacific pivot is bereft of vision. March 12, 2019.
Mongolia's presidential election outcome a win for Putin. July 13, 2017.
Why Trump shouldn't weaken US sanctions on Russia (part 2). December 8, 2016.
Why Trump shouldn't weaken US sanctions on Russia (part 1). December 7, 2016.
Uzbekistan: Fragile and uncertain as the curtain falls on the Karimov era. September 7, 2016.
Instability just a stroke away in Central Asia. August 31, 2016.
Global Dashboard
Getting beyond the new aid orthodoxy. March 29, 2021.
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