Tassie times

In mid 2022 I started working at ABC Northern Tasmania local radio. Based in the city of Launceston, I present or produce local radio daily for the north of the state. From Oatlands to Low Head, Smithton to Scottsdale – we really do cover everything and engagement with local listeners is very important.

Despite its strong image nationally and internationally, Tasmania does have a lot of issues that it’s dealing with currently. There are cost of living pressures everywhere – due partly to lower pay in comparison to mainland Australia – and longer term problems like education and healthcare systems that don’t give the outcomes that locals want.

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AI, meet AL

Hanging with a robot in Korea

It was always going to happen. As the world speeds inexorably towards the internet of every-single-damn-thing and data dungheaps smother every corner of life, my career at the keyboard was inevitably going to run into artificial intelligence.

I suppose that it’s best that at least I’m writing about AI, and it’s not writing about me – yet. The project is called “Kulturtechniken 4.0” and is a major part of my new role with Goethe-Institut Australia, a German language and culture institute in Sydney where I now work part-time as online editor. Continue reading →

Breakfast radio

For the past few months I’ve been getting up early to talk sport on Radio National’s breakfast programme.

It’s not a permanent gig – I’ve been subbing in for their normal sports guru Warwick Hadfield, who is away on an extended break – but it’s been an interesting period to be covering sport.

Over the past month the Women’s Football World Cup, the Cricket World Cup and Wimbledon have all provided plenty of storylines.

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Back at the ABC

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It’s a bit late to “go breaking” on this… but I do have some important news to pass on.

I have ended my time at dpa and moved back to the ABC. It was a great experience at Germany’s biggest newswire and I learned a lot about editorial judgement, working with correspondents and fact-checking. I’m very thankful to the small but competent team there at Rhodes. Continue reading →

The big freeze

It’s not often that you get to see world class sport mixed with daily political intrigue – but that’s what seems to be served up each day at this year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

I am covering the event here in South Korea until February 25 for dpa and so far it really feels like the world’s eyes are watching the daily events here in South Korea. Many of the athletes have already sensed this too, I think. Continue reading →