Selected Writing
My writing career has spanned science communication, science journalism and academic writing. Below are links to a selection of my favourite pieces and projects.
Understanding complex interactions the key to the freshwater croc’s future
Ecos, February 2020 | Cane toads, cattle and stinking passionflower threaten the species’ long-term conservation.
Quoll refuge in the Kimberley
Bushtracks, June 2019 | How Uunguu Rangers are keeping their Country healthy on Pariaba (Bougainville Peninsula).
Climate change is fueling wildfires around the world. Can indigenous knowledge help us manage them?
Ensia, March 2019 | Combining traditional knowledge with modern science and technology could help reduce the risk of catastrophic fires.
University of Tasmania, August 2016 | The kelp forest’s best defence against long-spined urchins is hiding deep within the crevices of Tasmania’s rocky reefs.
Why lobsters are the best thing to hit Tassie’s urchin-encrusted reefs
Explore. Climb. Knit. The secrets of good science writing with Jo Chandler
Australian Science Communicators, Australian Science Communicators, March 2018 | Walkley-award winning journalist Chandler shares her knowledge of what makes science writing engaging and powerful.
Australian farmers and scientists make a surprise discovery when they team up to fight an invasive weed
Ensia, September 2017. Republished in Scientific American as A healthy hate for lovegrass | How local knowledge helped scientists to understand and solve a conservation problem.
Hot summer land part one: anticipation
ABC Radio National Earshot, April 2016 | Stories of fear and anticipation at the start of the antipodean El Niño.
Filled with hope and possibilities: The art of Vanessa Liebenberg
Wildflower Society of Western Australia, February 2017 | A profile of Vanessa and her creative practice.
Old fields: Dynamics of abandoned farmland
Island Press, 2007 | ‘An invaluable guide to how nature beats ploughshares into swards.’ (Jonathan Silvertown)