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Triple R presenter/cinephile Thomas Caldwell
Q: What is the best thing about your job? A: One of the things that I love about film criticism is sharing my passion for a film with...
Sep 29, 20194 min read


Channel Seven journalist Cassie Zervos
When did you first realise you wanted to be a journalist? What drew you to it? I was in high school and was always really fascinated by...
Sep 29, 20194 min read


Lana Murphy, Nine News Melbourne journalist
What first sparked your interest in wanting to be a journalist? I always had a love for writing and English. I also loved that you could...
Sep 29, 20194 min read


Triple J presenter Nat Tencic
Do you have a particular story or moment that inspired you to make journalism your career? Honestly, no. I think I was in Year 10 and...
Sep 29, 20194 min read


ABC Central West NSW reporter Donal Sheil
How did you end up in your current position? Well the short story is that I did a bunch of contracts and ended up here, but before this...
Sep 29, 20193 min read


Benjamin Preiss, political reporter for The Age
Q. Why did you choose to go into political journalism? I wanted to get into journalism because I thought it would be an interesting and...
Sep 29, 20194 min read


Mornington News journalist Stephen Taylor
How did you get started in journalism? I answered an ad in the local paper. This was Standard Newspapers in Cheltenham, a long time ago....
Sep 29, 20194 min read


Kara Irving, Herald Sun food and wine journalist
What drove you to become a journalist? I’ve always loved writing, even as a kid. I have memories of getting a computer for Christmas one...
Sep 22, 20193 min read


Freelance basketball journalist Kyle Standfield
How important do you think it is to be passionate about what you write about? It certainly helps to be passionate … But sometimes that...
Sep 22, 20193 min read


Country broadcast journalist Phil Holmes
How did your passion for journalism begin? “My passion started once I was into the job. I was into hospitality and then I sold my...
Sep 22, 20193 min read


Freelance travel writer Mark Daffey
You studied a Bachelor of Business, how did that lead to becoming a travel writer? I wanted to study tourism, but at the time there were...
Sep 22, 20193 min read


The Conversation’s Anthea Batsakis
How did you land your role at The Conversation? After I interned for the Herald Sun, I got a communications role at The Australian...
Sep 17, 20193 min read
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