A wonderful article on indigenous astronomy, and my own small efforts try to both teach (and learn!) about this fascinating tradition as well as the science underpinning it during a visit to Karratha in the Pilbara region of WA.
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An interview for The Age the success of NASA's Voyager 1 in leaving the Solar System. This was an extremely tight lead time, a fun process to beat the deadline, and was used for other newspapers around Australia as well as The Age (e.g. Brisbane Times, Sydney Morning Herald).
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The last article from the Are We Alone night (with Q&A video) focussing on rogue planets that are flung from their orbits due to other planets/stars and which may yet host life... This feature was in The Age but syndication meant it appeared in several other national papers (Canberra Times as well as the Newcastle Herald).
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My continuing interviews with Peter Spinks now on rogue exoplanets, which came up in our succesful Are We Alone night in Federation Square, Melbourne. This was originally printed in The Age (but thanks to syndication appeared in the Brisbane Times and the Sydney Morning Herald!)
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My first interview with Peter Spinks on the search for exoplanets, features a plug for the Are We Alone night in Federation Square, Melbourne. This was originally printed in The Age (thanks to syndication also appeared in Brisbane Times and the Sydney Morning Herald).
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In 2011/2012 I was chosen by the Sunday Times Magazine as one of Western Australia's Best and Brightest. Incredibly I'm in the same list as rugby international legend David Pocock, which is absurd but definitely flattering!
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Article on my evening planaterium show hosted at SciTech in my local (at the time) newspaper
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I came back to the town of Kalgoorlie to speak at the WA Museum, absolutely fascinating place if you've never been there... I highly recommend a visit!
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A feature article in the prestiguous journal Nature on construction efforts for ASKAP and my own small role in this next-generation telescope.
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A brief interview on my talks trip round the Goldfields of WA. Fascinating countryside and incredible history in this frontier, goldrush town!
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Yours truly and WA Chief Scientist Prof Lyn Beazley on a school talk tour around Boulder and Kalgoorlie.
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