Freelance Journalist (film critic, feature writer) for The Canberra Times
canberra, australian capital territory, australia
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Claim your profileAn independent professional writer/journalist, author, film critic and former ministerial speechwriter.Expert in high-level written communication for government or corporate clients, and freelance arts journalist since 1987. Published in print media, including Australian Society magazine (1987-93), The Jakarta Post (1993-96), and The Canberra Times (1997-2017). I resumed writing regularly for The Canberra Times in 2019.My byline has appeared on at least 1,400 articles, mainly film reviews and screen culture features, published in the mainstream media. My book, Dancing to His Song: the Singular Cinema of Rolf de Heer, was published by Currency Press/Currency House in 2015. In 2017 I began preparing and recording film reviews for radio broadcast at ArtSound FM 92.7.SKILLS * High level writing* Excellent research skills* Interview skills* Presentation skills* Sound judgement.






Master Of Arts, Film at University Of WestminsterGraduated: 1986