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Persistence pays off for HIV drug story
What sparked from a poster seen at a medical conference in 2023 eventually led to a news feature in 2025. * Article: Will miracle HIV drug go on the PBS? * Outlet: The Saturday Paper * Length: 1400 words * Turnaround time: Two days * Number of interviews: Six “When you’re saving a person’
Cartographer of the brain
The most famous scientist you’ve never heard of. Making sense of the brain * Outlet: Australian Geographic * Length: 1979 words * Turnaround time: Eight weeks * Number of interviews: Four, all with the same person over a three-year period. “Never has a bodily organ been so adored as the brain – not since
Who wants to own the NSW Rural Fire Service’s Red Fleet? No one.
Stand-off between councils, the NSW Rural Fire Service, state government and Auditor General. Stalemate over rural fire fleet * Outlet: The Saturday Paper * Length: 1395 words * Turnaround time: One week * Number of interviews: Four for quoting, two on background only, three who responded with a joint statement, and one who declined
A story about Russia, Covid and vaccines … what could possibly go wrong?
I wonder if Putin knows my name now? Mounting evidence suggests Sputnik COVID vaccine is safe and effective * Outlet: Nature * Length: 1639 words * Turnaround time: Was supposed to be one week but ended up being two weeks. * Number of interviews: Three, with another five that never responded to requests for