How do you confront trauma in non-fiction writing?
It’s been quite a while since I last posted here, but full-time work at a busy consultancy has kept me otherwise engaged. However, this weekend I presented to a wonderful […]
Author Archives: reporting4work
20 years on from a senseless massacre, what has our media learned?
by Trina McLellan _____________________________________________ TRIGGER WARNING: Specific news and current affairs coverage of multiple-death crimes, including Australia’s 1996 massacre in Tasmania and Norway’s 2011 killing rampage in and around the […]
Let’s talk about four ‘r’ words
racism: (1) the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics, abilities, or qualities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to […]
Don’t just sit there and grumble, Mabel, have your say!
Many older Australians say they are deeply unhappy about issues and changes that impact their lives or the lives of their loved ones but about which they have had little […]
Open letter to Egypt re inexplicable jailing of journalists
TO: Mr Omar Metwally Mohamed Tawfic Metwally, Egypt’s Ambassador to Australia FROM: Trina McLellan Journalist and educator, Queensland Australia RE: The wholly unfounded conviction of Australian journalist Peter Greste and […]
Look beyond veils to discover women of substance
What is it like to wear a hijab, the veil covering so widely worn by devout Muslim women? I’ve asked a friend this question on more than one occasion, along […]
Military lawyer battles tide of discrimination
Rabia Siddique’s story is unique, stunning, sad, brave and compelling simultaneously. In her 2013 book, Equal Justice, Siddique chronicles her “journey as a woman, a soldier and a Muslim”, roles […]
All hail the sweet survivors of a sweltering summer
You know when summer has set in where we live in south-east Queensland. In the aftermath of protracted Christmas celebrations, the crickets are now nearly deafening in the surrounding bushland, […]
Political leaders wrongly polluting Australians’ attitudes to those rightfully seeking refuge
Australia’s recently elected federal Immigration Minister, Scott Morrison, has reportedly ordered his departmental staff to refer to asylum seekers coming by boat as “illegal” arrivals. Our nation is a signatory […]
Why Queenslanders need a full-speed NBN
It is no longer a matter of politics. Thankfully, that time has passed. But it is time to think seriously about why a full-speed National Broadband Network is essential to […]
