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Look at this guy. He can do it all. Ten-plus years of games journalism, from reviews and features to breaking news and video, for outlets including the ABC, SBS, GamesHub, Kotaku Australia and The AU Review.

Selected work

SBS News · News · Oct 2026

The search for Amelia Earhart ends with ‘new discoveries’ but no ‘smoking gun’

Reporting on the end of the Taraia Object expedition to Nikumaroro, which set out to find Amelia Earhart’s lost Lockheed Electra and came home with new leads instead of a plane.

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ABC News · Contributor · Dec 2025

Hollow Knight: Silksong, Death Stranding 2 and Donkey Kong Bananza among our best games of 2025

Part of the ABC’s end-of-year games roundup. My pick, Donkey Kong Bananza, on why Nintendo’s wrecking-ball platformer is a reminder of what games look like without live-service cruft.

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GamesHub · Feature · Dec 2024

Twenty years later, forgotten game The Sydney Mystery is a must-play

A single Bluesky post sent me hunting for a lost 2003 Australian FMV adventure made on a $500 budget. I played it, dug through archived interviews and tried to track down its solo developer.

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GamesHub · Preview & interviews · Sep 2024

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 preview: Aligned with the sun and stars

Hands-on time and one-on-one interviews with Asobo’s leadership at an Xbox preview event, on why the team chose to build a whole new sim rather than update a record-breaking one.

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The AU Review · Review · Jun 2020

The Last of Us Part II review: I won’t take the easy road

A launch review of Naughty Dog’s divisive sequel, covering Ashley Johnson’s performance, the game’s level design and why its discomfort is the whole point. Four and a half stars.

Read at The AU Review →

More reporting

Superjump · Analysis · Aug 2024

Twitch says ANZ is a critical market, but it has a funny way of showing it

After redundancies gutted Twitch’s local staff, a livestream with CEO Dan Clancy was meant to reassure Australian streamers. It raised more questions than it answered, so I unpacked them.

Read at Superjump →

Kotaku Australia · Feature · Jun 2024

I went to Japan thinking Beyblade was dumb, but it turns out I’m the dumb one

My final trip for Kotaku Australia before its closure: a look inside Japan’s Beyblade X scene with Hasbro Australia, and why it could take off in English-speaking markets.

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More features and reviews on the way. I’m still rescuing plenty from the Wayback Machine.

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