Sam Nichols

I am also very grateful for the support of the American Australian Association, who have named me the 2025 David Nason Journalism Scholar — support that will undoubtedly help me during my studies.

08.08.2025 01:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is very belated lmao but I finished up at the ABC last month because later this month, I'll be heading to the US + studying at New York University's Science, Health & Environmental Reporting program.

It's an opportunity that still hasn't quite sunk in, but I am very grateful!!!

08.08.2025 01:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

You know what takes guts? Talking to a journo -- a total stranger -- about the toll that your work has taken on you, mentally, physically, emotionally. I'm so grateful to be given the opportunities as a reporter to speak the truth for people who feel like they don't have a voice.

29.07.2025 08:57 — 👍 20    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Ep 12 - ABC Radio chair-bound - Media Watch An old-school comedian reaches out to an old acquaintance - ABC Chair Kim Williams - for help scoring interviews.

After everything we have gone through - with all the inappropriate intervention of previous chairs and MDs - this is BEYOND disappointing. ABC journos deserve better: to be allowed do their job without the biases of chairs and MDs undermining our independence. @withmeaa.bsky.social

28.04.2025 21:41 — 👍 117    🔁 45    💬 10    📌 1

Ed Husic Linkedin Post: “You can’t be what you can’t see” - Dr Cathy Foley Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. It’s a chance to reflect on the progress made, celebrate remarkable achievements and look ahead to the work still to do. I want to give a shout out to some brilliant Australian scientists who’ve made breakthroughs that have benefited not just our nation, but the world. I could name so many more. If you know someone who deserves acknowledgement today, tag them in the comments below. Keep reading to learn more about the outstanding scientists you see in these photos. 1. Ruby Payne-Scott In the 1940’s, while working for the Australian Air Force, Ruby Payne-Scott laid the foundation work for what would become the field of radio astronomy. Her work led to the discoveries of deep space phenomena like black holes and pulsars, and was integral to understanding the effects solar storms have in space and here on Earth. 2. Dr Isabel Joy Bear Dr Bear is best known for the chemical characterisation and naming of ‘petrichor’. This is the word that describes that distinctive earthy smell you notice just before it rains. Her life's work was invaluable to the fields of metallurgy and solid-state chemistry."

LinkedIn post continued: "3. Dr Cathy Foley As Australia’s Chief Scientist from Jan 2021 to Dec 2024, Dr Foley has helped foster and shape our country's scientific community and its research. A passionate advocate for Australia’s Quantum industry, her pioneering work has contributed to the science community's understanding of nitride semiconductors and superconducting electronics. 4. Dr Fiona Wood Dr Wood established her medical career working as a doctor in hospitals in Australia and England before becoming interested in the field of plastic surgery. Dr Wood’s work led to a breakthrough in ‘spray on skin’ technology leading to much improved outcomes for patients suffering from burns in Australia and across the globe. 5. Dr Kristen Banks Dr Banks is not just an expert in the field of astrophysics. She's also an expert at making science fun and accessible to the public. With nearly one million followers, Dr Banks is using her digital presence to empower young people and inspire them to follow her into a career in STEM. Dr Banks' Wiradjuri heritage brings a unique POV to her work, blending First Nations knowledge with western science."

Ed Husic, our Minister for Science, posted on LinkedIn for International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Great!

Not so great: He incorrectly spells Dr Kirsten Banks' name (twice), copy-paste Ruby Payne Scott's achievements from a NYT obituary and gets the science of petrichor wrong.

11.02.2025 10:15 — 👍 36    🔁 8    💬 4    📌 0

Health workers brace for the worst as psychiatrists across NSW resign With more than half of the state's staff specialist psychiatrists set to resign by the end of the week, health workers say the impacts will reverberate throughout the healthcare system, including alre...

Emergency department workers in New South Wales are bracing for the worst following the mass exit of psychiatrists from the public health sector. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...

31.01.2025 00:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The crisis in the NSW mental health system The mass resignation of psychiatrists in NSW reveals a public health system on the verge of collapse amid years of chronic underfunding even as demand has surged.

"As of Tuesday, January 21, she will be one of more than 200 staff specialist psychiatrists working in public mental health in NSW to resign, facing an uncertain future." Excellent reporting on state's public psychiatry crisis by @biancanogrady.bsky.social www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/...

17.01.2025 22:57 — 👍 78    🔁 33    💬 5    📌 5

Digital nitazenes imo

16.01.2025 00:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Doctors’ mass resignation deepens NSW government’s worker woes Half of psychiatrists working in NSW public hospitals have tendered their resignations in the latest dispute between the state government and its workers.

NSW public mental health services are on the brink of collapse. This is a crisis. Public hospital psychiatrists are saying they need to be paid competitively. “A total of 150 of the state’s 295 staff specialist psychiatrists had formally resigned by Thursday night.”

19.12.2024 20:48 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1

As opioid deaths surge across Australia, pharmacists still choose to not stock naloxone Since 2022, the federal government has invested $26.1 million to help make naloxone, a medicine that blocks the effects of opioids, widespread. Yet some pharmacists are still choosing to not stock the...

New from me: Naloxone can save lives. Pharmacies are also paid to stock + hand it out. Yet some pharmacies (4 in every 10 according to one paper) are still choosing not to stock naloxone. I tried to understand why. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...

10.11.2024 21:36 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Misdiagnosed and gaslit: When autistic Australians go to the doctor, it's often a 'traumatic' experi... There are over 200,000 Australians with an autism spectrum condition. But lack of healthcare training and understanding is leaving many of them without quality care.

New from me: Autistic Australians are saying they're blocked from quality healthcare because the healthcare system doesn't understand their needs. Turns out there's little training for healthcare workers on treating autistic patients. www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12...

30.11.2023 23:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

When can we get blue ticks

30.05.2023 12:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0