Take me to the river…

October 3, 2019By Phoebe SmithNews

“I’m going to ask you to keep your head torches switched off,” my guide Tony stated as our little boat slowly drifted towards what I hoped, in the darkness of predawn, was a stable river bank. It was a little after 5am and the only light came from the pinpricks of the stars. So begins … Read More

Rewilding Australia

August 29, 2019By Phoebe SmithNews

Think of Australia and a flood of images spring to mind. From the vast expanse of the Red Centre, with Uluru as its crowning glory, to great swathes of bushland, clear, fish-filled seas fringed with deserted beaches, and ancient rainforests alive with birdsong, everything points to this being a wild, untouched country. So begins Phoebe’s … Read More

Catching a scUber

May 29, 2019By Phoebe SmithNews

Phoebe has just visited Australia covering an exclusive world first for the Telegraph. Arriving in Heron Island in south Queensland she was the first British journalist to experience a submarine trip to visit the reef. She shared the scUber (a partnership between the state in Australia and the ride share company Uber) with pilot Erica … Read More