Second chances
A misdiagnosis of lung cancer left Julie Statkus counting her blessings. “I THINK you have lung cancer,” a GP told me two weeks before Christmas. “Here’s a referral for an x-ray.” Wham! This was...
It's my ABC and I'll cry if I want to
Julie Statkus joins the throngs mourning the loss of some old friends at the ABC. LAST Sunday in Melbourne, the sun was shining gloriously over Federation Square, which was packed with thousands of...
Walking the talk
When sitting at her desk got too much, debut novelist Terry Guilford set off on a 10-day pilgrimage. Julie Statkus reports on the miraculous aftermath. By Julie Statkus IMAGINE a woman sitting in...
Far off the tourist trail
By Julie Statkus DEAN Jackson's home town of Palm Springs in California seemed far away last Thursday night when she visited the Archies Creek pub to hear the Bass Coast Pickers. As Phillip Island...
News travels fast
On Saturday Julie Statkus attended a crash course in journalism. By Saturday night, she was putting it into practice with this report. “RULE a line down the centre of the page in front of you. You’re...