Elise Kinsella
Elise Kinsella is a journalist with the Herald Sun Online. She first told her parents she wanted to be a journalist when she was ten, and never arrived at a better career prospect after that decision was made.
After completing her journalism degree at RMIT University she moved to Sydney to work for Fairfax Community News. Having decided that she prefers good coffee, black clothes, muddy rivers, bad weather and the possibility of right hand turns to all Sydney has to offer she returned to Melbourne to work at Leader Community News and the Herald Sun Online.
Elise is constantly attempting to run a marathon, is trying to learn to sew, is always drinking too much coffee and wishes she spoke a second language.
Articles by Elise Kinsella
Turn up the volume on libraries
Is it time for our libraries to get loud? For background music to joyfully sing out from loudspeakers while members…... Read more
The wheels have been Greeced for too long
“Okay it’s time to go now - they have started throwing stones.” The words were calm but it was hard…... Read more
Oh Melbourne, get over yourself daaaahling
If Melbourne was a person she would have been sent to Trinny and Susannah by now. It wouldn’t be her…... Read more
Nothing like persecution to fire up the fans
Melbourne Storm’s salary cap scandal will go down as the best thing that has ever happened to the club. Yes…... Read more
Avoid the Tiger scandal by sponsoring female athletes
As Tiger Woods gets ready to tee off for the most anticipated scandal-comeback in sport, the great golfer will be…... Read more
Pope’s apology won’t be enough for change
Ever tried to apologise to someone and been rebufffed? Pope Benedict experienced just that on the weekend when he made…... Read more
Witness to a sickening act of domestic brutality
“Whadidya say?” Thump. Her body lurches forward, her upper body, starting just below the shoulder where he had hit her,…... Read more
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Friday Dilemma: child cruelty or harmless fun?
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Hipsters with hip replacements
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From: Punch on: Open thread 09/02/2012
marley says:
I'm one of the older ones, so I've certainly seen a few changes in my time. When I started school I learned to write with a nib pen, dipped in an inkwell (no, I'm not kidding). My mother became a dab hand at getting inkstains out of my clothes. Flicking ink at one another in the classroom was an essential… [read more]From: I’d rather have a piece of toast than listen to crap lyrics
Erick says:
Led Zeppelin are responsible for my all-time favourite mixed metaphor: "There you sit, sit and stare, like a book on a shelf rusting." (Misty Mountain Hop) I laugh every time I hear it. Hmmm, I believe I've decided what to play on the way to work today. [read more]Gentle jabs to the ribs
No wuckin forries. These nuckin futs are tuckin fops
Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech. That’s… Read more
