Lucy Kippist
Lucy has nursed her ambition to be a journalist since 1987 when at the age of seven she announced her intention to the family video camera with steely determination.
Born in Victoria but raised in NSW, she worked in the subscription department of Murdoch Magazines before completing an undergraduate degree in history at UNSW. She then followed a whole bunch of other people her age to work and play in the UK – a period most notable for snow, warm beer, slippery sidewalks and a stint on the news desk of The Sun in Dublin.
She returned to Australia in 2004 and started a postgraduate degree in journalism at UTS. An internship at the Village Voice (Sydney not New York), writing for free press and a stint producing news stories on local radio followed until Lucy joined CareerOne.com.au as a careers writer. In mid 2009 she joined team at The Punch.
Articles by Lucy Kippist
Are you feeling lucky, punk?
If you believe in luck then you’ll love this story about the Orknes family from Norway who’ve put their third…... Read more
Thinking of you, Jill Meagher
One of the most uncomfortable things about the known details of Jill Meagher’s shocking disappearance is that this is a…... Read more
How would you spend the ABC’s budget?
ABC Chairman Jim Spigelman told Lateline last night he would expect an Abbott government to deliver a range of cuts…... Read more
If you eat Froot Loops, your life’s going down the hole
“If it has to happen, it has to happen first.” That’s the advice of Lauren Vanderkam, an American journalist who’s…... Read more
Don’t we have enough home grown has-beens?
In talent agencies across the globe there’s a little map of Australia with a sign on it that reads: when…... Read more
And this time it really is Pippa’s party
Pippa Middleton, the sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, AKA the girl in “that dress,” has written a party book.…... Read more
Honestly, how much do you drink per week?
Victorians are under scrutiny this morning for admitting they consume five or more standard drinks in one session per week.…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 31/08/2012
This week’s proof that someone, somewhere always appreciates the work you do. Montreal artist Jon Rafman makes art from Google…... Read more
Everyone’s got at least one babysitting horror story
When you’re thirteen years old there’s a small but very definite list of things that you hate with ferocious intensity:…... Read more
Blokes, don’t be afraid of a bit of man grooming
Here’s the thing about men and pedicures. Actually scrap that, here’s the thing about men and massages, moisturiser, Pilates and…... Read more
We’re such tight arses when it comes to Dad
What are you buying your dad for Father’s Day on Sunday? Not much if these stats from IBIS World Research…... Read more
At last, a list that celebrates awesome older women
If you’re a woman who wants to make a it to the top, get onto Twitter, into policy making or…... Read more
Fair’s fair when it comes to infidelity
The real problem with British sociologist Catherine Hakim’s view of modern marriage is not her acceptance of infidelity. Neither is…... Read more
It’s never too early to start learning how to drive
You can’t learn to drive early enough, according to the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport (CAMS). They’re running a pilot…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 20/08/2012
Disclaimer: To fully appreciate this post, you’ve got to have a bit of a crush on Barack and Michelle Obama.…... Read more
Male contraception: can you handle it?
They call it JQ1. A tiny molecule that reversibly blocks sperm production in mice and rats. It’s the discovery of…... Read more
Fame and fortune isn’t worth the price tag
Fame and fortune comes at a price: celebrity couples forfeit their right to a normal life and a significant degree…... Read more
Why broke blokes stay tied to their mother’s yoke
There are lots of nasty things being said about Shannon Beveridge today. That’s probably because the 27 year old trainee…... Read more
Real foodies protect their recipes with the law
Being particular about our food has become something of a first world obsession. Who knows exactly when it started, but…... Read more
Does not having Facebook make you suspicious?
Once upon a time in the land before Facebook, a suspicious person was someone who could not look you in…... Read more
How much is enough to live on when you retire?
It’s a question that will affect everyone at some point in their lives, but very few people know how to…... Read more
Bloody Huge Payout
You can bet your bottom dollar that Paul Zahra and Alan Joyce are sending each other bitchy emails about Marius…... Read more
Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer
Carlton & United Breweries have come under attack today from the Advertising Standards Bureau for allowing users to post derogatory…... Read more
Sent home for being a dope, not being doped up
The first athletes sent home at the Athens Olympics were Greek. Sprinters Kostas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou were accused of…... Read more
Make morning television less of a dog’s breakfast
And then there were two… Not even the hosts of Channel Ten’s breakfast show want to wake up together. Andrew…... Read more
A campaign to stop violence #heroeswalkaway
Senselessness, randomness, consequences. In any discussion about alcohol-fuelled violence these three words stand out. Within seconds of throwing a punch,…... Read more
Desk fatties rejoice! Fat’s not killing us, diseases are
Some good news for us desk fatties this week. Sitting hunched over our computers all day is not actually making…... Read more
Spitting chips over Inspector Plod’s favourite snack
Forget terrorism, the biggest threat to London this Olympics is cops on the beat daring to carry the wrong snack.…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 26/07/2012
Enigmatic isn’t the first word that springs to mind when thinking of Leonardo da Vinci’s portrait of “Mona Lisa”.But that’s…... Read more
House hunters want to see ALL your dirty laundry
Percolated coffee, home-made muffins, fresh flowers and some classical music. They’re just some of the tricks real estate agents employ…... Read more
Water, water everywhere. Just a dollar a cup
Here’s a new way to overcomplicate life: go to a café to drink water. At least that’s what Adam Ruhf,…... Read more
The long, slow and painful death of a friendship
The end of a friendship is a bewildering experience. Even talking about it feels taboo. Perhaps that’s because it’s hard…... Read more
Yahoo! What Marissa Mayer means to feminism
It’s pretty clear that Marissa Mayer is not your typical 37-year-old woman. For a start, “home” is the penthouse apartment…... Read more
Are there enough adjectives to enable two Rudds?
“The process isn’t functioning properly. I’ve been talking about this for a while, but I decided it’s time to be…... Read more
We’ve caught up on IQ but have always won on EQ
All that juggling between demands of work and home are really starting to pay off for us women. New research…... Read more
All’s well that ends well, so don’t mess with the classics
Of all the parts within a book, the ending is most sacred. For the reader it’s the ultimate reward for…... Read more
Even women are getting the dreaded man flu
If you go to shake someone’s hand over the next few weeks and they refuse, don’t feel bad, they’re just…... Read more
The internet. It’s not a drug that’s making you loopy
Here’s what I’m willing to be believe: a person can actually spend far too much time on the internet. That…... Read more
Keep your eyes on the black line, not the bottom line
Turns out you really can put a price on a gold medal. Swim and win gold for Australia and you’ll…... Read more
There’s plenty Australia could learn from Asia
By 9am on a typical Monday morning at Beijing No. 80 Middle School, the students sitting in neat rows with…... Read more
Being busy is really, really bad for your health
Tim Kreider’s opinion piece for The New York Times made the top of my must-read list this week. Kreider, a…... Read more
This is why it matters when stars come out
Anderson Cooper did not shock many people when he came out yesterday on American website The Daily Beast, and that’s…... Read more
Always look on the bright side of international arrest
It’s not the first thing you’d expect to hear from a woman who’s endured three weeks under arrest in Libya,…... Read more
Mummy bloggers have nothing to fear
The first mummy blogger I ever read was a woman called Ree Drummond. A city girl from California who went…... Read more
Pumping the silence with noisy, meaningless fumes
It’s finally happened. One of the last quiet places left on planet earth, once left to the rare beauty of…... Read more
Good manners are dead! Long live good manners!
The only difference between people who have good manners and those who do not is self-awareness. People with good manners…... Read more
You can give people books, but you can’t make ‘em read
The idea of a book club is so much better than the reality. In a perfect world, a book club…... Read more
Thirtysomething crisis just a fork in the road of life
Twenty years ago people would have called it growing up, but according to a Melbourne psychologist, Dr Tim Cullen, there…... Read more
There are still some things which money cannot buy
The idea that the pursuit of money can destroy the human capacity for good is not a new one. Stories…... Read more
Who is really responsible for our good health?
Should vegetables be served free in restaurants? That question was posed by health writer Paula Goodyer this week as an…... Read more
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