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
Punch on: Open thread 24/08/09
It’s Monday @The Punch Fact: on this day in 1994 at the Commonwealth Games Kieren Perkins broke two swimming world…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 22/08/09
Welcome to the weekend @ The Punch On this day in 1964 The Beatles came to New York City. Watch…... Read more
Execution: it’s not as popular as you might think
The Lars von Trier film Dancer in the Dark was one of Bjork’s only forays into film. The final scenes…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 21/08/09
Welcome to Friday @ The Punch Fact: on this day in 1984 Australia’s federal budget speech is televised live from…... Read more
Just sayin’: Jon Stewart on CNN’s lighter side
Watch The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart rip into CNN’s latest craze: using phrases like “you’re kidding me” and “just sayin’”…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 20/08/09
It’s Thursday @ The Punch Fact: today in 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev, then President of the Soviet Union was overthrown in…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 19/08/09
Welcome to Wednesday @ The Punch On this day in 1964,apartheid policies barred South Africa from participating in the 18th…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 18/08/09
It’s Tuesday at The Punch. This was 40 years ago today: Say whatever’s on your mind here. ... Read more
I’d pay to see Fleetwood Mac
It first happened to me in Newcastle, England. Sitting around a coffee table of a friend’s student flat someone played…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 17/08/09
Welcome to Monday @ The Punch Fact: today in 1999 President Bill Clinton testifies before a grand jury and admits…... Read more
Don’t forget Aung San Suu Kyi
This is a house of arrest. For 13 years Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese democracy leader has been imprisoned…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 15/08/09
It’s the weekend @ The Punch Fact: on this day in 1969 the hippies took to Woodstock the largest rock…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 14/08/09
Welcome to Friday @ The Punch Fact: today in 1947 Pakistan gained formal independence from Britain. This marked the end…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 13/08/09
Welcome to Thursday @ The Punch Fact: today in 1966 Mao Zedong announced the start of the Cultural Revolution a…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 12/08/09
It’s Wednesday @ The Punch Fact: On this day in 1961 a wall was sealed between East and West Berlin.…... Read more
Homeopathic A&E: when the strong stuff won’t cut it
To medicate or not to medicate, that is the question. British comedians David Mitchell and Robert Webb tackle the traditional…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 11/08/09
Weclome to Tuesday @ The Punch Fact: on this day in 2003 NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation) took command of…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 10/08/09
Welcome to Monday. Fact: Today in 1995 Timothy McVeigh, a Gulf War veteran was convicted with detonating a bomb in…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 08/08/2009
It’s the weekend at The Punch Fact: today in 1963 fifteen thieves held up the Royal mail train between Glasgow…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 07/08/09
It’s Friday @ The Punch Fact: today in 1974 Frenchman Philipe Petit walked between the twin towers in New York…... Read more
Putin sizzles in Siberia
There’s been a round of happy holiday snaps taken of world leaders from the northern hemisphere recently. Given it’s summer,…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 06/08/09
It’s Thursday @ The Punch. Fact: Today in 1945 an atomic bomb was dropped by the United States on Hiroshima,…... Read more
Marriage? Just forget it…
Ok, so now even internet marriages are expected to fail. No less than two weeks since fifteen million of us…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 05/08/09
Welcome to Wednesday @ The Punch Fact: today in 1305 William Wallace, leader of the Scottish resistance was captured by…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 04/08/09
Welcome to Tuesday @ The Punch. Today is Sydney Central Railway Station’s 103rd birthday. Did you know it was built…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 01/08/09
Welcome to the weekend and the start of August. Did you know that today in 1498 the Italian explorer Christopher…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 31/07/09
Welcome to Friday Today in 1890 Vincent Van Gogh died at the age of 47, two days after shooting himself. ... Read more
Fight poverty. Have a drink.
Looking for a great excuse to go for a beer tonight, how about tackling global poverty? Head to iDrink and…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 30/07/09
It’s Thursday at The Punch. Today is the twelfth anniversary of the Thredbo Landslide tragedy. 18 lives were lost. ... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 29/07/09
Welcome to Wednesday @ The Punch Did you know: today in 1949 BBC radio was first put to air. Seem…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 28/07/09
Welcome to Tuesday @ The Punch Did you know: today in 1914, World War One started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand,…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 27/07/09
It’s Monday @ The Punch Did you know that on this day in 1974 was the start of the Watergate…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 25/07/09
Welcome to the weekend @ The Punch I stumbled upon this list of the world’s largest objects yesterday. Check out…... Read more
Go directly to jail, with your incarceration coach
I don’t know about you, but I always over-pack. What’s the point in taking a suitcase if it’s not full…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 24/07/09
Welcome to Friday Did you know that there are only 160 days left in this year? ... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 23/07/09
It’s Thursday at The Punch Did you know: on this day in 1992, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of the Vatican, established…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 22/07/09
Welcome to Wednesday @ The Punch On this day in 1977, Deng Xiaoping returned to power in China, ending Mao’s…... Read more
How to cope with post-MasterChef depression
Last night was a let down. The cupboards were bare, the kitchen bereft of yummy smells and for the first…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 21/07/09
Welcome to Tuesday @ The Punch Remember this song? It made it’s debut on this day in 1979. ... Read more
Twitter: a guide for the uninitiated
For something that’s so easy to use, it’s suprisingly hard to explain exactly what makes Twitter so great. But after…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 20/07/09
It’s Monday. Start the week with a bang and take the lead. What issue would you like to see us…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 18/07/09
Welcome to the weekend Climate change was a hot topic this week at The Punch. Photographer Chris Jordan has captured…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 17/07/09
Welcome to Friday It’s been another huge week at The Punch. We’ve covered death, life, job interviews, climate change, motorbikes…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 16/07/09
It’s Thursday @ The Punch Did you know ...that on this day in 1951 Wim Van Est became the first…... Read more
Five reasons to care about Sonia Sotomayor
Few things make me more nervous than the morning of a job interview. I can’t relax. I wake up too…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 15/07/09
Welcome to Wednesday Fact: on this day in 1997, Italian fashion Gianni Versace was found shot dead on the steps…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 14/07/09
Welcome to Tuesday @ The Punch How do you feel about being censored? Watch this video and tell us what…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 13/07/09
See what you think of this thought-provoking video by young Melbourne guy Hugh Evans, the director of the Global Poverty…... Read more
The worst songs ever written: according to you
Who can say exactly why we all love music but today’s Punch list of the 100 crappest songs of all…... Read more
Punch on: Open thread 09/07/09
It’s Thursday at The Punch Fact: on this day in 1877 the first ever Wimbledon championship was held. ... Read more
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Abbott’s crass logic: trash the Parliament in order save it
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Our special forces don’t always need special treatment
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A good holiday is about unrest, not rest
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