Jane Lee is a reporter for The Age and founder of independent online magazine The if Project. Formerly a business reporter for News.com.au and reporter at Thomson Reuters’ Sydney and London bureaus, her articles have been published internationally.
Jane holds a double degree in Journalism and Law from the University of Technology, Sydney. She is currently based in Australia.
Further details of Jane’s media experience can be found in her online resume.
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An Act of Pollution
Published in: Sustainability Magazine (Mar 2010)
Could major emitters of carbon dioxide be prosecuted for negligent waste disposal under existing environmental protection legislation? We’re about to find out.
The Sustainability Ninja
Published in: Sustainability Magazine (Mar 2010)
He’s advised everyone from Prince Charles and Tony Blair to the biggest corporations in Britain. But how does Jonathon Porritt, the UK’s most prominent and enduring environmental activist, view the outcomes of Copenhagen, the prospects for Mexico and Australia’s performance in responding to climate change? [Read More]
A Glitch in the Ecosystem
Published in: Sustainability Magazine (Mar 2010)
A pair of Australian filmmakers let their pictures do the talking at the UN’s Climate Conference in Copenhagen. But behind beautiful images of the Great Barrier Reef, a decidedly less pretty glimpse of the future was on display. [Read More]
Meat & Emissions
Published in: Agribusiness Australia 2009
What do environmentally friendly abattoirs, efficient feed systems and vats of vegetable oil have in common? They are all tools that Australia’s meat and livestock industry is using in a bid to reduce its contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. [Read More]
Reuters Summit - UK Chief Scientist Confident on 2009 Climate Deal
SYDNEY, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A new global climate deal should be reachable by 2009, with nations outside the Kyoto Protocol more sympathetic to such a pact, the U.K.’s chief scientific adviser said on Tuesday. [Read More]
Crescent Moon Rises in the West
Published in: Insto Magazine (Oct/Nov 2009)
With many conventional sources of funding under pressure, alternatives – including sharia-compliant systems – are being taken far more seriously, reports Jane Lee.
Anti-Trust The System
Published in: Insto Magazine (Jul/Aug 2009)
Competition policy, with the Big Four firmly in the cross-hairs, not capital management, will be the focus of future banking regulation, predicts Jane Lee. [Read More]
A Fair Day’s Pay
Published in: Insto Magazine (Apr/May 2009)
Attempts to reform Australia’s executive remuneration standards are meeting opposition from all sides. Government, chief executives and corporate regulators alike are not happy, reports Jane Lee. [Read More]
Free Trade?
Published in: Australasia ASEAN Business Magazine 2009
Burma’s status as a signatory to AANZFTA would appear at odds with the diplomatic stance of the broader international community. But what impact will the agreement actually have on the Union of Myanmar? [Read More]
Circumcision could save millions from AIDS-studies
SYDNEY, July 24 (Reuters) - Millions of new HIV infections in Africa could be avoided if more men were circumcised, an International AIDS Society conference was told on Tuesday. [Read More]
AIDS Women Fight Stigma as Well as Disease
“I saw people dying in front of me — deaths which could have been prevented,” Elaripe told Reuters at the International AIDS Society conference on Monday. [Read More]
AIDS-striken Africa comes to Australia in exhibit
“There’s so many massive statistics like a child dies every three seconds as a result of poverty, 30,000 children die every day and it kind of has got to a point where it’s almost like water off a ducks’ back,” said Daly.
“So to be able to put an individual face on the issues that these kids are facing in these countries is really important and it seems to be having a really big impact,” she said.
Shakespeare’s Globe Mixes Old with New in 2008
LONDON (Reuters) - Director Dominic Dromgoole shadows an actress as she steps gingerly onto the stage, surrounded by the cast of “King Lear” as preparations get under way for the 2008 season of William Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. [Read More]
Generation Y Seeks Stardom with a Safety Net
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Australian lawyer Tim McDonald leads a double life. By day, he wades through legal jargon at a Sydney law firm; at night, he thumps out beats with an electro-punk band that has played alongside Snoop Dogg. [Read More]
Korean Singer Rain Descends on Sydney, Eyes West
Korean hip hop has brought Rain to drought stricken Australia. [Read More]
Blanchett Turns Her Back On Hollywood for Theatre
Oscar-winning Australian actress Cate Blanchett said on Friday she never planned to be a Hollywood movie star and is content to turn her back on tinseltown to pursue her first love, the theatre. [Read more]
(Photo credits from T-B: Globe Theatre, www.myspace.com/pomomofomusic, Reuters)
(Photo: davidairey.com)
Demo Tape
An audio selection of news stories I have produced and programs I have presented on university radio stations 2SER (University of Technology, Sydney) and Smoke Radio (University of Westminster).
