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Date | Media Company | Publication/Program/Site | Rate Per Word | Rate Per Piece | Length | Negotiable Y/N? | Comments |
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2018/03/21 | NRL | nrl.com.au | 500 | Yes | View | ||
2018/02/26 | Audrey Journal | audreyjournal.com.au | 150 | No | View | ||
2017/06/19 | Australian Government | Department of Agriculture and Water Resources | Yes | View | |||
2014/04/23 | AAP | AAP | No | View | |||
2014/04/23 | ABC | ABC Science | 170 | 400-600 | No | View | |
2014/04/23 | ABC | ABC Environment | 0.65 | 170 | No | View | |
2014/04/24 | ABC | Radio National | 450 | No | View | ||
2014/04/23 | ABC | ABC Online | 170 | 500 | No | View | |
2014/04/24 | ABC | Radio National | 400 | No | View | ||
2014/04/24 | ABC | Classic FM | 300 | No | View | ||
2018/06/05 | ABC | ABC TV | No | View | |||
2015/11/25 | Collective Magazine | Collective | 400 | 1,200 | No | View | |
2018/04/09 | Private Media | Crikey! | 200 | 400-600 | Yes | View | |
2014/04/24 | CSIRO | CSIRO | 1 | 500-1000 | No | View | |
2017/08/07 | Daily Mail Australia | Video editing | 200 | No | View | ||
2017/06/14 | Edge Agency | 350 | 500-800 | No | View | ||
2014/03/26 | Express Media | Voiceworks | 100 | 3000 | Yes | View | |
2014/04/23 | Fairfax | Canberra Times | 150 | No | View | ||
2014/02/20 | Fairfax | Australian Financial Review | 1 | No | View | ||
2014/04/23 | Fairfax | Sydney Morning Herald | 400 | 400-60 | No | View | |
2014/04/23 | Fairfax | The Age | 400 | 400-600 | No | View | |
2014/04/23 | Fairfax | Brisbane Courier | 400 | 400-600 | No | View | |
2014/04/23 | Fairfax | Daily Life | 400 | 800 | No | View | |
2014/04/23 | Fairfax | Sydney Morning Herald | No | View | |||
2015/11/24 | Fairfax | Daily Life | 300 | Yes | View | ||
2014/04/24 | Fairfax | The Good Food Guide | 80 | 160 | No | View | |
2014/04/24 | Fairfax | The Sydney Morning Herald | 0.70 | 1200 | No | View | |
2014/04/23 | Fairfax | The Age | 0.80 | 2800-3000 | No | View | |
2017/06/05 | Fairfax | The Age | 0.70 | 500 | No | View | |
2014/04/24 | Fairfax | Sydney Morning Herald | 0.75 | No | View | ||
2014/04/23 | Fairfax | The Age (Food Section) | 500 | 700-1000 | No | View | |
2017/06/14 | Fairfax | WA Today | No | View | |||
2014/04/23 | The Fifth Estate | The Fifth Estate | No | View | |||
2014/04/23 | Frankie Press | Smith Journal Online | 15 | 100 | Yes | View | |
2014/04/23 | Grains Research & Development Centre | Web content | 100 | No | View | ||
2016/07/25 | The Lifted Brow | The Lifted Brow | 150 | No | View | ||
2014/04/23 | Mayne Publications | What Tradies Want | 0.40 | No | View | ||
2014/04/24 | The Medical Observer | The Medical Observer | 0.70 | 320 | Yes | View | |
2014/04/23 | National Geographic | Australian Geographic Magazine | 1 | No | View | ||
2014/04/23 | National Geographic | Australian Geographic Website | 300 | 500 | No | View | |
2014/04/24 | National Safety Council | National Safety Magazine | 0.7 | No | View | ||
2017/04/06 | News Corp | Travel (online) | 300 | up to 800 words | No | View | |
2018/05/11 | News Corp | Supplements (print and digital) | 00.75 | Yes | View | ||
2014/03/26 | News Corp | The Weekend Australian | 0.70 | Yes | View | ||
2015/11/25 | NewsLifeMedia | GQ | 0.70 | No | View | ||
2014/04/23 | ninemsn | Cosmopolitan | 0.75 | No | View | ||
2015/11/25 | ninemsn | Cosmopolitan | 0.65 | No | View | ||
2014/04/23 | ninemsn | Cosmopolitan | 0.70 | No | View | ||
2014/04/23 | News Corp | Sunday Style | No | View | |||
2014/04/23 | News Corp | Adelaide Advertiser | 200 | 400-600 | No | View | |
2014/04/23 | ninemsn | Dolly | 0.65 | No | View | ||
2017/01/17 | Pan Macmillan | Pan Macmillan | 0.70 | Yes | View | ||
2014/04/23 | ninemsn | Australian Women's Weekly | 0.65 | No | View | ||
2014/04/23 | Right Angle Studio | The Thousands Sydney | 35 | 200 | No | View | |
2016/12/21 | Rudaw | Rudaw English | 120 | 700-1100 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/05 | Stockhead | Digital | 440 | Yes | View | ||
2014/03/02 | Text Publishing | Griffith Review | 1.2 | 5000 | Yes | View | |
2014/04/23 | Universal Magazines | Dog's Life | 0.25 | Yes | View | ||
2014/04/23 | Yahoo7 | Marie Claire | 1 | No | View | ||
2017/08/15 | Yarra Ranges Tourism | Digital | Yes | View | |||
2017/09/27 | SBS | SBS Sexuality | 200 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/27 | SBS | SBS Movies | 200 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/27 | Motion Publishing | The New Daily | 200 | Capped 500 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/27 | Urban List | Urban List | 100 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/27 | Atom | Metro | 300 | 2000 words | Yes | View | |
2017/09/27 | Hardie Grant Media | Flourish/Venture | 310 | 500 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/27 | News Corp | Stellar | 0.80 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/27 | SBS | SBS Food | 250 | 250 for interviewees | Yes | View | |
2017/09/27 | Fairfax | Executive Style | 0.60 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/27 | MMP | The Weekly Review | 0.70 | Usually 500 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/27 | Street Press Australia | The Music | 70 | Usually 700 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/27 | SBS | SBS Life | 0.50 | 500-800 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/27 | Hardie Grant | Custom (AIPM, NGS etc) | 0.70 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/28 | SBS | SBS Highlights | 200 | 600-800 | No | View | |
2017/09/28 | Pacific | Subbing | 45 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/28 | News Corp | news.com.au | 500 | 800 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/28 | Fairfax | Sunday Life | 500 | 700 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/27 | Cosmos | Cosmos Magazine | 0.60 | Varies | Yes | View | |
2017/09/27 | AAAS | Science Mag | 1.4 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/28 | News Corp | Kidspot | 250 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/28 | Mamamia | Mamamia | 250 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/28 | Engage Media | Content agency | 0.70 | 500 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/29 | Antelope Media | Various real estate agent clients | 150 | 600 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/29 | Antelope Media | Macquarie Bank | 400 | 800 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/29 | Newsmodo | Azep nasal spray | 250 | 400 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/29 | Niche Media | Architectural Review | 0.50 | 400 | 800 | Yes | View |
2017/09/29 | Hardie Grant | Project Manager | 0.70 | 350 | 500 | Yes | View |
2017/09/29 | Engage Media | For BOQ | 0.70 | 350 | 500 | Yes | View |
2017/09/29 | Australian Book Review | 0.50 | 600 | 1200 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/27 | Fairfax | Various | 0.65 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/27 | Paragon Media | Timber Trader | 0.50 | 1000 | 2000 | Yes | View |
2017/10/03 | Green Press | Treadlie | 0.60 | 800 | Yes | View | |
2017/10/03 | Messenger Group | Collective Hub | 400 | 1000 | Yes | View | |
2017/10/03 | Tower Magazine | UTS | 0.85 | 1500 | Yes | View | |
2017/10/03 | Outlook Magazine | U Wollongong | 0.95 | 1000 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/27 | SBS | SBS Food | 200 | 250 for interviewees | Yes | View | |
2017/09/27 | Schwartz Media | The Saturday Paper | 0.80 | 2000 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/27 | Schwartz Media | The Monthly | 1 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/27 | Fairfax | Good Weekend | 0.80 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/27 | News Corp | Qweekend | 0.70 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/27 | The New York Times | The New York Times | 0.50 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/27 | The Guardian | Guardian Australia | 0.60 | Yes | View | ||
2016/08/01 | SBS | SBS Life | 0.50 | 800 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/27 | Medium Rare | QANTAS mag | 0.80 | Yes | View | ||
2016/03/01 | Macmillan | Nature News | 1 | 300 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/27 | Fairfax | Special reports | 0.65 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/28 | Luxury Travel Media | Luxury Travel Magazine | 400 | 800-1000 | No | View | |
2017/09/28 | Bauer | Subbing | 45 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/28 | Medium Rare | Subbing | 45 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/28 | Guardian | Guardian | 210 | 600 | Yes | View | |
2018/05/28 | News Corp | news.com.au | 500 | 800 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/28 | Traffic | renovate | 0.50 | 800 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/28 | The Australian | Travel & Indulgence | 0.70 | 1000 | Yes | View | |
2017/05/15 | Contently content agency | Various banking clients | 1 | 800 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/28 | Fairfax | Traveller | 0.65 | 400 | 1400 | Yes | View |
2017/09/25 | Refraction Media science content agency | Various guides etc | 0.60 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/25 | Filtered Media | Various custom | 0.75 | Yes | View | ||
2017/09/27 | Macmillan | Nature Index | 1 | 500 | Yes | View | |
2017/09/27 | Nature Publishing Group | Nature Medicine | 1.5 | 2500 | Yes | View | |
2019/08/12 | Yahoo News Australia - Verizon Media | digital | 0 | 38.33 | No | View | |
2019/11/15 | Cosmos Magazine | 0.80 | Yes | View | |||
2019/11/15 | Cosmos Magazine | digital | 0.70 | Yes | View | ||
2019/11/15 | Nature | 1.25 | No | View | |||
2019/11/15 | UnDark | digital | 0 | 1000 | 1000-2000 | No | View |
2019/11/15 | Nature | digital | 0.80 | No | View | ||
2019/11/15 | The Monthly | 1 | No | View | |||
2019/12/05 | Adelaide Review | 0 | 300 | 800 | Yes | View | |
2020/02/04 | FN Arena | digital | 0 | 350 | No | View | |
2020/04/22 | Neos Kosmos | digital | 0.20 | No | View | ||
2020/05/29 | DNA magazine | 0.20 | No | View | |||
2020/06/25 | Courier Mail | print and digital | 0 | 300 | No | View | |
2020/06/29 | Courier Mail | photography | 0 | 300 | No | View | |
2020/07/09 | The Victorian Writer (Writers Victoria's magazine) | 0 | 200 | 800 | No | View | |
2020/07/09 | Guardian Australia (Culture Section) | digital | 0.38 | 200 | 600 | No | View |
2020/07/23 | Concrete Playground | digital | 0.10 | No | View |