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NEWS SCRAPBOOK
Interviews, media coverage, announcements and memories (1996-2025) in reverse chronological order


Sexy Side of Science
Story in Brisbane's The Courier-Mail about the Science Writers Festival in 2002.


Bright Sparks
A panel on ideas and creativity in BOSS magazine (Australian Financial Review), featuring "the best and brightest from various backgrounds"


Glossy Goss: Science Sayonara
Media gossip section The Diary in The Australian on the demise of The Australian science magazine Newton.


Practice Makes Perfect When Keeping the Asteroids at Bay
A column in The Canberra Times discussing the cover story in Newton magazine.


Injecting Fun Into Medical Research
Story in The Newcastle Herald about the Hunter Medical Research Institute's annual Ball of Laughs, at which Wilson da Silva served as host.


Documenting Success Stories
A brief news item about Australian documentaries winning awards overseas, including "The Diplomat" about East Timor's José Ramos Horta.


Series Writers Impress Premier
A news story in The Daily Telegraph on the shortlist for the NSW Premier's Literary Awards.


Weird Science a Quantum Leap Backwards
An opinion piece in The Sydney Morning Herald by science broadcaster Robyn Williams on the demise of the ABC TV Science series, Quantum.


“Waiting for Alibrandi” Takes Out Five AFIs
A news report on the winners of the Australian Film Institute Awards, where Wilson da Silva won the Best Documentary Award for The Diplomat.


Thirsty Work: Bringing Science to the Public in Australia
A report in New Scientist on ‘Science in the Pub Goes Outback’, a tour of rural Australia by scientists and science journalists.


She’s Apples With Newton
A story in The West Australian about the launch of a new Australian science magazine, Newton, whose managing editor is Wilson da Silva.


Newton: A New Australian Science Magazine
An interview on The Science Show with Wilson da Silva about Newton: Graphic Science, a new Australian science magazine.


Variety review: THE DIPLOMAT
A film review in Variety magazine of the Australian documentary, THE DIPLOMAT.


School of the Air
Transcript of a story in The Science Show, ABC Radio National, about Science in the Pub Goes Outback.


Taking Astronomy to the Outback
A report in the Anglo-Australian Observatory Newsletter about “Science in the Pub Goes Outback”, a National Science Week tour.


The Force Is With Us
A report in The Herald-Sun about stories in the next season on Quantum, the ABC TV science series.


Working in the Electronic Realm
A story in The Masthead about the world's first Internet newspaper, The American Reporter, for which Wilson da Silva was a correspondent.


Quantum: Passing The Bug
A TV review in The Age of Passing the Bug: The End of Antibiotics?, a documentary on ABC TV's Quantum science show.


Bug Bunnies – Quantum: Passing the Bug
A TV highlights report in The Herald-Sun listing the return of the Quantum science series for 1998.


Bandler’s 1997 Human Rights Award
A news story in The Australian Financial Review on the winners of the 1997 Human Rights Awards, including Wilson da Silva.
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