Josephine Tovey
The Guardian
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Past articles by Josephine:
Cancer is the pits at any age. But rates are rising in young people like me, and we don’t fully know why
Being diagnosed with bowel cancer in my mid-30s forced me to cross the thin line between good health and illness we often remain ignorant of until we’re much older → Read More
Does Aunty belong on TikTok?
Gabrielle Jackson talks to Guardian Australia’s head of news Mike Ticher and deputy news editor Jo Tovey about whether the ABC can change with the times → Read More
Are young people being denied a fair go? with Lenore Taylor
Gabrielle Jackson talks to Guardian Australia’s editor-in-chief, Lenore Taylor, and deputy live news editor, Jo Tovey, about how the cost of living crisis is not being felt evenly → Read More
The Liberal party is in crisis, can it recover? – podcast
With an unpopular leadership and a philosophy increasingly out of step with the electorate, what is next for the Coalition? → Read More
Netball Australia, the Socceroos and sportswashing – with Lenore Taylor
In this episode of Full Story, Gabrielle Jackson talks to Lenore Taylor and Jo Tovey about Netball Australia, the Socceroos and sportswashing → Read More
The road to an Australian republic – with Lenore Taylor
In this episode of Full Story, Jo Tovey talks to Lenore Taylor and Mike Ticher about the path forward for an Australian republic. → Read More
The Teacher’s Pet and our obsession with true crime
In this episode of Full Story, Gabrielle Jackson talks to Jo Tovey and Mike Ticher about the podcast that prompted a murder charge, the Teacher’s Pet, and the ethics of true crime journalism. → Read More
Serena Williams’s familiar and unfair choice – with Lenore Taylor
In this episode, Gabrielle Jackson talks to Lenore Taylor and Jo Tovey about rethinking work, family, and success → Read More
‘I was sent to chaperone my cousin – who was older than me’: were you supervised too much, or not at all as a teenager?
As a change to NSW festival licensing stops 17-year-olds from going to Splendour in the Grass unless chaperoned by an adult, Guardian Australia staff reflect on their own music gig supervision – or lack thereof → Read More
The risks of divisive politics with Lenore Taylor
Gabrielle Jackson speaks to editor in chief Lenore Taylor and deputy news editor Jo Tovey about the Coalitions ‘wedging’ of Labor and how the media covers this kind of cynical politics. → Read More
Young Australians don’t need a Covid ‘wake-up call’. We need to be vaccinated
The dangerous complacency that threatens Australia is coming from politicians who have bungled the vaccine rollout → Read More
I’m hooked on Mare of Easttown. Piecing it together slowly each week is half the thrill
Watching the whodunit unfold incrementally is a reminder of the television beforetimes – of delayed gratification and a collective audience experience → Read More
Twerking for the top brass: the ‘inappropriate’ dance routine the Australian navy tried to hide
The Australian Defence Force’s latest scandal involves dancers in hotpants and very unimpressed officials. How did it happen? → Read More
Waiting to borrow: buying a first home amid soaring real estate prices feels grimly Beckettian
For Australians in their 30s, auction horror stories dominate the conversation, while others are left out entirely → Read More
An app for consent? Women deserve better than 'the worst idea I've had all year'
New South Wales police commissioner Mick Fuller’s proposal fundamentally misunderstands what consent is → Read More
I quit food delivery apps – the absurd convenience was not worth the cost
Ordering food on your phone may save time, but for Josephine Tovey, the bitter aftertaste became too hard to swallow → Read More
News gaffes, MasterChef and TikTok pranks: Australia's most memorable on-screen moments in 2020
When premier press conferences are among the most talked-about TV shows, you know it’s been a strange year → Read More
US election briefing for Australia: Trump attacks Fox as Republicans tacitly acknowledge Biden win
Several Republicans say Joe Biden should receive classified briefings as president lashes out at conservative network → Read More
US election briefing for Australia: Trump focused on himself as US Covid nightmare worsens
The president continues to falsely claim election wins, as US records more than 1 million Covid cases in 10 days → Read More
US election briefing for Australia: Secretary of state baselessly invokes second Trump term
Mike Pompeo’s baseless comments come as world leaders begin dialogue with president-elect Joe Biden → Read More