Rachael Osman-Chin
Journalism
Freelance Journalist, April 2007 – present
Freelance Journalist, August 2006 – December 2006 – articles published in the Legal Affairs section of the Australian Financial Review.
Freelance Journalist, March 2005 – September 2005 – articles published in the My Career section of The Sydney Morning Herald and Top Stories section of crikey.com.au. I also provided some media training for law firm Clayton Utz.
Journalist, Australian Financial Review, April 2002 – October 2004 – features about online music piracy, major US and local online music piracy litigation and scams. Daily news stories about telecommunications and IT, with many stories focused on consumer concerns.
Deputy Editor, BusinessOnline Australia magazine, May 2001 – February 2002.
Journalist, MIS Australia magazine, May 2000 – May 2001.
Journalist, Australian Communications / Comms World magazine, September 1999 – May 2000.
Prizes
Runner Up, Best News Writer, 2004 Consensus IT Writers Award
Highly Commended Prize for Online Journalism, University of Technology, Sydney November 1999
Media Relations Work
The office of John Della Bosca, Minister for Industrial Relations, Disability Services, Ageing, Commerce, Finance and Special Minister of State, January 2007 – March 2007 - three month contract.
Worked for public relations company whose clients included law firm Maurice Blackburn Cashman, Public Service Association, Unions NSW and Finance Sector Union(Commonwealth Bank Officers division), September 2005 – June 2006 – I co-ordinated media campaigns and ongoing media advice for these organizations. Major stories included:
- Shayan Badraie – In early March 2006 the Federal Court ordered the Federal Government to pay compensation to an 11-year old child for serious psychiatric damage caused by his detention at Woomera and Villawood detention centres. I co-ordinated national print, radio and television coverage of the decision and ghost-wrote an opinion piece for Maurice Blackburn Cashman principal Rebecca Gilsenan, which was published in The Australian 7 March 2006, page 12.
- Amcor class action – I co-ordinated a story for the launch of the class action which was broadcasted 11 April 2006 by the ABC’s 7.30 Report. I also ran the press conference for the launch, which resulted in national print, radio and television coverage.
- Commonwealth Bank Grooming Guidelines – I co-ordinated a story about offensive grooming guidelines issued by the Bank to Employees that was broadcasted by Channel Nine’s A Current Affair in late 2005.
- Campaign against NSW Opposition’s pledge to cut 20,000 public service jobs if they won the March 2007 NSW state election – I co-ordinated images for the campaign, press conferences and wrote numerous background papers.
Legal Career
Associate, June 1999 – September 1999, Wilshire Webb Solicitors
Solicitor, August 1997 – June 1999, Wilshire Webb Solicitors
Volunteer, Aboriginal Legal Rights Centre, South Australia - early 1997
Solicitor, 1996 / 1997, Minter Ellison (Adelaide)
Academic Qualifications
Post Graduate Journalism, University of Technology, Sydney 1999
Bachelor of Laws, University of Adelaide, 1996
Bachelor of Arts (Jurisprudence), University of Adelaide, 1994