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Catherine Armitage

Chief Editor, Nature Index at <span class="not-italic font-text_font lg:text-[18px] text-[16px] font-bold claimed">Springer Nature</span>
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Seasoned journalist and communications expert with 30+ years of experience in government, media, and academia.
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Greater Sydney Area, AU
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  • Government
  • Editing
  • Research
  • Speech Writing
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Catherine Armitage is a seasoned journalist and communications expert with 30+ years of experience in government, media, and academia. She has held senior roles at prominent publications, including The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian. Her expertise spans strategic communications, research, editing, and media relations.

Experience

  • Springer Nature
    • Sydney, Australia
    • Chief Editor, Nature Index
      • 2017 - Mar 2022
      • Sydney, Australia
  • The Sydney Morning Herald
    • Sydney
    • Editorial Writer, Senior Writer
      • 2012 - 2017
      • Sydney

      Writer of daily current affairs opinion and analysis on wide range of issues including education, science, health, politics, economics, foreign relations, the environment and social issues; Innovation and Ideas writer on startups and technology; feature writer; News Review editor; The Big Idea c...

  • Catherine Armitage Associates
    • Writer, Analyst, Researcher
      • Feb 2008 - Feb 2012

      Researching, writing and consulting on strategic issues of policy, funding, government and media relations especially in the higher education and not-for-profit sectors; preparing funding submissions, speeches, articles and research reports; journalism

  • The Australian
    • Higher Education Editor
      • 2006 - 2008

      Editor of specialist weekly newspaper section reporting news and opinion on the Australian university sector. Commissioning and assessing research papers, articles, government reports etc. for news potential. Developing and managing the Higher Education website for The Australian newspaper.

  • The Australian
    • China Correspondent
      • 2002 - 2005

      Beijing-based foreign Correspondent for The Australian newspaper covering North Asia

    • Editorial Writer
      • Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

      Writing daily agenda-setting editorials on policy and current affairs including education, science, health, politics, foreign relations, the environment and social issues

  • The Australian Sydney
    • Schools Editor
      • Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

      Researching and writing news articles and editorials on school policy and practice in Australia; editing weekly page on school education issues in The Australian newspaper

  • The Australian Sydney
    • Higher Education Correspondent
      • Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

      Researching and writing daily agenda-setting articles on news and issues of current interest in the Australian higher education sector Building network of contacts among higher education stakeholders for liaison in the production of newspaper articles

  • University of Technology, Sydney
    • Advisory Board
      • Jan 1993 - Jan 1994
  • Australian Consolidated Press
    • Business Writer
      • Jan 1980 - Jan 1983

Education

  • University of Technology Sydney
  • 1981 - 1986
    UNSW
  • 1981 - 1985
    University of New South Wales

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