Erin O'Dwyer
Journalist | Writer | Editor
Reportage
Women on top
Photo: Dave Tacon
Good Weekend, Sydney Morning Herald
February 16, 2013
By an idyllic lake in southern China, women control the wealth and take as many lovers as they please. It’s an ancient tradition attracting a 21st-century response, reports Erin O’Dwyer.
Places in the heart
Pic: Andrew Gregory
Australian Geographic, Issue 111
November-December 2012
Heritage listing has ensured the future of a no-frills Aussie beach experience that’s endured since the Great Depression, writes Erin O’Dwyer.
Animal kingdom
Photo: Dave Tacon
Good Weekend, Sydney Morning Herald
November 20, 2012
In China, where dogs and bears have long been treated poorly, activists are finally making progress in their bid to stop the cruelty.
On shaky ground
Photo: Kurt Langer
Good Weekend, Sydney Morning Herald
August 20, 2011
On February 22, 2010 the city of Christchurch was rocked by an earthquake that killed 181 people. Erin O’Dwyer talks to five survivors as they try to come to terms with that tragic day.
Call of the wild
Photo: Brad Purcell
Good Weekend, Sydney Morning Herald
2 October 2010
Pest, menace, killer … for an animal so little understood, the dingo has a bad reputation. But new research is showing how man and Australia’s wild dog can more happily coexist. Read More >
Together on friendly turf
Photo: Erin O’Dwyer
Traveller, The Sun-Herald
Sunday August 15
People from many cultures — Indian, African, Chinese, European — live harmoniously in Mauritius, writes Erin O’Dwyer.
Women of the veil
Photo: George Fetting
Australian Women’s Weekly
June 2010, Australian Women’s Weekly
Sacred or oppressive? As Europe debates the banning of the burqa, Erin O’Dwyer talks to four Muslim Australian women about why they choose – or choose not to – wear the Islamic veil.