Chelsea McIver

Chelsea is a freelance writer from Melbourne, Australia. She has been published in many publications including Broadsheet, VICE, Junkee and The Big Issue.

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Vice • 16th January 2017

We Asked Ex-Cons About Their First 24 Hours Out of Prison

You collect your things, change into normal clothes for the first time in years, and a door opens to the outside world. Then what?
Vice • 15th March 2016

What I Learned From Three Gruelling Months as a Stand-Up Comedian

Comedy tends to attract the broken-hearted, and I was no exception.
Vice • 24th June 2016

Women Talk About What it's Like Working on an Offshore Oil Rig

I reached out to three women who'd worked on oil rigs around Australia. I wanted to ask them whether life as a female rig worker is as strange as I imagine it, and to get a sense of what it's like out there, on those mini floating worlds populated almost entirely by dudes who look like the guy above.
Junkee • 4th November 2015

In Defence Of Adaptations: Why Old Stories Are Good For Australia’s Film And TV Industry

Why adapt Wolf Creek into a six-part series, when the story has already been told through two feature films? Why rely on Tolstoy, when we have talented screenwriters like Cate Shortland and Jacqueline Perske to make up their own stories?
The Cusp • 27th October 2016

When Your Friends Are Buying Houses But You Aren’t

If buying a place in the next few years isn’t realistic for you, there’s no need to resign yourself to a lifetime of renting. There are some practical things you can do now to get your own patch of grass one day.
AWOL • 23rd September 2016

Why Do We Fall In Love So Easily When We’re Travelling?

Ah, the old travel romance. Whether it’s a three-week break or a three-month adventure, no trip overseas seems complete without it.
Vice • 5th August 2016

I Asked Some Experts Why I Feel So Creative Before a Period

I recently noticed the ideas come just before I ride another kind of wave. Especially just a few days before. So I've wondered if maybe there's a link. And if so, is my pill—the common contraceptive Estelle—helping or numbing the effect?
Intrepid Travel Blog • 7th December 2015

Bosnia & Herzegovina: 7 reasons to look beyond the headlines

People tend to associate Bosnia and Herzegovina with war and destruction, but a lot has changed since the 1990s.
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