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Steve Jacobs

Steve Jacobs

Senior Journalist

Steve Jacobs is a senior journalist for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Sun-Herald and smh.com.au. He is the former environment editor, former assistant editor and is also an author and a lawyer.

Walk, don’t run.

‘If you run, you become prey’: In this camp, not all guests are human

“Where can I go for a jog?” I ask naively. “You can’t jog here,” the ranger says.

  • Steve Jacobs
The Transitional Cathedral in Christchurch, also known as the Cardboard Cathedral, was built after the original cathedral was badly damaged in the 2011 earthquake.

Christchurch, the city hit by the apocalypse, bravely tries to bounce back

Almost six years after God smote the city, nothing quite prepares you for Christchurch.

  • Steve Jacobs
Falls Creek snow.

Huge dump of snow hits ski-fields

The Australian ski-fields are being covered with the biggest dump of fresh snow this season.

  • Steve Jacobs

Horse safaris in the Okavango

Botswana's vast Okavango Delta is an astonishing maze of papyrus-lined waterways, meadows and woodland, rich in birdlife and game.

  • Steve Jacobs

Lonely Planet's travel tales capture the spirit of a place

The Lonely Planet publishing company has set off on another journey, publishing books of travellers' stories under the imprint Lonely Planet Journeys.

  • Steve Jacobs