▁resources ▁to ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁official ▁Inst agram ▁account ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁social ▁media ▁was ▁not ▁generally ▁considered ▁a ▁priority ▁for ▁print ▁publications . ▁During ▁her ▁ten ure , ▁Rick ard ▁also ▁began ▁strength ening ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁Australian ▁Tra v eller ▁and ▁Australia ' s ▁national ▁tour ism ▁body ▁Tour ism ▁Australia ▁which , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁still ▁included ▁domestic ▁tour ism ▁promotion ▁in ▁its ▁rem it . ▁The ▁Australian ▁Tra v eller ▁editor ial ▁team , ▁led ▁by ▁Rick ard , ▁produced ▁several ▁custom ▁publications ▁on ▁the ▁organisation ' s ▁beh alf . ▁ ▁Rick ard ▁res igned ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁comm enced ▁an ▁associate ▁editor ▁role ▁at ▁Marie ▁Cla ire ▁Australia ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁rec ru ited ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁two - person ▁team ▁by ▁legend ary ▁fashion ▁editor , ▁Jack ie ▁Frank , ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁publication ▁into ▁its ▁next ▁phase ▁alongside ▁new ▁editor ▁Nick y ▁Br iger . ▁After ▁just ▁four ▁months ▁in ▁the ▁role , ▁Rick ard ▁res igned ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Short ly ▁there after ▁she ▁rejo ined ▁Australian ▁Tra v eller ▁on ▁a ▁consult ative ▁basis , ▁working ▁with ▁Tour ism ▁Australia ▁to ▁over see ▁production ▁of ▁content ▁for ▁its ▁Coast al ▁and ▁Aqu atic ▁campaign . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Rick ard ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁Fair f ax ▁Media ▁as ▁Man aging ▁Editor , ▁to ▁lead