Ginny BarbourinJogging with the Brush TurkeysWhat to do in times of catastrophe?It’s pretty scary in Australia right now. It’s hot, smoky and windy. We are 80 km from the nearest bush fires yet I can still smell them…Nov 12, 2019Nov 12, 2019
Ginny BarbourinExpanded worldWhen open access to research becomes personalI’m not the first to come up with a personal story about the importance of open access and I’m not going to tell my story right now. I…Dec 16, 2018Dec 16, 2018
Ginny BarbourinJogging with the Brush TurkeysDay -1 of a month away from wineI’m not generally a fan of organised events or initiatives and usually keep as far away as I can from anything that involves being part of…Sep 30, 20181Sep 30, 20181
Ginny BarbourinJogging with the Brush TurkeysA note to the person who nearly killed me yesterdayI’m not keen on overly dramatic headlines but after 24 hrs of reflection, I don’t think this one is too dramatic. I understand that what…Sep 23, 2018Sep 23, 2018
Ginny BarbourinJogging with the Brush TurkeysA 10 point plan for how to keep sane, news-wiseNo-one needs reminding that the last 18 months have been a rollercoaster of extraordinary news. From Brexit to Trump, in our…May 6, 2018May 6, 2018
Ginny BarbourinJogging with the Brush TurkeysA story about cars and kindnessAlert, this is a good news story, masquerading as a sad one. It’s a true one, told to me in an off the cuff moment, in the sort of…May 6, 2018May 6, 2018
Ginny BarbourinJogging with the Brush TurkeysRunning: it’s got nothing to to with legsI‘ve just finished a 10k run, the first for about 10 months. That in itself is not a sentence I would have expected to write a couple of…Apr 25, 2018Apr 25, 2018
Ginny BarbourinJogging with the Brush TurkeysAustralia’s iconic animals: it’s not enough to just careI’m a recent immigrant to the weird continent that is Australia. I live in a pretty unexciting bit of suburbia (which, however…Apr 14, 2017Apr 14, 2017
Ginny BarbourinExpanded worldThank you to my trollsAh, trolls: the curse and the grit (as in no pearls without grit) of online dialogue.Dec 23, 2016Dec 23, 2016
Ginny BarbourinJogging with the Brush TurkeysCount me inThe story of how the Australian census went rather horribly wrong doesn’t make me feel so much frustrated or angry — which seem to be the…Aug 10, 2016Aug 10, 2016