The case for optimism: why Melbourne can lead the tech gender equality movementLast week I attended a breakfast briefing for venture capitalists and innovators. It had a big name on stage, was in a lovely office and a good crowd of about fifty. It was the kind of event I…
“I Will Protect You With My Body” The Case For A Radical Sanctuary Movement To Protect Asylum Seekers In AustraliaWe are in the process of transforming our nation to make it into a sanctuary.
Lest We Forget — #AustraliaDay Celebrations? No thank you.I don’t believe that destroying over 60,000 years of #Indigenous language, culture and history in just over 200 years of colonisation is…
Australia’s Big Short“Anyone can see that there’s a real-estate bubble… there’s always markers… average take-home pay is flat, yet house prices are soaring… these houses are debt, not assets.” — Michael Burry (played by Christian Bale)
Day 16/17: Mardi Gras and the CityOn Day 16, I went to the beach. My cousin (we’ll call her Dee) and I had planned to go to the beach the day before but we didn’t realize how cool the beach would be. Our parents went down to the beach for coffee and we were off to the beach. We gradually made our way…
Notes from Brisbane, vol 5I’ve had quite a lot of positive responses from these occasional blogs, which is interesting. So, as I move into…
