18 August, 2021 Would You Kill This Bird? How about the entire species? Last year, multinational conglomerate Adani changed the name of its Australian mining operation to “Bravus”, which they believed was Latin for “brave”. Turns out the word actually means “crooked” or “mercenary”. Just saying. Adani’s Carmichael coal mine in Queensland is an appalling project for so …
16 Nov, 2020 Why do US elections matter to the rest of the world? Will the U.S. election results affect me personally? Many have told me it will make no difference to my life. So, why did I drink and watch the news for three days straight? Here in Australia, I am one of the …
17 Sept, 2020 Travelling backwards Reflections on an outback road trip I’ve just returned from ten days in outback New South Wales. Typically for Australian road trips, this involved many hours of listening to AM radio while observing the landscape slowly evolve through different climate zones. Although I felt very fortunate to drive anywhere during …
12 Jun 2020 The New Rules Our world is changing, Karen. Change is difficult. Change is scary. Change is inevitable and necessary. Society’s rulebook is now in the midst of a major rewrite, and that is a good thing. Someday we might reach the other side as better humans on a better planet. Some of …