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Over the weekend I listened to this moving talk from the Burmese pro-democracy leader and Nobel Peace Laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi, where she examines what drives people to dissent.
Just finished a dinner in Canberra with @IainDale @msgovtech @craigthomler @purserj @piawaugh @stilgherrian @peterjblack @nickhodgemsft @markpesce @gcarraro before the forum tomorrow.
We had some really lively discussions about politics, society, [...]
I recently discovered that one of my ancestors was arrested by the British in 1828 as a pirate and sent to Australia as a convict with his death sentence commuted to life in the colonies.
It was pretty cool to discover that I have both a pirate and [...]
Starting in 1998, a UWS research project has been in progress on the geography of racism in NSW.
Key findings of the Racism project include:
While racism is quite prevalent in Australian society its occurrences differ from place to place. These variations have been largely overlooked by anti-racism [...]
Yesterday in New South Wales there was a major shift in the state’s political landscape. We saw a significant shift in voting with enormous swings against the ALP across the state and especially in traditional heartland seats.
The Liberals won seats in which they’d [...]
Tomorrow night I’ll be hosting a panel for Digital Citizens on Politics and Digital Activism in the Social Age. The panel has a fascinating and diverse group of people:
Penny Sharpe – Labor Parliamentary Secretary for Transport and Roads John Bergin – Director of Digital News [...]
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Oscar Wilde, in Lady Windermere’s Fan (1892)
It has been fascinating to watch the progress of the various revolutions in north Africa and the middle east, in particular the travails of the [...]
I was completely appalled to hear how a well known radio personality in Sydney spoke to the Prime Minister of Australia on air. The details are outlined well by Barrie Cassidy on The Drum in Liar, liar, shock jocks on fire; and you can listen to the entire [...]
Even though it was once said ironically, it has always seemed to me that Australia really is the lucky country. Our national anthem, Advance Australia Fair, sums it up:
We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil…
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts…
We’ve boundless [...]
THESE are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet [...]
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