What’s real and what’s not
Kate Carruthers “Sometimes life happens and you can’t stop it. Now is that time. When it happens, you discover where true love lies, and where it never existed.” A good friend said…
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Findings of the UWS Challenging Racism research
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…
Freedom – the price and the value #Libya #auspol
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…
A lucky country indeed …
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…
More thoughts on revolutions #Egypt #Tunisia #Bahrain #Iran #Libya
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…
Eulogies are a stupid idea
It has long annoyed me that we often wait until people are dead before telling them how we feel about them. Instead we wait until their funeral to talk about…
Sometimes a tweet is not enough
In the olden days when I was very young it was the custom, upon receipt of a kindness from someone, to write them a thank-you note. This note took the…
Guest lecture UNSW law school
Late yesterday I spoke with a class in the Strategic Public Advocacy for Civil Society course at UNSW law school. They are lucky to have Joan Staples as lecturer –…
Floods, community spirit and Australia #qldfloods
Along with most other Australians I have been moved and disturbed by the unfolding flood disaster in northern Australia. The floods are said to cover an area of Australia the…
Rebooting business and capitalism
Last year with the launch of Social Innovation Sydney I was inspired by the idea of rebooting capitalism. I had become depressed about the nature of business in our world…