Magno is a social enterprise in Indonesia that integrates product design, traditional craftsmanship, new technology and sustainable practices. The founder, Singgih S. Kartono, together with a team of 30 young and skilled…
The Power of the Pentatonic Scale
The brilliant and inspiring Bobby McFerrin…
Should alcohol advertising be banned?
The call to ban alcohol advertising is not a new one. But when the Director of the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) and Chair of the National Health and Medical Research…
Why Privatisation can be bad
I learnt today that in the USA the privatised prison industry predicts the value of its stock, in part, based on the future school performance of African-American and Latin-American third graders. The…
National Apology to the Stolen Generations
“I move: That today we honour the indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human history. We reflect on their past mistreatment. We reflect in particular on the mistreatment…
Heard for the first time
This week a team from SpeakOut (including myself) were running the Young Delegates Program for the 11th Australasian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Basically, what that meant was that from Tuesday…
To vote or not to vote…
I was reminded recently by someone who is not registered to vote and refuses to, of the school of thought around ‘conscientious objection’ and choosing not to engage in the ‘democratic process’.…
Everything is ethical
As long as you are “open and transparent” it would appear that anything is ethical these days. A recent move by a number of “ethical” investment and superannuation funds to include Uranium…
Palm Polarity
I have just returned from a few days on Palm Island having begun a process of meeting and consulting with the community regarding community and cultural development gaps and support needs. Firstly,…
National Disgrace
The riots in Cronulla have left me speechless and very sad… racial violence in Australia that makes me feel sick to my core. To read some of the news articles click here.
Connecting to Life Skills
Feature article in the Courier Mail on 14th May, 2005. Written by Matt Condon. Article – Connecting To Life Skills [PDF – 1.4MB]