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Why have the Greens 'suddenly' started winning seats in Queensland?
May 27, 2022
In the space of a couple days, a lot of journalists and political commentators (including some Greens members from down south) have apparently become experts on the growing electoral success of the Greens in...
Read More ShareMusgrave Park Toilet Block Murals
May 11, 2022
I've allocated a bit of my discretionary local budget to fund Aboriginal artists to paint murals on the two toilet blocks in Musgrave Park. Work should start in the next few weeks on the...
Read More ShareBCC 2022 Flood Investigation
March 25, 2022
BCC has initiated a reasonably broad-scope investigation into the 2022 floods, to be led by Mr Paul de Jersey. The following text is copied from the Terms of Reference circulated to councillors by Mr...
Read More ShareFebruary 2022 Flood Reflections 3 - Key Infrastructure and Services are Too Vulnerable
March 16, 2022
Originally published on social media on 8 March, 2022 Recent floods have shown very clearly that Brisbane’s key public infrastructure, services and systems are far less resilient to flooding and other climate change-related disasters...
Read More ShareFebruary 2022 Flood Reflections 2 - The Poor Were Hardest Hit
March 16, 2022
Originally published on social media on 8 March, 2022 Ok so this should be obvious to most people by now, but I wanted to say it really clearly for those up the back who...
Read More ShareFebruary 22 Flood Reflections 1 - Volunteer Coordination
March 16, 2022
Originally published on social media on 6 March, 2022 The past week of flood clean-up has revealed efficiencies and deficiencies of different models of volunteer coordination that we need to reflect on so we...
Read More ShareDraft Article - One Ring to Rule Them All: Unpacking the centralisation of power within the Queensland Greens
February 02, 2022
Note: I'm kinda thinking of this article as a work-in-progress draft rather than a definitive statement of where I stand. I'd be interested in feedback on it and might make further changes. No matter...
Read More ShareFixing a Broken System - Practical Trajectories Beyond Representative Democracy
January 24, 2022
In 2021, I published an article called "Fixing a Broken System - Practical Trajectories Beyond Representative Democracy" in the 2021 edition of the journal Pandora's Box (Vol 27), published by the Justice and the Law Society...
Read More ShareFreedom vs Government Control? (Part 2 of 2)
December 20, 2021
This is part 2 of an exploration into the Queensland Government's so-called 'vaccine mandates.' Please read part 1 first at this link. 20 December, 2021
Read More ShareFreedom vs Government Control? (Part 1 of 2)
December 20, 2021
20 December, 2021 Lately a few people have asked me what I think of the ‘vaccine mandate.’ The short answer is: I’m pretty concerned about it. But I’m also very worried that some groups...
Read More ShareA new free bus loop for the Kurilpa Peninsula!
November 24, 2021
Here’s some great news for West End/South Brisbane businesses and residents… Brisbane City Council has confirmed it is planning to trial the introduction of a new free bus loop to link South Bank and...
Read More ShareA public toilet block in Highgate Hill Park?
November 17, 2021
Looking for the online poll to vote on the proposal for a toilet block in Highgate Hill Park? Click here. Highgate Hill Park already gets a lot of use from people who live immediately...
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