Part of the Greens’ Housing Justice platform for the March 2024 Brisbane City Council election. Across South-East Queensland, the conversion of residential investment properties into short-term accommodation via platforms like Airbnb...
The Greens are calling for public feedback on a bold proposal to replace Eagle Farm Racecourse with parkland, native forest, public infrastructure (including new schools), and 4000 publicly-owned rent-capped apartments. Our proposal...
Our political system has been hijacked by big business. Council decisions routinely prioritise the interests of big corporations ahead of fairness, sustainability and the long-term public interest. The next city council election...
We haven't yet released specific campaign initiatives for the 2024 council elections, but here's an important issue that we've been looking at recently... Building on floodplains is shortsighted, unsustainable and dangerous...
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...
Today I’m announcing that I’m running as the Greens candidate for Mayor of Brisbane in the March 2024 local government elections. This wasn’t a decision I’ve come to lightly. But after thinking...
In certain circles, there's been a lot of reporting and commentary about how Brisbane doesn’t have a well-known ‘brand’ and that this is supposedly a problem to be solved in the lead-up...
Why Are Homes So Expensive? Our housing system is broken. Homelessness is rising, and Australia’s property market looks increasingly unsustainable. Here in Brissie, more and more residents are stuck renting in the...
My final official speech as Councillor for the Gabba Ward was delivered in the Brisbane City Council chamber during General Business on Tuesday, 28 March, 2023... Speech transcript: I first acknowledge and...
Here's a zine we produced to help explain our ideas for how transport in Brisbane can and should become healthier, cheaper and more sustainable. (You might also be interested in this recent...
Dear neighbours, I emailed you a general local update last week (doublecheck your inbox if you haven’t read it yet), but I’m writing to you today to confirm some big news… Yesterday...
