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May
09
What's it really like on the ground at UQ's Gaza Solidarity Camp?
Initial impressions/reflections on the #FreePalestine Gaza Solidarity Camp at the University of Queensland
10 min read
May
04
Tea Leaves and Troublemakers (Audio)
An 8-minute audio story unpacking something that the oh-so-familiar 'humble migrant origins' narratives often gloss over...
1 min read
Apr
18
On Being Doppelgangered
What it's like becoming the target of a covertly racist political smear campaign
20 min read
Mar
21
Solid swings but not many ward wins: Unpacking the Greens' results from the 2024 Brisbane City Council election
Initial analysis (written while final vote counting was still underway)
25 min read
Feb
29
Peaceful Assembly Act 1992 (QLD): Organising protests without getting fined
Here’s some basic advice on navigating the rules for holding public rallies and marches in Brisbane, which are governed
13 min read
Aug
12
Brisbane should redefine itself as a forest city
One of Brisbane's greatest assets and differentiators from other cities is our abundance of wildlife, vegetation and intact urban waterways. If we need an identity to celebrate, maybe we should embrace being a 'forest city'?
4 min read
Oct
21
Associating with Lidia
Note: I first published this article in October 2022. Four months later, Lidia Thorpe quit the Greens to sit as
7 min read
May
27
Why have the Greens 'suddenly' started winning seats in Queensland?
The 2022 election saw the Greens pick up 3 seats in Brissie plus another Queensland senator. These victories didn't come out of nowhere. Here's what most commentators overlooked...
14 min read
Feb
02
One Ring to Rule Them All: Unpacking the centralisation of power within the Queensland Greens
Three case studies reflecting on how decision-making power within the Queensland Greens is often heavily centralised
14 min read
Apr
21
Fixing a Broken System - Practical Trajectories Beyond Representative Democracy
A 2021 journal article unpacking key flaws of hierarchical centralised decision-making and reflecting on various local trials of participatory decision-making processes within the Gabba Ward of Brisbane City Council
1 min read