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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 deeply about...

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 to the...

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 private sector...

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 offer my...

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 article which...

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 I announced...

Please note that some of the info in these newsletters (especially event listings) can go out of date quite quickly. Newsletter date: 22/03/2023 Dear neighbours, It’s an increasingly difficult time for more and more...

We've closed our community poll regarding whether to relocate one of the Blue Cityglider stops on Montague Rd, so that the service stops near Raven St and the Montague Markets precinct, rather than further...

Please note that some of the info in these newsletters (especially event listings) can go out of date quite quickly. Newsletter date: 03/03/2023 Dear residents, You might have noticed that this week’s email newsletter...

  Please note that some of the info in these newsletters (especially event listings) can go out of date quite quickly.   Dear residents, I hope you’ve been coping ok with recent heatwaves. Such...

South Bank Corporation has produced a draft master plan to guide the future evolution of the South Bank precinct, and sought feedback from the general public and other stakeholders. At the time of posting,...

For several years now, we’ve been advocating strongly for a new dog off-leash area (‘DOLA’) in the 4101 postcode, because the two existing West End DOLAs weren’t big enough. My office allocated funding to...

Dear residents, We missed our last fortnightly email, as I had to take a couple days of leave. A few weeks ago on a Friday evening, I tried to calm down a man who...

Here's some more info regarding the citywide push to encourage more people to do their part in addressing the housing crisis. Make sure you check out our short zine and expression of interest page as well...

Brisbane City Council is currently seeking feedback on proposed changes to its bus network. Most of these changes relate to the inner-city and southside, and are connected to the fact that the Brisbane Metro...

Links last updated and verified on 1 December, 2022 South-East Queensland has always been prone to floods and severe storms, and the risk of severe weather events is predicted to increase substantially as a...

It's pretty rare for new bus services to be introduced in Brisbane, let alone a free service. So I'm very excited that BCC has agreed to launch a new free bus loop for the Kurilpa Peninsula,...

Dear neighbours, Lately I’ve been thinking a bit about the radical potential of local government, and how the fact that we’ve had the LNP running Brisbane City Council for such a long time means...

It’s no accident that so many Brisbanites think local government is mostly just about fixing potholes and building playgrounds. Power-holders find it convenient to perpetuate the narrative that councils are merely local service providers...

Dear neighbours, I had a couple weeks of annual leave recently, so this is our first email newsletter in over a month, and there’s lots to cover. Here’s a list of topics covered in...