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Mar
05
WTF? Non-birthing partners can't stay at the hospital with their newborn?

WTF? Non-birthing partners can't stay at the hospital with their newborn?

A recent radio discussion about parenting, plus a rant about how public hospitals keep parents apart from their newborns
9 min read
Feb
25
‘Missing middle’ medium density just ain’t happening – we need to talk about retrofitting suburbia instead of replacing it

‘Missing middle’ medium density just ain’t happening – we need to talk about retrofitting suburbia instead of replacing it

Suburban sprawl won't disappear in a hurry - so how can we make it more sustainable?
17 min read
Feb
13
Brisbane City Council cutting parkland by stealth: 30 Tottenham St, Woolloongabba case study

Brisbane City Council cutting parkland by stealth: 30 Tottenham St, Woolloongabba case study

Yet another long-awaited park expansion is being quietly removed from Brisbane's city plan
5 min read
Feb
07
Koalas are trying to return to Greenslopes and Annerley – but they’ll need our help

Koalas are trying to return to Greenslopes and Annerley – but they’ll need our help

Yes, this is kind of a good news story
14 min read
Feb
02
Cul de sac politics: Have the Australian Greens hit a strategic dead-end?

Cul de sac politics: Have the Australian Greens hit a strategic dead-end?

Why aren't the Greens offering a stronger challenge to the political establishment?
11 min read
Sep
02
Big changes + Anarchy in the riparian zone, transphobic conspiracies, activism strategy and green shoots in the desert

Big changes + Anarchy in the riparian zone, transphobic conspiracies, activism strategy and green shoots in the desert

Heads up: Brief writing hiatus is probably on the cards...
7 min read
Sep
01
Court challenges alone won’t save Barrambin, but could the Save Victoria Park campaign find a radical edge?

Court challenges alone won’t save Barrambin, but could the Save Victoria Park campaign find a radical edge?

Is being 'anti-stadium' but 'pro-Olympics' really the best strategy?
16 min read
Aug
28
Seedlings in the desert: Did Alice Springs almost just elect a Greens mayor?

Seedlings in the desert: Did Alice Springs almost just elect a Greens mayor?

Challenging racialised crime panics has delivered multiple solid results for the Greens in the NT town of Mparntwe
8 min read
Aug
08
Deeper fault lines: Greens evolution and Drew Hutton’s ‘trans cult’ claims

Deeper fault lines: Greens evolution and Drew Hutton’s ‘trans cult’ claims

I didn’t initially want to spend time writing about Greens co-founder Drew Hutton’s expulsion from the party,
22 min read
Jul
22
Anarchy in the riparian zone: Does liminal life fertilise radical imaginations?

Anarchy in the riparian zone: Does liminal life fertilise radical imaginations?

First-hand experience of a less-regulated life makes it seem more realistic to imagine a city without hierarchical rulers
14 min read