Green Urbanism

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
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
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
Mar
03
Why is Brisbane City Council intentionally preventing bunya pines from producing nuts?

Why is Brisbane City Council intentionally preventing bunya pines from producing nuts?

What does it say about our culture that we can't even coexist with one of South-East Queensland's most iconic trees?
7 min read
Jan
31
January Newsletter: Flood risks in East Brisbane/Woolloongabba, boarding house exploitation, cultural impacts of West End gentrification, Olympic submissions and upcoming events

January Newsletter: Flood risks in East Brisbane/Woolloongabba, boarding house exploitation, cultural impacts of West End gentrification, Olympic submissions and upcoming events

Hey everyone, It was great to see so many of you at the Invasion Day march last Sunday. I'
5 min read
Jan
31
Ironing out creases – West End’s cultural flattening

Ironing out creases – West End’s cultural flattening

How is gentrification changing the culture of the Kurilpa Peninsula?
21 min read
Jan
09
Submission into the LNP's Brisbane 2032 Olympics venue review

Submission into the LNP's Brisbane 2032 Olympics venue review

Here's a copy of my hastily-written, 6-page submission to the Queensland government's '1oo day review' into venues and infrastructure for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics.
11 min read
Jan
02
Queensland's boarding house trap: Why some people 'prefer' a tent in the park

Queensland's boarding house trap: Why some people 'prefer' a tent in the park

The rough news is that if you agree to live in a place like this, you'll also be removed from the public housing waiting list
6 min read
Dec
28
Why Queensland's 'Olympic Games Infrastructure Review' is skewed and biased

Why Queensland's 'Olympic Games Infrastructure Review' is skewed and biased

The government's second '100 day review' into Olympic venues is just as flawed as the first one
8 min read
Dec
19
Buyers/renters beware: Brisbane City Council keeps approving new developments, but Southern Woolloongabba, East Brisbane and Stones Corner will flood more often

Buyers/renters beware: Brisbane City Council keeps approving new developments, but Southern Woolloongabba, East Brisbane and Stones Corner will flood more often

Out-dated flood maps don't account for global warming, and our leaders are in denial about Norman Creek flood risks
16 min read