Olympics ridiculousness, gas tax centrism, Brisbane's Airbnb misstep and why parties like the Greens should embrace mass online voting
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I hope you're all doing as well as can be expected in these tumultuous times. I
Civil disobedience, cultural diversity, and left populism's colonialism problem - latest news and articles
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Here's another roundup of my recent publications, plus some upcoming events and other stuff I'
Local governments make major multi-million dollar decisions, but no-one’s scrutinising them anymore
Periodically in Australian politics, everyone starts talking about a ‘scandal’ where a state or federal government has misspent ‘millions of
The last goanna in Highgate Hill (Has anyone else seen it?)
Maybe inner-city green spaces have more habitat value than we might assume
‘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?
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
Koalas are trying to return to Greenslopes and Annerley – but they’ll need our help
Yes, this is kind of a good news story
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...
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
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