No matter how interesting or endearing a story is It will not win the internet. Nor will it break the internet. You. should. not. write. sentences. like. this. It. is. annoying. No more shout outs to your peeps, please. When people die, do not start talking Latin. ‘Vale’ this and ‘vale’ that. It. Is. Pretentious. […]
Continue readingEarth Hour – Environmental Tokenism.
March 21, 2013 
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Started in Australia in 2007, Earth Hour is now embraced by over one billion people in 152 countries. That’s a lot of people wanting to make a difference. It’s indicative that hope for action on climate change is growing – and that is a good thing. However, taking a look at how the Earth Hour […]
Continue readingBugger Off, Feminist Movement.
February 22, 2013 2 Comments
Yesterday I read on Daily Life a transcript of an interview between regular contributor Clementine Ford and feminist stalwart Anne Summers. During this interview, Summers laments the fact that only 38 per cent of educated Gen X women are in full-time jobs compared to 90 per cent of educated Gen X men. Why aren’t more […]
Continue readingJust One Thing (in consideration of laziness)
February 21, 2013 Comments Off on Just One Thing (in consideration of laziness)
Many moons ago, well shy of my adolescence, I became inflicted with a malicious virus — called laziness. I’m not sure how it happened, but I’m pretty sure it was born of rebellion. My mother was a great home maker and lived by that smug mantra ‘a place for everything and everything in its place’. […]
Continue readingPublic Transport — University of Life
February 12, 2013 1 Comment
Ah, public transport, the university of life. A place where you’re forced to rub shoulders and various other body parts with the weird and wonderful characters that make up a city. Many of us are not so au fait with public transport here in car-centric Canberra, where the population is so spread out and the […]
Continue readingThe Way We Were
August 10, 2012 1 Comment
Here’s a link to my latest post on hercanberra.com.au http://www.hercanberra.com.au/index.php/2012/08/10/the-way-we-were/ (pic: from ‘Threepaws’ at the-riotact.com)
Continue readingImaginary Friends
July 28, 2012 Comments Off on Imaginary Friends
Did you have an imaginary friend as a child? If you did, chances are you’re more creative than those of us who didn’t. So says Evan Kidd, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the ANU. He spoke on this topic at the TEDx Sydney event last month. Most of you would know about TED, the US-based […]
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The Bowditch Pitch 
WOMEN & POWER
Last week I attended a seminar at the National Library of Australia. Speaking on GriffithREVIEW 40: Women & Power, were Editor Julianne Shultz and contributors Chris Wallace (Canberra-based journalist) and Mary Delahunty (journalist, former ABC TV presenter and politician). Much of the dialogue centred on ‘unexpected tensions’ that have arisen in our country in the […]
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