I think when it comes to sustainability, there needs to be an attack on a number of fronts and people are simply too fatigued to fight.  Saturday’s Earth Hour was a great example of people doing something very simple that they think might make a difference.  It isn’t really challenging their hard-earned lifestyle, it looks like sponsoring businesses care about... View Full Post

I was recently asked to speak to business leaders about planning for change - in particular, relating to sustainability.  What a great thought! Planning for change! Environmental sustainability is a big thing right now (finally) however, rather than ad-hoc and reactionary initiatives, shouldn't we be thinking holistically and long-term?  After all, that is what 'sustainable' means - continuing long-term. ... View Full Post

Oh boy!  I never thought I would hear details of our Premier's undercover grooming routine - but there it was.  Waxing admissions from the person in charge of our State.  Has it really come to this? Can I tell you though, that this is not what really bothered me.  What troubles me so is that Ms Bligh responded at all.  Not only... View Full Post

I must say, I was a little disappointed about yesterday's announcement of a 5% target for Australia's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.  I thought that with the Garnaut Review's fairly dire warnings, we might want to aim a little higher.  But I'm also a realist and understand why the government has come to that decision in the current climate (no pun... View Full Post

Just when we think the financial crisis can’t get any worse, we find the ASX has dropped again, the Aussie dollar is in the toilet after almost reaching parity with the greenback this year, and markets around the world are diving. Concerns about our financial future are justified. The US is in recession, banks thought to be safe are failing... View Full Post

With the first of Kevin Rudd's $10.4bn stimulus package hitting the bank accounts of benefit recipients tomorrow, all eyes will be on the cash registers.  If they ring constantly, then we just might avoid a recession, but if those recipients *gasp* save their funds, will that mean the Australian economy is heading for an even bigger dive? Under the current 'burn... View Full Post

I was listening to Richard Fidler on the ABC the other day, talking about an educator who claims that creativity (and therefore innovation) is taught out of us in school. And it got me thinking - did all those years colouring within the lines stifle my creativity? What about yours? Our son used to be an outside the lines... View Full Post