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DAY ONE: MULTI-PARTY GOVERNMENT PUBLIC FORUM Over the last few days, I have been working and playing alongside some of Australia’s most brilliant minds. The Green Institute hosted two events in Canberra.Read More…

The Green Institute is doing some extraordinary work. I’m so proud to be involved. This is the stuff that gets me out of bed in the morning. We have two upcoming nationalRead More…

A friend of mine thought of me when she saw this presentation. Nawww. From empathy for family, religion, nation state to empathy for global humanity, creatures and the planet. I gotta sayRead More…

Caught up tonight with Mathiaparanan Abraham Sumanthiran MP, from the Tamil National Alliance, Sri Lanka to learn more about the Tamil situation in Sri Lanka. Suma is a human rights lawyer and memberRead More…

Gas wells 80 kilometres from Surfers Paradise? Gecko – Gold Coast & Hinterland Environment Council is hosting the screening of Gasland – an important film which explores the issues around coal seamRead More…

This whole carbon tax thing has got me in a bit of a fluster. I was reading the Curious Snail this morning (a requirement of my job) and it turns out thatRead More…

I’m a Queenslander – born and bred and I have lived in Brisbane all my life. I have family in Brisbane, mostly on my father’s side, and family in Townsville, mostly on myRead More…

Despite the kindness, the most unhelpful thing local and interstate people can do right now is donate material aid to Brisbane’s flood-ravaged regions via the major charities. Please hold off material aid untilRead More…

Given I work as a communications and fundraising professional for one of the NGOs who is supporting people to get their lives back to normal as quickly as possible in the aftermath of the floodsRead More…

*Photo courtesy of Nerves Like Steel Productions* I went to my first gig of 2011 at the Globe last night (Thursday Jan 7) to see Trip Sinister play alongside two other bands. TripRead More…

First things first, kids. I’m not a musician. I make no claims to that whatsoever. All I can do is play basic piano. I am currently in between piano teachers and IRead More…

I’ve been writing this blog since 2004 and, it’s only covered my political activism activities and ruminations. I’ve now changed this blog around to share my musings on global, federal, state andRead More…

http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/41914.html Check this out – it’s an open letter to Julia Gillard, asking that Julian Assange be treated fairly ie – not that he is right or wrong, but that he getRead More…

Let’s talk about marriage, baby. Let’s talk about you and me. Let’s talk about all the good things And the bad things That may be Let’s talk about marriage for now toRead More…

Trying to get my head around today’s high court asylum ruling. Lawyers say the ruling has huge implications and the Government should abandon offshore processing. Bowen says the ruling might mean peopleRead More…

Great to hear news today of children and families being removed from detention and into community-based care. Thumbs up to the Australian Government. Yay! I frankly have no interest in whether theRead More…

I started this Green Grrrl blog on June 13, 2004. Since then I’ve focused mostly on political topics. Now I’ve decided to diversity my blog and also discuss live music, pop cultureRead More…

Thank you people of Moreton. Your respect for Greens policies shines through. The Greens in Moreton received an 8.7% swing and doubled our vote. With 74% of the vote counted, we haveRead More…

I will be speaking at this event tonight. Say no to another Tampa election! Let the boats land. End offshore processing. Close all detention centres. The rally is on the evening beforeRead More…