Climate change and biodiversity are flip sides of the same coin – one interacting and ultimately dependent upon the other. From a human perspective, this makes it impossible to divorce climate action and mitigation from biodiversity protection.

A civilised and prosperous society has a huge responsibility to ensure the welfare of all the ecosystems within which it presides — and of which we are now we are effectively architect and master.

Scientists are slugging it out with ‘people like me’ as our most trusted source of information according to the 2024 Edelman Trust Barometer. That position comes with a lot of opportunity and responsibility.

What if dinosaurs wore shoes? Its scarily easy for our perceptions to be shaped on scant evidence, or just a mental flight of fancy.

Why adopting the weird title of Human API in an artificial intelligence (AI) start-up made sense.

Staff commitment to the cause in not-for-profits and charities is something worth bottling, but ultimately the head must rule to ensure sustainable organisations.

How do you meet the challenge of advocating for climate action is when people’s personal experience of the weather often seems to contradict the science. A cold day in Melbourne had me pondering this.

Small not-for-profit organisations should not underestimate the power of community goodwill to achieve outcomes beyond the scope of their finances.

The ‘firehawks’ of The Kimberley opened my eyes to the fact that there is plenty about indigenous knowledge that meets the formal method of western science and the two have more in common than they differ.

It’s something I wouldn’t have been game to do at the start of my career, but now … what the hell … I’ll ask ChatGPT to decide whether you should hire me as a writer or not. The answer? It depends.

Don't we feel powerless at times to deal with climate change and environmental loss? It is not beyond individuals to take action.

The assets put most at risk by AI are not our jobs or roles, but those far more fundamental to the foundations on which human relationships and society must be built - truth and trust.

Working with local media on worthwhile news, causes and stories is rewarding in more ways than financial. What appears in local media influences what happens in the community in which you live.

Could the line-up of elites behind the ‘yes’ vote for the indigenous Voice to Parliament prove detrimental or advantageous to the ‘yes’ campaign setting reconciliation back for a generation?

We should embrace the potential firepower that the finance industry’s focus on risk will bring to the call to action on climate, environment and sustainability.

Quality and efficiency built on experience translate to reduced overall project costs even at a higher charge-out rates. We need to wipe hourly rates from our procurement processes.

Defining dignity in retirement quickly devolved into undignified politics about equity, greed and fairness and the purpose of the superannuation system.

Organisations holding data on us are the new gold vaults and breaking into them has become the modern-day equivalent of bank robbery.

Optus’ communications with all stakeholders since its data hack has been a sequence of monumental failures to connect with and inform stakeholders and the brand damage will be long-lasting.

The British Crown and Union Jack were the heart and totem to this history and Australia must break with both in order to project itself into the world with unity of purpose and fairness.