Wooden Stake

This afternoon, the Albanese government announced a revision to Regional Forestry Agreements with broad consequences for farmers, the forestry industry and mining. The Department of Resources portfolio has been extended with new powers to ensure reforestation and supersedes the purview of mining and exploration. In line with the science, the creation of carbon sinks areContinue reading “Wooden Stake”

Silver Bullet

In a surprise announcement this morning, the Albanese government has terminated all tax cuts for religious institutions and permanently rescinded all religious public funding in Australia. This budgetary move is estimated to free approximately $30 billion in the budget.  This is being funnelled into Austudy, Abstudy and Job Seeker to bring those payments up toContinue reading “Silver Bullet”

North Node

How we grow; what we must become. Aries: our independent identity and willTaurus: standing by our own hand-built valuesGemini: knowing what is worth knowingCancer: nurturing ourselves firstLeo: focussing principles on our healthVirgo: creating perfection healthily Libra: balancing my will with othersScorpio: valuing others’ valuesSagittarius: knowing the purpose of informationCapricorn: being our own authorityAquarius: facilitating allContinue reading “North Node”

The City

1968 footage of Melbourne Colour refreshed and details enhancedTrams and American carsThrumming with peopleA police officer takes off his pith helmetWipes his brow No children, only adultsWhite men and womenDashing about their dayA couple take a cruise on the YarraAll of them dead nowAll those cars gone, too I guess some of those trams were preservedSomeContinue reading “The City”

Cake

Please listen to the B-52’s Cake. What’s the best cake you’ve ever eaten? Pineapple Upside-Down, Devil’s Chocolate? My father and I were chatting about cakes. The icing is lovely. Icing covers the cake and invites the eater in. A welcoming to enter delight. Most of the cake is what’s inside. The volume, the identity ofContinue reading “Cake”

Clarity

My stress is gone. My thinking isn’t reactive. I can calmly consider things. I do not remember when last I could think like this. Years it’s been. I have now the ground to help myself. I mean, it’s not as if I don’t need it. 50. Living below the poverty line. In a share houseContinue reading “Clarity”

Place

A flower surprises from the stoneworkmossgrows on a wall ‘How do we live in ruins?’ Rootsentwine and tangle upa vineclambers through a roof ‘A magical place.’ A treesoars up from the loungebirdsflit through the rafters ‘Retain heritage.’ A brookburbling by the windowsa breezetumbles through the trees ‘It’s a dance.’ Treesrotten and old fallsunlightinvades and burnsContinue reading “Place”

Recursive

‘I really like this theme you seem to be building about making beds. Can you tell me what happens in the story and how it develops and what takes place?’ ‘Yeah, it is about making beds. It’s about how my ex-boyfriend committed suicide in my bed and I saved his life.’ ‘I recommend you, andContinue reading “Recursive”

2024 won’t be 1984

Neoliberal Australia Not familiar with the term? Neoliberalism is where the drive of capitalism, to enhance profits, is not just for private businesses to achieve. It is where politicians are motivated to help businesses enhance profits and also where people are motivated to view themselves as profit enhancers to private business. With this worldview, makingContinue reading “2024 won’t be 1984”