Watching pollies and company spokespeople operate at CSG-related “community consultations” and “forums” (fora?) is such an education. After only a few events, I feel qualified to offer this 10-point guide for aspiring pollies and spokespeople. Continue reading
Here is a list of questions that remain unanswered after the Casino “forum” with Brad Hazzard. I have emailed Minister Hazzard this list (with a nice note, of course). If he replies, I will post his answers. Continue reading
On Thursday April 19, Brad Hazzard, the NSW Minister for Planning and Infrastructure, came to Casino for what was billed as a “forum”. Continue reading
My reasons for choosing to unplug from a disempowering, resource-hungry system, live more in harmony with nature (my own included), and be responsible for my own wellbeing are still valid two and a half years on since moving to The Creek. Continue reading
I just need to say how good I feel today. Even CSG can’t shake it – I have this solid sense of joy and abundance and love for everything. Flaky? Absolutely. Do I care? Absolutely not. Continue reading
No CSG today, just self-sufficiency stuff.
We’re planning to plant Lomandra longifolia (spiny-headed mat rush) on contour at various spots around the place, to stabilise slopes and create barriers to pademelons. A tray of Lomandra seedlings from the nursery is $50, and not very self-sufficient, so we’re propagating them ourselves. Continue reading
I recently stumbled on a very useful term: the “legitimating story”. Nerd that I am, I got all excited, because here is a phrase that – in two lonely words – goes a long way towards articulating a technique of manipulation to which I have often been prey. Continue reading
There’s been a fair bit of discussion surrounding the whole Arrow-paying-the-police arrangement. Continue reading
This is what the actual legislation (according to Austlii) and police force policies (according to Qld and NSW police force documents) say about arrangements such as the one where Arrow paid for police officers to be present at the community blockade site in Kerry Continue reading
Bull*&^% Detection 101
I’ve got so much use out of the term “legitimating story”, that I realised I’d really like to know terms for other ways in which media, miners or politicians try to frame people’s opinions. So I went hunting… Continue reading →