Category: Leadership
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Why Doesn’t Gillian Triggs Leave? #IStandWithGillianTriggs
Last night’s ABC Q and A on domestic violence and the ongoing bullying of Gillian Triggs by the LNP would appear to have little to do with each other. But to me both events are more synchronous than coincidental. Last night Q and A exposed some of the private stories of domestic violence. Today the Senate […]
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The Hidden Game Of Cricket (Thoughts On Phillip Hughes)
The terrible injury to Phillip Hughes gives some small insight to the hidden game of cricket. Cricket is seen so often seen as played in a village green. Players just seem to be standing around suspended in a state of ennui. Then the spell is broken. The quiet tap of bat and ball followed by quiet […]
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Vale Gough Whitlam
Having heard the sad news of Gough Whitlam, it reminded me of this. Many years ago I was asked to scrutineer (check the validity of votes cast as they were counted by the electoral officers) for a friend running for office. Luckily as the son of two political parents, I learnt scrutineering at my mother’s […]
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Environment Victoria BreakThrough : A New Era of Climate Activism
Presented by the Sustainable Living Foundation, the National Centre for Climate Restoration BreakThrough 2014 October forum had a surprising thread of hope and optimism. So often climate change events have an overriding pessimism and a sense of acting against forces beyond our control (political, economic as well as the environment). Perhaps they took the view that […]
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Having It All?
Imagine that you’re being interviewed for an executive high-level management role. And you’re asked the question, “How do you manage being an executive and running a family?” And you reply, “I’ve shown its possible to have it all.” And the interviewer asks you to expand on that. So you say, “I hold down a busy […]
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Earn or Learn : The Government’s Misunderstood Purpose of Education
There has been much upset and anger at the Government instigated changes to education: University fee increases. University debt interest increase. University HECS proportion increase. Commercialisation of universities. The proponents chant earn or learn, competition will work its magic, fees will be less and new university places will be created. The opponents are derided as […]
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Australian Institute of Sledging?
As a cricket lover I’m following the current Test series. My hope is that one more Aussie win will return the Ashes to us. Yet cricket is not a predictable game. And it can be overshadowed by outside issues. Such as sledging. Sledging is sustained verbal banter (truthfully outright verbal abuse) designed to unsettle an […]
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Anzac Day : Some Reflections
Despite learning about Anzac Day all my life, it wasn’t until recently I found its meaning to me. As a child, I did attend Dawn Service with my Dad. I tried my best to stay awake and not appear bored.I remember reading the plaque which had far too many names for a small country town. […]
Andrew James Whalan 