Hot August Night is now an Aussie experience. Our climate has changed over 50 years, but there is a real danger our conversation about it are as obscure as the lyrics on Neil Diamond's iconic album.

There is a growing need for politicians who see laughter, warmth and engagement as their trademark. Leadership that leans into humour, without being seen as a buffoon without substance, can be very powerful. It fosters engagement, relatability and therefore loyalty.

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.

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.

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.

As a matter of life and death, the COVID pandemic has delivered some pretty tough lessons for those professional communicators who seek to change or influence human behaviour.

If the current health/economic crisis has done anything, it has reinforced the role of narrative in taking data science to the masses.