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.

As voters, we are embedding a cabal of political eunuchs, neutered by our inability to aspire beyond the trivial, the expedient and our endless ambition to extract and consume all within our reach.

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.

We need to work collectively, or our individual capacity and desire for greater control of our lives will ultimately be capped by a never-ending sequence of conflict, catastrophe, the demise of social cohesion, our health and our wellbeing.

Trump’s reckless policy to ‘Drill. Drill. Drill.’ must and can be counterbalanced by international action at government, investment and community levels.

We need positive action on climate and biodiversity, a new construct for living as part of rather than in conflict with nature, in order to meet our responsibilities for the health, wellbeing and, yes, even prosperity of future generations.

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.

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

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.

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?

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.

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.

The political right and left don’t matter anymore. The only thing that matters is what’s right.

Sitting on the verandah watching the world go by is a sure way to go nuts in retirement. Planning and patience are the key to achieving fulfilment in your latter years.

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.

Reflections on Ageism Awareness Day and how it should broaden its narrow focus on discrimination against older people.

Australia’s 2021 Intergenerational Report suggests that one of the best things we can do for our kids is be as financially self-sufficient in retirement as possible.

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