Author Archives: Shaun Deverson

Free speech isn’t… ‘free’! Nothing is.

Freedom of speech has been a topic of contention, and tension, for centuries as the interplay between governments and their citizens straddles what can only be described as a cautionary ‘fine line’ between the rights of the expressor, to the rights of the audience. The recent and shocking passing of Charlie Kirk, the US conservative-aligned […]

When the Hypocrisy of Politics Distracts

Author: Shaun Deverson I’ve been wanting to write this article for quite a few months now. But such has been my outrage, especially as we now witness the tangible consequences of climate change through the lens of South Australia’s devastating harmful algal bloom that’s killed 1000’s of marine species, that I’ve now had time to […]

When Climate Change Shrinks Our Personal Space: Proxemics and the Future of Cities

Author: Shaun Deverson As cities race to become more sustainable and resilient, a critical, but often overlooked dimension, is quietly shaping our collective future: proxemics, or the way we use and perceive personal and social space. Climate change is not only about rising seas and hotter summers. It is about shrinking comfort zones – literally […]

The Need to Move to Ecority as Worldview

Author: Dr. Richard Hames Human civilization can be visualized as a global world-system, a superorganism driven by abundant energy and the interconnected activities of billions of individuals working towards shared goals. As we know there are a number of converging crises facing this world-system, and while many seek technological or market-based solutions, the root issues lie deeper […]

There are no such things as ‘Natural Disasters’

Author: Shaun Deverson The Albanese government has declared the toxic algal bloom occurring off the South Australian coast; killing marine species by the 1000’s, decimating local communities and industries, and has been labelled an ‘underwater bushfire’, as not meeting the criteria of a ‘natural disaster’. In that vein, he’s absolutely correct. Why? We speak of […]

Climate Change as a Driver of Conflict and Disorder in Modern Nations – The Case of Australia

Author: Shaun Deverson When we think of the combined phrases ‘climate change’ and ‘conflict’, for many the automatic thought and perception is that this coupling is solely reserved for the developing world. In fact, the opposite can be very true and real. Climate change is not a distant threat but a present and compounding risk […]

The Danger of Unqualified Leadership: Why Character, Competence, and Philosophy Matter in Politics

Author: Shaun Deverson Aristotle once said, “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it”, and he maintained that the best rulers would be “philosopher-kings”, individuals shaped by wisdom, virtue, and a deep understanding of the polis (the city-state). In ‘Politics’, Aristotle also warned of the […]