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 […]
Author Archives: Shaun Deverson
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Aug
Aug
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 […]
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Aug
Aug
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 […]
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Aug
Aug
Author: Shaun Deverson Genesis 1:26 reads ‘Then God said’ “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping […]
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Aug
Aug
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 […]
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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 […]
Security
Climate Change as a Driver of Conflict and Disorder in Modern Nations – The Case of Australia
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Jul
Jul
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 […]
Leadership
The Danger of Unqualified Leadership: Why Character, Competence, and Philosophy Matter in Politics
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May
May
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 […]
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Jun
Author: Shaun Deverson As some may have seen, I’m a strong advocate for Australia to be a solely and wholly renewable energy powered nation into the future – to be an exemplar for the world. We have been gifted an abundance of natural resources to do exactly that. In addition to all the economics of […]
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Mar
Mar
By Dr. Richard Hames The organising and governing of societies that were deliberately designed to compete with one another is an engrossing enigma facing the evolution of sapiens. The trials and tribulations facing every approach we use in the act of governing are convoluted and multifaceted. Often we’re held hostage to ideological traps that serve […]