How to Spend Less Money on Food
I understand that it’s good practice in blogging to write about certain things. These should be things that one is interested in, that one has a specialised insight in to, and, ideally, things that...
View ArticleLessons from Oaktree’s “Live Below the Line”
Recently I’ve had the pleasure of working on the hugely successful campaign Live Below the Line (LBL). This campaign asks individuals to live on $2 a day for five days (henceforth known as “the...
View ArticleLessons for Live Below the Line
Recently I’ve had the pleasure of working on the hugely successful campaign Live Below the Line (LBL). This campaign asks individuals to live on $2 a day for five days (henceforth known as “the...
View ArticleOn Uni and the Absence Thereof
There I was in Year 11. Sitting down with the Rector of the College, I was discussing my plans and making corresponding subject choices. ‘The world’, he told me, ‘is your oyster’. Having completed two...
View ArticleEmployment, Volunteering, and Passion
I have a complicated relationship with employment. Earning Money When I was young my mum pushed me to find work. My first job was delivering Messenger Newspapers in my neighbourhood. I made about $10 a...
View ArticleActivism and Financial Sustainability
I wrote this post earlier this year when I was about to start full-time well-paid work. Since writing it, I have left that employment to volunteer full-time. So, this post is a snapshot of how I was...
View ArticleWork Less: You’ll Get More Done
If you have a full-time job, you are probably working more than full-time. Maybe someone expects you to chalk up a certain number of billable hours each week. Maybe there’s an implicit pressure when...
View ArticleThe Seat that Decides the Senate
It’s still there in my calendar. Sunday April 7 – leave Melbourne. That day I got in my car and drove 650km from Carlton, Victoria, to Cook, ACT. On the 8th, I began work on Simon Sheikh for the...
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