Sport
Australia’s batting – a Rubick’s Cube
With the Ashes now being retained by England, we look to the long-term, the big picture. Three down, seven to go. For me, still, what’s
8 August 2013
Blog
Sport
Why I loved ‘the’ Cricket Australia tweet
Normally I’m one of the first bemoaning poor management and governance decisions in sport, especially when it comes to Cricket Australia. As a communications consultant and
22 July 2013
Sport
Melbourne sacking was inevitable, but it doesn’t make it any less sad
As a little kid in outer suburban Chirnside Park in the late 1970s, I still recall my parents giving me the opportunity to pick the
18 June 2013
Leadership
What ER’s Dr Mark Greene and Eddie McGuire have in common
There’s a strong parallel between the opening episode of ER and Collingwood President Eddie McGuire’s handling of the racial slur directed at Sydney Swans player Adam Goodes. In
26 May 2013
Social and Media
Twitter – ‘I have the conch’… ‘no I have the conch’.
Has Twitter become Lord the Flies (that’s flies – not fries)? That’s the question that came to my mind during the week watching for some
13 January 2013
Leadership
Ten things I’ve learned in a week of ‘working from home’
With recent changes to my career, two weeks ago I began the adventure of building my own public affairs consultancy and also developing rapidly The
19 October 2012
Sport
Gone too soon – a rugby fan’s lament
And so, with a loss, it ends. The song, the drummers, the kids at half time, the famous Rebel yell. Gone for another season. Yes,
30 June 2012
Social and Media
‘D-Gen’-erating (happily) to my late teens: Podcast of the week
This week as I ploughed my way through Twitter one night, I came across a tweet by Simon Owens (@SimonOMelb) mentioning his new Melbourne Radio
16 June 2012
Social and Media
Why Dicko deserves a pat on the back
I love reality TV; well, some reality TV. Ok, especially The Apprentice. The idea of driven, at times too-ego-centric people battling it out for themselves,
17 May 2012