The Coal Curse
Maybe I should stop reading this Quarterly Essays …? Since Rebecca Huntley’s essay, I have just been appalled at the political muck-ups and corruption that have been laid out. It [...]
Cry Me a River
I have read the latest Quarterly Essay: Cry Me a River by Margaret Simons, about the Murray-Darling basin. This was really insightful, given that I was just starting my legal [...]
5 Books Every Entrepreneurial Lawyer Must Read
When I started on my own entrepreneurial journey, it’s been the biggest learning curve of my life. Doing a law degree, and then getting practical experience, was a steep curve. [...]
The Long Goodbye
I went back this weekend and read a Quarterly Essay from 2017 - Anna Krien’s essay entitled The Long Goodbye. The subtitle was “Coal, coral and Australia’s climate deadlock”, and [...]
Men at Work
The 75th Quarterly Essay arrived in my mail box, and it is Men at Work by Annabel Crabb. Here I have summarised and paraphrased: It’s about social de-engineering. Half a [...]
The Prosperity Gospel
The latest Quarterly Essay is by Erik Jensen, and entitled “The Prosperity Gospel: How Scott Morrison won and Bill Shorten lost”. It’s not an argumentative essay - it’s an essay [...]
Accidental Feminists
I bought Accidental Feminists after hearing Jane Caro speak on The Garrett podcast. I wanted to hear from a real feminist. Someone who is in my mum’s generation and has [...]
Australia Fair
The most recent Quarterly Essay - Australia Fair: Listening to the Nation by Rebecca Huntley - is fantastic! Rebecca doesn’t take a controversial stance, but makes a political point based [...]