March 2021

Just over a year ago we were coming out of one of the worst bushfire seasons on record. 18.6 million hectares burnt out; 34 lives lost; 2,600 homes; 1 billion animals. It was also a year ago that we went in to a virus-induced lockdown and the world c…

I have an admission to make. When people make general reference to swiping left or swiping right, I never know which is the correct direction. Having been married since 1995 I have never had reason to download a dating app. With 270 million people wo…

Recently I had the chance to sit down to dinner with our National Rural Health Commissioner, Professor Ruth Stewart. Among many topics of conversation was the average life expectancy for Australians. We are at an all-time high with life expectancy at…

In 2015 I visited the Mount Buller Alpine Resort. In summer. I attended the Australian MTB Summit and one session in particular stuck with me. Scot Nicol, the founder of Ibis Bicycles, delivered a discussion on the future of MTB. In his early days of…