Why i moved to Melbourne I HAVE described myself on more than a few occasions as a cultural refugee from New South Wales. Many young artists and creative types – some very talented and some obviously less so – left the state during the Carr years. Some went overseas, some went north and played a [...]
In praise of initiative – or why Bob Carr made me move to Melbourne
December 10th, 2010 5 Comments
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Speaking in Brisbane on Wednesday night
May 4th, 2009 3 Comments
Those of you in Brisbane may be interested to come and see me speak on Wednesday night. I’ll be joined by master interviewer Richard Fidler who will undoubtedly force me to reveal some uncomfortable truths about the world or something. It’s a ticketed event so you need to shell out to come along. When Wed [...]
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Speaking gigs this week: Melbourne and Brisbane
October 27th, 2008 No Comments
I have two separate speaking engagements this week. On Wednesday night i’ll be speaking as part of the Inspired Media series organised by the folks at Portable Content: Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 Time: 6:00pm – 8:00pm Location: Horse Bazaar Street: 397 Little Lonsdale Street City/Town: Melbourne, Australia Their facebook group has all the information. [...]
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