Category Archives: social mindsets

Social issues including paradigms

Recovering our waste – and our humanity

Glenorchy’s Recovery Shop is an object lesson in how to deal with waste Glenorchy, home of Mona, is doubly blessed. Before Mona there was the Tip Shop, or as it’s now known, the Recovery Shop, which this year celebrated 25 years in … Continue reading

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A new generation tackles climate change

With the final nail in the climate policy coffin driven home, younger Australians take up the battle Former CSIRO climate scientist John Church is now free of the constraints of government service and able to speak his mind. He did … Continue reading

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On marriage, children and the future

Maybe we’re not completely screwed, after all. Last week, among close family and friends, I saw two young people married in a ferny glade on our wonderful mountain. It was a happy event as every wedding should be. Weddings are … Continue reading

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