February
February 25, 2014
Lindsay Tanner always made sense to me. He and Martin Stewart-Weeks are quoted in The Australian (17/02/14) saying: “Our institutions are relatively closed, exclusive and linear, exercising authority from a combination of longevity and distance from the lives of ordinary […]
February 25, 2014
The thought that if Simplot Australia closes, NO Australian-grown frozen veggies would be available at all and we would be relying on food grown totally outside Australia, is pretty black. A concerned friend sent the following info with a request […]
February 25, 2014
The Grattan Institute’s Ben Jensen has completed a fascinating report – for an ex-teacher! – on what works best and how it is implemented in the education systems of Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea. ‘Catching up: learning from the best […]
February 19, 2014
It is possible that many companies in the car industry, as well as tens of millions of taxpayers’ dollars could be saved according to PPB Advisory – a major insolvency company that advises on business restructures and turnarounds. They are […]
February 12, 2014
Greg Foyster lives at Murundaka Cohousing Community in Heidelberg Heights, Melbourne. He’s contacted us about one of the most popular PWF articles Cohousing A New Affordable Australian Dream? (2008!) and what he calls ‘the first truly urban cohousing community’ in […]
February 6, 2014
In inner Melbourne, 3000 Acres, a food activist community group has identified 12 inner city sites to establish small community-led veg, fruit and herb gardens. Vancouver And New York Already Doing This A New York-based project called 596 Acres provided […]