
Cartoon recording at the final Waterways of the West – Community Vision deliberative democracy gathering, with strong indigenous voices, completing the communities’ vision and priorities for the waterways of Melbourne’s west until 2070.



Cartoon recording at the final Waterways of the West – Community Vision deliberative democracy gathering, with strong indigenous voices, completing the communities’ vision and priorities for the waterways of Melbourne’s west until 2070.



Illustration for a new article posted on the CULTURICO blog, Critical thinking in education, ‘…with an increasing volume of communication present in everyday life there is a greater need to critically examine this overwhelming amount of information.’

Cartoon for Pro Bono news. Winter has been and already some inland towns are running out of water. Water is trucked in at great expense. Water catchments for cities are low. In a vacuum of inaction two foundations have stepped in: Philanthropy Centre announced to tackle Australia’s freshwater crisis

Aggressive Denial, Deflection, Paternalism and Complacency… today’s Four Horsemen.

Today’s Pro Bono news cartoon. For more see the post Charities urged to stay vigilant on advocacy rights.

A framework for building reform – an illustration of the six elements developed by Democracy Co that are required for deliberative democracy, for ‘governments to meaningfully engage with their stake holders and their communities‘. Form follows function is the primary element and comes first, while all six elements are related and connected – like organs in a functioning body or people in a household.

‘The best form of welfare is a job’, the government’s mantra opposing raising the Newstart (unemployment benefit) rate – which hasn’t been raised in real terms since 1994. Homelessness services, for example, are struggling to cope with a huge increase in Newstart recipients seeking housing assistance. Read more here. This week’s Pro Bono news cartoon.

A concertina pamphlet and animated GIF conceived by art teacher Kate Blue to help explain to others her accident and long recovery.


Today’s Pro Bono news cartoon.

It is Homeless Prevention Week. Today’s Pro Bono news cartoon.