Big changes + Anarchy in the riparian zone, transphobic conspiracies, activism strategy and green shoots in the desert
            Heads up: Brief writing hiatus is probably on the cards...
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Court challenges alone won’t save Barrambin, but could the Save Victoria Park campaign find a radical edge?
            Is being 'anti-stadium' but 'pro-Olympics' really the best strategy?
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Seedlings in the desert: Did Alice Springs almost just elect a Greens mayor?
            Challenging racialised crime panics has delivered multiple solid results for the Greens in the NT town of Mparntwe
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Deeper fault lines: Greens evolution and Drew Hutton’s ‘trans cult’ claims
            I didn’t initially want to spend time writing about Greens co-founder Drew Hutton’s expulsion from the party, because
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Anarchy in the riparian zone: Does liminal life fertilise radical imaginations?
            First-hand experience of a less-regulated life makes it seem more realistic to imagine a city without hierarchical rulers
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        So much to reflect on!
            Some thoughts on the recent federal election, local activism, a significant but under-theorised military funeral ritual + upcoming events
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Establishment vibes: Do 'extreme Greens' criticisms hit harder when we're no longer 'doing politics differently'?
            We can't beat them if we play by their rules
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Before the dust settles... What should we be attending to in the federal election aftermath?
            Here's what I'll be thinking more deeply about over the coming days
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Blurred rituals: Do poppy services at funerals amplify the emotional resonance of Anzac Day?
            On artificially connecting nationalist military traditions to the intense grief at a loved one's passing...
        
     
    
            
    
        
    
        Can activists ensure the Greens won't sell out in balance of power negotiations?
            Australia could be approaching a critical political moment that those of us with an interest in deeper systemic change would