Racist policies are making remote Aboriginal communities sick. At least three communities in Central Australia have levels of uranium in drinking water that exceed health guidelines, with dozens more not meeting good quality.
Continue reading “Water Mismanagement Impacting Aboriginal Communities”
Our team went to an external event to socialise with colleagues from a company who are frequent collaborators. Most people had not yet met one another. We were put into groups with a mix of four people from the two organisations. This is the first time I’ve seen an ice breaker turned into a competition. It led to mixed results.
Continue reading “Gaming the Ice Breaker”
This billboard meant to incite racism and division is featured in the Inner West of Sydney.
Continue reading “Racist Propaganda in Inner West Sydney”
Interview with me on colonisation on Mars has been translated into Spanish.
Continue reading “Spanish Language Interview”
I was interviewed by Newsweek on the inequalities embedded into the way people imagine colonising other planets. I discussed how the language we use about ‘colonising’ Mars whitewashes the history of colonialism on Earth:
Continue reading “Decolonise Space”
Our team ran a randomised control trial to increase the number of classes that apprentices and trainees (‘learners’) attend. We significantly increased course attendance by sending employers a text message detailing what their learners are studying at their vocational training organisation (TAFE).
Continue reading “Strengthening Education and Training”
We moved offices a few weeks ago. This is a welcome view! Continue reading Welcome View
Yesterday I went to rural New South Wales with a colleague to deliver a workshop. We discussed behavioural science concepts and a framework to eliminate risky behaviour during emergencies.
Continue reading “Community Safety”
I was on a panel at the Science Pathways conference in Brisbane. The event was run by the EMCR Forum (Australia’s Early- and Mid-Career Researcher Forum). I spoke about how to use intersectionality to refocus diversity initiatives to be more inclusive.
Continue reading “Science Panel”
A couple of weeks back, I travelled to the other side of the Sydney central business district to present our work on vocational training, to a public sector audience.
Continue reading “Vocational Training Completions”
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