Most of my work and writing over the past several years has focused on the failings of Australia’s arts, cultural and non-profit boards and governance models.
In addition to dozens of articles, panels, keynote speeches and vlog episodes on the subject, this has now led to a new book, which I hope to share with the world this year: Beyond ‘best practice’ boards: why (nearly) everything you think you know about governance is wrong.*
Continue reading “Help support ‘Beyond best practice boards’”After the Revive national cultural policy consultation, reactions to the proposed NDIS cuts and more, this month’s ‘and another thing’ vlog is about advocacy as an act of hope.
Continue reading “And another thing: on advocacy as hope”The Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee is currently taking submissions on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026, which will arbitrarily cut 160,000 current NDIS participants from the scheme and make it even harder for new applicants to get the support they need.
Continue reading “Have your say on the NDIS cuts”Should arts boards be made up of artists or cultural workers with direct experience of an organisation’s work? Or should we have more business people on boards to apply a corporate lens to how things ‘should be done’?
Continue reading “And another thing: on issues with representative boards”The Australian Government is calling for public submissions to inform it’s update of the Revive National Cultural Policy.
Continue reading “Have your say on the new national Cultural Policy consultation”Boards, have you delegated your Company Secretary responsibilities to a member of staff? Or are you a staff Company Secretary who’s had that work thrust upon them – without understanding the responsibilities or risks?
The landmark Star Entertainment lawsuit has put Company Secretaries into the spotlight this month – and sent a lot of organisations into a panic as a result. But most arts, cultural and non-profit organisations should be alert, but not alarmed.
Continue reading “And another thing: Company Secretaries vs company secretariats”Arts boards, I move that we stop moving motions. Because our unnecessary and ineffective governance procedures are doing more harm than good.
Continue reading “And another thing: on the violence of governance”The Victorian Government released its updated cultural policy, Creative State 2028, at the end of last year. But I won’t be surprised if you missed it.
Continue reading “Raining on the parade of Generative AI in the arts”This month’s ‘and another thing’ vlog is about endings, and the difference between knowing when it’s time for something to end, and the types of endings that are outside our control. Because, let’s be honest, our sector isn’t great at either.
Continue reading “And another thing: on getting better at endings”Arts, cultural and human rights advocacy and governance were the key themes of my 2025 writing year (with a little bit of poetry here and there).
Continue reading “My 2025 writing year”
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