I already teach my kids about tricky advertising, but AI changes the rules. When images, influencers, and messages are generated and personalised in real time, it becomes much harder for children to tell what’s real and what’s designed to influence them. This article reflects on why that worries me, where the laws are falling behind, and what we need to start paying attention to now.

I started noticing the decline of social media not in reports, but in my own circles. Fewer posts, quieter feeds, and more people saying they were still there, just not really using it. When I looked at the data, it supported what I was already feeling. Social media isn’t disappearing, but it may be losing its central place in how we connect and make sense of the world.

World Hearing Day is usually about hearing loss and prevention. This year, something else stands out.
Hearing technology is no longer focused on making sound louder—it’s learning how to listen intelligently. From AI-powered hearing aids to real-time captioning and brain–computer interfaces, the shift underway is from amplification to interpretation. This isn’t just a health story. It’s a systems story about attention, cognitive load, and inclusion.

When I stopped using AI to write for me, I didn’t stop using it altogether. I shifted it into automation instead. This article explores what automation actually does well, where it requires creative thinking, and how AI can reduce load without replacing the judgement that still needs to be human.

I started asking whether I was using ChatGPT too much when my writing began to feel easier, but thinner. The tool wasn’t the problem. My reliance on it was. This article reflects on AI-written content, judgement, and why I shifted away from using AI to write, and toward using it for automation instead.

Something about Australia feels off right now. As protest spaces become places of fear rather than safety, an Aboriginal Australian reflects on what this means for belonging, justice, and who feels protected in this country.

I spent about a month getting GPTs and Projects wrong. I was using GPTs to hold complex work and Projects to store too much of my business, and both felt heavier than they should have. What finally clicked was understanding that Projects are where work lives, and GPTs are how the thinking works.

I think we have a generation of men who are deeply lonely, and I don’t think we’re being honest enough about that. As old versions of masculinity are challenged, we haven’t replaced them with better ways for men to connect, belong, and relate — and that gap is shaping behaviour in ways we can’t ignore.

In truth-telling spaces, gossip is often a signal that safety has dropped. Curiosity is how great leaders protect dignity, find the full story, and rebuild trust.

This piece explores how one confronting idea — “you’re either a feminist or a sexist” — pushed me to reflect on masculinity, vulnerability, and the need for brave conversations among men. It’s not about blaming men, but freeing us from the silence that keeps harm alive. Safe people create safe spaces, and that starts with us.

The Aboriginal Flag was meant to unite us. In 2019, it became a legal dispute that fractured Australia. For Aboriginal people, it wasn’t about copyright — it was about identity. The fallout shaped mistrust, fueled the No vote, and worsened a mental health crisis we can’t ignore.

When I taught Aboriginal history in schools, I began every session by letting parents ask me anything. Over 100 sessions, one statement came up again and again: “I teach my kids to treat everyone the same.”

At first, that made me angry. Because we are not all the same. Pretending otherwise erases identity and culture. True fairness comes from recognising difference, respecting it, and creating environments where people feel safe and celebrated for who they are.

In today’s Australia, ignoring difference feeds racism — from hiring practices that silence cultural identity to the violent attacks we’ve seen on Aboriginal sovereignty camps. The way forward is clear: notice difference, respect it, and learn from it.

There’s a quiet pressure many First Peoples feel to prove who we are. This piece is for those who are tired of performing identity just to belong.

For years I thought forgiveness required me to stop feeling angry, ashamed, or hurt. But I’ve since learned that forgiveness isn’t a feeling — it’s a choice. And the first person I had to forgive? Me.

Discover the five domains of the SAFE Method — a holistic cultural safety framework for transforming workplaces with First Peoples at the centre.

For years, I put work and others first — and it nearly broke me. In this week’s Thursday Thoughts, I share how reframing my priorities changed everything. From guilt to growth, from injury to joy — and how putting my oxygen mask on first helped me run alongside my kids again.

After six months away from the spotlight, I’m returning — not to perform, but to lead with purpose. In this post, I share the truth behind why I stepped back, what I learned, and the path that led to the creation of the SAFE Method and Buneen Group. This isn’t a rebrand. It’s a return to what matters.