Category Archives: politics / current affairs / ecology

The Climate Change Authority is calling for submissions

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Beth Spencer

Please consider taking a few minutes to make a submission to the Climate Change Authority — the deadline is **tomorrow** (Friday)!! Even if you only write a couple of paragraphs, it really helps. They need to know that we care … Continue reading →

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‘All they will call you will be… IMAs (Illegal Maritime Arrivals)’ – Woody Guthrie’s great song, Deportees, as relevant as ever

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Beth Spencer

. I was reminded this week of this beautiful song, written by Woody Guthrie — Plane Wreck at Los Gatos Canyon (The Deportees) — the heartfelt lyrics so relevant in Australia today.   For this is the new regime at the … Continue reading →

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Slash and burn time for arts, writing and drama at ABC-Radio National: why audio arts are too valuable to lose

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Beth Spencer

[This piece was published in The Canberra Times, Monday 21st October 2012] Imagine a country in which, no matter where you lived, there was a public space just down the road, easily accessible, well-lit and safe, food available, your favourite … Continue reading →

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