PinnedChristmas Message — 2022For those that read my Christmas Message last year (or the year before, or any year before) the following has a 2022 preface.Dec 12, 2022Dec 12, 2022
Christmas Message —For those that read my Christmas Message last year (or the year before, or any year before) there is nothing really new to add this year…Dec 6, 2023Dec 6, 2023
The cost of time lostSomething I hear often when suggesting to people that they might want to consider starting their philanthropic journey now is that they…Nov 9, 2022Nov 9, 2022
My 3rd ActThe framing of life into 3 acts has been around for some time. In summary;May 3, 20223May 3, 20223
Christmas Message — 2021For those that read my Christmas Message last year (or the year before or any year before for that matter) the following has a new preface…Dec 13, 20211Dec 13, 20211
Giving back..Why should I care and how much should I give?An edited version of this appeared in the Weekend AFR on Saturday May 15.May 14, 2021May 14, 2021
Christmas Message 2019For those that read my christmas message last year (or the year before or any year before)) the following is mainly just a copy and paste.Dec 12, 2019Dec 12, 2019
Published inAirtreeAustralian R&D Spending: the Canary in the Coal MineIn as much as a dying canary in a coal mine suggested the air quality in the mine was deteriorating…so does the signalling of R&D spendingNov 27, 20191Nov 27, 20191
How caring are our wealthy : UpdateThe recently published AFR piece on the top 50 “givers” (philanthropic donors) over the last year provides a unique opportunity to try to…May 8, 20191May 8, 20191
Our attempt to see if we can make a difference….I truly hope what follows is not some elongated version of “white guy goes to African nation in khakis, builds a school, takes photos with…Feb 28, 2019Feb 28, 2019