It has always been the case that the individual is expected to conform, and that there is hierarchy within myths. Myths are of course traditional stories, often explaining a natural phenomenon typically involving supernatural beings or events. … [Read more...] about Great Barrier Reef Platitudes, More Dangerous Than Sharks
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Leaning on the Lookouts, at the Great Barrier Reef
Being able to sink below the waves at the edge of Australia’s continental shelf with the reef sharks and the colourful corals, is a rare privilege that I enjoyed just last week. It is possible because Jacques Cousteau invented the aqualung in 1942 … [Read more...] about Leaning on the Lookouts, at the Great Barrier Reef
Why Deny the Beautiful Coral Reefs Fringing Stone Island?
We live in an era when it is politically incorrect to say the Great Barrier Reef is doing fine, except if it’s in a tourist brochure. The issue has nothing to do with the actual state of corals, but something else altogether. Given that the Great … [Read more...] about Why Deny the Beautiful Coral Reefs Fringing Stone Island?
My First Film: Beige Reef
FRENCH military general Napoleon Bonaparte is quoted as saying that, "A good sketch is better than a long speech.” Then there is the expression, ”A picture is worth a thousand words.” So, why have I spent so much of the last two decades … [Read more...] about My First Film: Beige Reef
Senate Inquiry into Water Quality at the Great Barrier Reef: My Submission
Submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Identification of leading practices in ensuring evidence-based regulation of farm practices that impact water quality outcomes in the Great Barrier … [Read more...] about Senate Inquiry into Water Quality at the Great Barrier Reef: My Submission
10 Days at the Magnificent Great Barrier Reef (Part 1, Whitsundays)
I'VE spent the last 10 days snorkelling, paddle boarding, and droning over the coral reefs of the northern and southern Whitsundays. I've been with a great crew including Clint Hempsall who has an underwater camera and he has taken so much footage … [Read more...] about 10 Days at the Magnificent Great Barrier Reef (Part 1, Whitsundays)