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Raining Stories – Warren Roberts and YARN

by Mark Mordue | Oct 7, 2020

Splotches of rain hit the page and the birds in the trees above me start shouting. Big storm is coming. You can smell it in the air. Talking to Warren Roberts of YARN makes for a similarly charged 15-minute interview. All the time I feel like I might break on through...

Creativity and Mental Health in Tough Times – A Conversation

by Mark Mordue | Sep 30, 2020

What do we make of ourselves in the time of Covid-19? What kind of face might we have behind our masks? How do we cope with a year that began in fire and smoke, and closes with the same environmental nightmare looming? All the while, we must learn how to cope with the...

How to Make Us Happy

by Mark Mordue | Oct 15, 2019

According to the ABC survey, Australia Talks, “spending more time in nature is the single most popular thing Aussies feel would make them happier, across all demographics”. These strong feelings for nature underpin our desire to preserve and benefit from our urban...