Image: two people standing against a wall, smiling, hugging, looking at each other. On the left is Carly, and on the right is Eliza. The most magical thing happened this afternoon. I saw the beautiful Eliza Hull play at National Gallery of Victoria. So very talented. Eliza … [Read more...]

  New cover release! By popular demand, I’ve worked with Black Inc to develop some alternative covers for Growing Up Disabled in Australia. These covers are aimed at the (mostly non disabled) people who just can’t bear to … [Read more...]

CW: ableism, trauma, spoilers   I have a lot of thoughts about Before I Saw You - the 34th book I’ve read so far this year. Before I Saw You popped up on my Kindle recommendations - and honestly, I should have heeded the alarm bells of the snippets of previous reviews. “A … [Read more...]

Wow! My dear friend and colleague Eliza Hull wrote a song about me for The Canales Project. It is perfect. I am honoured, and a bit lost for words. Thank you Eliza. Click here to buy the Hear Her Songs album.💜Images: a collage of four photos. from top left: ID 1- Black background … [Read more...]

This was my contribution to a debate at Castlemaine State Festival on Friday 26 March. The debate topic was “are leaders born, or are they taught?”, and it was between Sally Rugg, Gareth Evans and me (leaders are born) and Christine Nixon , Don Watson and Shelley Ware (leaders … [Read more...]