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Life | 29 July 2020
The Fat of the Land
The mass consumption of animals has a deep, underlying presence in our current troubles, from the role factory farming plays in increasing the likelihood of pandemic outbreaks to the panic buying of meat products as a fear response. So it's timely to consider how disconnected we are from the origins of the food we eat. This Broadsheet piece, published six years ago, profiles self-sufficiency advocate Rohan Anderson and his push for a more honest approach to the food that sustains us.
I’m standing in Rohan Anderson’s paddock, holding a small rabbit that two minutes earlier was enjoying being alive. It is now bloody, lifeless and missing half its face.
Anderson approvingly calls the animal he just shot a, “New-season rabbit.” But from what I can see that’s just a nicer way of saying “baby bunny”.
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Stories for Good | 22 June 2020
The Fireside Story
“The cobbler’s children always have the worst shoes” is an old adage that we think about a lot here at Fireside … because we’re determined to ensure it doesn’t apply to us. So many people who are great at a thing forget to apply those skills to themselves. With that in mind, we recently sat down and poured our narrative out onto a blank page. The end result: our story of who we are, how we fit into the world and why people should engage with us. If you want to know what makes Fireside tick, this is a great place to start.
Growing up in a struggling, single-parent family in Maryborough, central Victoria, Fireside founder Ben Hart found refuge in stories. In primary school he wrote epic tales of adventure in the classroom, featuring knights and dragons. At home, a deep interest in politics and current affairs - stories about the world - was seeded early by a mother who always had ABC news playing in the background and copies of The Age spread across the kitchen table.
Life | 20.06.20
COVID-19 and parenting: The juggle is real, but it can also be wonderful if you stop envying your childless friends
Life | 18.06.20
Consider this before you share your kids' photos on social media without their consent
Communicating your ‘why’: hear from four luminaries about why it’s more essential than ever National parks and coastlines can be over-protected as desolation repels visitors and day trippers Journalists often ask me about the pros and cons of going to the dark side. This is what I tell them Men are crying out for equality too, especially in parenting Consider this before you share your kids' photos on social media without their consent Should single parents reveal their kids when online dating? Why a bad approvals process is the killer of good content COVID-19 and parenting: The juggle is real, but it can also be wonderful if you stop envying your childless friends Living frugally, living well: tips for spending less during COVID-19 The Fireside Story There’s more podcasts than before the pandemic. About 300,000 more. To win over the public during the pandemic, we should be telling more stories of regret Massimo Bottura: Living the Dream The Fat of the Land