About the Author:
Dr Chrissy Sharp was an experienced and respected environmentalist and Continue Reading →
Chrissy's Contributions
POSTCARD FROM TRANSYLVANIA
In this forgotten corner of Europe the wave of modernisation that began with the
Industrial Revolution in the north west of the continent two centuries ago and has
ineluctably spread across the rest ~ altering in its path nearly every aspect of
traditional life ~ seems to have scarcely arrived in Transylvania. Certainly half the
people on the street are using mobile phones and some families own a small car but
these cruise the roads in the company of horses and carts.
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Chrissy June 2013
RE-FEDERATING AUSTRALIA
When will we really fix federalism? A talk at the John Curtin School of Public Policy
16/11/12My starting point is the 2020 Summit of April 2008. I attended with the view of
speaking about the need to de-centralise federalism. Frankly I thought I would be
completely out on a limb, with nobody else wanting to talk much about the unsexy
topic of federalism. Yet to my amazement “fixing Federalism” was the
single biggest outcome of that forum of 1000 Australians. Certainly it had a
different ring in the different discussion streams; the Economics Stream theme
was “a seamless national economy” whilst the Environment/Sustainability group
wanted whole of government collaboration, to the Rural and Regional Stream
that in effect wanted to abolish State Governments. Continue Reading →
Chrissy 16 November 2012
LEGACY ISSUES OVERSHADOW FORESTS PLAN
"This article was printed as an Opinion piece by the West Australian in a slightly edited form entitled "Old Trees the Key to SW Forests" on 5/11/12
The big gap in the new Draft Forest Management Plan is its lack of a restoration plan.
The legacy of past intensive logging has created forests that are more vulnerable to
drought but confront a drier future. This serious challenge is raised in the Draft but
remains unresolved. Although the public discourse remains focussed on the familiar
and bitter battle between the loggers and conservationists, the bigger question is can
we keep our forest ecosystems alive and healthy through drier times? Continue Reading →
Chrissy 4 November 2012
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