by Rosie Martin | Jul 9, 2021 | Blog, Kindness, Social Justice
Brilliant sky, searing sun and red horizon. Glittering water, floral profusion, waterbirds, and fish. These are both the authentic desert. I started school in the arid and isolated little town of Woomera in South Australia. While living there, my dad built a boat....
by Rosie Martin | Jun 25, 2021 | Blog, Kindness, Social Justice
When I was six, Mum and Dad were building a house and for a year we all piled-in to live with Grandma and Grandpa in country South Australia. Grandma loved roses, although growing them was a bit of a feat in SA summers. Looking back, I suspect the roses might have...
by Rosie Martin | Feb 8, 2021 | Blog, Social Justice, Speech Pathology
By golly, some of the work I’ve been involved in these last few years has been noticed across the Pacific with reciprocal shared gratitude – it’s just grand! The wonderful crowd at Circle of Security International have given me a shout-out here. Can...
by Rosie Martin | Jan 27, 2021 | Blog, Kindness, Social Justice
How’s that Grace Tame, eh! What a stunner. Amazing Tasmanian Grace – you little beauty! Did you see Our Australian of the Year pack her punches up on that podium? You go, our woman of strength and power! You change this world! You take paternalistic domination and...
by Rosie Martin | Jan 26, 2021 | Blog, Social Justice
I’m writing this on 26th January. I’m working. As usual. I actually don’t want this public holiday on this date. So I’m very happy to be at work. And because I own my own business it is easy for me to make choices to conscientiously object to the date. That said,...
by Rosie Martin | Dec 21, 2019 | Blog, Social Justice
Do you remember The Man from Snowy River? Or more specifically the blog I wrote about a paper I gave at the 2019 Australian and New Zealand Supreme and High Court Judges’ Conference? The presentation at that conference has led to the great privilege and opportunity to...
