Best wishes to all the people on Sydney's Northern Beaches in lockdown. Thank you for your responsibility. I hope you enjoy Christmas despite the restrictions and I wish you a great 2021.

National anthem changed to "one" nation. But what does Australian citizenship mean? States with different confusing rules ; long queues and police at state borders; families kept apart; citizens overseas can't get home. Hats off to health workers, but state politics need reform.

APAC comms professionals focus on big data and AI, but ethical concerns abound. Hear the findings of the Asia-Pacific Communication Monitor, a survey of 15 countries and territories. Registratation required: utsmeet.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Hear new research findings on use of big data, AI, bots, ethical concerns - a survey of 15 Asia-Pacific countries and territories launches today in FREE Webinar. Registration required: utsmeet.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Thank you to The Quay quay.com.au for another wonderful lunch on my birthday weekend. Most amazing food and wonderful service.

Samsung Pay now demands access to all Contacts on my phone. Won't work without permission granted. This seems like blatant privacy invasion. No way. Goodbye Samsung Pay ... maybe goodbye Samsung.

I'm now seriously wondering what Australian citizenship means. Responsibilities to vote, serve in the military, etc. But if you're overseas and in dire jeopardy, sorry you can't come home. I thought that was an inalienable right. Quarantine yes, but bring our people home.

And bring our Biloela family home. Locking them up in detention is inhuman.

PR, marketing, politics, even journalism are creating post-truth society - not only Trump and trolls. My latest research on disinformation published here tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Autorities, STOP calling for social distancing. Social distance is lack of intimate emotional connection, social exclusion, prejudice, and even anti-social attitudes. Follow WHO is advocating physical distancing who.int/emergencies/di…

Table set for New Year 2022 at home in voluntary 'self-iso' avoiding crowds to be safe. But, duck in the oven and 10-year old 2012 Cristal champagne chilled. Here's hoping 2022 warrants the celebration.

Why can't we have booster vaccinations shown in our vaccination history and digital certificates? They are increasingly going to be required to give a true record of vaccination status.

I'm pleased to publish a report reviewing and synthesizing 10 years of research related to organizational listening. It reports consistent patterns and findings from multiple studies. It's available online for FREE download - uts.edu.au/about/faculty-…

Is online betting out of control in Australia causing serious social harm? Every TV ad break is PointsBet, Bet365, NEDS, Sportsbet, etc. Sport and media have sold out. One study found almost 1,000 betting ads a day responsiblegambling.vic.gov.au/about-us/news-….

I have to take my hat off to Uber. National transport strike in Paris - no buses, no trains. All regular taxis in use with long queues. But I got to a full day of meetings from one side of Paris to the other on time yesterday thanks to Uber. Pity about the traffic congestion.

I'm honored to be invited to keynote at the 2023 AMEC summit in Miami, FL, 15-17 May #amecsummit. Three years evaluating WHO communication during COVID, plus other studies, give me lots to talk about which will hopefully be inspirational and motivating for attendees. CU there.

The Pontificia Università della Santa Croce is hosting a conference these days to discuss the theme "Communicating the Christian Message in the Plurality of Contemporary Voices." Professor Jim Macnamara from the UTS tells us more about this seminar.

Finally it's published - 'Organizational Listening II: Expanding the Concept, Theory, and Practice' - reporting 10 years of research into how organizations listen (and often don't) and how they should (Peter Lang, New York, 2024 - see peterlang.com/document/14182…

I'm very pleased that my article 'The long now and liminality: Will we create communitas? A macro-social perspective on COVID-19' has been published open source online by 'Media International Australia' - doi.org/10.1177/132987…. Free to download.

No wonder Uber is successful. Caught rank taxi at POW Hospital in Sydney. Dirty rattling old Tarago and driver demanded $20 for short run. Meter not on.