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Progress

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Jonathan Smith

Back in the old days, taps used to come in pairs, one hot, one cold, and they used to have washers inside that would wear out every few years, so you’d have to go down to the hardware store, buy … Continue reading →

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Peppermint Grove drug dealer jailed – what’s the real story?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Jonathan Smith

‘Peppermint Grove Drug Dealer jailed’ was the headline, inset on the front page of The West Australian, Saturday, 26 March. The main story, inside, filled most of page 3, leading with this lurid paragraph: “A young Peppermint Grove woman has … Continue reading →

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Life as a car

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Jonathan Smith

My friend Katie Joy shared this great metaphor with me at a family Christmas gathering. Any mangling that may have occurred in the re-telling is entirely my fault. Life is a like a car hurtling along. When I was young … Continue reading →

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Marketing orientation in government

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Jonathan Smith

There’s a lot of debate in the public sector about whether it’s ‘appropriate’ to adopt management techniques from the private sector. For five and a half years I encouraged various government agencies to adopt what I thought of as a … Continue reading →

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