Local government How to vote this local election Don't vote with your wallet. Pick people who play nicely with others. By Alicia McKay / 17 Sep 2025
Events LGMA Annual Conference in Brisbane, September 2025 Alicia McKay will give the opening keynote in alignment with the LGMA theme: "The More Things Change..." By Alicia McKay / 11 Sep 2025
Podcast The Amazing Cities and Towns Podcast with Jim Hunt This episode of the Amazing Cities and Towns Podcast sponsored by Bearing Advisors, Jim Hunt interviews Alicia McKay about local government from down under. By Alicia McKay / 9 Sep 2025
The Ambition Recession Poppy loppers Why Kiwis snark at success. Welcome to the first piece in a six-part series on the ambition recession. By Alicia McKay / 27 Aug 2025
Systems "Isms" are not people Does calling people racist protect racist systems? Maybe. By Alicia McKay / 20 Aug 2025
McKayPedia Four empires, one square 2,500 years of Athenian empire and colonisation compete with cheap tourist trash. Travel was the winner on the day. By Alicia McKay / 15 Aug 2025
Identity and self You are who you aren't anymore Straddling the ravioli ravine with a Nashville musician to wonder about the cost of becoming yourself. By Alicia McKay / 13 Aug 2025
McKayPedia Mycenae If you're going to make your brother eat his kids' flesh, expect a run of family murders and eventual ruin, no matter how strong your city walls are. By Alicia McKay / 8 Aug 2025
McKayPedia Philosophy 101 Three wise men, three empty historic sites, one upturned rubbish bin By Alicia McKay / 3 Aug 2025
Events ALGWA NSW Annual Conference, Griffith, NSW Alicia McKay will be the MC and headline speaker at the Australian Local Government Women NSW Annual Conference in Griffith, NSW By Alicia McKay / 2 Aug 2025
Reading and Writing / Paid-only June 2025 Book Report A mixture of crotch-wetting, tear-shedding and hope-for-humanity books to improve your month By Alicia McKay / 30 Jul 2025
