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
Local government 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
Greek mythology Serifos Cutting off the heads of rape victims ain't pretty but this sunrise sure as hell was By Alicia McKay / 30 Jul 2025
McKayPedia Delphi Getting high as balls to tell the future (spoiler alert: the future is on fire) By Alicia McKay / 29 Jul 2025
The ambition recession Coming soon: The Ambition Recession A new essay series is on the way. By Alicia McKay / 27 Jul 2025
Local government Local government is back in the firing line They don't want reform, they want rates-capping. This is a bad idea, but it will play well in the 2026 election. By Alicia McKay / 21 Jul 2025
Society and culture Scrolling is the new smoking Tech giants have copied Big Tobacco’s playbook - and it works. By Alicia McKay / 17 Jul 2025
Power and systems Nepotism, networks and human connection On finding an afterschool job and buying a duvet in the current digital WTF-scape + BRING BACK LANDLINES By Alicia McKay / 1 Jul 2025
