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Michael Short is editor of The Zone. He also writes editorials and columns. The Zone is about activism and advocacy. It is collaborative. Its purpose is to ventilate arguments for moving an issue or situation from what is the case to what might be or ought to be the case. Across a broad range of areas including public policy, philanthropy, philosophy, culture, community, design and business, The Zone seeks to bring fresh thoughts into the free market for ideas.
The Australian Christian Lobby's position on marriage equality lacks decency and fairness
Michael Short Our young people are being betrayed and harmed by religious ideologues.
No place like home
Michael Short After a week during which Melbourne's City Square has been occupied by a camp of homeless people protesting about their treatment and their plight, young writer David Allegretti's account below tells...
Teachers' economic and social value means they should be paid more
Michael Short Good teaching and well-resourced education underpin the fabric of our society, writes Michael Short.
A personal reflection on what Anzac Day means
Michael Short Visiting the sites of World War I battles in northern France where my grandfather fought showed me the significance of Anzac Day.
Should we protect the Melbourne's livability by limiting population growth?
Michael Short Here's your chance to have your say on whether Melbourne is growing too fast - you are welcome to join the conversation in the comments section
That sinking, soulful emotion at the orb's setting
Michael Short Self-discovery can be a humbling, hungry experience.
Why Australia should allow the right to physician-assisted death
Michael Short Support is growing to allow people who are suffering to seek a physician-assisted death.
Some good can come when survivors of sexual abuse denounce the criminals
Michael Short When survivors of sexual abuse speak out, some good can come.
'What happened to me was child abuse'
Michael Short When journalist Michael Short told his personal story of sexual abuse while he was at school, others responded with their own unhappy memories.
A personal story of child sexual abuse
Michael Short Memories of abuse can be suppressed, writes Michael Short
Danny Levi Bryce-Maurice incident and EJ Whitten crash: fear and loathing in Melbourne
Michael Short When irrational emotions are driven by fear and ignorance, somebody gets hurts.
Civil disobedience is needed when laws are stupid
Michael Short One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.
Mainstream media companies paint an ugly picture of the world
Michael Short Mainstream media companies present a distorted view of the world.
What would you do to improve Melbourne?
Michael Short What would you like to see change in Melbourne? What would you do if you magically had the power? What ideas, small or even radical, might you have to improve our metropolis for everyone as a place...
Urban jungle: radical ways to improve our city life
Michael Short Is there enough green in your life? Is a lack of nature dragging you down? Research tells us such a lack in built environments undermines our very well-being.
You be the judge: should this man be thrown out of Australia?
Michael Short This is a story of desperation, a saga that stretches across half a lifetime and in which no one has actually done anything wrong yet but where a soul-destroying injustice is poised to happen unless...
Fixing Melbourne's problems: What would you do?
Michael Short Today, we are giving you, the audience, a community forum to share and debate ideas about making Melbourne a better place in which to live and work.
How to cut your power bill and even quit the grid
Michael Short Would you like to free yourself of the undue, complex costs and, well, powerlessness so many endure in dealing with energy companies? Read on.
Why a corporate man changed his life to spread the word on understanding disability
Michael Short Why would a man at the top of his game, indeed a corporate man who had been at the top of two of the most popular sports, basketball and Australian Rules football, and was then a fashion...
How the 'lucky country' is blowing its luck
Michael Short Australia, we have a bloody big problem. Unless we change the way we develop our cities, particularly Melbourne and Sydney, we are going to turn one of the most liveable nations into a gridlocked,...
