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The family rule book

The family rule book

November 2nd 2026 Picture a family who has been on the same property for generations. The shed is still full of Dad’s old tools, the kids all learned to drive in the paddock, and Christmas lunch is still around the Read more

What the law can't fix in a family inheritance dispute

What the law can't fix in a family inheritance dispute

September 16th 2026 Over the years, I've noticed something about families who end up fighting over money. The fight is almost never really about the money. It's about power. Control. Legacy. Who was chosen, who Read more

The gap between intention and action

The gap between intention and action

September 9th 2026 There is a gap that shows up again and again in families who are thinking about succession. I learned the name for it recently, sitting in on a session with Dr Dennis Jaffe, one of the leading Read more

Joining Sorella

Joining Sorella

July 24th 2026 I am very pleased to share that I have joined Brad Scott as Client Director of Sorella, a specialist division within EWM Group dedicated to women of influence, wealth, and legacy. Over the years, Read more

The Strength That Learns to Stand Alone

The Strength That Learns to Stand Alone

July 20th 2026 Recently I met Janet, someone who was sharp, capable, and almost impossible to read. She was not overwhelmed. She was not looking for reassurance. She simply worked through her financial position Read more

My Nonna’s kitchen

My Nonna’s kitchen

July 3rd 2026 Some of my earliest memories are not of classrooms or playgrounds. They are of a kitchen table. My Nonna lived in the centre of town in far north Queensland, in a sugar cane community where Read more

When memory holds more weight than the numbers

When memory holds more weight than the numbers

June 18th 2026 This week I sat with a family who have held the same investment property for 42 years. It hasn't produced a real return in over a decade. When I asked why they were keeping it, the answer was Read more

Discretionary trust minimum tax changes

Discretionary trust minimum tax changes

June 12th 2026 On 28 May I joined Kat Feeney on ABC Brisbane alongside Neal Dallas, a lawyer with Business Depot, to talk about something that has been coming up in a number of conversations I am having with Read more

The story beneath the numbers

The story beneath the numbers

May 25th 2026 We are taught to think of money as maths. Add one dollar to another and you have two. Subtract one and you have one. Simple. Clean. Rational. But the longer I sit with people and listen, the more Read more

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