Melissa Payne

I’m an Australian full time student and part-time volunteer, and one day hope to work in not-for-profit PR. My multi-faceted interests include writing, reading, current affairs, intercultural relations, history, philosophy, and art. I write for Future Challenges because I’m interested in how public debate can generate solutions for a sustainable global future.

Country: AUS

Latest posts

The Future of Women CEOs in Australia

During a recent internship, I interviewed a female CEO for International Women’s Day. She said the glass ceiling in Australia has not shattered, but there are a few fractures in [...]

Monday, 18 March 2013. No comments

Graduated, Skilled, Eager and Unemployed

Are Australian undergraduates looking forward to getting employed when they graduate, or are they concerned about prospects in Australia? “Go to university,” they said. “It’ll be fun,” they said… The [...]

Tuesday, 22 January 2013. No comments

What lies ahead for Papua New Guinea…

On 23 June 2012, Papua New Guinea voters, including 87% from rural districts, began the difficult travail (on average a two hour walk across rugged mountains and dense rainforest) to confirm their [...]

Monday, 6 August 2012. No comments

It’s a natural wonder of the world, but does the world even wonder about it?

As Earth Day comes and goes every year, so too do our sea levels elevate, suspended sediments reach ocean waters, and vulnerable coral communities in the Great Barrier Reef face [...]

Thursday, 26 April 2012. No comments