http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/robert-todd/ Robert is an Australian lawyer at Blake Dawson who (outside his engaging and challenging legal practice in media and IT disputes) is involved in the debate to improve press freedom in Australia. Robert believes the more freely we share our ideas the more functional our citizens and communities become. He was involved in the reform of our national defamation laws, acted for a grouping of international media companies in one of the first internet jurisdiction cases in the world which was heard by our High Court, in the cash for comment inquiry and as an advisor to the British Olympic team for the Sydney 2000. His other preoccupations and diversions include the work of the extraordinary women of the Kimberley, developing more “village pumps” to which people come to share, educate and learn small, the psychology of the performance of magic and the life and times of Nicolo Machiavelli. He has been recognised as a leader in his field by several local and international publications. en Copyright 2013 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:00:10 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/charter-for-compassion-lets-pass-the-can-around/ The Kimberley is spectacular and spiritual. However, it’s not a place to get a flat tyre or have any other mechanical failure. I know, I had a flat there in July. Believe me, finding a working jack, an inflated spare and the manual can take on real meaning.    In the course of the next hour, four cars came down this rutted and dusty road.  Despite being covered in red dust, oil, blackened by the tyre remains and wielding a large tyre lever, not one of those drivers assumed I was Ivan Milat or Bradley Murdoch. Each pulled up to offer assistance. All courageously took the risk to make sure I was safe. I wondered if we would do this closer to home? A good friend once told me the story of running out of petrol and being given a full can of petrol by a stranger, whose only request was “refill the can, keep it in your boot and pass it on to someone else.” feedback@thepunch.com.au (Robert Todd) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/charter-for-compassion-lets-pass-the-can-around/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/charter-for-compassion-lets-pass-the-can-around/#item1719 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:35:55 +0000 Robert Todd | Author bios | The Punch