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Author Archives: David Walker
High-education voters desert the Liberals
Labor’s May 2022 federal election win seems to confirm the approach taken by US political analyst David Shor. I don’t normally feel any great need to forecast the Clear And Obvious Future Of Australian Politics, especially the day after federal … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Politics - national
17 Comments
How Shorism might win Australia’s federal election
Looking at Australian politics right now, one thing stands out: the federal ALP has become a little Shorist. I don’t know how long it will last, or whether it’s even a conscious strategy. But it’s definitely happening. What does “Shorist” … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and public policy, Education, Employment, Inequality, Politics - national, Social Policy
Tagged Albanese, ALP
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The Chinese regime’s defeat in Ukraine
The international reaction to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is delivering China a message: its current approach to the world won’t keep working much longer. Does that title above seem odd? Surely it’s Russia that’s losing in Ukraine – in May … Continue reading
Hidden Unpersuaders: How we mistook the digital giants for all-powerful manipulators
The twin threats of “hidden persuasion” and artificial intelligence have now convinced most of us that Google and its ilk are almost uniquely powerful. These threats are overrated. The digital giants can do less than we fear – and we … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Critique, Economics and public policy, Information, IT and Internet, Media, regulation, Society, Uncategorized
Tagged Facebook, Google, social media
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The Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop’s fragile business case shows governments need an Evaluator-General
We have a broken process for evaluating costly government investments. The evolving plan for an underground railway through Melbourne’s middle suburbs reminds us that we need something better. The Victoria government is currently in the early stages of building what … Continue reading
A Nobel Prize leaves the minimum wage question open
One of economics’ most famous papers – the 1994 minimum wage study by David Card and Alan Krueger – has just won David Card (pictured) half of a Nobel Prize in Economics. The overall reasons for Card’s award are well … Continue reading
Posted in Economics and public policy, Employment, Social Policy
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The strange origins of Melbourne’s $100bn Suburban Rail Loop
I spent some time last year planning a piece for a commercial media client about the Melbourne Suburban Rail Loop, a planned underground rail tunnel through Melbourne’s eastern suburbs and then out, partly above-ground, to the west. I had to … Continue reading