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The three party system and the future of Australian politics
I’ve been waiting for the dust to settle before writing an analysis of the election outcome
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US–Australia alliance wanes under Washington’s whims
With the election behind us, it's time to reconsider the alliance
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Childcare is just the latest failure of Australia’s privatisation push. It’s time for an ideology overhaul
Even the Productivity Commission is backing away from the for-profit model. We need to ensure that our human services serve humans
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Repost: Australia's social media ban for under-16s: Can we fix digital media for everyone, not just kids
Fifth and final in a series
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The perils of privatisation
My new comic book, and a gift for paid subscribers
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There's No New Zeal and Zest
After 40 years of radical neoliberalism, Kiwis are giving up hope
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What if they gave a culture war and nobody came ?
Sadly, the culture wars will be with us for a long time to come
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April 2025

Not so deep thoughts about Deep AI (update with missing link fixed)
You can see it everywhere but in the productivity and profit stats
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Back from the brink
Trump finally facing some resistance, but will it be enough ?
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Let's fix Easter
Why let the moon choose our holidays for us ?
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The point of no return
Only days left to stop a totalitarian state in the US
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Some good news on the climate transition
Thanks to James Wimberley for prompting me to write this, and alerting me to the data on China's emissions
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