Radiation risks at Fleet Base West and the need for public safety
Dr Brian Walker explores the adequacy of public health preparedness for potential radiation emergencies associated with nuclear-powered vessels docking in Western Australia.
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Stuck in the slow lane while patients are left behind
Dr Brian Walker highlights the stark contrast between WA and NSW regarding medicinal cannabis driving laws, questioning the government's inertia and lack of urgency on this critical public health issue.
Radiation Risks and the Silent Preparation Behind Our AUKUS Naval Rollout
Dr Brian Walker examines the public health implications of nuclear-powered vessels in local waters and the state government's preparedness for potential radiation emergencies.
The Geometry of the Vote
Electoral Architecture as Structural Variable On 21 March 2026, more South Australians gave their first preference to One Nation than to the Liberal Party in the contest for the House of Assembly. Across the state One Nation drew 256,022 primary votes, or 22.9 per cent, against the Liberals’ 211,55
Who Owns the Channels
Media Concentration and Counter-Architectures Walker Briefing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. A democracy can reform the way it raises political money, redesign the chamber its representatives sit in, an
What the New Conditions Ask of Public Institutions
The shift in how public knowledge is produced extends beyond one writer’s practice. The institutions that produce and mediate public knowledge operate inside the same conditions. They include universities that train and credential its producers, newsrooms that publish its first drafts, and parliamen
How The Walker Briefing Is Made
The architecture of public-facing analytical writing has shifted, and the shift carries a question for any writer who works inside the new conditions, namely what such conditions ask of them. The question is not optional neither does it answer itself. What I have to settle, in writing under those co
When Political Theatre Replaces Accountability in the Legislative Council
Dr Brian Walker examines the rising trend of political obfuscation in Parliament, arguing that when question time becomes theatre, public trust and genuine accountability suffer significantly.
Road safety reform remains trapped in the halls of government bureaucracy
Dr Brian Walker questions why the government is still sitting on a vital safety report concerning medicinal cannabis patients and their ability to drive legally.
Protecting vital mental health services from the silence of bureaucracy
Dr Brian Walker examines the recent uncertainty surrounding the Listening Lounge funding and stresses the critical need for reliable, peer-based mental health support for our community.
The Dingo Dilemma: Is it time to rethink our approach to native predators?
Dr Brian Walker reflects on the urgent need to move beyond outdated, lethal methods of managing Australia's apex predator toward a model based on science and respect.
Why is the government hiding the medicinal cannabis driving report from us
Dr Brian Walker questions the ongoing delay and lack of transparency surrounding the government's review of the Medicinal Cannabis and Safe Driving Working Group report.
How Public Knowledge Is Made Now
I Asked what they expect of news produced with the help of artificial intelligence, audiences across forty-eight markets reply in a consistent pattern. They expect such news to be cheaper to make, by a net margin of twenty-nine percentage points, and more up-to-date, by sixteen. They expect it to be
Stalling on medicinal cannabis safety laws leaves Western Australians in the dark
Dr Brian Walker presses the government for the release of key recommendations regarding medicinal cannabis and driving, highlighting the ongoing lack of transparency for patients in Western Australia.
Breaking our addiction to expensive foreign fuel with local innovation
Dr Brian Walker examines the potential for Western Australian biofuel production to provide local solutions to international fuel price volatility and secure our energy future.
A state of stagnation: Why our legislative agenda is failing Western Australia
Dr Brian Walker addresses the legislative backlog and the government's inability to deliver on long-promised reforms that impact every Western Australian citizen.
The endless waiting game for medicinal cannabis patients in Western Australia
Dr Brian Walker examines the persistent government delays surrounding medicinal cannabis driving laws and the real world impacts on patients waiting for legislative reform.
The Brutal Reality Behind Our Collapsing State Housing System
Dr Brian Walker examines the crisis in public housing, revealing the devastating wait times that thousands of Western Australians face while trying to secure a home.
The Hidden Costs of Normalised Government Spending in Western Australia Today
Dr Brian Walker examines the concerning trend of normalised, unchecked government expenditure, calling for greater fiscal transparency and accountability in Western Australia.
Cutting Red Tape for Medicinal Cannabis Patients in Western Australia
Dr Brian Walker highlights the ongoing battle to remove bureaucratic barriers for patients seeking medical cannabis access in Western Australia.
Stalling on driving reform leaves medicinal cannabis patients trapped in fear
Dr Brian Walker addresses the government's frustrating delay in releasing the findings from the medicinal cannabis and driving working group, highlighting the ongoing impact on patients.
The Beneficiary's Account
Political Funding and the Architecture of Capture Walker Briefing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The Available Remedies, Part Four The previous article in this series examined deliberative democracy and
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The Hand That Was Never Fed
In Perth in recent days, in a hotel function room, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy and the country’s largest gas and mining companies sat down with the Premier and the Prime Minister and told them, with no apparent embarrassment, not to bite the hand that feeds them. The headline writers obliged.