The data gap in our current THC roadside testing laws
Dr Brian Walker questions the Minister for Police on the lack of data regarding THC driving prosecutions and the resulting impact on Western Australian drivers.
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Ensuring the Auditor General Can Shine a Light on Government Spending
Dr Brian Walker discusses the importance of empowering the Auditor General to conduct thorough financial investigations to ensure taxpayer dollars are spent effectively rather than wasted by government bureaucracy.
Harnessing the relentless Western Australian sun for our bright energy future
Dr Brian Walker explores why Western Australia should adopt mandatory solar car park canopies to boost our renewable energy capacity, referencing international successes from France.
The Price of Silence: Why Transparency Matters in our Parliament
Dr Brian Walker examines the critical need for government accountability and clear, honest answers in Parliament, arguing that evasive responses threaten our democracy.
A Prescription for Change: Why Our Budget Must Value Human Dignity
Dr Brian Walker reflects on the state budget, highlighting the disparity in aged-care standards and the ongoing need for government transparency to serve the people effectively.
Uncovering the truth behind criminal property confiscation and financial targets
Dr Brian Walker challenges the government on the existence of criminal confiscation targets, advocating for transparency and accountability within the justice system to ensure public trust.
The Hidden Reality of Our State Budget and the Cost of Inaction
Dr Brian Walker critiques the state fiscal framework, exposing how headline surpluses mask deep systemic failures in health, housing, and the justice system.
Equity should not be a privilege for the few in Western Australia
Dr Brian Walker examines why government funding for driving equity excludes medicinal cannabis patients, highlighting the urgent need for fair and evidence-based road safety reform.
Why is our government ignoring clear medical cannabis driving solutions from interstate
Dr Brian Walker questions why Western Australia continues to stall on medicinal cannabis driving reforms while other states move ahead with clear, evidence-based solutions for patients.
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.
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.