News & Updates
Every public article, media release, and parliamentary update in one browsable archive.
176 articles across 8 pages
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Dr Brian Walker reflects on the urgent need to move beyond outdated, lethal methods of managing Australia's apex predator toward a model based on science and respect.
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.
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
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.
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.
Dr Brian Walker addresses the legislative backlog and the government's inability to deliver on long-promised reforms that impact every Western Australian citizen.
Dr Brian Walker examines the persistent government delays surrounding medicinal cannabis driving laws and the real world impacts on patients waiting for legislative reform.
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.
Dr Brian Walker examines the concerning trend of normalised, unchecked government expenditure, calling for greater fiscal transparency and accountability in Western Australia.
Dr Brian Walker highlights the ongoing battle to remove bureaucratic barriers for patients seeking medical cannabis access in Western Australia.
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.
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