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The political flâneur is my vehicle for examining politics while remaining aloof from the groupthink of the contemporary academy. A blog about my political science research, teaching, and community engagement, and my philosophical, pedagogical, media, and literary musings. Dilectio Libertas et Doctrina. ISSN 2652-8851.

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Albo’s control of your TV is only the tip of the iceberg

28 November 2023

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My presentation at the Robert Menzies Institute's Annual Conference

25 November 2023

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The Menzies Ascendency: Australia in the Atomic Age

21 November 2023

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It's economically unjustifiable to extend Canberra's light rail network

19 November 2023

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Public Policy: From the Hustings

14 November 2023

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Whither journalism for the common people?

12 November 2023

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Superiority complex at the heart of elite activism

02 November 2023

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Gunning Report: Upper Lachlan 63% rate rise meeting

02 November 2023

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Let’s focus on fixing potholes

30 October 2023

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Coastal wind farms: On Sunday, the people said ‘no’ again

30 October 2023

Anthony Albanese Chris Bowen Coastal Wind Energy Policy Flat White Offshore Wind Renewables The Spectator

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Albo gives EV drivers a free ride

26 October 2023

Anthony Albanese Cross-Subsidisation Electric Vehicles Flat White High Court Road Pricing Road User Charging The Spectator Transport Policy

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Old-fashioned light rail costs more to go slowly to fewer places

22 October 2023

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The people have spoken, but elite activists aren't listening

22 October 2023

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Dr Michael de Percy FRSA FCILT: Dr Michael de Percy FRSA FCILT (PhD ANU, BPhil Hons UC, BA Deakin) is Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Canberra. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, where he received the Royal Australian Artillery prize. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and Vice-Chair of the ACT Chapter, Vice President of the Telecommunications Association (TelSoc), Public Policy Editor of the Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, and a member of the Australian Nuclear Association. He was appointed to the Australian Research Council's College of Experts in 2022. Michael's research focuses on comparative politics and policy, government-business relations, transport, telecommunications and energy policy, and leadership. His most recent work includes COVID-19 and Foreign Aid: Nationalism and Global Development in a New World Order, Routledge 2023, (with Jakupec and Kelly), research in Policy Studies, Journal of Telecommunications and the Digital Economy, and Australian Journal of Social Issues, and opinion in The Australian, The Spectator Australia, and The Interpreter.

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