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Category Archives: democracy
Mineral wealth, Clive Palmer, and the corruption of Australian politics – The Conversation
Warwick Smith, University of Melbourne Clive Palmer is reportedly spending A$70 million of his own money on his party’s campaign. How is it possible for one individual to command so much wealth and where did it come from? The sad … Continue reading
Video – Talking Justice 2015
A recording of my speech at Talking Justice has been uploaded to the Loddon Campaspe Community Legal Centre YouTube channel. The speech is like a 22 minute summary of my writing over the last year. Speech notes Talking justice – … Continue reading
Interviewed for podcast: “Is it worth voting?”
By Warwick Smith I was interviewed by Abla George for the first of a new podcast series InformMyOpinion. The topic, “is it worth voting?”, was prompted by record levels of disengagement in politics in the UK in the leadup to … Continue reading
Posted in democracy, Political philosophy, radio interview
Tagged Abla George, democracy, InformMyOpinion, podcast, Talking Justice
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TV appearance on ABC’s The Business
I was interviewed for a segment on political donations by financial institutions that aired on Wednesday night on The Business on ABC TV. This followed on from a piece I wrote for The Guardian last year. It’s great the ABC … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, democracy, Media appearance, political economy, TV
Tagged ABC The Business, ABC TV, political donations, rent-seeking
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To attack rather than build is now the norm, but the Coalition’s negative campaigning is backfiring
Attacking a policy simply because it is open to attack can result in painting yourself into an awkward policy corner First published in The Guardian Friday 7 November 2014 By Warwick Smith The Abbott led federal opposition in Australia was … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, democracy, Political philosophy
Tagged broadband, climate change, politics, The Guardian, Tony Abbott
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Reconstructing Economics 