We have a fealty problem with our politicians: firstprinciplespolicy.substack.com/p/the-fealty...
04.02.2026 00:47 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We have a fealty problem in democracy. Too many politicians believe they should be able to serve narrow segments of society, and not society as a whole: firstprinciplespolicy.substack.com/p/the-fealty...
03.02.2026 00:38 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
The Fealty Problem: Who actually owns your representative? New thinking about political transparency and allegiances to restore democracy. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/firstpri...
02.02.2026 23:03 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Great Schooling Divide: Our latest thinking on funding public education from a first principles perspective: firstprinciplespolicy.substack.com/p/the-great-...
26.01.2026 06:12 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
"Ask me how I know..."
20.01.2026 22:33 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Energy Extortion
Why Your Power Bill is a Privatisation Tax
The cost of electricity has become modern day extortion, with badly designed market dynamics driving prices up. It's time to address energy markets from a first principles perspective. The Energy Extortion - Our latest thinking. open.substack.com/pub/firstpri...
20.01.2026 06:31 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Fixing the Problem with Corporations
Making Capitalism Work for Society
Tax their turnover, not just their profits. Corporations have torn up the social contract that earned their protection in the first place. Here’s a suggestion to fix one of the problems with corporations: firstprinciplespolicy.substack.com/p/fixing-the...
19.01.2026 21:33 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Death of the Billable Minute
Why Health Needs a Subscription, Not a Receipt
Treating health services like other professional services is a mistake. We need *avoided* consultations and better health outcomes as our goal: firstprinciplespolicy.substack.com/p/the-death-...
19.01.2026 07:36 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Housing Trap
How to Kill Speculation and Reclaim the Home
Our latest thoughts about housing and the adverse policies that affect affordability, stability and security. firstprinciplespolicy.substack.com/p/the-housin...
11.01.2026 23:50 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Death of the Billable Minute
Why Health Needs a Subscription, Not a Receipt
What would happen if we went from paying for health consultations to a health subscription? Our argument for the death of the billable minute and new outcomes-based partnerships in health care: firstprinciplespolicy.substack.com/p/the-death-...
05.01.2026 23:41 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We're First Principles Policy. We believe that policy decisions should be made for the good of all society. We're starting a breakdown of how policy could be changed to drive better equity, outcomes & benefits for us all. Starting here with better ways to manage Corporations and their tax affairs.
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research scientist in infectious diseases, health equity advocate, director & ceo burnet institute (www.burnet.edu.au), chair, australian global health alliance & pacific friends of global health (www.ausglobalhealth.org)
Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and Senator for NSW. Feminist and anti-racist, fighting for public education & a just world 🌏🐨🏡✊🏾
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Professor at the University of Sydney, School of Public Health. Research interests: tobacco, vaping, social media, commercial determinants of health. She/Her
Prof at UniMelb. I'm a computational cognitive scientist studying human inference, learning, information systems, culture, and (mis/dis)info. Nerd & opinionated loudmouth in Oz, originally from America, citizen of both. Parent of two. 🏳️⚧️ perfors.net
Professor of Sociology | Researching social inequalities in global cities | race & racism | co-existence | diversity & the urban commons | informal sport | migrant workers in Singapore & Australia | mainstreaming far-right. | Palestine | All views my own
Hello! This is the official account for the Social & Political Sciences Program at the University of Technology Sydney.
Existing in the context @ essentialmedia.com.au for public affairs, campaigns & politics: owner and MD.
writer for hire on Aus HE people, policy, politics. That's me on the right
Senior Lecturer in Social Policy at ANU, Vice President of ASPA. Political theory + social policy. I made the human who drew my profile pic.
Twitter escapee. Lecturer and researcher in communication, media and its influence on democracy. Post in my personal capacity.
A place to explore political possibilities.
Putting our connections at the heart of our politics.
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Avid reader, gardener, believer in social justice and fairness
Social justice - education - natural environment.
Each exploited by Corporations - time for change.
Fortunate to reside on Turrbul and Yuggera land.
Chief Economist at @australiainstitute.org.au
Columnist on economics and politics for Guardian Australia.
Dollars & Sense podcast https://australiainstitute.org.au/news/category/podcasts/dollars-sense/
Social epidemiologist, public health, social justice and equity. Oral health, child health, ageing health. Posts my own. Likes and reposts not endorsement
On Ngunnawal and Ngambri land. Interested in gender equality, policy, Australian politics and cake. Personal account, views are my own. Hough rhymes with tough!
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Political-social commentator/sometime-journo. I write books & media articles, sometimes I investigate stuff. Whiny male edgelord's pinup girl. Mostly hilarious most of the time. Likes are acknowledgments only. She/her
Investigative journalist. Ex-Guardian/Observer. Now co-founder brand new all-women journalist collective, www.thenerve.news. Tech justice stuff: www.the-citizens.com. Personal newsletter: www.broligarchy.substack.com
I write. Author of Mean Streak and other things. Day job: senior reporter The Saturday Paper. I write a decent newsletter: https://rick-morton.ghost.io
Fled the other place searching for less shouty more thinky. Love politics, loathe parties, booster for community indies, campaigner for hopeless but worthy causes.
