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Andy Marks

@DrAndyMarks

Politics, opinion and shanties.

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Joined June 2011
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Odds on, punters’ logic decided Rosehill’s fate, I write in the @smh #nswpol #housing #westernsydney smh.com.au/national/why-did-…
Rosehill rejection: Why did ATC members look a gift horse in the mouth?

Rosehill rejection: Why did ATC members look a gift horse in the mouth?

Horses are unpredictable creatures. And so are the members of the Australian Turf Club.

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Labor’s heartland is adrift as the Coalition makes inroads in the burbs, I write in the ⁦@dailytelegraph⁩ #auspol #westernsydney dailytelegraph.com.au/news/o…
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The worst impact of interest rate increases is being absorbed by lower income earners, I tell the Sunday Telegraph. These families are already making the “painful adjustments” the RBA is seeking, mostly without the luxury of choice. dailytelegraph.com.au/news/n…
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The implications of the housing affordability collapse are clear. Where’s the urgency from government, I ask in the @dailytelegraph dailytelegraph.com.au/newslo…
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Sporting success comes to players who best anticipate change, adapt, and secure advantage. Cities are no different. #nswpol #sydney #westernsydney
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The Accord university reforms are about fairness, I tell the ABC. With equity sliding at some of our best resourced universities, that is an urgent task. #auspol #universities youtu.be/QhSb9cqQJIU
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Scholarships won’t make higher education fairer, I write in the @smh. Universities must be prepared to learn from the communities they seek to educate. #universities #auspol #westernsydney #education #equity smh.com.au/national/nsw/are-…

How can Australia fix faltering educational equity?

Universities must reflect the communities they serve to address declining educational equity.

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Infrastructure can be like the game Jenga, I write in the @smh, with the dependencies between multiple pieces revealed by removing just one. #auspol #nswpol #westernsydney #infrastructure smh.com.au/national/nsw/king…

King hit: How infrastructure cuts will hobble NSW’s momentum

Infrastructure is like a game of Jenga. Remove one piece and others become less stable.

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It’s time our approach to social and affordable housing switches from fantasy to reality, I write in the @dailytelegraph #nswpol #westernsydney #HousingCrisis dailytelegraph.com.au/news/o…
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The Sydney Metro West is the “everlasting gobstopper” of state politics, I write in the @smh #nswpol #westernsdyney smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydn…
Sydney Metro West is the ‘everlasting gobstopper’ of state politics

Sydney Metro West is the ‘everlasting gobstopper’ of state politics

As Willy Wonka proved, sometimes what begins with a splutter can abruptly turn, delivering an outcome beyond anyone’s wildest dreams.

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Events in Gaza and Israel have changed the political tempo in Australia and exposed the shortcomings of ‘fast politics’, I write in @ConversationEDU #nswpol #auspol #fastpolitics theconversation.com/australi…

Australian MPs walk a difficult line on Israel-Hamas conflict

Contending with the human misery of the latest conflict has proven politically fraught at all levels.

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Very significant #westernsydney communities are not being included in campaigning on #thevoice referendum, I tell the @smh smh.com.au/national/in-the-m…
In the melting pot of western Sydney, views on the Voice are as diverse as the population

In the melting pot of western Sydney, views on the Voice are as diverse as the population

This region could be crucial to the Voice to parliament either passing or failing – but many residents are still undecided.

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“Measure twice, cut once.” A jobs-focussed rethink of the Metro will get it back on track, and save millions in wasted consultancies. #nswpol #westernsdyney smh.com.au/national/nsw/if-m…
If Minns halts Metro West, here’s a clue to his thinking

If Minns halts Metro West, here’s a clue to his thinking

“Plan slow, and build fast.” That’s what the NSW premier told a community forum last week – and it echoed the sage words of my grandfather.

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A really important discussion on equity in the Accord uni reforms, the NDIS and emissions reduction on @ABCthedrum Always original and provocative!
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TONIGHT: The University Accord recommendations for improving access to higher education in Australia. PLUS: NSW will end open plan classrooms - so is it time we talk about ditching open plan offices? #TheDrum
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Complaining about an “unusual triangular street layout”, I write in the @SMH, is like questioning the price of jousting sticks. It’s absurd. Worse, it’s insulting in a housing crisis demanding honesty over fairness. smh.com.au/national/nsw/mayo… #NSWpol #HousingCrisis #westernsydney
Councils can’t handle more housing? Tell ’em they’re dreamin’

Councils can’t handle more housing? Tell ’em they’re dreamin’

Like the Kerrigans, we all need a castle. So Sydney mayors - particularly those in harbourside or seaside areas - need to get with the vibe.

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How much profit is enough? I ask in the @smh smh.com.au/national/when-pro…
It’s reporting season for the banks, but food banks tell the real story

It’s reporting season for the banks, but food banks tell the real story

Financial banks are reporting extraordinary profits while food banks have never been busier. What’s the connection? Could it be our misaligned housing market?

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WATCH – @ellenmfanning, our panel and guests discuss today’s big issues on The Drum: fb.watch/jS7i0o268S/ Join the conversation with #TheDrum
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TONIGHT: Things are looking grim for the world economy – the IMF predicts a sharp slowdown to only 2.8 per cent growth because of the Ukraine war, rising inflation, the banking crisis and the ongoing impact of COVID. What does this mean for Australia? #TheDrum
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Hyper-local campaigning overran hyper-partisan politics at the #nswpol election, I write in the ⁦@ConversationEDU⁩ with Tom Nance. theconversation.com/after-12…
After 12 years in opposition, grassroots politics restores Labor to power in New South Wales

After 12 years in opposition, grassroots politics restores Labor to power in New South Wales

The Labor Party will form government again thanks to a statewide swing of about 7%.

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When the people of Sydney go to the polls in the New South Wales election on Saturday, about a third of them will be casting votes from #WesternSydney - @DrAndyMarks explains the issues that will drive their votes theguardian.com/australia-ne…

NSW election: Labor targets western Sydney swing as Coalition clings on in crucial battleground

The retirement of popular sitting MPs and the confluence of state and federal issues make for an intriguing picture of potential results

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Forget the polls, atypical contrasts make the #nswelection too close call, I write in the @ConversationEDU theconversation.com/labor-is…
Labor is odds-on for a narrow victory in NSW election, but it is far from a sure bet

Labor is odds-on for a narrow victory in NSW election, but it is far from a sure bet

Despite being in power for 12 years, Dominic Perrottet’s government is making an unusual pitch for re-election and giving Chris Minns’ Labor opposition a run for its money.

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