Articles by Dr Andrew Klein, PhD

Introduction: The Yogurt Aisle It was a Sunday morning at Boronia Square. Susan and I were buying milk and yogurt. Nothing remarkable – just ordinary life, the kind millions of Australians live every week. A […]

Introduction: The Burgers and the Bench There’s a burger franchise in Boronia. I go there, that’s how I got to know the name Hash Tayeh. Reasonable prices. Decent food. Hash Tayeh, the man behind the […]

Part IV: The Interconnected Web From Banks to Police The same structural forces that protect banks from accountability also protect police from accountability. The same logic that blames “a few bad apples” in finance blames […]

Introduction: Where There Is Ignorance, Bad Things Find a Home Where there is a lack of understanding, ignorance, then there is room for bad things to make a home for themselves. The banking sector and […]

Introduction Let’s be direct about what we’re facing. Jillian Segal, the government’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism, has proposed a sweeping agenda that would fundamentally alter how Australian universities operate. Her plan includes “university report […]

HOW LOCAL WAS TAKEN OUT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT And Why Victoria’s Suburbs Are Now Governed by Algorithms, Ambition, and Aqueducts to Nowhere I. THE KENNETT EARTHQUAKE (1992-1999) When Jeff Kennett’s Liberal-National coalition swept into office […]

Introduction The suburb of Boronia 3155, Victoria Australia, like many such habitats, teem with unique species whose behaviours, rituals, and migration patterns have evolved over decades. This guide, compiled through rigorous observation (and a lot […]