Articles by Dr Andrew Klein, PhD

The rhetoric of transforming the Pentagon into a “battlefield power” is historically illiterate, morally bankrupt, and a recipe for endless war. A recent public statement by Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, celebrating the transformation of […]

There is a fundamental, often fatal, mismatch between the world of the bookkeeper and the mind of the visionary. The bookkeeper operates in a universe of defined columns – black ink for profit, red for […]

5 Systemic Failures: A System in Critical Condition Beyond specific issues with home injuries and mental health, the workers’ compensation system suffers from foundational problems that affect all claimants. 5.1 Frontline Professional Perspectives General practitioners […]

Introduction: The New Workplace Reality Exposes Systemic Flaws The dramatic shift toward remote work in Australia has created a critical stress test for the nation’s workers’ compensation systems, revealing fundamental flaws in how workplace injuries […]

They were elected on a promise of integrity. They vowed to be kinder, more transparent, and to govern for all Australians. The Albanese government presented itself as the antidote to a decade of Coalition cruelty […]

A third of Australian families are food insecure. The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is being pared back to the bone. Welfare recipients face punitive new laws. Meanwhile, the government has committed up to $368 […]

With Gabriel Klein A ghost haunts our global politics, our economic systems, and our decaying public squares. It is the ghost of the colonial overseer, the absentee landlord who views the world as an estate […]

A ghost haunts the halls of Australian governance. It is the ghost of Robodebt – a scheme now synonymous with unlawful, systemic cruelty. Yet, before this ghost has even been properly laid to rest, a […]

History holds up certain moments not merely as events to remember, but as dire, living prophecies. The collapse of the Weimar Republic is one such moment – a masterclass in how the death of a […]

In the corridors of power in Washington and the tech hubs of Silicon Valley, a term is well-known: the “military-industrial complex.” Sixty years ago, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned his nation of its “unwarranted influence.” […]

A wise voice recently posed a challenge: the first step toward peace is to discard all language having to do with war. This is not a call for polite speech, but for a radical act […]