David Burchell is a senior lecturer in humanities at the

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and a regular columnist for ''

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''. He has also contributed articles to the ''

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'' and ''

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''. Burchell is the author of several books on

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and the Australian Labor Party, including ''Western Horizon: Sydney's Heartland and the Future of Australian Politics'' (Scribe Books, 2003); co-author of ''The Prince's New Clothes: Why do Australians Dislike Their Politicians?'' (UNSW Press, 2002); and ''Labor's Troubled Times'' (Pluto Press, 1991).''Online Opinion'
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/ref> Burchell is also a regular contributor to ''Counterpoint'', a weekly ABC radio program hosted by Amanda Vanstone. His daughter, Elle Burchell, was an editor of the University of Sydney literary journal Hermes.

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