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 '' Australian Financial Review'' and ''

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''. Burchell is the author of several books on

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and the

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, 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

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radio program hosted by

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. His daughter, Elle Burchell, was an editor of the

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literary journal

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