Affordable Housing Policies and Their Side Effects
In the complex interplay of government interventionism, policymaking, and economic principles, the drive towards providing affordable...
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Sam Wilks
- Mar 22
- 4 min
Parenting and Personal Responsibility: Teaching Children to Own Their Actions
In a society increasingly fraught with the delegation of personal responsibility to external entities, whether governmental or societal,...
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Sam Wilks
- Mar 21
- 6 min
Meritocracy vs. Equality: The Dilemma of Tackling Income Inequality
In the discourse surrounding the pursuit of a more fair society, the concepts of meritocracy and equality often find themselves at odds....
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Sam Wilks
- Mar 18
- 6 min
Mental Health and Welfare: The Interplay of Dependency in the Northern Territory
In the sprawling, remote landscapes of the Northern Territory of Australia, the tapestry of mental health and welfare weaves a complex...
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Sam Wilks
- Mar 13
- 4 min
Public Housing Policies: Successes and Failures: Evaluating the effectiveness of public housing initiatives and their long-term implications.
Public housing policies, including rent capping, have been a subject of intense debate and scrutiny across the globe. While the...
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Sam Wilks
- Feb 4
- 3 min
The Impact of Homelessness on Community Safety and Security
In a society where economic and social disparities are ever-present, the issue of homelessness stands as a stark reminder of these...
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Sam Wilks
- Jan 25
- 4 min
Zoning Laws and Housing Affordability: Investigating how restrictive zoning regulations can exacerbate housing affordability issues.
In exploring the complex landscape of zoning laws and housing affordability, it's crucial to understand that the interplay between these...
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Sam Wilks
- Jan 21
- 3 min
Moral Hazard: The Perils of Government Intervention in Encouraging Risky Behaviour
The concept of 'moral hazard' emerges as a critical yet often overlooked consequence of government intervention in various sectors. This...
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Sam Wilks
- Jan 3
- 3 min
Accountability and Government: The Veil of Intervention
In the boogie-woogie of governance, accountability stands as the compass that guides the polity towards integrity and trust. Most claims,...
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Sam Wilks
- Dec 26, 2023
- 3 min
Historical Analysis of Political Polarisation
Political polarisation, the process by which public opinion divides and goes to the extremes, has become a defining feature of modern...
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Sam Wilks
- Jan 23, 2018
- 3 min
20 Ways to F-Up the Territory No. 17 Ignore the Weather and Environment
During the Wet season the Territory per capita experiences a proliferation of ground and water-based bacteria and parasites that leads to ma
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Sam Wilks
- Jan 9, 2018
- 2 min
Idea's are not mine alone!
When you wake up and friends are sending posts to you that remind them of proposals You made public over 6 months ago about using Berrimah (
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Sam Wilks
- Oct 19, 2017
- 4 min
JOBS ARE DISAPPEARING!
Jobs are being lost every day and most of them are not being replaced, get used to it. It’s got nothing to do with the economy. In...
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Sam Wilks
- Sep 25, 2017
- 2 min
Mental Wealth
Have you ever been Homeless? I have, it sucks, but that doesn’t mean I had to stay homeless. We all have a past, we just don’t have to...
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Sam Wilks
- Sep 23, 2017
- 3 min
being Present.
As I’m aging, and I’m not old, I found my mind easily distracted and slower to retrieve information. Sometimes at the most inopportune...
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Sam Wilks
- Sep 14, 2017
- 3 min
The media is Gamon about what the real issues are!
Sometimes the real winner isn't what we focus on its what we miss... "Like my nana used to say no matter how thin you slice it there’s...
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Sam Wilks
- Sep 9, 2017
- 6 min
Escape the chains of poverty...
Lets be clear the main issue I hope to write about and to describe is essentially unattractive, it is poverty. A mindset created by...
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Sam Wilks
- Jul 25, 2017
- 3 min
Where one man can make a difference, imagine what a community can do....
I spent some time door knocking today in the suburb of Muirhead. Muirhead is very different from the suburb of Wanguri, Wagaman, Alawa...
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Sam Wilks
- Jun 21, 2017
- 2 min
Community Gardens
Community Garden’s don’t just have to be about fighting global issue’s like food security, world hunger and creating sustainable...
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Sam Wilks
- Jun 19, 2017
- 5 min
Keeping Safe while The Sky is falling down
If you live in the Top End then you are well aware of our beautiful seasons, The Wet and the Dry. The harshest weather in Australia is...
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