Kenneth Davidson
Kenneth Davidson has been writing for The Age on economics and public policy since 1974. He was winner of the Walkley award for best news story in 1977 and National Press Club/Ford Australia Award for Canberra Press Gallery Journalist of the Year in 1980. He remains a committed Keynesian and opponent of economic rationalism. In his spare time he is co-editor of Dissent magazine.
How Dan Andrews and Transurban are stuffing up Melbourne's inner west
Kenneth Davidson Don't be fooled: the Western Distributor tollway is all about private profit.
Can Melbourne be saved from the planners and pollies?
Kenneth Davidson Our city's population is expected to double over the next 35 years, so how do we ensure it remains a great place to live?
Port lease deal steals from future generations
Kenneth Davidson Deals are being done that will affect the bay, neighbouring communities and road networks.
Why flogging the Port of Melbourne is Premier Dan Andrews' great folly
Kenneth Davidson This city’s future as an international hub is in jeopardy.
Why Dowling proposal for new port should not be ignored
Kenneth Davidson The proposal to lease out the current Port of Melbourne for 50 years to fund rail and road infrastructure in the east and south-east of Melbourne is the greatest fraud ever conducted on the people of...
Don't be fooled by Dan Andrews' port trickery
Kenneth Davidson Privatising the Port of Melbourne and using the money to finance the removal of level crossings is a modern version of the old pea and thimble trick.
Port of Melbourne privatisation: Costly deals clogging up Melbourne’s docks
Kenneth Davidson The Andrews government is blocking a project at the Swanson Dock terminals that promises huge returns for a modest investment, to prioritise the privatisation of the Port of Melbourne.
Compromised Bill Shorten might not be Labor's best bet to beat Abbott
Kenneth Davidson Rather than beating up on the Abbott government's enemies, a more worthy royal commission target would by political funding.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is bad for Australia
Kenneth Davidson The Productivity Commission appears to have tried to convince the government not to put Australia's head into a noose via the TPP.
Why Dan Andrews should close the Hazelwood Power Station
Kenneth Davidson Is Victorian Labor serious about cutting emissions?
Why Budget 2015 is an act of economic vandalism
Kenneth Davidson The paradox of thrift, in which individuals respond to uncertainty by increasing savings, is likely to compound the likelihood of recession.
It's never been cheaper, or more essential, for government to spend
Kenneth Davidson Self-serving myths about public debt should be exposed.
Now that the East West Link is gone, let's replace it with better transport projects for Melbourne
Kenneth Davidson Governments rarely have the opportunity to line up good policy with good politics. This happy conjunction is open to the Andrews government if it does two things.
Momentum for Public Private Partnerships grinds on despite dismal returns
Kenneth Davidson Finance deals for infrastructure are fleecing the public, but Dan Andrews might be smart enough to see what going on.
East West Link: Is Victoria open for blackmail?
Kenneth Davidson If Dan Andrews pays compensation, it will set a terrifying precedent.
Left out in the cold by a state reluctant to invest
Kenneth Davidson Homelessness is only the tip of the iceberg of the growing failure of governments – state, federal, Labor and Coalition – to meet the basic shelter needs of the bottom 40 per cent of...
Andrews needs to get a bigger bang for our bucks
Kenneth Davidson The East West Link was a stinker from the start.
Victoria 2014: The state election that neither side deserves to win
Kenneth Davidson The desalination disaster is a blight on both Labor and the Liberals.
Debunking the myth of Gough Whitlam's economic incompetence
Kenneth Davidson In reality there were two Whitlam governments, each of 18 months' duration.
Have we really dodged the East West Link bullet?
Kenneth Davidson It looks as if Melbourne has dodged the East West Link bullet. Almost.
