Wheel’s Substack

January 2026

What everybody gets wrong about induced demand

Induced demand is isn’t talked about enough.

Jan 18 • Wheel Reinventor

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June 2025

Stop building car parking at train stations!

The case for train station car parking doesn't stack up, and all you need to prove it is some simple arithmetic.

Jun 13, 2025 • Wheel Reinventor

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May 2023

Disability, UBI, and the explanatory power of labour-inclusive capitalism

There’s a fascinating clip going around today of the Week on Wednesday podcast saying some stuff about disability and UBI. As a podcast that’s…

May 7, 2023 • Wheel Reinventor

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What is Labor's ideology?

Labor's failure to raise Jobseeker isn't strategic, it's ideological

May 2, 2023 • Wheel Reinventor

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April 2023

Melbourne's missing Central Park?

Royal Park has so much potential but so many design flaws. Fixing them could make it magical.

Apr 22, 2023 • Wheel Reinventor

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We talk about YIMBYism because we can't talk about class

I’m a big fan of higher density, more apartments, tackling sprawl, and walkable, bikeable neighbourhoods.

Apr 15, 2023 • Wheel Reinventor

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What stops Labor moving further to the left?

A lot of folks on the left get frustrated with Labor for not being more boldly progressive.

Apr 14, 2023 • Wheel Reinventor

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March 2023

The magic bullet solution to pork-barrelling and "sports rorts" that nobody talks about: electoral reform

Pork-barrelling is out of control in Australia.

Mar 29, 2023 • Wheel Reinventor

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One week with an e-bike has changed my life

Why aren't we rebuilding our roads and cities around these incredible machines?

Mar 27, 2023 • Wheel Reinventor

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Mythbusting Kevin Bonham on how voting works

Kevin Bonham, has a twitter thread up disputing my telling of wasted vote.

Mar 24, 2023 • Wheel Reinventor

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Australia's electoral system is broken, especially NSW's. Less than one in three NSW voters receive lower house representation, because of…

While regarded with pride by many Australians, the country's voting system is deeply flawed, and results in massive amounts of wasted vote in every…

Mar 23, 2023 • Wheel Reinventor

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