David Burchell

This article is about the academic and author. For the South Australian business man and football administrator, see David Godwin Burchell.

David Burchell is a senior lecturer in humanities at the University of Western Sydney^[1][2] and a regular columnist for The Australian. He has also contributed articles to the Australian Financial Review and Griffith Review.^[3]

Burchell is the author of several books on Australian politics 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).^[4]

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.

References

1. . Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
2. Jeff Whalley. 12 June 2010 No jobs caused decline in suburbs like Corio, Norlane. .
3. "David Burchell". Griffith Review. Griffith University. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
4. Online Opinion David Burchell