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Bernie O'Kane

A non-contemplative people

The divisions that challenge Australia

29 min readAug 30, 2023

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A non-contemplative people

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Bernie O'Kane

The hardscrabble lives of the selectors

This essay should be read in conjunction with my essay on selection — The mystery and legacy of Australia’s immigrant selectors.

9 min readMay 1, 2023

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The hardscrabble lives of the selectors

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Bernie O'Kane

The mystery and the legacy of Australia’s immigrant selectors

The selection period of Australian history was short. The “Selectors” were those who took out licences to farm small holdings in response…

9 min readMay 1, 2023

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The mystery and the legacy of Australia’s immigrant selectors

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Bernie O'Kane

The increasing Maribyrnong River flood risk

Climate change and urbanisation — the cocktail from hell

7 min readMar 6, 2023

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The increasing Maribyrnong River flood risk

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Bernie O'Kane

The Maribyrnong River flood review

In October 2022, an extreme flood occurred on the Maribyrnong River in suburban Melbourne. A total of 520 homes were flooded along the…

6 min readFeb 24, 2023

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The Maribyrnong River flood review

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Bernie O'Kane

The Australian identity

On how it is evolving with immigration

6 min readFeb 7, 2023

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The Australian identity

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Bernie O'Kane

The Maribyrnong River flood finger pointing

Is it in the right direction?

6 min readNov 22, 2022

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The Maribyrnong River flood finger pointing

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Bernie O'Kane

Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop

A vision should be explained — on how a solution might end up a problem

12 min readOct 24, 2022

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Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop

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Bernie O'Kane

Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop and housing affordability

There is more to do than just build a railway

8 min readJul 28, 2022

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Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop and housing affordability

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Bernie O'Kane

Melbourne is a city on the move but to where?

Transformation has its challenges

15 min readJul 18, 2022

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Melbourne is a city on the move but to where?

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Bernie O'Kane

Bernie O'Kane

I have an engineering and infrastructure planning background and write observational pieces about contemporary social and economic history and influences.

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