Populism in the UK and Australia: A Comparative Analysis of Nigel Farage and Peter Dutton
Australia's Peter Dutton reflects much of populist political rhetoric and manoeuvring of the UK's Nigel Farage.
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April 6, 2025
Accountability / Australian Aborigines / Corruption / Environment / First Nations/Indigenous / Government
The Corruption Obsession: A Distraction from Urgent National Issues in Australia
Australia's focus on corruption comes at the expense of examining the broader issues impeding improvements in other aspects of national urgency.
April 5, 2025
Commonwealth Government / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Government / Justice / Racism / Rule of Law
Constitutional Challenges and Political Dissent: A Comparative Analysis of Staindl v Frydenberg and the Treatment of Fatima Payman
The disparity in the treatment of Frydenburg and Payman when addressing questions of dual citizenship highlights the underlying racism.
April 4, 2025
Commonwealth Government / Discrimination/Racism / Racism / Refugee Policy / Refugees / Shared humanity / White Australia / Xenophobia
The Irreversibility of Multiculturalism and the Challenges of Divisive Leadership: A Case Study of Peter Dutton in Australia
The Opposition Leader's position on immigration and diversity demonstrate his divisive intent, rather than support for diversity and inclusion.
April 3, 2025
Australian Aborigines / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Justice / Law / Neo-Colonialism / Racism / Reconciliation / Stolen Generation / White Australia
The History Wars in Contemporary Australia: A Cultural Struggle Beyond Politics
An inclusive Australian society demands an end of the history wars.
April 2, 2025
The Art of Fabrication: Oscar Wilde’s “The Decay of Lying” and the Perils of Alternative Narratives
"Alternative facts", splinters truth beyond repair, creating not a new truth or beauty, but a discordant competition of fictions.
April 1, 2025
Mirage of Reform: Donor Influence and the Two-Party System in Australian Politics
Independent candidates, who a largely no funded by corporate interests, have greater ability to act in the interests of their constituents.
March 31, 2025
Understanding Australia’s Gas Shortage: Causes, Context, and Controversy
Australia's gas shortage is a function of the lack of sound policy to ensure local supply over corporate profit.
March 30, 2025
Accountability / Commonwealth Government / Corporate profit / Corporate responsibility / Democracy / Government
Three Years Is Not Enough: Why Labor Should Be Returned as a Minority Government
Electing a minority Labor government at the upcoming election would enable ongoing correction for damage from the Morrison government.
March 29, 2025
Australian Aborigines / Commonwealth Government / Environment / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Refugees
Peter Dutton: A Divisive Figure in Australian Politics
Peter Dutton represents a questionable option for a cohesive, just and united Australia.
March 28, 2025
Commonwealth Government / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Propaganda / Racism / Refugees / Rule of Law
Justice within Injustice: The Oxymoron of Law in the Third Reich and Parallels in Modern Australia
The pattern of restrictive laws in Australia bears concerning similarities with the gradual decline of Germany toward the Nazi regime.
March 27, 2025
Democracy / Government / Human Rights / International Law / Law / Law Enforcement / Rule of Law / United Nations
Lasting Echoes of the War on Terror: Consequences of Normalising Expanded Legislation on Constitutional Values
Legislative instruments expanded since 9/11 represent a vast creep of restrictions on liberty, privacy and due process
March 26, 2025
The Inevitability of Repression in Legal and Political Systems: A Study in Imperial Governance and Its Consequences
Abandonment of the principles of equality, justice and human dignity by a nation leads to disillusionment that engulfs the entire social fabric.
March 25, 2025
Corporate responsibility / Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Genocide / Government / Human Rights / International Law / Rule of Law / Shared humanity / United Nations
The Equality of Human Life: A Philosophical and Practical Examination
Every human life holds equal value, regardless of individual differences and is pivotal in ethical and legal frameworks.
March 24, 2025
Accountability / Culture / Discrimination / Genocide / Government / Human Rights / International Law / United Nations
Israel’s Actions in Gaza Cannot Be Justified on Either Military or Moral Grounds
The invasion of Gaza cannot be justified on military or moral grounds and is affront to international law.
March 23, 2025
Australian Aborigines / Culture / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Racism / Stolen Generation / White Australia
Indigenous Destruction and the Rise of Western Culture
Colonisation has left Australia devoid of Indigenous cultural traditions that benefit the economy and disadvantaged First Nations.
March 22, 2025
Humanity at the Crossroads: Navigating Existential Threats in a Fractured World
Authoritarianism and science skeptics are driving the Earth to a climate catastrophe.
March 21, 2025
Without the Foot Soldiers, There Could Have Been No Holocaust
The horror of the Holocaust required many people to blindly accept propaganda and turn a blind to the evil perpetrated by the Nazis.
March 20, 2025
Corporate responsibility / Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Government / Human Rights / Political theory / Propaganda
Culture Wars in Australia: The Right Wing as Primary Instigator
An imbalance in media ownership enables the political right to influence the terms of elections, setting the terms through amplifying cultural tensions.
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The Wooden Horse of Wealth: Billionaires and the Subversion of Democracy
The Trojan Horse is a lesson in looking beyond a rival's seemingly generous gift to their underlying motives and past behaviours.
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