Sixty Years On: Aberfan and the Cost of Not Listening
Sixty years on, the ineptitude that resulted in the Aberfan disaster remains at the heart of government and corporate culture.
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October 23, 2026
Accountability / Commonwealth Government / Corporate profit / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Equality / Government
The Reserve Bank, Unemployment and the Interest Rate
The Reserve Bank's increase in the cash rate hurts those with lower incomes who are the most likely to lose work, ignoring corporate profits and executive salaries.
October 14, 2026
Marina and ACT Treasury: Documents from 2002 to 2005
A series of documents between 2002 and 2005 set out a continued pattern of racism by Angel Marina which the ACT Public Service swept under the carpet.
October 2, 2026
Police Powers, Procedures and the Case for Transparency
Police, vested with exceptional powers, are not ordinary citizens. Transparency in evaluation of their actions is essential.
September 29, 2026
Pauline Hanson Gilds the Lily
Hanson has a penchant for exaggeration and soft facts that fail to stand up to scrutiny. Her political attacks lack evidence to support her views.
September 25, 2026
ACT Government / Commonwealth Government / Commonwealth Ombudsman / Domestic Law / Former Commissioner / Fred Martens / Julian Moti / Justice / NSW Government / Queensland / Rule of Law
Justice Within Injustice, Fifteen Years On
In the fifteen years since Blak and Black spoke of the erosion of civil liberties, much of what was forewarned has been realised.
September 14, 2026
Fire the Liar, Mind the Glass House
Hanson's campaign highlighting the Prime Minister's lies when One Nation's candidates are proved to be lying undermines her arguments.
September 10, 2026
Asia-Pacific / Commonwealth Government / Julian Moti / Pacific Neighbours / PNG / Solomon Islands / Vanuatu
Absent Family: The Contest for the Blue Pacific
The 55th Pacific Islands Forum has highlighted the tug of war over seabed resources, pitching regional powers against each other and a Goliath.
September 5, 2026
Euphemism and the Grammar of Unaccountable Power
Language can shield the truth as readily as expose it, duping adherents on all sides of the political spectrum.
September 3, 2026
Milosevic and Israel: Comparison of International Responses
International government response to the war in Yugoslav versus that in Gaza highlights the poor support given to the isolated and weak.
August 29, 2026
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Ernst & Young / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner
Friends in The AFP and a Malicious Prosecution
How a failed accountant, a compliant university registrar and a police force with a race problem manufactured a case against an Indigenous public servant.
August 19, 2026
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Ernst & Young / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government / Human Rights / Racism
Be Alert, Be Alarmed: How Justice Fails in the Australian Capital Territory
It took multiple people and agencies to ruin the lives of the former Commissioner for Revenue and his family and it can happen to you as well.
August 7, 2026
Babylon Again: The West’s Enduring Need for an Eastern Enemy
Repeating the patterns of millennia, The war in Iran is yet another instance of the West challenging the East, using the farce of divine rhetoric.
August 1, 2026
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government / Justice / Law Enforcement / Racism
Common Beliefs: Two Decades Of Institutional Protection For A Racist Public Servant
Over twenty years of seemingly direct support for Angel Marina in the face of his racism leads to the conclusion that the ALP and AFP are both racist.
July 31, 2026
Why I’ll Never Vote for the Australian Labor Party – The Lie One Nation Has Never Told
For all the talk over the past three decades in favour of Indigenous rights and Closing the Gap, the actions of the ALP have borne out its true contempt for First Nations People.
July 27, 2026
Unravelling Certainty: Morality and Atrocity in Steven Spielberg’s Munich
Justification of state retaliation against an aggressor for harm is a subjective determination that may vary between individuals.
July 26, 2026
Integrity Under Scrutiny: Paul Brereton, the NACC and One Nation
One Nation's rise in the shadow of misconduct by former NACC Commissioner Paul Brereton reflects cynicism toward integrity in government.
July 21, 2026
Appointment Without Accountability: Jon White, the ACT DPP and the Long Shadow of a Political Prosecution
Those who undermine the rule of law for political purpose inflict deep and lasting damage upon the legal and justice systems. Accountability is needed.
June 24, 2026
The Law That Looks Away: Accountability, Honest Data, and the Long Work of Justice in Australian Policing
The law must be held to account. The institutions that carry it must be held to account. The politicians who shape those institutions must be held to account.
June 23, 2026
The Erosion of Trust: Hanson, Robodebt and the Fragmenting Political Landscape
The lack of accountability by Ministers, underpinned by ineffective inquiries and commissions has set the foundation for the erosion of trust in government.
June 19, 2026