Human Rights

YINDJIBARNDI ABORIGINAL CORPORATION and ‘SOLOMON HUB’

Following is a press release issued by the YIndjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation on 4 August, 2011. Under the heading: THE FACTS ABOUT FMG’s PROPOSED ‘SOLOMON HUB’ IN YINDJIBARNDI COUNTRY. I have…

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August 9, 2011

ACT Government / Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Culture / Democracy / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Education / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / India / Law Enforcement / Neo-Colonialism / Racism / Respect / Rule of Law / Shared humanity / Tertiary / White Australia

No amount of education will ever make us white

The following is a letter I received from a reader of Blak and Black and the Fiji Sun, talking about his experiences as a Pakistani/Australian living in Australia’s Capital, Canberra: Dear…

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July 31, 2011

Assimilation / Corporate profit / Corruption / Culture / Democracy / Environment / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Mining / Respect / Rule of Law / WA government

Native Title: An Australian White Wash

He is wizened. Lines mark a face that has felt the sun’s warming rays and burning beams, eyes see the land that holds his people’s Dreams, ears hear the stories…

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July 17, 2011

Culture / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Human Rights / Respect / Rule of Law

Bruce and Bruce split the house

All in all I have to say that this has been a good week for me on the information gathering circuit. On Monday I came into possession of the Skunky…

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July 14, 2011

Australian Federal Police / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Genocide by stealth / Human Rights / Law Enforcement / Rule of Law

Genocide: the word behind law enforcement in Australia

The following is an abridged version of one of the victim statements I have been collecting in support of an application to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, alleging human…

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July 10, 2011

Corruption / Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Environment / Globalisation / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Mining / Respect

It’s time: for honesty and fairness when reporting on Aboriginal Australia

Let’s not put too fine a point on it. Without question, Aboriginal Australia is afflicted with enormous problems, not least of which are law and order and health issues. Add…

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July 9, 2011

Assimilation / Corruption / Culture / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Neo-Colonialism / Propaganda / Rule of Law / White Australia

A rose by any other name: Invasion

Earlier this week Sydney City Council voted to include the term ‘invasion’ in the Preamble to the city’s vision for 2030. It’s even made news in India. It’s caused a…

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July 2, 2011

Asia-Pacific / Corporate profit / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Human Rights / PNG / Shared humanity

White Australian ‘just-us’ and the indigenous people of the Pacific

“Rio Tinto played an active role in military operations that ultimately led to a civil war in which 15,000 people died. Because of Rio Tinto’s financial influence in Papua New…

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June 30, 2011

Commonwealth Government / Discrimination/Racism / Respect / Rule of Law

Has Australia lied to the UNHRC?

The same sentencing principles are to be applied, of course, in every case, irrespective of the identity of a particular offender or his membership of an ethnic or other group.…

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June 13, 2011

Australian Federal Police / Bill of Rights / Democracy / Refugees / Rule of Law

It’s time for a Royal Commission into the Australian Federal Police

“A State cannot claim to be operating under the rule of law unless laws are administered fairly, rationally, predictably, consistently and impartially.” (Chief Justice Spigelman, as he then was, in…

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June 5, 2011

Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Equality of opportunity / Human Rights / Respect / Rule of Law / Shared humanity

Are we not members of the animal kingdom too?

‘ Will there be sugar after the Rebellion?’ ‘No,’ said Snowball firmly. ‘We have no means of making sugar on this farm. Besides, you do not need sugar. You will…

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June 3, 2011

ACT Government / Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Education / Ernst & Young

Modern Racism by Paulo Flores

Bakchos has asked me to write a post for Blak and Black about what has come to be known in the United States as Modern Racism a concept which I…

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June 1, 2011

Assimilation / Culture / Reconciliation / Refugee Policy / Refugees

Reconciliation week: a joke played by ‘white’ Australians on Indigenous Australians and the international community!

Racial discrimination against Indigenous Australians is as alive and well in Australia today as it ever was. In fact, under the lost years of opportunity known to history as the…

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May 29, 2011

Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Equality of opportunity / Human Rights / Refugees / Rule of Law / United Nations

Racism, a matter of political expediency in Australia!

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay today rebuked Australia for its political, rather than human rights based approach to indigenous people and asylum-seekers. Although criticizing some of Australia's…

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May 26, 2011

Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Bill of Rights / Democracy / Rule of Law

Corruption and Racism in the Australian Federal Police and the death of Australia’s democracy

21) After coffee was served Mr and Mrs King [i] and I were discussing Mrs (name removed on legal advice) dog Sooty and all of his aliments when a dark…

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May 24, 2011

Australian Federal Police / Culture / Democracy / White Australia

Derision, lies and the death of OUR DEMOCRACY

I lived in Australia for a year and was astounded at the level of casual racism in all walks of Australian life. The term 'wog' is used by many people…

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May 15, 2011

Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Hypocrisy / Rule of Law / Shared humanity

The beginnings of our abuse as a people in the name of white fella’s ‘justice’

Background information and things to think about as you read the 'transcript' Mow-watty was the first Indigenous person to be sentenced to death by a Superior Court in Australia, this…

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May 9, 2011

ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination/Racism / Respect / Rule of Law

Australia the land of the fair go – now that’s bullshit unless you happen to be fair!

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander imprisonment (ATSI) rates have soared by a whopping 52 per cent over the past decade. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander’s now account for a quarter…

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May 5, 2011

Discrimination/Racism / Equality of opportunity / Human Rights / Respect

Who are you to judge who I am?

The following quote comes from Gary Johns's November 11 article in The Australian. Johns is a former Keating Labor government minister, but after leaving politics has headed right, working for…

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May 4, 2011

Accountability / Australian Federal Police / Bill of Rights / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination/Racism / Rule of Law

Ya reckon ya live in a democracy, do ya?

In 1991-1992 the Research School of Social Sciences at ANU conducted a national survey of 1522 Australians and asked them about their attitude to rights. The report Rights in Australia…

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May 3, 2011

Human Rights

YINDJIBARNDI ABORIGINAL CORPORATION and ‘SOLOMON HUB’

No amount of education will ever make us white

Native Title: An Australian White Wash

Bruce and Bruce split the house

Genocide: the word behind law enforcement in Australia

It’s time: for honesty and fairness when reporting on Aboriginal Australia

A rose by any other name: Invasion

White Australian ‘just-us’ and the indigenous people of the Pacific

Has Australia lied to the UNHRC?

It’s time for a Royal Commission into the Australian Federal Police

Are we not members of the animal kingdom too?

Modern Racism by Paulo Flores

Reconciliation week: a joke played by ‘white’ Australians on Indigenous Australians and the international community!

Racism, a matter of political expediency in Australia!

Corruption and Racism in the Australian Federal Police and the death of Australia’s democracy

Derision, lies and the death of OUR DEMOCRACY

The beginnings of our abuse as a people in the name of white fella’s ‘justice’

Australia the land of the fair go – now that’s bullshit unless you happen to be fair!

Who are you to judge who I am?

Ya reckon ya live in a democracy, do ya?

RAMSI - the scion of the juggernaut of greed

AFP accused of fabricating evidence, yet again!

Moti affair

Moti affair

Moti appeal exposes mixed loyalties and judicial corruption

Moti end game

Letters to the editor: Article by Bakchos

Co-operate or else! AFP thuggery for a white Australia

The strange case of Bill Johnson, a study in neo-colonial hypocrisy

Neo-colonialism in the Torres Strait

Moti and other affairs

Comment: Excellent Read