Eshu and the Trickster Archetype: From Yoruba Mythology to Historical and Modern Disruptors
Trump embodies many of The Yoruba god's traits, but is the modern-day trickster as capable of engendering transformation?
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May 17, 2025
View from the Eiffel Tower. Painting by Indigenous artist Lena Nyadbi, on the roof of the nearby Quai Branly museum.
Arnhem Land’s Aboriginal Art: Preserving a 50,000-Year UNESCO Treasure
The Aboriginal art of Arnhem Land connects culture across time.
May 16, 2025
Rule of Law vs Rule of Man: Crackdown on Whistleblowers, Protests and Free Speech
Australia's crackdown on the dissenting and outspoken voices underscores a concerning trend where the state overrules the rule of law.
May 15, 2025
André Gorz, Ecology and Planetary Boundaries in a Capitalist World
Capitalism's obsession with growth strains ecological boundaries, necessitating acceptance of and response to desperate ecological needs.
May 14, 2025
Factions Plaguing the Australian Labor Party following its Election Victory
Capitalising on its landslide electoral victory at the 2025 Federal election will require Labor to rise above its factional rivalries.
May 14, 2025
The True Essence of Aboriginal Culture: Ceremony, Dreamtime and Symbolism
Aboriginal ceremony and symbolism weaves the past with the present and future.
May 13, 2025
The Shield of Achilles: Perspective and Symbolism of the Divine
Hephaestus' brilliance in crafting the Shield of Achilles is in its message of the cost of war versus the benefits of peace.
May 12, 2025
I Believe in Australia: Realising Infinite Potential Through Courage and Unity
The opportunity for Australians of all colours, creeds and origins to reject division are within our reach.
May 11, 2025
A Taylor-Price Leadership Team: Pulling the Liberal Party Further Right
A Taylor-Price opposition leadership team with its populist strategies will result in further irrelevance among the electorate.
May 10, 2025
Climate Change: An Existential Threat to Humanity
Climate change is an existential threat to life on earth, but one that that can be mitigated by global cooperation.
May 9, 2025
Accountability / Domestic Law / Genocide / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / International Law / United Nations
Do Not Go Gently into That Good Night: Humanity in Its Twilight Years
Humanity is grappling with its own impermanence, unwilling to surrender but uncertain of how to endure.
May 8, 2025
Election 2025: Hard-Right Policies, Billionaire Influence and Media
The fortunes of the Coalition were starkly divided between urban and regional areas, with the Liberal Party seen as elitist by urban voters.
May 7, 2025
The Liberal Party’s 2025 Electoral Disaster: Influence of Advance Australia, GetUp! and the Teals
Abstract The 2025 Australian federal election delivered a catastrophic defeat for the Liberal-National Coalition, with the Liberal Party, under Peter Dutton, projected to hold only 25 seats in the House…
May 6, 2025
Accountability / Commonwealth Government / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Environment / Government / Racism / Xenophobia
Dutton’s Defeat: Has Australia Turned Its Back on Divisive Politics?
The recent federal election in Australia has been nothing short of historic, marking a significant turning point in the nation’s political landscape. The landslide victory of the Australian Labor Party…
May 5, 2025
The Coalition’s Electoral Defeat in 2025: Prioritising Loyalty to Peter Dutton and Jacinta Price’s MAGA Embrace as Key Factors
The Coalition’s defeat in the federal election was a self-inflicted wound, driven by narrow policy and divisive campaign tactics.
May 4, 2025
The Banality of Evil and the Absurd: Mauthausen-Gusen, MAGA, QAnon and Modern Conspiracy Movements Through Albert Camus’s Existentialist Philosophy
Mauthausen-Gusen serves as a reminder of the banality of evil, where thoughtless obedience facilitated genocide.
May 3, 2025
Constructive Opposition in a Political Duopoly: Ideology, Negativity & Dutton’s Leadership
Dutton’s negativity erodes trust and stifles debate, with a consequence to democracy.
May 2, 2025
Fear in Australian Society Since the Howard Government
Prime Minister John Howard instigated a climate of fear, an attitude that future leaders must counter with resilience and purpose.
May 1, 2025
The Mediocrity of Australian Politics and the Rise of Independent Candidates: A Path to Democratic Renewal
Independent candidates at the upcoming election could be the answer to the mediocrity embodied by the leaders of the duopoly.
April 30, 2025
Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Propaganda / Racism / Reconciliation / Stolen Generation / White Australia
Welcome to Country and Reconciliation: Dutton’s Dog Whistle
Outrage over the Welcome to Country is a dog whistle intended to set alight a racist agenda by a vocal minority.
April 29, 2025