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Author: Bakchos

This author has written 966 articles
The Paradox of Sympathy: Why Palestinians, Struggle to Garner International Support
Human Rights / Shared humanity

The Paradox of Sympathy: Why Palestinians, Struggle to Garner International Support

The multi-faceted nature of the Palestinian conflict creates a complex environment in which foreseeable tragedy is weighed against a less certain societal impact.

3 Comments
November 17, 2025
The Real Darkness of the Epstein Scandal: Elite Complicity Beyond the Headlines
Accountability / Corruption

The Real Darkness of the Epstein Scandal: Elite Complicity Beyond the Headlines

In the noise of cable panels, viral takes, and the relentless churn of social media, the Jeffrey Epstein scandal has lodged itself in the national imagination like a splinter: painful,…

0 Comments
November 16, 2025
The Alexiad: Anna Komnene’s Epic Chronicle of Byzantine Glory and Intrigue
Culture / Government

The Alexiad: Anna Komnene’s Epic Chronicle of Byzantine Glory and Intrigue

The intellectual genius and breadth of knowledge of the west's first female historian demonstrates her extensive knowledge of philosophy, literature, grammar, theology, astronomy, and medicine.

1 Comment
November 15, 2025
The Rule of Law, Presumption of Innocence, and the Right to a Fair Trial
Justice / Rule of Law

The Rule of Law, Presumption of Innocence, and the Right to a Fair Trial

The rule of law, the presumption of innocence, and the right to a fair trial are the oxygen of a democratic society.

0 Comments
November 13, 2025
The Hidden Link: How Job Security Shapes Fertility Rates in a Changing World
Environment

The Hidden Link: How Job Security Shapes Fertility Rates in a Changing World

The decline of fertility rates across the world is clearly linked to job security.

0 Comments
November 13, 2025
Forgotten Lessons from the Nuremberg Trials
Human Rights / United Nations

Forgotten Lessons from the Nuremberg Trials

The lessons of Nuremberg are being forgotten as the world plunges into an age of self-indulgence.

0 Comments
November 11, 2025
Echoes of Umberto Eco: How to Spot Fascist Tendencies in Trump’s America
Government

Echoes of Umberto Eco: How to Spot Fascist Tendencies in Trump’s America

Heeding the lessons of history and defending the institutional protections of democracy including procedural fairness and civic responsibility, we can overcome tyranny.

0 Comments
November 9, 2025
A Panegyric to the God of Abraham
Corruption / Hypocrisy / Religion

A Panegyric to the God of Abraham

Pleased to meet you, mortals – I am HE, the cosmic con, Ringmaster for believers since the circus first came on. I moulded mud into a man, for company a…

0 Comments
November 8, 2025
Australia’s Fossil Fuel Dilemma: Labor’s Approvals and the Climate Cost
Environment

Australia’s Fossil Fuel Dilemma: Labor’s Approvals and the Climate Cost

Prioritising fossil fuels for revenue by the Australian Government risks economic challenges as the rest of the world moves towards decarbonisation.

0 Comments
November 7, 2025
Riche comme Crésus: A Satire on Greed and Vanity
Corruption

Riche comme Crésus: A Satire on Greed and Vanity

In the gilded halls of Lydia's throne, Where gold flowed like rivers untamed, Sat Croesus, the king on his pile of stone, Enthroned in his vanity, richly proclaimed. "Oh Solon,…

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November 6, 2025
A Requiem for Humanity
Human Rights / Shared humanity

A Requiem for Humanity

Thursday, I rode the evening rails, Silver tracks hissing under the city’s scars – Ordinary, almost, but for a man: Threadbare, hair wild as winter grass, Clutching a cardboard plea…

0 Comments
November 3, 2025
The Chessboard of Civilisations: Europe’s Hidden Debt to Islam
Culture / Justice / Rule of Law

The Chessboard of Civilisations: Europe’s Hidden Debt to Islam

A history of a meeting of two civilisations in one small painting.

0 Comments
October 31, 2025
What Remains
Australian Aborigines / First Nations/Indigenous

What Remains

Before the day begins, when the city still holds its breath, I walk on ground that remembers other footsteps – long before roads and fences, before this place was claimed…

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October 24, 2025
Barr’s Folly: The Light Rail Debacle Draining Canberra’s Future
Accountability / ACT Government / Corruption / Government

Barr’s Folly: The Light Rail Debacle Draining Canberra’s Future

The ACT light rail project highlights the fiscal incompetence and hubris of a Chief Minister more intent on building a folly to his ego than economic stability.

0 Comments
October 23, 2025
The Paradox of Civilisation: When Values Excuse Barbarism
Uncategorized

The Paradox of Civilisation: When Values Excuse Barbarism

Destruction of cultural artefacts and repositories by a superior force nullifies assertion of values that supposedly differentiate them from barbarians.

0 Comments
October 21, 2025
River of Ancestors, Path of Stars
Australian Aborigines / First Nations/Indigenous / Uncategorized

River of Ancestors, Path of Stars

In the quiet fold of Djarrakpi, where sacred Country draws the ancestors close, spirits linger in the shadow of bloodwood, Milngiya River stirs – time-old and wise – flowing with…

0 Comments
October 20, 2025
Racism in Australia: A 2025 Reflection on Our National Psyche
Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Racism / White Australia

Racism in Australia: A 2025 Reflection on Our National Psyche

Racism is a product of the environment, one we can reshape through collective action.

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October 19, 2025
The Unsung Heroes: A Deep Dive into the World of Whistleblowers
Accountability / Corruption / Democracy / Government

The Unsung Heroes: A Deep Dive into the World of Whistleblowers

Whistleblowers occupy a paradoxical position in modern society. They are hailed as champions of truth and accountability by some, and castigated as traitors or troublemakers by others. Yet the essence…

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October 18, 2025
Systemic Racism in the ACT Government – It’s Time for Real Accountability
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Racism

Systemic Racism in the ACT Government – It’s Time for Real Accountability

Thomas Emerson's Closing the Gap Bill is a crucial step toward dismantling the systemic racism in the ACT Public Service.

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October 17, 2025
White Nationalism: A Fool’s Errand
Discrimination/Racism / Human Rights / Propaganda / Racism / White Australia

White Nationalism: A Fool’s Errand

White Nationalism undermines democracy, condoning unethical principles including violence and an illusory nostalgia based upon lies.

0 Comments
October 16, 2025
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Publications

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  • RAMSI - the scion of the juggernaut of greed

    Solomon Star
    13 October 2011
  • AFP accused of fabricating evidence, yet again

    Solomon Star (Print only)
    4 October 2011
  • Moti affair

    Solomon Star
    14 September 2011
  • Moti affair

    Fiji Sun
    12 September 2011
  • Moti appeal exposes mixed loyalties and judicial corruption

    Solomon Star
    22 July 2011
  • Moti end game

    FijiSun
    22 July 2011
  • Letters to the editor: Article by Bakchos

    Solomon Star
    20 July 2011
  • Co-operate or else! AFP thuggery for a white Australia

    Solomon Star
    24 June 2011
  • The strange case of Bill Johnson, a study in neo-colonial hypocrisy

    Solomon Star
    17 June 2011
  • Neo-colonialism in the Torres Strait

    Solomon Star
    14 June 2011
  • Moti and other affairs

    Solomon Star
    9 June 2011
  • Comment: Excellent Read

    Fiji Sun
    7 June 2011

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  4. Friends in The AFP and a Malicious Prosecution (16,876)
  5. Pig Feast: West Papua, Indonesia and Colonialism in Our Time (16,121)

Recent Posts

  • Telescreen On The Toll Road: Nineteen Eighty-Four and New South Wales’s New Surveillance PowersAugust 31, 2026
  • Milosevic and Israel: Comparison of International ResponsesAugust 29, 2026
  • Where Have All The Palestinians Gone – And What Would Bring Them Back?August 28, 2026
  • Institutional Unity in the Shielding of Angel MarinaAugust 27, 2026
  • The Permanent Emergency: How Temporary Powers Become Tools of DominationAugust 26, 2026
  • Aeschylus’ Suppliants and Asylum: Moral Obligation and Political DangerAugust 25, 2026
  • Australian Values: Politics, Immigrants and Pauline HansonAugust 24, 2026
  • Eroding Trust: ACT Policing and the Use of Force in the National CapitalAugust 23, 2026
  • Ridge and Fire: “The Aboriginal Mother” and Colonial AustraliaAugust 22, 2026
  • Paint, Power and the Public Wall: Street art as political speechAugust 21, 2026

Recent Comments

  1. Polina on Telescreen On The Toll Road: Nineteen Eighty-Four and New South Wales’s New Surveillance Powers

    Australia is beginning to look more and more like Putin’s Russia every day, beware the dictator lurking in the wings.

  2. Polina on Appointment Without Accountability: Jon White, the ACT DPP and the Long Shadow of a Political Prosecution

    Kelly the amount of corruption and racism that has gone on in the matters around Bakchos and his family is…

  3. Paulo on Appointment Without Accountability: Jon White, the ACT DPP and the Long Shadow of a Political Prosecution

    Wouldn’t it be grand Faceless to have “friends in the AFP” who render you Teflon coated, so no matter what…

  4. Paulo on Telescreen On The Toll Road: Nineteen Eighty-Four and New South Wales’s New Surveillance Powers

    I’m thinking back to your post on the Permanent Emergency. Beware the seemingly benign legislation. https://blakandblack.com/2026/08/26/the-permanent-emergency-how-temporary-powers-become-tools-of-domination/?unapproved=18249&moderation-hash=6d312ab63904585d0218e4ae02a7330f#comment-18249

  5. The Faceless Freedom Fighter on Appointment Without Accountability: Jon White, the ACT DPP and the Long Shadow of a Political Prosecution

    The all important question that remains to be answered is how did Jon White’s DPP managed to prosecute an Indigenous…

  6. The Faceless Freedom Fighter on Appointment Without Accountability: Jon White, the ACT DPP and the Long Shadow of a Political Prosecution

    Bakchos your prosecution was clearly racially and politically motivated, the people in charge of the departments and organisations that led…

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