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Author: Bakchos

This author has written 1004 articles
The World That Could Be
Human Rights / Shared humanity

The World That Could Be

Let me take you on a wander, To a world spun silver-bright, Woven from the stuff of yearning And the fabric of the might-be – A kingdom balanced on a…

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August 30, 2025
What It Is (and Isn’t) to Be an Australian
Human Rights / Respect / Shared humanity

What It Is (and Isn’t) to Be an Australian

There is room always for another neighbour when you are Australian.

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August 30, 2025
The Erosion of the Rule of Law: From Democratic Facade to Authoritarian Reality
Corruption / Government

The Erosion of the Rule of Law: From Democratic Facade to Authoritarian Reality

Unequal application of the law places democracy at risk.

1 Comment
August 29, 2025
The Erosion of Integrity: How 25 Years of ACT Labor Rule Has Corrupted Public Service and Justice
ACT Government / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Government / Human Rights

The Erosion of Integrity: How 25 Years of ACT Labor Rule Has Corrupted Public Service and Justice

Unbroken rule lasting over a generation has broken integrity, embedding discrimination and cronyism within the ACT Public Service.

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August 28, 2025
Economic Vandalism by the West: Exploitation, Inequality, and the Refugee Crisis
Environment / Government / Human Rights / Refugees

Economic Vandalism by the West: Exploitation, Inequality, and the Refugee Crisis

Introduction The term "economic vandalism" encapsulates the deliberate or systemic actions by powerful entities that undermine the economic stability and development of weaker nations, often for self-gain. In the context…

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August 27, 2025
Blind to the Rot: A Lament for Canberra
ACT Government / Australian Labor Party / Corruption / Government

Blind to the Rot: A Lament for Canberra

Labor’s betrayal paints black the sky.

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August 27, 2025
The Nationwide March for Palestine: A Global Cry for Justice and Solidarity
Genocide / Government / Human Rights / Shared humanity

The Nationwide March for Palestine: A Global Cry for Justice and Solidarity

The Marches for Palestine echo well-tested solidarity protests that challenge political bias to address abuses of human rights.

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August 26, 2025
Genocide / Government / Human Rights

Outrage in the Olive Grove

Peace for all.

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August 25, 2025
Colonial Settler Societies: Common Paths and Historical Trajectories
First Nations/Indigenous / Genocide / Neo-Colonialism

Colonial Settler Societies: Common Paths and Historical Trajectories

Domination is the key factor in settler colonialism, establishing an imbalance between the privileged and traditional peoples.

3 Comments
August 23, 2025
The Cycle of Manufactured Enemies: A Pattern in Far-Right Politics
Corruption / Government

The Cycle of Manufactured Enemies: A Pattern in Far-Right Politics

In the history of political leadership, far-right politicians have consistently demonstrated a pattern of manufacturing enemies to consolidate power, only to claim accolades for addressing crises they themselves instigated. This…

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August 22, 2025
The Man And His Hat
Corruption / Justice / Law

The Man And His Hat

Heed this tale of the man and his hat.

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August 21, 2025
Who Owns the Past? The Truth About Multiculturalism
Australian Aborigines / Education / First Nations/Indigenous / White Australia

Who Owns the Past? The Truth About Multiculturalism

The past is truly a foreign country, as MaryLou Kayser reflects; a realm where values, beliefs, and ways of life diverge profoundly from our own. Understanding history requires more than…

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August 20, 2025
The March for Australia: Chasing a Mythical Past Amidst Real Economic Grievances
Discrimination/Racism / Human Rights / Racism

The March for Australia: Chasing a Mythical Past Amidst Real Economic Grievances

The latest iteration of nationalist marches draw upon anachronistic concepts of mateship and w White Australia.

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August 19, 2025
The Complex History of Israel’s Establishment: Beyond the Heroic Narrative
Government / Human Rights / International Law / Shared humanity

The Complex History of Israel’s Establishment: Beyond the Heroic Narrative

The establishment of Israel involved colonial alliances and dispossession creating a refugee crisis that persists today.

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August 18, 2025
The Mirror of Art: Society Through the Lens of Zionism, Judaism and Gaza
Art / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Racism

The Mirror of Art: Society Through the Lens of Zionism, Judaism and Gaza

Art can only hold a mirror to society, when it is able to do so free from fear and reprisal.

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August 17, 2025
Voices from the Ancient Earth
Australian Aborigines / First Nations/Indigenous / Uncategorized

Voices from the Ancient Earth

A harmony of earth, sky, and every living soul.

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August 17, 2025
Embers
Human Rights

Embers

When we forget to be human ...

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August 16, 2025
Ignored and Forgotten: The Tragedy in Sudan
Genocide / Government / Human Rights

Ignored and Forgotten: The Tragedy in Sudan

As the world is distracted by the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, the devastation and loss of life in Sudan eclipses them both.

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August 15, 2025
Cultural Diffusion: The Interconnected Progress of Humanity
Culture / Neo-Colonialism

Cultural Diffusion: The Interconnected Progress of Humanity

Cultural diffusion weaves humanity’s shared mosaic of progress.

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August 14, 2025
Monumental Relocations: Explaining History, Not Eradicating It
Discrimination/Racism / Government / Human Rights / Racism

Monumental Relocations: Explaining History, Not Eradicating It

Relocating Confederate monuments to museums provides an opportunity to set them in context against other exhibits.

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August 13, 2025
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  • Corruption (449)
    • Accountability (232)
    • Corporate profit (55)
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  • Refugees (42)
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  • Rule of Law (432)
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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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Recent Comments

  1. Olikoye on First Nations · Indigenous Culture And Politics

    Until I started reading your blog, I hadn’t appreciated how old and varied Australian Aboriginal culture is, thank you for…

  2. Mel on Why Pham’s Decisions Matter: Conflict of Interest in the Public Service

    How is it that Tu Pham hasn’t been charged?

  3. Bakchos on Why Pham’s Decisions Matter: Conflict of Interest in the Public Service

    I’m not 100% convinced that Tu Pham is racist or antisemitic, I think that she sees herself as being above…

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

    I was fitted up by someone in the ACT Government, everyone in my prosecution knew this and continued to progress…

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

    I saw what happened to Bakchos when he was waiting for his trial after he was charged, that two years…

  6. Andy on Songs as Archive

    Our song lines and our art are records of our history, and the way we record our history is as…

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