The Sanctioning of a Lawyer: Francesca Albanese and the Hierarchy of Human Rights
Francesca Albanese's book, When the world Sleeps, highlights the asymmetry in international human rights.
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June 21, 2026
The Unfinished War: Why the Crusades Never Really Ended
Awareness of historically loaded tropes can prevent a rash response to a perceived or actual provocation.
June 20, 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
Hanson at the National Press Club: The Necromancy of Fear
Hanson’s 2026 address highlights three decades of bipartisan policy failure and offers a sense of belonging - provided you are not Indigenous or an immigrant.
June 18, 2026
Populist Power: Preferential Voting and the Limits on One Nation
One Nation's is unlikely to form government, but its strong polling reflects a deep malaise among voters that the duopoly would be foolish to ignore.
June 17, 2026
Exclusion: White Nationalism and the Moral Imperative of Resistance
Coordinated effort across education, institutions, legislation and community is required to counter the skewed narratives of white nationalism
June 16, 2026
Flee The Fear: Countering the One Nation Politics of Dread
A slogan to counter Hanson's tactics and refuse to engage it the politics of fear.
June 15, 2026
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Hollow Sovereignty: One Nation, Hanson and Borrowed Grievance
If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck ...
June 14, 2026
When the Law Itself Was Unlawful: PARD, Town Hall, and the Case for Accountability
The decision that the PARD Amendments legislated following the Bondi attack are unconstitutional raises questions about the Premier.
June 13, 2026
When I Was a Lass
After Gilbert & Sullivan’s “When I Was a Lad” from H.M.S. PinaforeA Satirical Ballad in Seventeen Stanzas— 1 —When I was a lass I served a termAs a fish-and-chip girl…
June 12, 2026
Hatred: Populist Othering and Social Upheaval – Balancing the Analysis
The othering of groups within society to drive political aims is an Imbalanced, failing in its basic analysis due to the inconsistent metrics applied across all groups.
June 11, 2026
Indonesia, West Papua and the World’s Largest Deforestation Project
The destruction of West Papua's farmland and forests represents an ecological and cultural disaster, compounding the atrocious human rights record on the island.
June 10, 2026
Truth: Correspondence or Construction, and the Courage of Uncertainty
Defining truth is a constant challenge as is it perpetually distorted by power, suppressed by authority, or corrupted by self-interest.
June 8, 2026
Critic to Convert: Barnaby Joyce, One Nation and Australian Populism
The shift in Barnaby's Joyce's political allegiances highlight his awareness of the electorate expectations and willingness to evolve accordingly.
June 7, 2026
The Get Out of Jail Free Card
A Poem in Seven Counts Against the Man Who Believed in Nothing“My mother did it tough. She raised me in public housing.That’s why I fight for people who are doing…
June 6, 2026
The Imagination Of A Nation: Shabbat Tables, Policy Failures and the Future We Must Choose
Immigrants, most of whom came to Australia legally, are not the cause of the problems we face; that fault lies with the policies of successive governments.
June 5, 2026
Red Herring: Hanson, Corporate Capture and the Limits of Performed Insurgency
Pauline Hanson's track record is clear that she more concerned with performance that addressing the structural inequalities between people.
June 4, 2026
The Oneness of Humanity: Universal Themes in Global Indigenous Creation Myths
Commonalities in Creation myths across Indigenous cultures point toward a shared origin and universal imagination.
June 3, 2026
G’day: A Chorus of Many Voices
One nation? Yes – but wide as all its peoples, deep as the Dreaming, old as the first rain.
June 2, 2026
The Reckoning of the Electorates: How Australia’s Two-Party System Is Fracturing Under the Weight of Broken Promises
The lack of substance and commitment to ethical and transparent decision-making in politics is feeding an electoral malaise that to which the major parties appear deaf.
June 1, 2026