Autopsy of the Major Oak: How Care Becomes Harm at Scale
Major Oak has died, succumbing to the ravages of too much love from the well meaning and ignorant.
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September 17, 2026
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government / Law / Racism
Words That Arm: Why Pauline Hanson’s Racism Matters
Failure to address racist comments made by Pauline Hanson embolden other white supremacists, resulting in real harms.
September 16, 2026
The Hanson Paradox: Popularity Despite the Racism
Hanson and One Nation's seemingly rampant popularity is a symptom of an electorate jaded by the poor performance of past and incumbent governments.
September 15, 2026
ACT Government / Commonwealth Government / Commonwealth Ombudsman / Domestic Law / Former Commissioner / Fred Martens / Julian Moti / Justice / NSW Government / Queensland / Rule of Law
Justice Within Injustice, Fifteen Years On
In the fifteen years since Blak and Black spoke of the erosion of civil liberties, much of what was forewarned has been realised.
September 14, 2026
Nous Rebâtirons
The cathedral of the rule of law faces challenges as has done Notre Dame, being damaged and rebuilt over the centuries to become a more complete icon.
September 11, 2026
Fire the Liar, Mind the Glass House
Hanson's campaign highlighting the Prime Minister's lies when One Nation's candidates are proved to be lying undermines her arguments.
September 10, 2026
The Nazi and the Constitution: What the White Australia Party Case is Really Testing
The High Court of Australia case regarding the power of the Commonwealth to proscribe hate groups is a seminal test of the rule of law.
September 9, 2026
Strategic Entanglements: Australia, the US and China
Diametrically opposed world views by the USA and China demand strategic management of risks in both regional defence and international trade.
September 8, 2026
Native Title, Freehold and the Backyard Never at Risk
Freehold has never been at risk from Native Title in Australia, and arguments to the contrary by One Nation demonstrate the manipulation of community sentiment.
September 7, 2026
A Can Of Worms, Reopened: Mining, Native Title, and a Cheap Default
The default system for determining compensation awarded to Native Title holders by miners is unbalanced, strongly favouring mining interests.
September 6, 2026
Asia-Pacific / Commonwealth Government / Julian Moti / Pacific Neighbours / PNG / Solomon Islands / Vanuatu
Absent Family: The Contest for the Blue Pacific
The 55th Pacific Islands Forum has highlighted the tug of war over seabed resources, pitching regional powers against each other and a Goliath.
September 5, 2026
The Architecture of Capture: How the Separation of Powers Dies in Practice, Not in Law
Weakening the separation of the legislative and administrative branches of the law risks a partisan judiciary that acts on political intent rather than justice guidelines.
September 4, 2026
Euphemism and the Grammar of Unaccountable Power
Language can shield the truth as readily as expose it, duping adherents on all sides of the political spectrum.
September 3, 2026
Clay Remembers: Ancient Voices, a Child’s Question and Empathy
Across millennia, continents and technologies, one thing is certain - humankind faces the same concerns, regardless of era.
September 2, 2026
There Was Only One Tony Mundine
Underscored by sporting brilliance, Tony Mundine's legacy is of blazing the trail for Aboriginal people, a lightning rod of community pride.
September 1, 2026
Telescreen On The Toll Road: Nineteen Eighty-Four and New South Wales’s New Surveillance Powers
Road toll cameras have become the means of surveillance in New South Wales, with no checks of balances on their use to protect civil rights.
August 31, 2026
Milosevic and Israel: Comparison of International Responses
International government response to the war in Yugoslav versus that in Gaza highlights the poor support given to the isolated and weak.
August 29, 2026
Where Have All The Palestinians Gone – And What Would Bring Them Back?
Conscience demands that we acknowledge the decimation in Palestine, from lives to villages, straining justice.
August 28, 2026
Institutional Unity in the Shielding of Angel Marina
Multiple agencies have acted as a single entity to protect Angel Marina from being held to account for racism.
August 27, 2026