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Author: Bakchos

This author has written 966 articles
Systemic Racism, Police Violence and Indigenous Representation in Australia
Accountability / Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Law Enforcement / Police / Racism

Systemic Racism, Police Violence and Indigenous Representation in Australia

Aboriginal people are disproportionately targeted by police, with few being brought to justice.

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July 11, 2025
Songlines of the Dreaming
Australian Aborigines / First Nations/Indigenous

Songlines of the Dreaming

The Dreaming alive, and the old made anew.

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July 10, 2025
Billy and the Epic Escape: Cultural Misrepresentation and Literary Power
Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Stolen Generation

Billy and the Epic Escape: Cultural Misrepresentation and Literary Power

Literature must empower Indigenous people by allowing them to tel their own stories, rather than reinforcing marginalisation.

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July 10, 2025
Indigenous Incarceration in the ACT: Systemic Bias and Just-us
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Law Enforcement / Racism

Indigenous Incarceration in the ACT: Systemic Bias and Just-us

Over-representation of Indigenous people in the ACT's criminal justice system is indicative of systemic bias in the AFP and lack of accountability.

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July 9, 2025
Kumanjayi Walker Inquest and the Urgent Need for Police Reform
Accountability / Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Law Enforcement / Northern Territory

Kumanjayi Walker Inquest and the Urgent Need for Police Reform

The coroner's findings of racism within the Northern Territory Police highlight the dangers to Indigenous people and the urgent need for reform.

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July 8, 2025
Identity Politics and Fragmented Social Cohesion in the West
Discrimination/Racism / Religion / Shared humanity

Identity Politics and Fragmented Social Cohesion in the West

Redefining national identity to include people of diverse backgrounds will bolster social cohesion to overcome democratic divisions.

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July 7, 2025
Australia: A Tolerant Nation in Need of Unity
Discrimination/Racism / Religion / Shared humanity

Australia: A Tolerant Nation in Need of Unity

Australians should work toward building social cohesion and strengthening our multicultural bonds.

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July 6, 2025
Is the Australian Liberal Party Living in a Bygone Age or Protecting Billionaire Privilege?
First Nations/Indigenous / Political theory

Is the Australian Liberal Party Living in a Bygone Age or Protecting Billionaire Privilege?

Nostalgia and conservatism by the Liberal Party reflecting ideologies of older and elite voters, limits its relevance to younger generations.

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July 5, 2025
Culture Wars in Australia: Hitching the Future to the Past
Australian Aborigines / Culture / First Nations/Indigenous / Shared humanity

Culture Wars in Australia: Hitching the Future to the Past

Static conservative notions of Australia prevent development of an inclusive identity in which all cultures are valued equally.

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July 4, 2025
Why Do Conservative Americans Vote Against Their Own Economic Interests?
Culture / Democracy / Government / Political theory

Why Do Conservative Americans Vote Against Their Own Economic Interests?

Voters opinions are swayed by cultural identities, media, structural incentives and distrust of government, resulting inthem voting against their interests.

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July 3, 2025
The Last World Emperor: Origin, Theology and Contemporary Relevance
Government / Political theory / Religion

The Last World Emperor: Origin, Theology and Contemporary Relevance

Guarding against the misuse of the Last Emperor narrative can prevent conflict and destruction in the future.

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July 1, 2025
The Media, Wedge Issues and the Battle Over Ideas in Australia
Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Education

The Media, Wedge Issues and the Battle Over Ideas in Australia

Education is intended to equip students to navigate a complex world, not to battle out ideologies.

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June 30, 2025
The Myth of Meritocracy: Privilege, Power and Inequality in Australian Society
Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Education

The Myth of Meritocracy: Privilege, Power and Inequality in Australian Society

Privilege and systemic inequality make a mockery of the concept of meritocracy, requiring bold reforms.

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June 29, 2025
The Enduring Allure of Cold War Espionage Fiction in a New Era of Conflict
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The Enduring Allure of Cold War Espionage Fiction in a New Era of Conflict

Is the Cold War over, or has it simply shifted focus?

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June 28, 2025
Silent Zombies: The Death of the Rule of Law in Australia
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Justice / Racism / White Australia

Silent Zombies: The Death of the Rule of Law in Australia

A government tolerating manipulation of legal evidence cannot be expected to protect investors litigating against the Commonwealth in the ACT.

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June 27, 2025
The Suppression of Pro-Palestinian Speech in Australia: A New Wave of Cancel Culture
Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Government

The Suppression of Pro-Palestinian Speech in Australia: A New Wave of Cancel Culture

Fostering an environment in which criticism does not lead to accusations of antisemitism is necessary to ensure genuine free speech.

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June 26, 2025
The Paradox of Power: Why Strong Nations Struggle in Asymmetric Conflicts
Government / Political theory

The Paradox of Power: Why Strong Nations Struggle in Asymmetric Conflicts

An examination of the efficacy of brute force in politics demonstrates that whilst regimes may topple, diplomacy promises greater success.

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June 25, 2025
Mordechai Vanunu: Whistleblower, Traitor or Hero?
Accountability / Corruption / Government / Human Rights / International Law

Mordechai Vanunu: Whistleblower, Traitor or Hero?

The revelations of a whistleblower that continue to ring through the decades, and never more so than today in the Middle East.

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June 24, 2025
The Carter Doctrine and Iran’s Proxy War: A Legacy of Instability in the Greater Middle East
Afghanistan / Democracy / Government / International Law / Terrorism

The Carter Doctrine and Iran’s Proxy War: A Legacy of Instability in the Greater Middle East

The legacy of the flawed assumptions of the Carter Doctrine must be faced in order to find regional stability.

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June 23, 2025
Gilgamesh and Enkidu: Mortality, Equality and the Walls of Civilisation
Archaeology / Art / Culture / Shared humanity

Gilgamesh and Enkidu: Mortality, Equality and the Walls of Civilisation

Considering the development of Gilgamesh and Enkidu highlights universal truths that remain relevant almost 4,000 years later.

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June 22, 2025
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    • West Papua (32)
  • Corruption (441)
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    • Julian Moti (12)
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  • Government (446)
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  • Human Rights (564)
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    • Genocide (76)
    • Genocide by stealth (17)
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    • Shared humanity (232)
    • Terrorism (12)
    • United Nations (39)
  • Law Enforcement (214)
    • Afghanistan (5)
    • Australian Defence Force (14)
    • Australian Federal Police (167)
    • NSW Police (7)
    • Police (21)
    • Queensland Police (3)
    • RAMSI (31)
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  • Refugees (41)
    • Original Refugee to Australia (2)
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  • Rule of Law (419)
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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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