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Author: Bakchos

This author has written 1004 articles
Palestinian Poetry as Cultural Preservation and Resistance: Voices of Defiance and Their Persecution
Culture / Human Rights / Shared humanity

Palestinian Poetry as Cultural Preservation and Resistance: Voices of Defiance and Their Persecution

The indelible identity and history infused in Palestinian poetry is an act of expression of resistance that transcends conventional forms of conflict.

8 Comments
May 27, 2025
Literature, Poetry and Empathy: A Tapestry of Human Connection Through Crisis
Culture / Education / Shared humanity

Literature, Poetry and Empathy: A Tapestry of Human Connection Through Crisis

The importance of literacy is in the sharing of experiences, fostering empathy and understanding between people and cultures.

2 Comments
May 26, 2025
Weaponisation of the “White Genocide” Fallacy in South Africa by a Cynical Trump
Genocide / Government / International Law / Religion

Weaponisation of the “White Genocide” Fallacy in South Africa by a Cynical Trump

The fallacy of "white genocide" is being leveraged by Trump to debase South Africa's ICJ advocacy for Gazans, embedding cynicism into the legal discourse and definition.

0 Comments
May 25, 2025
Eliminating Discrimination: Systemic Racism and Antisemitism in Australia
Discrimination/Racism / Religion

Eliminating Discrimination: Systemic Racism and Antisemitism in Australia

AFP cracking down on antisemitism is important, but so is addressing the ongoing racism experienced by Indigenous people.

0 Comments
May 24, 2025
Zionism and the Suppression of Dissent in Australia
Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / Government / Human Rights / International Law / Justice / Law / Racial Discrimination Act

Zionism and the Suppression of Dissent in Australia

Zionist advocacy groups aim to silence criticism and dissent through the legal system, both domestically and internationally.

1 Comment
May 23, 2025
Israel’s Threat to Bomb Iran and the Question of Middle East Stability
Government / International Law / Uncategorized

Israel’s Threat to Bomb Iran and the Question of Middle East Stability

Threatening to bomb Iran will not lead to greater security in the Middle East.

0 Comments
May 22, 2025
Liberal Party Membership Collapse in NSW: Causes, Consequences and Implications
Accountability / Commonwealth Government / Government / NSW Government / Political theory

Liberal Party Membership Collapse in NSW: Causes, Consequences and Implications

The disintegration of the Liberal-National Coalition did not happen overnight, with the Liberal Party now facing a crisis of existence.

0 Comments
May 21, 2025
The Faustian Bargain, Mephistopheles’ Philosophy and Zionism
Accountability / Human Rights / International Law / Justice / Shared humanity

The Faustian Bargain, Mephistopheles’ Philosophy and Zionism

Goethe's Faust provides a lesson for the ages.

0 Comments
May 20, 2025
Historical Context: Palestine Under Ottoman Rule, Britain’s Tripartite Promises and the Subsequent Nakba
Discrimination/Racism / Government / Neo-Colonialism

Historical Context: Palestine Under Ottoman Rule, Britain’s Tripartite Promises and the Subsequent Nakba

A peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can only be achieved with the acknowledgement of history, including the Nakba.

0 Comments
May 19, 2025
Guernica and Gaza: Echoes of Destruction, Personal Reckoning, and the Power of Media
Genocide / Government / Human Rights / International Law / Modern art / Shared humanity

Guernica and Gaza: Echoes of Destruction, Personal Reckoning, and the Power of Media

History's lesson: Guernica versus Gaza.

1 Comment
May 18, 2025
Eshu and the Trickster Archetype: From Yoruba Mythology to Historical and Modern Disruptors
Culture / Hypocrisy / Shared humanity

Eshu and the Trickster Archetype: From Yoruba Mythology to Historical and Modern Disruptors

Trump embodies many of The Yoruba god's traits, but is the modern-day trickster as capable of engendering transformation?

0 Comments
May 17, 2025
Arnhem Land’s Aboriginal Art: Preserving a 50,000-Year UNESCO Treasure
View from the Eiffel Tower. Painting by Indigenous artist Lena Nyadbi, on the roof of the nearby Quai Branly museum.
Art / Australian Aborigines / Culture / First Nations/Indigenous

Arnhem Land’s Aboriginal Art: Preserving a 50,000-Year UNESCO Treasure

The Aboriginal art of Arnhem Land connects culture across time.

0 Comments
May 16, 2025
Rule of Law vs Rule of Man: Crackdown on Whistleblowers, Protests and Free Speech
Discrimination / Domestic Law / Government / Human Rights / Racial Discrimination Act / Rule of Law

Rule of Law vs Rule of Man: Crackdown on Whistleblowers, Protests and Free Speech

Australia's crackdown on the dissenting and outspoken voices underscores a concerning trend where the state overrules the rule of law.

0 Comments
May 15, 2025
Factions Plaguing the Australian Labor Party following its Election Victory
Accountability / Commonwealth Government / Government

Factions Plaguing the Australian Labor Party following its Election Victory

Capitalising on its landslide electoral victory at the 2025 Federal election will require Labor to rise above its factional rivalries.

0 Comments
May 14, 2025
André Gorz, Ecology and Planetary Boundaries in a Capitalist World
Corporate profit / Corporate responsibility / Environment

André Gorz, Ecology and Planetary Boundaries in a Capitalist World

Capitalism's obsession with growth strains ecological boundaries, necessitating acceptance of and response to desperate ecological needs.

0 Comments
May 14, 2025
The True Essence of Aboriginal Culture: Ceremony, Dreamtime and Symbolism
Australian Aborigines / Culture / First Nations/Indigenous / Shared humanity

The True Essence of Aboriginal Culture: Ceremony, Dreamtime and Symbolism

Aboriginal ceremony and symbolism weaves the past with the present and future.

0 Comments
May 13, 2025
The Shield of Achilles: Perspective and Symbolism of the Divine
Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Shared humanity

The Shield of Achilles: Perspective and Symbolism of the Divine

Hephaestus' brilliance in crafting the Shield of Achilles is in its message of the cost of war versus the benefits of peace.

1 Comment
May 12, 2025
I Believe in Australia: Realising Infinite Potential Through Courage and Unity
Australian Aborigines / Democracy / First Nations/Indigenous / Shared humanity

I Believe in Australia: Realising Infinite Potential Through Courage and Unity

The opportunity for Australians of all colours, creeds and origins to reject division are within our reach.

0 Comments
May 11, 2025
A Taylor-Price Leadership Team: Pulling the Liberal Party Further Right
Accountability / Commonwealth Government / Democracy / Government

A Taylor-Price Leadership Team: Pulling the Liberal Party Further Right

A Taylor-Price opposition leadership team with its populist strategies will result in further irrelevance among the electorate.

0 Comments
May 10, 2025
Climate Change: An Existential Threat to Humanity
Environment

Climate Change: An Existential Threat to Humanity

Climate change is an existential threat to life on earth, but one that that can be mitigated by global cooperation.

0 Comments
May 9, 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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  • Gaza Three Years On: Children, Witnesses, NurembergOctober 8, 2026
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  • Wangarr, Tjukurrpa, Ngurambang: Ceremony as the Law of CountryOctober 6, 2026
  • Welcome to Country: Ancestral Protocol to Civic CeremonyOctober 5, 2026
  • Presumed Guilty at Fourteen: The Case Against 22COctober 4, 2026
  • On Ethics: The Commons We Are Made OfOctober 3, 2026
  • Marina and ACT Treasury: Documents from 2002 to 2005October 2, 2026

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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