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Author: Bakchos

This author has written 1004 articles
Do Not Go Gently into That Good Night: Humanity in Its Twilight Years
Accountability / Domestic Law / Genocide / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / International Law / United Nations

Do Not Go Gently into That Good Night: Humanity in Its Twilight Years

Humanity is grappling with its own impermanence, unwilling to surrender but uncertain of how to endure.

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May 8, 2025
Election 2025: Hard-Right Policies, Billionaire Influence and Media
Accountability / Commonwealth Government / Government

Election 2025: Hard-Right Policies, Billionaire Influence and Media

The fortunes of the Coalition were starkly divided between urban and regional areas, with the Liberal Party seen as elitist by urban voters.

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May 7, 2025
The Liberal Party’s 2025 Electoral Disaster: Influence of Advance Australia, GetUp! and the Teals
Accountability / Commonwealth Government / Government / Propaganda

The Liberal Party’s 2025 Electoral Disaster: Influence of Advance Australia, GetUp! and the Teals

Abstract The 2025 Australian federal election delivered a catastrophic defeat for the Liberal-National Coalition, with the Liberal Party, under Peter Dutton, projected to hold only 25 seats in the House…

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May 6, 2025
Dutton’s Defeat: Has Australia Turned Its Back on Divisive Politics?
Accountability / Commonwealth Government / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Environment / Government / Racism / Xenophobia

Dutton’s Defeat: Has Australia Turned Its Back on Divisive Politics?

The recent federal election in Australia has been nothing short of historic, marking a significant turning point in the nation’s political landscape. The landslide victory of the Australian Labor Party…

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May 5, 2025
The Coalition’s Electoral Defeat in 2025: Prioritising Loyalty to Peter Dutton and Jacinta Price’s MAGA Embrace as Key Factors
Accountability / Commonwealth Government / Government / Propaganda

The Coalition’s Electoral Defeat in 2025: Prioritising Loyalty to Peter Dutton and Jacinta Price’s MAGA Embrace as Key Factors

The Coalition’s defeat in the federal election was a self-inflicted wound, driven by narrow policy and divisive campaign tactics.

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May 4, 2025
The Banality of Evil and the Absurd: Mauthausen-Gusen, MAGA, QAnon and Modern Conspiracy Movements Through Albert Camus’s Existentialist Philosophy
Genocide / Government / Human Rights / Shared humanity

The Banality of Evil and the Absurd: Mauthausen-Gusen, MAGA, QAnon and Modern Conspiracy Movements Through Albert Camus’s Existentialist Philosophy

Mauthausen-Gusen serves as a reminder of the banality of evil, where thoughtless obedience facilitated genocide.

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May 3, 2025
Constructive Opposition in a Political Duopoly: Ideology, Negativity & Dutton’s Leadership
Commonwealth Government / Democracy / Government / Propaganda

Constructive Opposition in a Political Duopoly: Ideology, Negativity & Dutton’s Leadership

Dutton’s negativity erodes trust and stifles debate, with a consequence to democracy.

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May 2, 2025
Fear in Australian Society Since the Howard Government
First Nations/Indigenous / Propaganda / White Australia

Fear in Australian Society Since the Howard Government

Prime Minister John Howard instigated a climate of fear, an attitude that future leaders must counter with resilience and purpose.

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May 1, 2025
The Mediocrity of Australian Politics and the Rise of Independent Candidates: A Path to Democratic Renewal
Commonwealth Government / Government / Propaganda

The Mediocrity of Australian Politics and the Rise of Independent Candidates: A Path to Democratic Renewal

Independent candidates at the upcoming election could be the answer to the mediocrity embodied by the leaders of the duopoly.

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April 30, 2025
Welcome to Country and Reconciliation: Dutton’s Dog Whistle
Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Propaganda / Racism / Reconciliation / Stolen Generation / White Australia

Welcome to Country and Reconciliation: Dutton’s Dog Whistle

Outrage over the Welcome to Country is a dog whistle intended to set alight a racist agenda by a vocal minority.

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April 29, 2025
Border Security in Australian Federal Elections: Comparing the 2022 and 2025 Unauthorised Boat Arrival Controversies
Commonwealth Government / Government / Political theory / Propaganda / Refugees

Border Security in Australian Federal Elections: Comparing the 2022 and 2025 Unauthorised Boat Arrival Controversies

Media reports of unauthorised boat arrivals in Australia one week out from the Federal election recall similar claims by Morrison in 2022.

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April 28, 2025
The Shadow of Charisma: Donald Trump, Media and Social Media
Government / Propaganda

The Shadow of Charisma: Donald Trump, Media and Social Media

Donald Trump's charisma, the undeniable source of his popularity, casts a shadow that extends further than his legacy.

1 Comment
April 27, 2025
The Global Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century: The Interplay of Tyranny, Populism, and Media Influence
Hitler's proposed World Capital Germania.
Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Government / Political theory

The Global Crisis of Democracy in the 21st Century: The Interplay of Tyranny, Populism, and Media Influence

The new century has seen a crisis of democracy across the world, as populism and economic pressures drive disillusionment.

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April 26, 2025
The Australian War Memorial: The Case for Solemn Contemplation over Glorification and Corporate Influence
Uncategorized

The Australian War Memorial: The Case for Solemn Contemplation over Glorification and Corporate Influence

Corporate sponsorship of the Australian War Memorial is at odds with its mission to honour the fallen and veterans.

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April 25, 2025
ANZAC Day and Indigenous Veterans: Sacrifice, Exclusion and Memorials of Recognition
Equality / First Nations/Indigenous

ANZAC Day and Indigenous Veterans: Sacrifice, Exclusion and Memorials of Recognition

The ANZAC legend lives one, but the service of the roughly 1,000 Indigenous men who served in World War II remain overlooked.

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April 24, 2025
Contested Historical Narratives and Education: Balancing Unity, Truth and the Rights of Descendants of Colonialism
Uncategorized

Contested Historical Narratives and Education: Balancing Unity, Truth and the Rights of Descendants of Colonialism

Suppressing unpleasant historical truths marginalises students and entrenches societal injustice.

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April 23, 2025
Australia’s Political Uniparty: Donor Influence and the Threat to Democracy and Economy
Accountability / Australian Labor Party / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Government

Australia’s Political Uniparty: Donor Influence and the Threat to Democracy and Economy

The ALP and LNP have become a uniparty motivated by life-long political careers and elite donors that erode democratic ideals.

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April 22, 2025
Civilisation: Impermanence, Political Systems and Ethical Governance of AI
Accountability / Domestic Law / Government / International Law

Civilisation: Impermanence, Political Systems and Ethical Governance of AI

The AI revolution demands new governance models to address its economic, social, and political impacts.

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April 21, 2025
What Made the West Great: A Historical and Contemporary Analysis
Education / Globalisation / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Rule of Law

What Made the West Great: A Historical and Contemporary Analysis

Advances in the Western thought and culture are threatened by the insecurity of authoritarianism and populism.

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April 20, 2025
Guardians of Free Thought: Institutions and the Defence of Liberty in a Mature Democracy
Accountability / Democracy / Education / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Rule of Law

Guardians of Free Thought: Institutions and the Defence of Liberty in a Mature Democracy

Institutions independent of government that provide perspective in times of crisis are crucial to democracy.

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April 19, 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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  • Why Pham’s Decisions Matter: Conflict of Interest in the Public ServiceOctober 9, 2026
  • 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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