Homogeneity of Power in a Multicultural Society is a Flawed System
Representation is a practical condition underlying the capacity for institutions to act with fairness and legitimacy.
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December 25, 2025
Encountering Ignorance in the Digital Age and the Quest for Historical Accuracy
By acknowledging the uncomfortable realities of the past we can establish institutions and relationships that are capable of leading openly and with fairness.
December 24, 2025
Reflections on Gounod’s Faust and Its Enduring Commentary on Humanity
Faust transcends technology and time to pose the same question regardless of era: what price are we willing to pay our desires?
December 23, 2025
Reflections on the Legacy of Aunty Isobel Coe
As one of the originating members of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy, Aunty Isabel endeavoured to bridge the divide between people.
December 22, 2025
The Berrigan Brothers – Holy Outlaws
In the convulsive decades of the 20th century – when the United States was convulsed by civil rights struggles at home and an increasingly unpopular war abroad – two Catholic…
December 21, 2025
Three Fires in the Long Night
Simple, yet vast beyond measure, Three fires have lit my path, Three hungers, more urgent than hunger, More vital than the very breath I draw.First is the longing for love…
December 20, 2025
Ballad of Fentanyl and Shadow Files
Come gather round, ye people all, and hearken to this song, Of troubled times in distant lands and power running wrong. The orange king upon his throne looked southwards in…
December 18, 2025
Between Two Nothings
I often write reflections here, but today I offer something different – a lyrical composition meant to be read aloud, breathed in, and carried with you. It is a song…
December 17, 2025
Understanding Hate: From Islamophobia to the Illogic of Faith
Hate is learned and hence, can be unlearned by disarming the illogical arguments of those who seek to control and divide.
December 16, 2025
Bondi Sands Run Red With The Fallout From Hate
Sydney’s sun beat down – Bondi alive with summer’s promise. Laughter leapt from sandcastles, Waves carried the shouts of children, The first day of Chanukah, Light kindling hope above picnic…
December 16, 2025
From the Sands of Bondi: A Cry Against the Poison of Hate
Bondi has always been a place of light for me – the sea’s steady breath, the gulls’ persistent cries, the slow, consoling rhythm of waves that has read people in…
December 14, 2025
Allegations of Mishandling in AFP Investigations: Scandals and Whistleblower Protections
Whistleblower protections and independent reviews are essential to addressing scandals in the Australian Federal Police (AFP).
December 13, 2025
American Buffoon
Born in Queens and coiffed in gold, Little Donny wasn’t shy or cold. Nickels clinked inside his shoe, Dreams of towers, world askew.Primed at school – military “brat” – Said…
December 12, 2025
Genocide in Gaza? Policy and the Legacy of Zionist Settler Colonialism
Avi Shlaim views Israel's Gaza policies as settler-colonialism leading to ethnic cleansing & genocide, rooted in Zionism's history of displacement.
December 11, 2025
The Great Disjuncture: How Power, Propaganda and Habit Obstruct Reality
Perception is power, but is it reality? Disjunctures in propaganda, religious and law enforcement narratives indicate otherwise.
December 10, 2025
The Whiniest Bitch in America, Part 2: The FIFA Peace Prize
I want a peace prize, I deserve a peace prize, Nobody’s ever worked for peace like me, I stopped eight wars, nine, possibly fifty— (But just up here, in the…
December 7, 2025
Eternal Witness
I am the atom, silent seed— Born in the first bright thunder, I’ve spun through stars in endlessneed, And watched their dust go under. When Earth was fire and cooling…
December 6, 2025
The Hoopoe’s Cry in Orwell’s Shadow: Truth, Lies and the Collapse of Society
The folly of seeking comfort at the expense of truth is an inevitable path to civic destruction.
December 5, 2025
Res Gestae Divi Trumpi
1. At seventy – my prime! (Believe me, it’s true!) Not like some sleepy grandpas who trip on their shoe. I launched a campaign – so “yuge”’ so exciting –…
December 4, 2025
Woke: Australia’s War on Minorities and Anti-Woke Media
Issues of social justice that are cast as "woke" entrench the very disadvantage and shame that efforts at equality endeavour to eradicate.
December 3, 2025