Blood and Songline
The dead want to be counted. Write the count down.
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May 13, 2026
One Nation, the Farrer By-Election and the Sickness of Western Democracy
Farrer has become the canary in the electoral mine, highlighting that voters in regional areas have had enough of being ignored.
May 12, 2026
The Land of the Fair Go (A Lament)
That is the wound that does not close — to love a place that is choosing, deliberately, with its eyes open, to be less than it was, less than it could be ...
May 11, 2026
The Unbreakable Spirit: Bobby Sands, Resistance and Colonial Injustice
The desire for freedom is common to all people, a matter that will drive resistance against an oppressor.
May 9, 2026
Sir David Attenborough: A Century of Wonder
Humanity is blessed by the longevity of Sir David Attenborough, who continues to educate and advocate for the planet to the benefit of us all.
May 8, 2026
The Red-Haired Fishmonger and the Billionaire From the West: A Fable
Ambition combined with greed and envy makes for a dangerous combination.
May 6, 2026
The Club in Eternity: A Dialogue in Moves
Chess and coffee in eternity. The Universal Consciousness discusses the futures of humanity with Dr Adnan Al-Bursh.
May 5, 2026
The Dream Dreaming Us
Realisation of the full breadth of the what this land is and what it offers requires that we accept both the bright of the Dream and that which lies in the shadows.
May 4, 2026
The Dance of Bliss and the Silence of West Papua
On cosmic harmony, extraction, and the seventy-three dead.
May 3, 2026
Oligarchs and Imbeciles
After “Avenues and Alleyways” – Tony Christie (1973)Sleep like a baby,My little lady,Dream till the sunriseCreeps into your eyes,Dream till the sunrise turns on the day.Oligarchs and imbeciles – While…
May 3, 2026
After Bondi – Terror, Antisemitism, and the Architecture of Safety
A Critical Essay on the Interim Report of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.
May 2, 2026
Words Without Witness: Commitment to a Safe Space for Indigenous People in the ACT
Questioning Genuine Commitment by the ACT Government and the Australian Federal Police to Ensure the ACT is a Safe Space for Indigenous People to Live and Work.
May 1, 2026
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Creatures of Stardust: On Breaking Down Barriers and the Odyssey of Discovery
By having the courge to share adventures with others, we open ourselves to a better understanding that differences between us are not so big afterall.
April 29, 2026
New Chums of the Lucky Country: On the Patriotism of Welcome
The version of Australian identity that excludes newcomers based on difference is not patriotism, but a failure to accept that very difference is what builds the nation.
April 28, 2026
The Populist
She storms through rallies like a queen of the lost,and something in the crowd completes the circuit – not stupidity, not theatre, but a costlong owed, long felt, finally given…
April 27, 2026
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Riquet with the Quiff:A Fairy Tale for Australia’s Unfinished Multicultural Masterpiece
We are the princess. Reject Hanson’s othering. Love our unfinished multicultural nation enough to transform. Wish it so.
April 26, 2026
The Devil’s Fiddle: On the Transaction at the Heart of Democratic Politics
Democracy is revised and delivered anew at election, it's form dependent upon the critical evaluation of the voter of the offers and past performance.
April 24, 2026