Analysing the Draft: Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Bill 2026
The Bill's exposure draft posed significant risks to core rule-of-law principles, crucial to the underlying premise of democracy.
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January 18, 2026
The Dreamtime
1. In the hush before sun-bringing, heroes moved unseen – shadows skimming riverbank, rising where eucalypt bends beside the silent springs. Phantoms of first ages, the past stirring the sand.2.…
January 17, 2026
Scapegoating from Medieval Witches to Flavour of the Month Othering
Modern hostility toward marginalised groups, whether based upon religion, colour or creed, mimic historical witch hunts.
January 16, 2026
Socratic and Buddhist Ethics: Understanding Inquiry in a Global Era
Socratic and Buddhist assert the importance of ethics and personal autonomy in critically examining personal belief and behaviour.
January 15, 2026
Burrabara-dyara (The Time of Bewilderment)
Ngaya bamal. Sun rides high – warami, old people, the barray (land) shimmers as cicadas cry out their heat song.By the ngurra (camp), we weave, fish for garara (mullet), burra…
January 14, 2026
Celebrating Jewish Contributions to Humanity – A Legacy of Innovation and Insight
Humanity's progress depends on the varied perspectives generated by diversity, supported by systems that encourage and protect the exploration of ideas.
January 13, 2026
A Personal Lens on Colonial Histories – Australia and Palestine
The concept of an unpopulated land has been used to disenfranchise both Indigenous in Australia and Palestinians in Israel.
January 12, 2026
Claytons Country
Claytons: the drink you have when you’re not having a drink. A brand for the fake, the substitute, the stand-in – Australia’s own way of pretending, performing the ritual of…
January 11, 2026
Home Loan Portfolio and Belconnen Pool: A Narrative of ACT Governance
Introduction The controversies that have circulated around the ACT Home Loan Portfolio and the Belconnen Pool tender process occupy a central place in the broader debate about governance, accountability, and…
January 9, 2026
Lachie & Daddy Rupie’s Parlour Tricks
Lachie and Rupie, barons of ink, Turn chaos to coin quicker than you’d think. With profit their beacon and ethics for sale, They spin every scandal and tip every scale.Assaults…
January 8, 2026
Homer: From Ancient Fusion To Modern Meaning
Rather than tales for ancient times, Homer's Iliad and Odyssey demonstrate the same cares and priorities across the ages, remaining relevant today.
January 7, 2026
King Grift the Great
King Grift the Great, with a gold-foil crown, Parades through towns in his made-for-TV gown. He kisses the babies (but pockets their sweets), Spins tales of the swamp to billionaires’…
January 7, 2026
Baiame – The Creator God and Sky Father
A creation symbol in Indigenous culture, Baiame remains an example of how to live in harmony with the environment.
January 6, 2026
Chrismukkah and Beyond
GD! Great and Glorious GD, Glow at the heart of every candle, Gift behind evergreen fronds, Gently weaving wonder – GD!No face, no form, No word can frame You; You…
January 6, 2026
Sacred Creation Spirits – The Wandjina and Their Enduring Legacy
Preamble It’s almost Australia Day again, I’m not interested in engaging in the divisive Australia Day versus Invasion Day debate. Instead I’m going to delve into Indigenous spirituality. Indigenous spirituality,…
January 5, 2026
Sympathy From The Shadows
Pleased to meet you, hope you guessed my name— But what’s confusing you is just the nature of my game.I whispered in Ashoka’s ear beside the smoky Kalinga plain: First,…
January 4, 2026
Where have all the Palestinians gone?
Where have all the Palestinians gone, long time passing? Where have all the Palestinians gone, long time ago? Where have all the Palestinians gone? Torn from their villages, every one.…
January 3, 2026
Ode to Jöge – Skull Stein of Sydney Nights
Old friend Jöge, lifted high, On New Year’s Eve beneath the sky, You greet the dusk’s warm, sticky hand – No frosted air across our land. Still, dinner jackets, black…
December 31, 2025
In Defence of Herodotus – Palaistinê Through the Eyes of the Father of History
The historical accounts of Herodotus provide context around the people of Palestine, his accounts demonstrating an empiricism that supports archaeology.
December 31, 2025
The Eternal Flood – Humanity’s Selective Memory in Myth and History
Various cultures have a flood myth, curated to reflect a local narrative at the expense of interconnectedness and the multiplicity of responses to catastrophes.
December 30, 2025