Tu Pham’s Prestidigitation, Self-Interest and Racism
The former Auditor-General of the ACT, Tu Pham acted to protect herself from accountability over her racism against an Indigenous employee.
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September 30, 2026
Police Powers, Procedures and the Case for Transparency
Police, vested with exceptional powers, are not ordinary citizens. Transparency in evaluation of their actions is essential.
September 29, 2026
Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Ombudsman / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Law Enforcement
Australian Federal Police: Sixteen Years of the Same Question
The annual report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman into the AFP underscores its recalcitrance in developing transparency in complaints management.
September 28, 2026
Alternative Facts: The Fabric and the Fiction
Acceptance of "alternative facts" without challenge weakens the democratic foundations that promote accountability and social cohesion.
September 27, 2026
One Nation, 1998 And Now
Hanson's One Nation has surged in success, but historically it has lacked resilience over the long-term to hold onto candidates and seats.
September 26, 2026
Pauline Hanson Gilds the Lily
Hanson has a penchant for exaggeration and soft facts that fail to stand up to scrutiny. Her political attacks lack evidence to support her views.
September 25, 2026
Devil In The Detail: Religious Child Abuse in Japan
Japan banned telling children they'll go to hell. Its guidance still can't separate coercion from catechesis.
September 23, 2026
The Wrong Language for the Bid: Australia and the UNSC
Australia's pitch for a seat on the UNSC is off-key, drawing attention the matters upon which the United Nations has already drawn negative findings.
September 22, 2026
ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Government / Law / Racism / Rule of Law
Court Of Public Record: What 103,000 Readers Heard
Burgeoning interest in the role of the ACT DPP in the racial vilification of an Indigenous man demands that the records be reviewed and accountability be apportioned.
September 21, 2026
NAZA: The Unseen Film and the Overbuilt Response
The Israeli Government response to the screening of NAZA to a select audience at the Venice Film Festival reflects a lack of confidence in the conduct of its military.
September 20, 2026
Australian Aborigines / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Racism
Pauline Hanson Doesn’t Need to Be a Race Scientist
Hanson trades on emotion, stoking rage among voters over discredited hypotheses about race and intelligence.
September 19, 2026
Autopsy of the Major Oak: How Care Becomes Harm at Scale
Major Oak has died, succumbing to the ravages of too much love from the well meaning and ignorant.
September 17, 2026
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government / Law / Racism
Words That Arm: Why Pauline Hanson’s Racism Matters
Failure to address racist comments made by Pauline Hanson embolden other white supremacists, resulting in real harms.
September 16, 2026
The Hanson Paradox: Popularity Despite the Racism
Hanson and One Nation's seemingly rampant popularity is a symptom of an electorate jaded by the poor performance of past and incumbent governments.
September 15, 2026
ACT Government / Commonwealth Government / Commonwealth Ombudsman / Domestic Law / Former Commissioner / Fred Martens / Julian Moti / Justice / NSW Government / Queensland / Rule of Law
Justice Within Injustice, Fifteen Years On
In the fifteen years since Blak and Black spoke of the erosion of civil liberties, much of what was forewarned has been realised.
September 14, 2026
Nous Rebâtirons
The cathedral of the rule of law faces challenges as has done Notre Dame, being damaged and rebuilt over the centuries to become a more complete icon.
September 11, 2026
Fire the Liar, Mind the Glass House
Hanson's campaign highlighting the Prime Minister's lies when One Nation's candidates are proved to be lying undermines her arguments.
September 10, 2026
The Nazi and the Constitution: What the White Australia Party Case is Really Testing
The High Court of Australia case regarding the power of the Commonwealth to proscribe hate groups is a seminal test of the rule of law.
September 9, 2026