Regression
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September 12, 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
Strategic Entanglements: Australia, the US and China
Diametrically opposed world views by the USA and China demand strategic management of risks in both regional defence and international trade.
September 8, 2026
Native Title, Freehold and the Backyard Never at Risk
Freehold has never been at risk from Native Title in Australia, and arguments to the contrary by One Nation demonstrate the manipulation of community sentiment.
September 7, 2026
A Can Of Worms, Reopened: Mining, Native Title, and a Cheap Default
The default system for determining compensation awarded to Native Title holders by miners is unbalanced, strongly favouring mining interests.
September 6, 2026
Asia-Pacific / Commonwealth Government / Julian Moti / Pacific Neighbours / PNG / Solomon Islands / Vanuatu
Absent Family: The Contest for the Blue Pacific
The 55th Pacific Islands Forum has highlighted the tug of war over seabed resources, pitching regional powers against each other and a Goliath.
September 5, 2026
The Architecture of Capture: How the Separation of Powers Dies in Practice, Not in Law
Weakening the separation of the legislative and administrative branches of the law risks a partisan judiciary that acts on political intent rather than justice guidelines.
September 4, 2026
Euphemism and the Grammar of Unaccountable Power
Language can shield the truth as readily as expose it, duping adherents on all sides of the political spectrum.
September 3, 2026
Clay Remembers: Ancient Voices, a Child’s Question and Empathy
Across millennia, continents and technologies, one thing is certain - humankind faces the same concerns, regardless of era.
September 2, 2026
There Was Only One Tony Mundine
Underscored by sporting brilliance, Tony Mundine's legacy is of blazing the trail for Aboriginal people, a lightning rod of community pride.
September 1, 2026
Telescreen On The Toll Road: Nineteen Eighty-Four and New South Wales’s New Surveillance Powers
Road toll cameras have become the means of surveillance in New South Wales, with no checks of balances on their use to protect civil rights.
August 31, 2026
Milosevic and Israel: Comparison of International Responses
International government response to the war in Yugoslav versus that in Gaza highlights the poor support given to the isolated and weak.
August 29, 2026
Where Have All The Palestinians Gone – And What Would Bring Them Back?
Conscience demands that we acknowledge the decimation in Palestine, from lives to villages, straining justice.
August 28, 2026
Institutional Unity in the Shielding of Angel Marina
Multiple agencies have acted as a single entity to protect Angel Marina from being held to account for racism.
August 27, 2026
The Permanent Emergency: How Temporary Powers Become Tools of Domination
Emergency legislation implemented for sound reasons can become the tool of unscrupulous and unethical people if not dismantled when no longer needed.
August 26, 2026
Aeschylus’ Suppliants and Asylum: Moral Obligation and Political Danger
Throughout the ages, displacement and asylum have tested the willingness of states to balance compassion against risk.
August 25, 2026
Eroding Trust: ACT Policing and the Use of Force in the National Capital
ACT Policing's lack of transparency into officers' misconduct diminishes public trust.
August 23, 2026
Ridge and Fire: “The Aboriginal Mother” and Colonial Australia
Documenting a horrific slaughter of Indigenous people, Dunlop's poem names murder and appeals to the God of the coloniser for justice.
August 22, 2026