River of Ancestors, Path of Stars
In the quiet fold of Djarrakpi, where sacred Country draws the ancestors close, spirits linger in the shadow of bloodwood, Milngiya River stirs – time-old and wise – flowing with…
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October 20, 2025
Racism in Australia: A 2025 Reflection on Our National Psyche
Racism is a product of the environment, one we can reshape through collective action.
October 19, 2025
The Unsung Heroes: A Deep Dive into the World of Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers occupy a paradoxical position in modern society. They are hailed as champions of truth and accountability by some, and castigated as traitors or troublemakers by others. Yet the essence…
October 18, 2025
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Racism
Systemic Racism in the ACT Government – It’s Time for Real Accountability
Thomas Emerson's Closing the Gap Bill is a crucial step toward dismantling the systemic racism in the ACT Public Service.
October 17, 2025
White Nationalism: A Fool’s Errand
White Nationalism undermines democracy, condoning unethical principles including violence and an illusory nostalgia based upon lies.
October 16, 2025
Separation of Church and Hate: Religion in Public Life
John Fugelsang’s Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person’s Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds arrives at a moment when the intersection of…
October 15, 2025
Wind
I snatched a leaf from its branch mid-dance, then set it free to whirl,I whispered secrets through the pines, echoing in their needle veils, I stirred the lake's surface into…
October 11, 2025
Debunking Pauline Hanson’s Anti-Immigration Rhetoric: A Fact-Based Critique
Blaming the costs of living, lack of housing and cultural issues to migration ignores the benefits, including economic growth and prosperity.
October 9, 2025
Undefeated
He kneels, yet will not bow his head – Night gathers round, the field is lost, But from his wounds and earth-stained skin Still blazes pride, undimmed by cost. His…
October 7, 2025
Mary Ann Bugg: The Aboriginal Bushranger and Her Enduring Legacy
Far from the typical Aborigine consigned to a mission, Mary Ann Bugg learned and adapted her lifestyle to support her loved ones.
October 6, 2025
The Humanist: Not woke, racist, communist or money focused
Humanism values dignity and individual rights, acknowledging growth through reason whilst maintaining personal responsibility for collective outcomes.
October 5, 2025
The Rape of American Democracy: Trump’s Reality Imitating Art
Trump's dystopian America has been anticipated ain film and literature for almost 200 years.
October 4, 2025
Rock Art as a Means of Transmitting Lore and History Down the Generations
From Palaeolithic cultures to the modern world, rock art transmits spiritual and practical knowledge through time, preserving culture and history.
October 2, 2025
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government welfare / Human Rights
Charades and Other Performative Virtue Signalling
No more excuses, no more cover-ups. It's time that Indigenous Australians are shown respect.
October 1, 2025
The Rock Art of Arnhem Land: A Timeless Legacy of Human Expression
The rock art of Arnhem Land represents the passage through time to the present day.
September 30, 2025
More Than Symbols
Some of the kindest, warmest souls I’ve met Wore no cross, read no Quran aloud on street corners, Their charity quieter than the clatter of public piety – Their faith…
September 30, 2025
Walk a Mile
Before we stoke the fires and spew Our judgments tangled, sharp, untrue; Let gentleness begin its reign, To ease the depth of unseen pain.Let’s trade our shoes and set aside…
September 29, 2025
A Bird Called Neoliberalism
There’s a strange old bird on scorched southern ground, called Neoliberalism – a native by name, forged in backrooms and woken by profit’s strange call, its feathers stitched from bargains…
September 27, 2025
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government / Human Rights / Racism
The abuse of power by corrupt senior public servants
Tu Pham investigated herself. Unsurprisingly, she was exonerated, much to the detriment of her Indigenous direct report.
September 27, 2025