Why the Humanities Are Essential for Cultivating Effective Citizens in Modern Democracies
The humanities are essential to building and maintaining social cohesion and ethics.
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July 18, 2025
The Last Great Cause: Defending the Enlightenment in Contemporary Times
Excessive wealth accumulation and social media threaten to broaden inequality through discarding the values of the Enlightenment.
July 17, 2025
We Carry the Dreaming
We dance the poem back into the living earth, country alive in us again.
July 17, 2025
Strategic versus Political Reasons for War with China
Australia has no compelling reason to take military action against China.
July 16, 2025
Does Abolishing DEI Reinforce the Status Quo? Australia in Focus
Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion initiatives open opportunities for marginalised people and contribute to a more equitable society.
July 15, 2025
Accountability / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Domestic Law / First Nations/Indigenous
Innocent People Pleading Guilty: Imbalance in the Just-us System
Finances, emotions and lack of accountability by police all serve to drive some innocent people to plead guilty to ease pressures.
July 14, 2025
Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Ombudsman / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Racism
Ombudsman Reports on Poor Complaints Management by the AFP
Complaints management by the Australian Federal Police is a farce, according to the Commonwealth Ombudsman.
July 13, 2025
The Complex Landscape of Antisemitism and Multiculturalism in Australia
The very arguments posed against the Voice to Parliament demonstrate the hypocrisy of those advocating for antisemitism laws.
July 12, 2025
Crucified on the Christian Road
They came with sails of certainty, Salt winds singing of elsewhere gods, Boots heavy on dreaming lands. A cross in hand—a spear of wood – Beneath its shadow, stories dimmed…
July 11, 2025
Accountability / Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Law Enforcement / Police / Racism
Systemic Racism, Police Violence and Indigenous Representation in Australia
Aboriginal people are disproportionately targeted by police, with few being brought to justice.
July 11, 2025
Billy and the Epic Escape: Cultural Misrepresentation and Literary Power
Literature must empower Indigenous people by allowing them to tel their own stories, rather than reinforcing marginalisation.
July 10, 2025
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Law Enforcement / Racism
Indigenous Incarceration in the ACT: Systemic Bias and Just-us
Over-representation of Indigenous people in the ACT's criminal justice system is indicative of systemic bias in the AFP and lack of accountability.
July 9, 2025
Accountability / Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Law Enforcement / Northern Territory
Kumanjayi Walker Inquest and the Urgent Need for Police Reform
The coroner's findings of racism within the Northern Territory Police highlight the dangers to Indigenous people and the urgent need for reform.
July 8, 2025