Accountability

AFP corruption and their per diem

In the 1960s Donald Horne observed, "Australia is a lucky country, run by second-rate people who share its luck." This observation was followed in the 1990s by Paul Keating when…

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August 13, 2011

Accountability / ACT Government / Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Law Enforcement / Pacific Neighbours / Rule of Law / White Australia

The politicisation of the AFP and ALP corruption

Racism, and in particular anti-black racism, is a part of our community’s psyche. A significant segment of our community holds overtly racist views. A much larger segment subconsciously operates on…

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July 27, 2011

Accountability / ACT Government / Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Commonwealth Ombudsman / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Indonesia / Law Enforcement / Neo-Colonialism / Pacific Neighbours

Gratuitous acts of racism in Australia’s capital, Canberra!

In fact, the worst offender of institutionalised discrimination and marginalisation of Aboriginal people is the government.—Neil Gillespie, head of the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement Inc, South Australia ('Poor health, racism…

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July 6, 2011

Accountability / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Law Enforcement / Rule of Law

Worldwide phenomena: white hate crimes committed against indigenous people

I was contacted over the weekend by a colleague in the United States who pointed out to me the similarities in the nature of the crimes I described in my…

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July 4, 2011

Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Bill of Rights / Democracy / Rule of Law

Corruption and Racism in the Australian Federal Police and the death of Australia’s democracy

21) After coffee was served Mr and Mrs King [i] and I were discussing Mrs (name removed on legal advice) dog Sooty and all of his aliments when a dark…

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May 24, 2011

Accountability / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Mining

The Swansong Budget: Screw the workers to feed the obese (miners that is!)

The resource sector is expected to spend an historic $76 billion on mining projects next financial year, with mining investment accounting for six per cent of Australia’s gross domestic product…

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May 11, 2011

Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Hypocrisy / Stanhope Government

Stanhope-less is gone, now it’s time for accountability and transparency

Well thank god for that! Like all good rats, the king of spin is the first to abandon the sinking ship of state the Australian Capital Territory. Yes, strictly speaking…

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May 10, 2011

Accountability / Australian Federal Police / Bill of Rights / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination/Racism / Rule of Law

Ya reckon ya live in a democracy, do ya?

In 1991-1992 the Research School of Social Sciences at ANU conducted a national survey of 1522 Australians and asked them about their attitude to rights. The report Rights in Australia…

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May 3, 2011

Accountability / Arc of instability / Australian Federal Police / Indonesia / PNG / Rule of Law / Solomon Islands

Sex, guns, drugs and terrorism

What a combination, but what do they have to do with Blak and Black? To steal a line from Gore Vidal’s Caligula, “everything and nothing”. Nothing, because Blak and Black…

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April 30, 2011

Accountability / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Culture / Rule of Law

I will destroy the wisdom of the wise

As a prelude to this post I would like to congratulate former Solomon Islands’ Attorney-General Julian Moti on his win in the High Court. On Friday 8th April 2011 the…

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April 18, 2011

Accountability / Archaeology / Corporate profit / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality of opportunity

White fellas greed has no bounds!

“I'm not sure it's the law that would do it [silence political dissent], it's more the climate that does it. I've been critical, openly critical of aspects of government policy…

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April 12, 2011

Accountability / Corporate profit / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Equality of opportunity / Human Rights / Propaganda / Respect / Rule of Law / Shared humanity / Yindjibarndi

Is Native Title worth the paper it’s written on?

At the request of one of the people mentioned in this post it has been taken down. We will review this situation and keep you informed of any progress as…

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April 10, 2011

Accountability / Arc of instability / Australian Federal Police / Culture / Indonesia / RAMSI / Rule of Law

Australia tramples on indigenous peoples rights in the ‘arc of instability’

The Australian Federal Police act as armed enforcers of the executive, contrary to the concept of operational independence.

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April 4, 2011

Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Commonwealth Ombudsman / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Shared humanity

perjury and perverting the course of justice strike at the heart of the administration of justice

"…each of the offences of perjury and perverting the course of justice strike at the heart of the administration of justice…" The above statement comes from Justice Bruce James's judgment…

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March 21, 2011

Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Rule of Law

“Politics is the art of the possible.” —Machiavelli

“All Things Obey Money.” This may be true, but if it is, it is because fools obey money. Just because it’s the first thing that comes to mind does not…

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March 18, 2011

Accountability / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Ombudsman / Corruption / Respect / Rule of Law

Our youth, a future of hope?

Yesterday I received a communication from a foreign school student who has an Australian Federal Police detachment in his country. His question, to me after reading my comments on Blak…

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March 12, 2011

Accountability / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Culture / Hypocrisy / NSW Police / Rule of Law / Uncategorized

Mr Commissioner Hypocrisy doesn’t equal integrity

As part of the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Additional estimates for 2006–2007, held in February 2007, Senator Evans put the following question on notice to…

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March 8, 2011

Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Hypocrisy / Rule of Law

“You can only have as much justice as you can afford”

What do Darren Bloomfield, Isobel Coe, Angelique, the former Commissioner for ACT Revenue, Uncle Billy, Ms King, ‘Spooky eyes’ ‘Bird’ Pat, ‘Lizard’ John Johnson, Albert Mason, Richard Hansen, Trevor Beal…

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March 1, 2011

Accountability / Corruption / Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Equality of opportunity / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Rule of Law

Some uncomfortable parallels between Mubarak’s Egypt and contemporary Australia

Mr Paulo Flores is today’s guest poster on Blak and Black. Paulo is a European trained and qualified Psychologist, Lawyer, Mediator and Human Rights Activist. He is currently working in…

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February 25, 2011

Accountability / Discrimination/Racism / Respect / Shared humanity

Who are citizens of ‘Australia’s great democracy?’

First, democracy implies processes of communication through which individuals come to know as individuals what they want or think is right. Individuals should be the owners of their beliefs and…

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February 23, 2011

Accountability

AFP corruption and their per diem

The politicisation of the AFP and ALP corruption

Gratuitous acts of racism in Australia’s capital, Canberra!

Worldwide phenomena: white hate crimes committed against indigenous people

Corruption and Racism in the Australian Federal Police and the death of Australia’s democracy

The Swansong Budget: Screw the workers to feed the obese (miners that is!)

Stanhope-less is gone, now it’s time for accountability and transparency

Ya reckon ya live in a democracy, do ya?

Sex, guns, drugs and terrorism

I will destroy the wisdom of the wise

White fellas greed has no bounds!

Is Native Title worth the paper it’s written on?

Australia tramples on indigenous peoples rights in the ‘arc of instability’

perjury and perverting the course of justice strike at the heart of the administration of justice

“Politics is the art of the possible.” —Machiavelli

Our youth, a future of hope?

Mr Commissioner Hypocrisy doesn’t equal integrity

“You can only have as much justice as you can afford”

Some uncomfortable parallels between Mubarak’s Egypt and contemporary Australia

Who are citizens of ‘Australia’s great democracy?’

RAMSI - the scion of the juggernaut of greed

AFP accused of fabricating evidence, yet again!

Moti affair

Moti affair

Moti appeal exposes mixed loyalties and judicial corruption

Moti end game

Letters to the editor: Article by Bakchos

Co-operate or else! AFP thuggery for a white Australia

The strange case of Bill Johnson, a study in neo-colonial hypocrisy

Neo-colonialism in the Torres Strait

Moti and other affairs

Comment: Excellent Read