Corruption

A call for a Royal Commission into the AFP

“A State cannot claim to be operating under the rule of law unless laws are administered fairly, rationally, predictably, consistently and impartially.” (Chief Justice Spigelman, as he then was, in…

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August 31, 2011

Accountability / International Law

Diallo and Moti, some thoughts

On 30 November 2010, the International Court of Justice delivered its Judgment in the case of Ahmadou Sadio Diallo (Republic of Guinea v. Democratic Republic of the Congo). The International…

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August 30, 2011

Accountability / ACT Government / ASIO / Australian Defence Force / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Rule of Law / Stolen Generation / White Australia

The AFP and the ‘Nazification’ of Australian Society

I’m writing this post in response to some comments that have been left on Blak and Black over the last week or so. The comments are interesting from a number…

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August 23, 2011

Accountability / Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Government / Law Enforcement / Pacific Neighbours / PNG / Propaganda / RAMSI / Refugees / Rule of Law / Solomon Islands / Stanhope Government

Injustice within Justice

I have borrowed the title from Michael Stolleis' oxymoronically titled book Justice within Injustice which is about, oxymoronically, justice in the Third Reich. After having read Stolleis' essays, in which…

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August 16, 2011

Accountability / ACT Government / Asia-Pacific / Australian Defence Force / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Democracy / Government / Human Rights / Law Enforcement / PNG / RAMSI / Respect / Rule of Law / Solomon Islands / Stanhope Government

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

Art / Bill of Rights / Corporate profit / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Environment / Equality / Equality of opportunity / First Nations/Indigenous / Genocide / Human Rights / Neo-Colonialism / Respect / Rule of Law / Shared humanity

YINDJIBARNDI ABORIGINAL CORPORATION and ‘SOLOMON HUB’

A press release from the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation regarding Fortescue's Solomon Hub mining proposal.

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August 9, 2011

Arc of instability / Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Law Enforcement / Neo-Colonialism / Pacific Neighbours / RAMSI / Rule of Law

Disguised extradition, Bennett, Tollman and Moti

In 1896 J. B. Moore, with what turned out to be prophetic insight, drew attention to the possibility of the immigration laws of the United States being utilised for the…

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August 2, 2011

ACT Government / Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Culture / Democracy / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Education / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / India / Law Enforcement / Neo-Colonialism / Racism / Respect / Rule of Law / Shared humanity / Tertiary / White Australia

No amount of education will ever make us white

The following is a letter I received from a reader of Blak and Black and the Fiji Sun, talking about his experiences as a Pakistani/Australian living in Australia’s Capital, Canberra: Dear…

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July 31, 2011

ACT Government / Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Government / Hypocrisy / Law Enforcement / Pacific Neighbours / Rule of Law

Don’t play it again, Sam!

Ah, Sam, you have really got up my nose. And given that smell contributes roughly seventy percent to taste, I can only say you’ve put me off my food! How…

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July 29, 2011

Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Julian Moti / Law Enforcement / Solomon Islands

Palmer CJ and Bond liaised on Moti’s removal

Dear Editor, Palmer CJ and Bond liaised on Moti’s removal I refer to the letter written by his Honour Chief Justice Sir Albert R Palmer CBE in response to an…

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July 28, 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

Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Julian Moti / Law Enforcement / RAMSI / Rule of Law / Solomon Islands

Moti appeal exposes mixed loyalties and judicial corruption

Note: The following article appeared in today’s edition of the Fiji Sun and Solomon Star It was written by me in my capacity as a human rights philosopher, researcher, activist…

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July 22, 2011

Yindjibarndi Native Title map

Assimilation / Corporate profit / Corruption / Culture / Democracy / Environment / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Mining / Respect / Rule of Law / WA government

Native Title: An Australian White Wash

Native Title will mean nothing if the Fortescue Metals Group Solomon Hub mining project proceeds.

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July 17, 2011

Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Corporate profit / Corruption / First Nations/Indigenous / Law Enforcement / Neo-Colonialism / RAMSI / Rule of Law / Solomon Islands

The name is Funk, Skunky Funk

What many people may not know is that Australia has its very own ‘007’, Federal Agent Peter Bond. Like all good ‘007s’ Federal Agent Bond needs an alias. After reading…

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July 12, 2011

Corruption / Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Environment / Globalisation / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Mining / Respect

It’s time: for honesty and fairness when reporting on Aboriginal Australia

Let’s not put too fine a point on it. Without question, Aboriginal Australia is afflicted with enormous problems, not least of which are law and order and health issues. Add…

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July 9, 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

Assimilation / Corruption / Culture / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Neo-Colonialism / Propaganda / Rule of Law / White Australia

A rose by any other name: Invasion

Earlier this week Sydney City Council voted to include the term ‘invasion’ in the Preamble to the city’s vision for 2030. It’s even made news in India. It’s caused a…

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July 2, 2011

Asia-Pacific / Corporate profit / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Human Rights / PNG / Shared humanity

White Australian ‘just-us’ and the indigenous people of the Pacific

“Rio Tinto played an active role in military operations that ultimately led to a civil war in which 15,000 people died. Because of Rio Tinto’s financial influence in Papua New…

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June 30, 2011

Asia-Pacific / Corporate profit / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Globalisation / PNG / Solomon Islands

The curse of mineral wealth

Exploitation of mineral resources on the PNG island of Bougainville has been exposed in the courts.

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June 27, 2011

Lady Margaret on Regression
Mark, I always enjoy reading your poetry and this one is no exception.
Bakchos on Friends in The AFP and a Malicious Prosecution
Mr Marina’s “friends in the AFP” have shielded him from accountability, both criminal and civil for over two decades, which…
Watershedd on Are You Sleeping?
I've come back to this poem as we await the High Court's ruling on the proscription of the White Australia…
Bob Coe on Appointment Without Accountability: Jon White, the ACT DPP and the Long Shadow of a Political Prosecution
The more I read about this situation the more uncomfortable I become with the racism, and the racism is obvious.…
Watershedd on Friends in The AFP and a Malicious Prosecution
15 December 2003 is a very interesting date, John. Mullins tended his resignation that morning immediately following a conversation with…
Bob Coe on Fire the Liar, Mind the Glass House
Pauline Hanson is a racist bitch.

Corruption

A call for a Royal Commission into the AFP

Diallo and Moti, some thoughts

The AFP and the ‘Nazification’ of Australian Society

Injustice within Justice

AFP corruption and their per diem

YINDJIBARNDI ABORIGINAL CORPORATION and ‘SOLOMON HUB’

Disguised extradition, Bennett, Tollman and Moti

No amount of education will ever make us white

Don’t play it again, Sam!

Palmer CJ and Bond liaised on Moti’s removal

The politicisation of the AFP and ALP corruption

Moti appeal exposes mixed loyalties and judicial corruption

Native Title: An Australian White Wash

The name is Funk, Skunky Funk

It’s time: for honesty and fairness when reporting on Aboriginal Australia

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

Worldwide phenomena: white hate crimes committed against indigenous people

A rose by any other name: Invasion

White Australian ‘just-us’ and the indigenous people of the Pacific

The curse of mineral wealth

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