Discrimination

Jon Stanhope, the man who washed his hands of Mullins

“Jon Stanhope appeared to see the world as both binary and polar. All that is good in the world was embodied by the Labor party, and all that is bad…

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August 8, 2020

Australian Aborigines / Discrimination / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / Racism / Rule of Law / Shared humanity / South Australia

Derek Bromley and the State of Injustice in South Australia

It's well past time to release Derek Bromley.

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February 3, 2019

Commonwealth Government / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Government / Human Rights / Racism / Respect / Shared humanity

True Blue Aussies

Australians pride themselves on helping out their mates, and where the Federal Government is fails those most in need, others step in.

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December 28, 2014

Commonwealth Government / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Government / Human Rights / Racism / Refugee Policy / Refugees / Shared humanity

The “Unsettled” Great Southern Land

Where to start … where to start … After a protracted hiatus, Blak and Black is back! There’s so much to write about, so much in the news and the…

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July 14, 2014

Australian Aborigines / Culture / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Education / First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / Racism / Respect / Shared humanity

A mile in his shoes – learning from Monet

Chocolate is the panacea of woe, but in more recent years, I’ve found my palette appreciating much more of the citrus tones that cleanse and refresh, even if some do…

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September 28, 2013

ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Racism / Sexism

#Misogyny and #sexism – Australian political rhetoric

Before launching into this post, Blak and Black wishes to congratulate its good friend Mr. Julian Moti QC on his admission to the Fiji bar and imminent return to the…

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June 30, 2013

Commonwealth Government / Disability / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Equality of opportunity / Government / Human Rights / Respect / Shared humanity

Life on the street – no fixed address

I trudged a well worn path from Melbourne’s La Trobe Street to Flinders Street in my youth. Sydney has its fabulous Harbour, but Melbourne had arcades that drew me in…

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June 1, 2013

Accountability / Assimilation / Corruption / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Equality of opportunity / First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Racism / Religion / Respect / Shared humanity

There is a dream dreaming us

The spiritual journey requires that we accept responsibility for our actions and live the life we aspire to.

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May 31, 2013

Australian Aborigines / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Education / Equality of opportunity / First Nations/Indigenous / Genocide / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Primary/Secondary / Racism / Respect / Rule of Law / Shared humanity

The blind juggler: Aboriginal offending and sentencing

Jim Jim where is our party? where all members’re held equal an’vow t’infiltrate that thought among the people it hopes t’serve an’sets a respected road for all those like me.…

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May 24, 2013

Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Human Rights / Racism / Respect / Sexism / Shared humanity / Xenophobia

Penny Wong and the Christian lobby – what is prejudice?

For myself, earth-bound and fettered to the scene of my activities, I confess that I do feel the differences of mankind, national and individual…I am, in plainer words, a bundle…

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May 22, 2013

Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Equality of opportunity / First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / Racism / Respect / White Australia

There are 869 different forms of lying

Returning from World War I, Aboriginal servicemen found that the camaraderie of the front lines was a lie.

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April 11, 2013

ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Law Enforcement / Northern Territory Intervention / Racism / Rule of Law

“May it ring for justice and change”

I like to learn how to say people’s names properly. Not that I have a particularly good memory for pairing names with faces, but I believe it is a sign…

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February 17, 2013

Accountability / Australian Aborigines / Corruption / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / First Nations/Indigenous / Genocide / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / NSW Government / NSW Police / Police / Racism / Rule of Law

Magistrate Clisdell v Reality

I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves -- this critical basis I call the ideal of a pigsty. The ideals that have lighted my way,…

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January 24, 2013

Assimilation / Corporate profit / Corruption / Culture / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Environment / First Nations/Indigenous / Genocide / Genocide by stealth / Human Rights / Law / Mining / Neo-Colonialism / Racism / Reconciliation / Rule of Law

#IdleNoMore – Transnational Indigenous Solidarity

#IdleNoMore is a growing movement of indigenous activism that started with Canada's First Nations taking a stand against a long history of systematic, institutionalized abuse from the Canadian authorities.

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January 22, 2013

Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Bill of Rights / Corruption / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Ernst & Young / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / Racism / Rule of Law / Sexism

Hypocrisy underscoring the ACT’s Bill of Rights

''Quite often before they get there [to court] they have done something quite serious. It becomes quite difficult because the offending behaviour is the first point that you've got to…

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January 13, 2013

ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government / Justice / Law Enforcement / Mental Health / Racism / Rule of Law / Sexism / Stanhope Government / Xenophobia

A Contributing Life: the reality of Australia’s first people

“… people with mental health problems want the same thing as everyone else. Even the disadvantaged should be able to lead a contributing life. This can mean many things. It…

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December 25, 2012

Asia-Pacific / Australian Aborigines / Disability / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / Indonesia / Pacific Neighbours / PNG / Queensland / Racial Discrimination Act / Racism / Religion / Respect / Shared humanity / Solomon Islands / United Nations / Vanuatu / West Papua / Xenophobia

Promises and passages – it’s all an illusion

The racism that permeates Australia has not altered since the days of the blackbirders.

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December 8, 2012

Accountability / Asia-Pacific / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corporate profit / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Law Enforcement / Racism / Respect / Shared humanity / West Papua

The Medusa – the price we all pay for political corruption

Let us venture to advance another truth, a truth useful to the Minister himself. There exists among the officers of the Marine, an intractable esprit de corps, a pretended point…

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December 6, 2012

Corruption / Culture / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Fred Martens / Human Rights / Julian Moti / Justice / Racism / Religion / Rule of Law / Sexism / Shared humanity

Right versus religion

Last week one comment on twitter to some of the Blak and Black crew resulted in considerable discussion about the underlying intent of this wee blog. The commenter, apparently thinking…

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November 21, 2012

Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Law Enforcement / Racism / Respect / Rule of Law / Sexism / Shared humanity

Destroy the Joint, schmoozing and the hypocrites

The announcement of a Royal Commission into child abuse by clergy is as big an issue as was the Wood Royal Commission into police corruption, if not bigger. This is…

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November 15, 2012

Discrimination

Jon Stanhope, the man who washed his hands of Mullins

Derek Bromley and the State of Injustice in South Australia

True Blue Aussies

The “Unsettled” Great Southern Land

A mile in his shoes – learning from Monet

#Misogyny and #sexism – Australian political rhetoric

Life on the street – no fixed address

There is a dream dreaming us

The blind juggler: Aboriginal offending and sentencing

Penny Wong and the Christian lobby – what is prejudice?

There are 869 different forms of lying

“May it ring for justice and change”

Magistrate Clisdell v Reality

#IdleNoMore – Transnational Indigenous Solidarity

Hypocrisy underscoring the ACT’s Bill of Rights

A Contributing Life: the reality of Australia’s first people

Promises and passages – it’s all an illusion

The Medusa – the price we all pay for political corruption

Right versus religion

Destroy the Joint, schmoozing and the hypocrites

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

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