Fiction Become Prophecy: A Contemporary Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Higher expectations and broader negative assumptions of an Indigenous man underpin the pervasive structural racism that destroys First Nations lives.
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May 28, 2026
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Racism / Uncategorized
Sorry Means Accountability: A Sorry Day Essay
Every year on the 26th of May, Australia observes National Sorry Day. Flags are lowered. Speeches are made. Politicians stand at podiums and invoke the language of healing, reconciliation, and…
May 27, 2026
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Justice / Racism
Still Standing: A Note to Readers of Blak and Black
Some of you have been reading this blog since its earliest days. You know the history. You know what was attempted. This is a brief note to tell you that…
May 20, 2026
ACT Government / Bill of Rights / Corruption / Former Commissioner / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Rule of Law
Exercising Justice: A Review of the Transgressions of Notable Legal Practitioners
Justice requires that legal practitioners be held to the same standards as the rest of the community, but not all jurisdictions accept that fact.
May 10, 2026
ACT Government / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Government / International Law / Rule of Law
State Power, Intersectional Identity and the Lie of Equality Before the Law
Assuring equality under the law requires the persistent effort of people and institutions to deliver on the promise, a matter at which Australia is failing.
April 19, 2026
Accountability / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Former Commissioner / Justice / Racism
White Supremacy and the Amazing “Schrödinger’s Cop”
Contradictory records presented by the Australian Federal Police for the same day regarding entirely separate matters demonstrate manipulation of evidence.
March 7, 2026
Hate Speech, Hanson and One Nation: The Erosion of Australia’s Social Cohesion
Addressing isolated racism whilst ignoring that against other ethnicities or cultures is a bandage to a systemic wound.
February 24, 2026
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
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
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
Reflections on Empathy, Denial and Systemic Racism: A Personal and Societal Examination
Inexperience breeds denial of serious crimes including rape and racism.
September 9, 2025
ACT Government / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Government / Human Rights
The Erosion of Integrity: How 25 Years of ACT Labor Rule Has Corrupted Public Service and Justice
Unbroken rule lasting over a generation has embedded discrimination and cronyism within the ACT Public Service.
August 28, 2025
Art / Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Human Rights / Racial Discrimination Act / Racism
United we Stand: When the Code of Conduct Fails to Protect All
A Lion used to prowl about a field in which Four Oxen used to dwell. Many a time he tried to attack them; but whenever he came near they turned…
August 16, 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
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Justice / Racism
Meredith Whitten: A Study in Institutional Racism and Systemic Failure
The actions of this senior ACT public servant underscore the vulnerability of Indigenous people to injustice within the ACT.
June 8, 2025
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Corruption / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Human Rights / Racism / Rule of Law
Self-interest and the Web of Lies: When Democracy Fails
To place a person above or outside the law is to undermine democracy.
March 3, 2025
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Justice
A Journey of Resilience: My Ongoing Battle for Justice Against the Australian Labor Party
An outline of the ongoing politically motivated barriers faced in the pursuit of justice and the implications for whistleblowers.
December 3, 2024
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Equality / Former Commissioner / Justice / Racism
The Cornerstone of Justice: Facing Our Accusers and Ensuring Accountability for All
Indigenous people have the same right to demand that those accusing someone of a crime are held accountable when the substance of the allegations is proved to be forged.
November 28, 2024
The Company We Keep and the Hills We Choose to Die Upon
Choose your friends wisely and your statements prudently. They may become the reason you are remembered.
November 26, 2024
20 Years of Hard Labor: A Call for Accountability and Reform
Can Canberra afford the debt that comes with Andrew Barr's Labor-led government?
October 11, 2024