I have been voting in Australian elections for decades. Over that time I have supported a range of parties and individuals – Liberal when I thought they had the right…
Contradictory records presented by the Australian Federal Police for the same day regarding entirely separate matters demonstrate manipulation of evidence.
Representations of Islam as a perpetual aggressor against Western traditions are a facile expression of correlation equalling causation.
The diva belts her entrance With forty notes of vengeance .
Impractical proposals to address social and housing challenges by One Nations reveal a lack of comprehension of the economic necessities of immigration.
Addressing isolated racism whilst ignoring that against other ethnicities or cultures is a bandage to a systemic wound.
Entrenched Australian romanticism in the face of the demographic, religious and economic changes of multiculturalism sets a path to democratic inequality.
Opportunistic appeals to cultural tropes, economic and security fears by right wing conservatives fails to identify the true causes of instability.
Racism, particularly for Indigenous people and visible minorities, is a significant issue, despite Australia's strong integration and social cohesion.
Every life is of equal value – a truth without borders, without exceptions.
A hierarchy of attention and resources to counter racism in Australia undermines our commitment to equality and cohesion.
Civilisation’s formal achievements coexist with vulnerabilities that classic and modern narratives anticipate.
Modern hostility toward marginalised groups, whether based upon religion, colour or creed, mimic historical witch hunts.
Socratic and Buddhist assert the importance of ethics and personal autonomy in critically examining personal belief and behaviour.
Claytons: the drink you have when you’re not having a drink. A brand for the fake, the substitute, the stand-in – Australia’s own way of pretending, performing the ritual of…
Exclusion of Palestinian writer Randa Abdel-Fatah by the Board of the Australian Writer's Festival is a shameful reflection of political interference.
Introduction The controversies that have circulated around the ACT Home Loan Portfolio and the Belconnen Pool tender process occupy a central place in the broader debate about governance, accountability, and…
Pleased to meet you, hope you guessed my name— But what’s confusing you is just the nature of my game.I whispered in Ashoka’s ear beside the smoky Kalinga plain: First,…
A seminal work in the aftermath of world War II and the Holocaust, Nostra Aetate introduced a more inclusive view of other religions, including Judaism.