Jason Arday: A Neutral Account of the Allegations versus Racial Targeting
A synthesis of public reporting as of 17 August 2026. Cause of death has not been confirmed.
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August 18, 2026
Commonwealth Government / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Government / Racism / Sexism / Uncategorized
Pauline Hanson’s Politics Of Personal Dislikes
To dislike it not enough. The opinion of the leader must translate to policy a justifiable bind, especially when it touches those already disadvantaged.
August 17, 2026
Unfinished Reckoning: Auschwitz and the Fires Still Burning
The legacy of Auschwitz remains the same as at the day of liberation - to remember how the horrors of Holocaust were allowed to happen.
August 16, 2026
The Scare Politics of Islam: Distraction, Fear and the Contested Terrain of Identity
Fear of Islam has been weaponised for votes - and Islamist violence is real. An evidence-based look at where distraction ends and threat begins.
August 11, 2026
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Ernst & Young / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government / Human Rights / Racism
Be Alert, Be Alarmed: How Justice Fails in the Australian Capital Territory
It took multiple people and agencies to ruin the lives of the former Commissioner for Revenue and his family and it can happen to you as well.
August 7, 2026
The Man From Nowhere: A Madeleine at Thirty Thousand Feet
A bottle of red, a madeleine biscuit ... the mundane things that trigger involuntary memory.
August 2, 2026
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government / Justice / Law Enforcement / Racism
Common Beliefs: Two Decades Of Institutional Protection For A Racist Public Servant
Over twenty years of seemingly direct support for Angel Marina in the face of his racism leads to the conclusion that the ALP and AFP are both racist.
July 31, 2026
The Architect Who Dismantled: F.W. de Klerk and the Politics of Letting Go
Whether genuinely seeking peace or simply a pragmatic politician who saw the inevitable, FW de Klerk was instrumental in dismantling apartheid
July 19, 2026
Nelson Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom and Reconciliation
On Nelson Mandela International Day, we reflect on the life and legacy of one of modern history's greatest humanists.
July 18, 2026
Exclusion: White Nationalism and the Moral Imperative of Resistance
Coordinated effort across education, institutions, legislation and community is required to counter the skewed narratives of white nationalism
June 16, 2026
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.
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
Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / Racism / Refugees / Shared humanity
We Were All Made In The Image: On othering, humanism and the Enlightenment legacy
Far from being a footnote in history, the Enlightenment remains a challenge to the racism and exclusion plaguing Australia and the world.
May 16, 2026
Superfluous People: Anticipation Without Consummation – A History
Regardless of recommendations, time and again, the rights of Indigenous people in Australia are subordinated to those of others, The Gap never closing.
May 14, 2026
The Red-Haired Fishmonger and the Billionaire From the West: A Fable
Ambition combined with greed and envy makes for a dangerous combination.
May 6, 2026
After Bondi – Terror, Antisemitism, and the Architecture of Safety
A Critical Essay on the Interim Report of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.
May 2, 2026
Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Racism / Refugee Policy / Respect / Shared humanity / Uncategorized
Riquet with the Quiff:A Fairy Tale for Australia’s Unfinished Multicultural Masterpiece
We are the princess. Reject Hanson’s othering. Love our unfinished multicultural nation enough to transform. Wish it so.
April 26, 2026
Australian Values: Gout Gout, Simpson and the Nation’s Soul
Australia is not and has never been a defined racial group. There is no racial purity and those who argue such are not its defenders.
April 16, 2026