ACT Integrity Commission, blinkered and bound
Why did the ACT Solicitor General want BnB taken down?
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June 24, 2024
ACT Integrity Commission 13 May 2024
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Ernst & Young / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government / Justice / Law Enforcement / Racism / Rule of Law / Uncategorized
20 Years of friends in the Australian Federal Police
Some days demand that we pause to reflect on an event on the same date in the past. For Blak and Black that day is 9 May and this year marks 20 years since Angel Marina wrote his now widely recognised letter of racism against the ACT Government’s then most senior Indigenous employee.
May 9, 2022
Image: AP/Silvia Izquierdo
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Racism / Sexism
Feminist disparity, Blak white and Swedish
Only when we march for every woman and girl will there truly be solidarity.
March 15, 2021
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / Equality of opportunity / First Nations/Indigenous / Racism / Respect
The truth about First Nations employment in the ACT
An inquiry into the Aboriginal and Terres Strait Islander employment in the ACT excluded two key directorates that with longstanding racism issues - CMTEDD and JACS.
October 13, 2020
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Labor Party / Bill of Rights / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Diversity / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Human Rights / Justice / Racism / Stanhope Government
The Legacy of ACT Labor, 20 years of lazy government
Labor has led government for two decades in the Australian Capital Territory. With the impending election on October 17 many Canberrans should be considering what substantive benefits their leaders have…
September 26, 2020
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Labor Party / Bill of Rights / Corruption / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Human Rights / Justice / Racial Discrimination Act / Racism / Stanhope Government / Uncategorized
The ACT Barr Government, ducking the hard calls for another term
Why was Mullins fitted-up for seeking a missing public interest disclosure and why does the Barr Government not ensure transparency?
September 19, 2020
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Bill of Rights / Commonwealth Ombudsman / Corruption / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Racial Discrimination Act / Racism / Respect / Stanhope Government / Uncategorized / White Australia
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…
August 8, 2020
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Ernst & Young / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / Racial Discrimination Act / Racism / Uncategorized
#Justice4Mullins , a black life that matters
The following is an unfinished saga of racism & corruption; about how far one jurisdiction will go to cover up their misdeeds, the people who are complicit & the Australian…
July 31, 2020
Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Genocide by stealth / Racism / Stolen Generation / Uncategorized / White Australia
He made the many lies seem similar to the truth
The ever-touring Englishman “The ever-touring Englishman have built their bungalowsAll over the sweet forrestThey drive their trains with smokeO look at them, how they talk on their wires to one…
July 26, 2020
#BLM Protest Melbourne 6 June, 2020 - Black Power
Accountability / Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Justice / Police / Racism / Shared humanity / Uncategorized
Australia, waking to #BlackLivesMatter
We have questions to answer, Australia. Questions about who we are as a people, what behaviour we expect and accept from our leaders and how we address the abuse of…
June 7, 2020
Deal me a blow; the fight goes on
On Wednesday, 4 December 2019, Bakchos lost control of the BlackandBlack Twitter account. He regained some control on Friday and deactivated the account immediately due to incessant troll attacks and…
December 9, 2019
Asia-Pacific / 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
35 years in jail for a crime he has continuously asserted he did not commit. A case marred by inaccurate and misleading forensic evidence. Has served beyond the original non-parole…
February 3, 2019
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Justice / Law Enforcement / Racism / Rule of Law / Stolen Generation
Is Integrity Dead in the ACT?
“You want me to respect the law? Then make the law respectable.” Violet Miller, Suffragette, 2015. Over the past two years Mr Mullins has walked his long dark night of…
July 12, 2017
Commonwealth Government / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Government / Human Rights / Racism / Respect / Shared humanity
True Blue Aussies
There are numerous groups working to assist the homeless in Sydney. Most nights you can find a food van behind St. Mary’s Cathedral or in Wentworth Park. There’s people who…
December 28, 2014
Image courtesy Tristan Griffiths, All Things Sydney.
Peace on Earth
The German artist Daniel Nikolaus Chodwiecki was renowned for his etchings. Born in an age in which critical thought was encouraged and the power of hierarchical institutions such as the…
December 26, 2014
Commonwealth Government / Discrimination/Racism / Government / Human Rights / Racism / Refugee Policy / Refugees / Religion / Shared humanity / Xenophobia
#WalkTogether to end #racism
The sign says it all. Since when should people need to rally to welcome others, to offer a helping hand? The annual #Walktogether held in both capital cities and regional…
October 26, 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…
July 14, 2014
Farewell, Comrade Mandela
Who will meet you when you pass your last breath and cross to whatever lies beyond this life? Will you meet friends, foes, family or beloved pets? In death there…
December 8, 2013
Morning Star flags
Asia-Pacific / Assimilation / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Genocide / Government / Human Rights / Indonesia / Racism / Refugees / United Nations / West Papua
Treaties, lies and the Morning Star Flag
“The West Papuans have become the victims of Australia’s regional foreign policy arrangements that prop up the anti-refugee policies of Operation Sovereign Borders.” Ian Rintoul, Refugee Action Coalition. Fifty-two years…
December 1, 2013
Australian Aborigines / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Indonesia / Racism / Refugees
Australia’s Racism Problem Just Won’t Go Away
This post has been proferred by Imogen, a reader of Blak and Black. As South Korean-born Dami Im’s X-Factor win in Australia is celebrated with a number one single it’s a shame…
November 29, 2013