Spirit of the Age: Australia, Islam, and Honest Reckoning
Australia's future lies with those who are working constructively to build a more mature multicultural society.
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March 27, 2026
Populist Politics: Australia’s One Nation and the American Warning
Australia must learn from the deterioration of democratic freedoms of the United States and defend the freedoms of individuals and independence of the courts.
March 20, 2026
The Parsley Massacre and the Politics of Exclusion: Haiti and America
The exclusionary politics that devastated the Haitian people are being played out almost a century later in the United States.
March 15, 2026
Australian Aborigines / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Racism / Refugee Policy
Pauline Hanson: Why I Would Never Vote for One Nation
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…
March 9, 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
The One Nation Comic Opera
The diva belts her entrance With forty notes of vengeance .
February 26, 2026
One Nation on Immigration: Naive, Unworkable and Racist
Impractical proposals to address social and housing challenges by One Nations reveal a lack of comprehension of the economic necessities of immigration.
February 25, 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
Australian Aborigines / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination / Equality / Government / Racism / Religion / White Australia / Xenophobia
The Evolution of Australian Identity: From White Christian Egalitarianism to a Multicultural Reality
Entrenched Australian romanticism in the face of the demographic, religious and economic changes of multiculturalism sets a path to democratic inequality.
February 22, 2026
Does Australia Have a Racism Problem?
Racism, particularly for Indigenous people and visible minorities, is a significant issue, despite Australia's strong integration and social cohesion.
February 13, 2026
Antisemitism, Indigenous Racism and Equity – Hierarchies in Australian Policies
A hierarchy of attention and resources to counter racism in Australia undermines our commitment to equality and cohesion.
February 7, 2026
Scapegoating from Medieval Witches to Flavour of the Month Othering
Modern hostility toward marginalised groups, whether based upon religion, colour or creed, mimic historical witch hunts.
January 16, 2026
Claytons Country
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…
January 11, 2026
The Politicisation of the Adelaide Writers Festival
Exclusion of Palestinian writer Randa Abdel-Fatah by the Board of the Australian Writer's Festival is a shameful reflection of political interference.
January 10, 2026
Understanding Hate: From Islamophobia to the Illogic of Faith
Hate is learned and hence, can be unlearned by disarming the illogical arguments of those who seek to control and divide.
December 16, 2025
Bondi Sands Run Red With The Fallout From Hate
Bondi was alive with summer's promise ...
December 16, 2025
From the Sands of Bondi: A Cry Against the Poison of Hate
Bondi has always been a place of light for me – the sea’s steady breath, the gulls’ persistent cries, the slow, consoling rhythm of waves that has read people in…
December 14, 2025
Echoes of Erasure: Wired for Hatred – From Tulsa to Gaza and Myanmar
From Tulsa's 1921 massacre to Gaza's siege & Rohingya exile in Myanmar's purges, regimes fuse nationalism & faith to mask atrocities, suppress justice.
November 27, 2025
Racism in Australia: A 2025 Reflection on Our National Psyche
Racism is a product of the environment, one we can reshape through collective action.
October 19, 2025