Racism

The Medusa – the price we all pay for political corruption

Let us venture to advance another truth, a truth useful to the Minister himself. There exists among the officers of the Marine, an intractable esprit de corps, a pretended point…

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December 6, 2012

Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Genocide / Government / Human Rights / Indonesia / Law Enforcement / Racism / Shared humanity / West Papua

West Papua: Remembering 51 years of oppression

Dusk is falling across Melbourne and West Papua, but not over the dreams of the Papuan people. Today, remembering 51 years of oppression having been denied the right to self-determination,…

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December 1, 2012

Archaeology / Art / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Environment / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Mining / Racism / WA government / Yindjibarndi

Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation Media Statement

YINDJIBARNDI ABORIGINAL CORPORATION MEDIA STATEMENT—Thursday 29 November 2012 http://yindjibarndi.org.au/ YINDJIBARNDI WANT SOLUTION TO FMG DEBACLE Yindjibarndi Elder Bruce Woodley joins Sue Singleton, Brad Goode and Kerry Savas in…

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November 29, 2012

Corruption / Culture / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Fred Martens / Human Rights / Julian Moti / Justice / Racism / Religion / Rule of Law / Sexism / Shared humanity

Right versus religion

Last week one comment on twitter to some of the Blak and Black crew resulted in considerable discussion about the underlying intent of this wee blog. The commenter, apparently thinking…

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November 21, 2012

Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Law Enforcement / Racism / Respect / Rule of Law / Sexism / Shared humanity

Destroy the Joint, schmoozing and the hypocrites

The announcement of a Royal Commission into child abuse by clergy is as big an issue as was the Wood Royal Commission into police corruption, if not bigger. This is…

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November 15, 2012

Accountability / ACT Government / Assimilation / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / Equality / Equality of opportunity / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / Racism / Respect / Rule of Law / Sexism / United Nations

A hypocrite for a Prime Minister, a hypocrite for a Chief Minister

Each man reaches perfection by doing his own duty; he worships god – from whom all beings come, by whom this universe was stretched forth – by doing his appointed…

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November 13, 2012

ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Bill of Rights / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Equality of opportunity / Government / Human Rights / Law Enforcement / Racism / Respect / Rule of Law / Sexism

Ain’t I a woman?

If I could share a meal at a table with a small group of people from any time in history, Isabella Baumfree would be one of them. Perhaps, just perhaps,…

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October 26, 2012

Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Bill of Rights / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Law Enforcement / Racism / Sexism

Sisters, will the real misogynist please stand up?

Misogyny is a nasty word. It implies much more than sexism; it indicates a hatred of women. That’s why, in the overall view of the current political debates I must…

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October 11, 2012

ACT Government / Discrimination/Racism / Ernst & Young / Former Commissioner / Government / Racism

Monkey see, monkey do

“Behead all those who insult the prophet!” So read the banner in Sydney on Saturday, in a protest ignited by a film released in the United States. Really, the lack…

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September 17, 2012

Accountability / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Equality of opportunity / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Propaganda / Racism / Respect / Shared humanity / White Australia

Too little, too late

… What folk is this, which seems by pain so vanquished?" And he to me: "This miserable mode Maintain the melancholy souls of those Who lived withouten infamy or praise.…

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August 28, 2012

ACT Government / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Government / Justice / Law / Racism / Rule of Law

Red the colour of our blood, black the colour of our skin

Jimmy Governor after his arrest – source Singleton Library I killed the school-teacher and Mrs Mawbey. … My missis was always telling me that Mrs Mawbey was always getting on…

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June 21, 2012

Accountability / AHRC/HREOC / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Equality of opportunity / Human Rights / Law / Law Enforcement / Police / Racial Discrimination Act / Racism / Respect / Rule of Law / Sexism

Respect: more than just a word

Last week, I came across this post by Cate via a mutual friend. I asked if Blak and Black could republish it, to share it with a more diverse audience…

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June 9, 2012

Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Human Rights / Racism / Reconciliation / Respect / Shared humanity / Stolen Generation / White Australia

Standing Still

This post, originally posted by Cate Bolt on her blog An Ordinary Life, is reposted here with permission. Her open willingness to question the status quo and ask how best…

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June 6, 2012

ACT Government / Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Government / International Law / Law / Law Enforcement / Pacific Neighbours / Racism / Rule of Law

Melanesia and Indigenous Australia: white privilege and the ‘rule of law’

Melanesia and Indigenous Australia: white privilege and the ‘rule of law’ … first, I made him know his Name should be Friday, which was the Day I sav'd his Life;…

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May 14, 2012

Arc of instability / Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Human Rights / International Law / Julian Moti / Justice / Law Enforcement / Neo-Colonialism / Pacific Neighbours / Racism / Respect / Rule of Law

AFP racism sparks diplomatic row between Australia and Vanuatu

On 2nd May, 2012 the Vanuatu Daily Post reported that Private Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office Clarence Marae had been arrested at Sydney International Airport by the Australian Federal…

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May 10, 2012

Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Ernst & Young / Former Commissioner / Government / Law / Law Enforcement / Racism / Rule of Law

Call me black: Proud to be an Aborigine!

The following verse is to Jean-Michel Basquiat's painting Jack Johnson, 1982 acrylic and oil paintstick on canvas. Jean-Michel Basquiat died at 27 years old from an overdose. He was the…

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May 5, 2012

ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Ernst & Young / Former Commissioner / Genocide by stealth / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / Racism / Rule of Law / Shared humanity

A prayer to the Gods

Watershedd is usually the more moderate of the contributors to Blak and Black. On this occasion Watershedd has shed the veil of temperance and speaks with the raw emotion of…

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May 2, 2012

Accountability / Australian Federal Police / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Ernst & Young / Former Commissioner / Law Enforcement / Police / Racism

Ernst & Young, threats & intimidation

Yet another explanation needed by Ernst & Young ... In the words of a renowned Australian xenophobe, please explain, Ernst & Young. First, you employ an Indigenous Australian man (aka…

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April 29, 2012

Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Genocide by stealth / Human Rights / Justice / Racism / Rule of Law

Kieffen Raggett: A victim of the racist fog blurring Australia’s consciousness

AQUÍ Mis pasos en esta calle Resuenan En otra calle Donde Oigo mis pasos Pasar en esta calle Donde Sólo es real la niebla. Octavio Paz – March 31, 1914…

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April 24, 2012

Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Human Rights / Propaganda / Racism / Respect / Shared humanity

Media, racism and manipulation

Media have divided the working class and stereotyped young African-American males as gangsters or drug dealers. As a result of such treatment, the media have crushed youths' prospects for future…

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April 7, 2012

Racism

The Medusa – the price we all pay for political corruption

West Papua: Remembering 51 years of oppression

Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation Media Statement

Right versus religion

Destroy the Joint, schmoozing and the hypocrites

A hypocrite for a Prime Minister, a hypocrite for a Chief Minister

Ain’t I a woman?

Sisters, will the real misogynist please stand up?

Monkey see, monkey do

Too little, too late

Red the colour of our blood, black the colour of our skin

Respect: more than just a word

Standing Still

Melanesia and Indigenous Australia: white privilege and the ‘rule of law’

AFP racism sparks diplomatic row between Australia and Vanuatu

Call me black: Proud to be an Aborigine!

A prayer to the Gods

Ernst & Young, threats & intimidation

Kieffen Raggett: A victim of the racist fog blurring Australia’s consciousness

Media, racism and manipulation

RAMSI - the scion of the juggernaut of greed

AFP accused of fabricating evidence, yet again!

Moti affair

Moti affair

Moti appeal exposes mixed loyalties and judicial corruption

Moti end game

Letters to the editor: Article by Bakchos

Co-operate or else! AFP thuggery for a white Australia

The strange case of Bill Johnson, a study in neo-colonial hypocrisy

Neo-colonialism in the Torres Strait

Moti and other affairs

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