Beneath the stones where footsteps tread, Lies a tale of wisdom long since spread,
The actions of Peter Garrison, the ACT’s Clayton’s Solicitor-General, has created in Angel Marina a kind of king not answerable to the law for his actions.
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.
Only when we march for every woman and girl will there truly be solidarity.
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.
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…
Why was Mullins fitted-up for seeking a missing public interest disclosure and why does the Barr Government not ensure transparency?
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:? A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant,…
“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…
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…
Chocolate is the panacea of woe, but in more recent years, I’ve found my palette appreciating much more of the citrus tones that cleanse and refresh, even if some do…
The day began with a comfortably low temperature of 17oC before rising to a high of 28oC. In the crushing crowd outside the Lincoln Memorial, it would seem unbearably hot…
Before launching into this post, Blak and Black wishes to congratulate its good friend Mr. Julian Moti QC on his admission to the Fiji bar and imminent return to the…