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Hanson: Sincere and Out of Date
Commonwealth Government / Discrimination/Racism / Government / Racism / Respect / Uncategorized

Hanson: Sincere and Out of Date

Convictions should not be mistaken for fact and sincerity does not equal truth. The image of an Australia before immigration peddled by Hanson is nothing but illusion.

6 Comments
November 14, 2026
Not for Sale: The Voters Who Refused to Be Bought
Government

Not for Sale: The Voters Who Refused to Be Bought

The mid-term elections in the USA have shown that voters are aware of the manipulation of sentiments by large donors and will vote contrary to donor wishes.

7 Comments
November 8, 2026
The Familiar Hammer: The RBA and the Limits of Tightening
Commonwealth Government / Corporate responsibility / Government

The Familiar Hammer: The RBA and the Limits of Tightening

The Reserve Bank of Australia decision to raise the cash rate will not address the drivers of inflation, directing unnecessary financial hardship on ordinary people.

8 Comments
November 4, 2026
The Affidavit That Was Never Filed
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Government / Law Enforcement

The Affidavit That Was Never Filed

Bakchos outlines three emails that show his intentions in going to ACAT, the subsequent farcical charges about a false affidavit on which he was acquitted 16-0.

46 Comments
October 31, 2026
Dwarfs Beneath the Armpits of Giants
Government / Human Rights / Respect / Shared humanity

Dwarfs Beneath the Armpits of Giants

Humankind tends to recall a "better time" rather than facing the truth that nostalgia can lie and that those who speak out climb on the backs of giants.

2 Comments
October 29, 2026
Humbug in the Emerald City: Trump, the Populist Wizard
Government

Humbug in the Emerald City: Trump, the Populist Wizard

Trump is consdiered by some to have peddled in smoke and mirrors, but one must acknowledge that even looking behind the curtain, he has delivered on key policies.

6 Comments
October 26, 2026
Sixty Years On: Aberfan and the Cost of Not Listening
Accountability / Culture / Government / Uncategorized

Sixty Years On: Aberfan and the Cost of Not Listening

Sixty years on, the ineptitude that resulted in the Aberfan disaster remains at the heart of government and corporate culture.

5 Comments
October 23, 2026
What We Said Over Breakfast: Helen Haines and Division
Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Government / Racism / Uncategorized

What We Said Over Breakfast: Helen Haines and Division

Helen Haines tragedy highlights a deteriorating social climate around politicians and media, generating division in the community.

9 Comments
October 21, 2026
Hanson, Wannabe Prime Minister of a Country Already Changed
Commonwealth Government / Government / Racism / Uncategorized

Hanson, Wannabe Prime Minister of a Country Already Changed

A country's leader must be able to pull together the threads that define it; anything less will break it, a fact Hanson fails to understand.

4 Comments
October 19, 2026
The Mullins Minute: ACT Treasury Knew the Truth in 2001
ACT Government / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Government / Uncategorized

The Mullins Minute: ACT Treasury Knew the Truth in 2001

Records demonstrate that ACT Treasury were advised of Mullins qualifications in 2001, reiterated eight months later in Marina's racist letter of 9 May 2002.

11 Comments
October 17, 2026
The Reserve Bank, Unemployment and the Interest Rate
Accountability / Commonwealth Government / Corporate profit / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Equality / Government

The Reserve Bank, Unemployment and the Interest Rate

The Reserve Bank's increase in the cash rate hurts those with lower incomes who are the most likely to lose work, ignoring corporate profits and executive salaries.

3 Comments
October 14, 2026
Marina and ACT Treasury: Documents from 2002 to 2005
ACT Government / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner

Marina and ACT Treasury: Documents from 2002 to 2005

A series of documents between 2002 and 2005 set out a continued pattern of racism by Angel Marina which the ACT Public Service swept under the carpet.

6 Comments
October 2, 2026
Tu Pham and the Question She Could Not Answer
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Law / Racism

Tu Pham and the Question She Could Not Answer

Accusations laid at the feet of former Acting Chief Executive Tu Pham went unanswered, but one question has a very clear answer.

13 Comments
October 1, 2026
Tu Pham’s Prestidigitation, Self-Interest and Racism
ACT Government / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Government / Uncategorized

Tu Pham’s Prestidigitation, Self-Interest and Racism

The former Auditor-General of the ACT, Tu Pham acted to protect herself from accountability over her racism against an Indigenous employee.

11 Comments
September 30, 2026
Australian Federal Police: Sixteen Years of the Same Question
Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Ombudsman / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Law Enforcement

Australian Federal Police: Sixteen Years of the Same Question

The annual report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman into the AFP underscores its recalcitrance in developing transparency in complaints management.

3 Comments
September 28, 2026
One Nation, 1998 And Now
Commonwealth Government / Government

One Nation, 1998 And Now

Hanson's One Nation has surged in success, but historically it has lacked resilience over the long-term to hold onto candidates and seats.

5 Comments
September 26, 2026
Pauline Hanson Gilds the Lily
Government / Propaganda

Pauline Hanson Gilds the Lily

Hanson has a penchant for exaggeration and soft facts that fail to stand up to scrutiny. Her political attacks lack evidence to support her views.

7 Comments
September 25, 2026
Devil In The Detail: Religious Child Abuse in Japan
Asia-Pacific / Discrimination/Racism / Government / Human Rights / Religion

Devil In The Detail: Religious Child Abuse in Japan

Japan banned telling children they'll go to hell. Its guidance still can't separate coercion from catechesis.

4 Comments
September 23, 2026
The Wrong Language for the Bid: Australia and the UNSC
Commonwealth Government / Government / Refugee Policy / Refugees / United Nations

The Wrong Language for the Bid: Australia and the UNSC

Australia's pitch for a seat on the UNSC is off-key, drawing attention the matters upon which the United Nations has already drawn negative findings.

7 Comments
September 22, 2026
Court Of Public Record: What 103,000 Readers Heard
ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Government / Law / Racism / Rule of Law

Court Of Public Record: What 103,000 Readers Heard

Burgeoning interest in the role of the ACT DPP in the racial vilification of an Indigenous man demands that the records be reviewed and accountability be apportioned.

14 Comments
September 21, 2026
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Publications

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  • RAMSI - the scion of the juggernaut of greed

    Solomon Star
    13 October 2011
  • AFP accused of fabricating evidence, yet again

    Solomon Star (Print only)
    4 October 2011
  • Moti affair

    Solomon Star
    14 September 2011
  • Moti affair

    Fiji Sun
    12 September 2011
  • Moti appeal exposes mixed loyalties and judicial corruption

    Solomon Star
    22 July 2011
  • Moti end game

    FijiSun
    22 July 2011
  • Letters to the editor: Article by Bakchos

    Solomon Star
    20 July 2011
  • Co-operate or else! AFP thuggery for a white Australia

    Solomon Star
    24 June 2011
  • The strange case of Bill Johnson, a study in neo-colonial hypocrisy

    Solomon Star
    17 June 2011
  • Neo-colonialism in the Torres Strait

    Solomon Star
    14 June 2011
  • Moti and other affairs

    Solomon Star
    9 June 2011
  • Comment: Excellent Read

    Fiji Sun
    7 June 2011

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Recent Comments

  1. Mirko on The Oldest News: Procne, Philomela, and the Greek Inheritance

    Thanks Mark, interesting final paragraph, are you saying that we’re all Indians?

  2. Bakchos on Hanson: Sincere and Out of Date

    Australia would be far better off if Hanson would just fuck off out of politics and take her racism and…

  3. Bakchos on The Oldest News: Procne, Philomela, and the Greek Inheritance

    G’day Mirko, when it published for some reason it dropped off the concluding paragraph. It’s there now if you want…

  4. Mirko on Hanson: Sincere and Out of Date

    A letter to the editor from October 1962 argued that Australia avoided racial problems by keeping to one race, and…

  5. Mirko on The Oldest News: Procne, Philomela, and the Greek Inheritance

    This is a fascinating post from my old friend from our school days. The myth of Procne and Philomela has…

  6. Melissa on Hanson: Sincere and Out of Date

    Pauline Hanson is too fucking stupid to know what day of the week it is, let alone what year we’re…

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