One Nation, the Farrer By-Election and the Sickness of Western Democracy
Farrer has become the canary in the electoral mine, highlighting that voters in regional areas have had enough of being ignored.
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May 12, 2026
The Land of the Fair Go (A Lament)
That is the wound that does not close — to love a place that is choosing, deliberately, with its eyes open, to be less than it was, less than it could be ...
May 11, 2026
ACT Government / Bill of Rights / Corruption / Former Commissioner / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Rule of Law
Exercising Justice: A Review of the Transgressions of Notable Legal Practitioners
Justice requires that legal practitioners be held to the same standards as the rest of the community, but not all jurisdictions accept that fact.
May 10, 2026
After Bondi – Terror, Antisemitism, and the Architecture of Safety
A Critical Essay on the Interim Report of the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.
May 2, 2026
The Populist
She storms through rallies like a queen of the lost,and something in the crowd completes the circuit – not stupidity, not theatre, but a costlong owed, long felt, finally given…
April 27, 2026
The Devil’s Fiddle: On the Transaction at the Heart of Democratic Politics
Democracy is revised and delivered anew at election, it's form dependent upon the critical evaluation of the voter of the offers and past performance.
April 24, 2026
Swords into Ploughshares: Why Australia Must Choose People Over Submarines
The AUKUS agreement places the symbol of power above the more immediate needs of Australian's wellbeing.
April 20, 2026
ACT Government / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Government / International Law / Rule of Law
State Power, Intersectional Identity and the Lie of Equality Before the Law
Assuring equality under the law requires the persistent effort of people and institutions to deliver on the promise, a matter at which Australia is failing.
April 19, 2026
The State as Threat: The NSW Court of Appeal versus Emergency Power
The NSW Court of Appeal struck down Minns’ emergency protest ban as unconstitutional.
April 17, 2026
The Weakest Link: Forged in the same furnace as the strong
The outcome of the Hungarian election demonstrates a curious test of character and the strength of the Hungarian political system.
April 14, 2026
Colonialism, Technology and the Evolution of Neo-colonialism
Decolonisation is an incomplete project, one that is persistently challenged by the technological advances that replace old commodities.
April 13, 2026
Beacon: Pope Leo XIV, the Prophetic Voice in the Dark
Far from buckling to threats by the United States, Pope Leo XIV's response has made clear that the papacy will not be bullied into compliance.
April 10, 2026
The Seed And The Stone: An Easter Parable of Wealth, Power, and the Possibility of Resurrection
Societal change is achieved via the courage of those willing to challenge the power of wealthy, by those willing to plant their ideas wherever they stand.
April 5, 2026
Political Quandary: One Nation’s Surge in Labor’s Leadership Vacuum
With the liberal party in tatters and Labor floundering under Albanese's spineless leadership, One Nation fills a dangerous void.
April 2, 2026
Commonwealth Government / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Government / Racial Discrimination Act / Racism / Religion / Rule of Law
IHRA, the Australian Public Service and Silencing Political Dissent
Enforcing a disputed political definition in the public service sets an implicit bias that will affect public policy and relations both local and international.
March 31, 2026
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.
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 Collapse of American Liberal Democracy
The slide of the United States to an autocratic state reflects a broader trend across the world.
March 19, 2026
“Taking Cuba”: US-Cuba Relations under the Trump Presidency in 2026
Trump's comments signal a coercive policy intended to force Cuban leaders to open to U.S investment by sacrificing the security of the Cuban people.
March 18, 2026