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August 25, 2025
The Cycle of Manufactured Enemies: A Pattern in Far-Right Politics
In the history of political leadership, far-right politicians have consistently demonstrated a pattern of manufacturing enemies to consolidate power, only to claim accolades for addressing crises they themselves instigated. This…
August 22, 2025
The Complex History of Israel’s Establishment: Beyond the Heroic Narrative
The establishment of Israel involved colonial alliances and dispossession creating a refugee crisis that persists today.
August 18, 2025
Ignored and Forgotten: The Tragedy in Sudan
As the world is distracted by the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, the devastation and loss of life in Sudan eclipses them both.
August 15, 2025
Monumental Relocations: Explaining History, Not Eradicating It
Relocating Confederate monuments to museums provides an opportunity to set them in context against other exhibits.
August 13, 2025
Tango With the Devil: The West, Zionism and Palestine
Whispered steps in fire – Devil’s touch ignites the dark. Ashes mark the dance. Introduction The tango is a dance of intricate entanglement, born in the shadowy underbelly of Buenos…
August 12, 2025
The AUKUS Alliance: A Bad Deal for Australia
Extensive concerns plague the AUKUS deal, highlighting the risks to Australia of this bad deal.
August 10, 2025
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Law Enforcement
Freedom of Speech in Australia: Legalities, Overreach and Silencing
Australia's, freedom of speech is far from assured, at risk from institutions including the Australian Federal Police.
August 9, 2025
From Luna Park to the Halls of Power: The Folly of Fools, Past and Present
Fools deliver news and shape destinies, but the modern equivalents no longer deliver the witty repartee.
August 5, 2025
The Fool’s Reign
In ancient halls where crowns held sway, The jester danced with bells a-chime, A fool by name, yet wise in play, Whispering truths through mimicry's rhyme. To monarchs blind in…
August 5, 2025
March for Humanity: Sydney’s Beacon of Solidarity in the Rain
The March for Humanity, attended by an enormous crowd, highlights the depth of concern for the plight of Gazans in Sydney's community.
August 4, 2025
ACT Government / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Justice / Rule of Law
Whistleblowers: Critical Examination of High-Profile Cases and Systemic Failures
Protections of in whistleblower legislation fail to protect both the person making the disclosure and victims of malicious attack via fraud.
July 31, 2025
Pessimistic Peace: Weaponising Starvation and the World’s Conscience
The resumption of aid to Gaza will not reverse the cost of starvation, weighing the argument for genocide all the more heavily.
July 30, 2025
The Limits of Morality: Starving the Children to Attack Your Foe
If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or…
July 28, 2025
Genocide on the Doorstep: Famine and Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza
International inaction in the face of the military onslaught by Israel risks the Palestinian annihilation.
July 26, 2025
Echoes of 1914: U.S.-China Tensions and the Spectre of Conflict Over Taiwan
Increasing tensions in the South China Sea mimicking those in 1914, could be mitigated by dialogue and negotiation.
July 25, 2025
Israel’s Influence on Australian Politics: Examining Claims of Inappropriate Interference
Transparent discourse is needed to balance the influence exerted on Australian politics by Israeli lobby groups.
July 24, 2025
Australian Aborigines / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Racism / Xenophobia
Critical Examination of Jillian Segal’s Antisemitism Recommendations
Addressing antisemitism would be most effectively addressed by leveraging existing laws so as to avoid alienation of other groups.
July 23, 2025
