Medical misogyny, bullying and professionalism: When regulation fails
Protectionism in health care is the blight that lends credence to medical conspiracy theorists.
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March 30, 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
The Machine That Never Stops: War, Capital and the Unending Carnage of Modern Conflict
Rather than an ideological difference of opinion, war is machine, an indictment of man's lack of insight and humanity.
March 26, 2026
Witness: Alice Seeley Harris and the Camera as Conscience
A post on photography, empire, and moral Witness
March 25, 2026
The Unravelling Sky: War, Power, and the Expendable Millions
Old men at the end of their lives send young people at the beginning of theirs to fight and die for something they have no say in .
March 24, 2026
My Pipe Dream for Humanity
Before the first word was spoken, before the first hand pressed ochre into stone, we were iron and carbon ...
March 23, 2026
Sparks in the Abyss – Humanity, Honour, and Hope in the Great War
Accounts from the First World War demonstrate that even in the hells of the trenches humanity was not completely lost.
March 23, 2026
Iran’s Enduring Splendour: Refuting the Myth of Persian Barbarism
Iranian culture across the arts transcends the myth of Persien barbarism.
March 21, 2026
The Christchurch Mosque Attacks
Having faced on the worst terrorist events in recent times, Aotearoa has become an example for the world of inclusion after horror.
March 17, 2026
Wasted Youth: Remarque, Heroism and the Enduring Folly of War
Erich Maria Remarque's seminal novel All Quiet on the Western Front is an indictment of the heroism expounded by old men who never see the field of battle.
March 16, 2026
The Parsley Massacre and the Politics of Exclusion: Haiti and America
The exclusionary politics that devastated the Haitian people are being played out almost a century later in the United States.
March 15, 2026
Power, Fate and False Necessity: Society from Sophocles to Marx
Comprehension of the social and ideological foundations accepted by society are precursors to structural change.
March 14, 2026
Plural by Design: Multiculturalism, Faith and Australia’s Soul
Commitment to the concept of Australians as coming from a multitude of backgrounds will address social cohesion far better than Christian revisionism.
March 13, 2026
The Struggle for Palestinian Human Rights in an Era of Eroding International Justice
The imposition of sanctions on Palestine is inconsistent with those faced by other states, disrupting international norms crucial to upholding international human rights.
March 11, 2026
Bush Telegraph
Once a Jolly Swagman, wandering tracks ‘tween treesHitching rides by saddle-side or riding in a drayShared his stories, brought his tales and perhaps his billy tooBut most import was given…
March 5, 2026
The spinning prize wheel of fate
Step closer and watch the great Wheel turn, a burnished disc like Achilles’ Shield, etched with destinies you never chose. Hear it hum with the weight of unseen hands, those…
March 1, 2026
Iranian Turmoil – The Ancient Wisdom of the Shield of Achilles
The Shield of Achilles cautions us to fully comprehend the consequences of the hasty path to war rather than the temperant course via diplomacy.
February 28, 2026
Misrepresenting History – How One Viral Post Fuels Holocaust Denialism
The misrepresentation of historical facts such as the Holocaust, dishonours the sufferings and deprivations of those who experienced the worst of humankind.
February 28, 2026
Songlines of the Moonlit Dreaming
Fly with me through the dreaming, where the night sky opens like a doorway and the old spirits speak in soft winds, guiding our steps across the warm red earth.Let…
February 27, 2026
A Ballad of Humankind (in Fifty Fairytale Lines)
Mirror, mirror on the wall – Are humans really fairest of all? You shall go to the ball, they say – But midnight’s hopes don’t always stay. “All the better…
February 19, 2026