REMEMBRANCE DAY · 11 NOVEMBER 2026
In 751 CE the Chinese poet Du Fu wrote of men marching to war. The message then and now is the same - remembrance is not consent.
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November 11, 2026
Us as Equals
Regardless of the symbols we use or heritage we claim, we are all people of the world, all equals.
November 9, 2026
Dare to Know: The Ring, the Fight and the Long Work of Education
A talisman and motto - dare to know, then begin!
November 7, 2026
The Riddle Has a Heartbeat
Sylvia Plath's "Metaphors" is used as a simile to explain the absence of identifying characteristics stripped from Indigenous society through colonisation.
November 6, 2026
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.
October 29, 2026
Sixteen Dollars for a Fossil: Homer’s The Odyssey
Homer's "The Odyssey" highlights the variation in language and reader perception that may go quietly unnoticed among translations.
October 28, 2026
Testimony
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October 27, 2026
Morality Without Religion, Society Without Morality
Morality is independent of religion, an evolutionary precondition to the evolution and continuing development of civilisation .
October 25, 2026
Marathon, Not Hastings: The Inheritance a Bigot Never Read
Some argue that Australia is built upon British culture, but what are the origins of that culture? The answer may surprise.
October 24, 2026
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.
October 23, 2026
Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Human Rights / Law / Racial Discrimination Act / Racism / Rule of Law
Hanson: The Dare and the Record
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What We Said Over Breakfast: Helen Haines and Division
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October 21, 2026
The Myth of Terra Nullius
Biyaami's law does not wait for a judge ... Wiradjuri country was never terra nullius.
October 20, 2026
Everyone’s Business: Human rights
Human-rights is everyone's business and even the most marginalised can speak up for others who are similarly abused.
October 16, 2026
NAZA – Documetary Review
The feet are small. I don't know how many, perhaps 15, 20 sandwiched between slabs of concrete. They are NAZA. A husband is calling for his wife, "My love", for…
October 12, 2026
First Nations · Indigenous Culture And Politics
The culture of First Nations people was cherished by Pope John Paul II in a way few non-Indgenous people have bothered to try.
October 10, 2026
Songs as Archive
The carriage of history through song is not unique to Aboriginal people. It is a record of events, as important as Homer, that must be read in context.
October 7, 2026
Wangarr, Tjukurrpa, Ngurambang: Ceremony as the Law of Country
Dreamtime and Welcome to Country are continuities of Aboriginal law, unique to each country and extending throughout time.
October 6, 2026
Australian Aborigines / First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / Law / Rule of Law / United Nations
Presumed Guilty at Fourteen: The Case Against 22C
Section 22C of the NSW Bail Act has stronger expectations for children than adults, presuming them guilty rather than innocent.
October 4, 2026
Division and the Deaf
The 75th anniversary of the World Federation of the Deaf reminds us that whilst hearing impairment can result in discrimination, not all consider it a disability.
September 24, 2026