From Oddysseus to Du Fu and Fromelles, the glorious dead say one thing - give us life over death, waste no more in war.
A talisman and motto - dare to know, then begin!
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.
Morality is independent of religion, an evolutionary precondition to the evolution and continuing development of civilisation .
Road toll cameras have become the means of surveillance in New South Wales, with no checks of balances on their use to protect civil rights.
Most of what appears on this site concerns itself with the present tense of injustice – the ACT, the AFP, the slow grinding machinery of institutions that would rather forget…
Sometimes, the profoundness of a friendship is not fully realised until that friend is lost. We all know this. Today for Blak and Blak, for me personally, it is the…
One nation? Yes – but wide as all its peoples, deep as the Dreaming, old as the first rain.
Domestic violence in Australia is a cultural scourge, one for which men must take responsibility to lead its eradication.
Farrer has become the canary in the electoral mine, highlighting that voters in regional areas have had enough of being ignored.
We are the princess. Reject Hanson’s othering. Love our unfinished multicultural nation enough to transform. Wish it so.
We must build a united Australia, that honours its past, embraces its present diversity, builds of mutual respect and purpose.
Australia needs unity, not division in the wake of the Bondi terrorist incident, but first we need to grieve.
He kneels, yet will not bow his head – Night gathers round, the field is lost, But from his wounds and earth-stained skin Still blazes pride, undimmed by cost. His…
Humanism values dignity and individual rights, acknowledging growth through reason whilst maintaining personal responsibility for collective outcomes.
Before we stoke the fires and spew Our judgments tangled, sharp, untrue; Let gentleness begin its reign, To ease the depth of unseen pain.Let’s trade our shoes and set aside…
There is room always for another neighbour when you are Australian.
The commonality of philosophical tenets across cultures affirms the value of all human life.
Welcome to Country is an invitation to engage with Indigenous people and connect through inclusion.
Realising our highest ideals when striving against evil demands that we hold ourselves attuned to our spiritual, ethical and communal selves.