Metaphors and Mise-en-Scène: Love’s Opening Act
Just be yourself.
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September 4, 2025
A Future Woven By Young Hands
The future sings in restless hearts, Where new hope stirs and embers wake – It echoes not in faded years Nor timelines bound for longing’s sake. You wear the dawn…
September 1, 2025
The World That Could Be
Let me take you on a wander, To a world spun silver-bright, Woven from the stuff of yearning And the fabric of the might-be – A kingdom balanced on a…
August 30, 2025
What It Is (and Isn’t) to Be an Australian
There is room always for another neighbour.
August 30, 2025
The Nationwide March for Palestine: A Global Cry for Justice and Solidarity
The Marches for Palestine echo well-tested solidarity protests that challenge political bias to address abuses of human rights.
August 26, 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
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
Harmony in Diversity
In humanity's eternal symphony, I discern the melodies that diverge and entwine. Some souls pursue solemn quests through shadowed vales, While others revel in laughter's effervescent shine. A few embrace…
August 2, 2025
The Unity of Humanity: Recognising the Equal Value of Every Human Life
The commonality of philosophical tenets across cultures affirms the value of all human life.
August 2, 2025
Through Divine Eyes: Lament and Shadow
Part I: The Eyes of God – Tears for the InnocentsIn the cradle of creation, where stars were born from My breath, I gaze upon the fields of war, stained…
July 26, 2025
No Border Visible from Orbit
In the hollow hours before dawn unfolds, crickets relinquish their chorus to tanks, and dew on wildflowers trembles at the periphery of a world newly ruptured. I walk the old…
July 25, 2025
Why the Humanities Are Essential for Cultivating Effective Citizens in Modern Democracies
The humanities are essential to building and maintaining social cohesion and ethics.
July 18, 2025
Identity Politics and Fragmented Social Cohesion in the West
Redefining national identity to include people of diverse backgrounds will bolster social cohesion to overcome democratic divisions.
July 7, 2025
Australia: A Tolerant Nation in Need of Unity
Australians should work toward building social cohesion and strengthening our multicultural bonds.
July 6, 2025
Culture Wars in Australia: Hitching the Future to the Past
Static conservative notions of Australia prevent development of an inclusive identity in which all cultures are valued equally.
July 4, 2025
Gilgamesh and Enkidu: Mortality, Equality and the Walls of Civilisation
Considering the development of Gilgamesh and Enkidu highlights universal truths that remain relevant almost 4,000 years later.
June 22, 2025
Celebrating the Rich Heritage of Iran: A Journey Through Attar’s Wisdom
In a world rapidly descending into horror and abject hatred, it is worth considering the value of all cultures.
June 21, 2025
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Racism and Multicultural Policies in Australia: Forging Unity Through Equality
Overcoming racism in Australia is possible by accepting cultural diversity as our strength.
June 14, 2025