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.
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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
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
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
My unexpected time as a flaneur
Calling another by name says, without conjecture or analysis, you are not a statistic.
February 18, 2026
The Real Face of Australia – Reforging a National Identity for the Twenty-First Century
We must build a united Australia, that honours its past, embraces its present diversity, builds of mutual respect and purpose.
February 8, 2026
We Are 28 Million, We Are One
We are 28 million, we are one. We gather under cloudless skies or scattered rain, our cities shining beside rivers and oceans, our towns stretching from sunrise to far horizon.We…
January 26, 2026
Socratic and Buddhist Ethics: Understanding Inquiry in a Global Era
Socratic and Buddhist assert the importance of ethics and personal autonomy in critically examining personal belief and behaviour.
January 15, 2026
Homer: From Ancient Fusion To Modern Meaning
Rather than tales for ancient times, Homer's Iliad and Odyssey demonstrate the same cares and priorities across the ages, remaining relevant today.
January 7, 2026
Where have all the Palestinians gone?
Where have all the Palestinians gone, long time passing? Where have all the Palestinians gone, long time ago? Where have all the Palestinians gone? Torn from their villages, every one.…
January 3, 2026
The Arabian Nights: A Journey Through Fantasy, Inhumanity and Hope
In the tales of the Arabian, Nights, Scheherazade paints the complexities of life and posits ethical solutions to the contemporary issues.
December 29, 2025
Homogeneity of Power in a Multicultural Society is a Flawed System
Representation is a practical condition underlying the capacity for institutions to act with fairness and legitimacy.
December 25, 2025
The Berrigan Brothers – Holy Outlaws
In the convulsive decades of the 20th century – when the United States was convulsed by civil rights struggles at home and an increasingly unpopular war abroad – two Catholic…
December 21, 2025
Three Fires in the Long Night
Simple, yet vast beyond measure, Three fires have lit my path, Three hungers, more urgent than hunger, More vital than the very breath I draw.First is the longing for love…
December 20, 2025
Runners passing by abandoned shoes after the Bondi terrorist incident. Photographer Kate Geraghty. Image courtesy The Age.
Honouring the Dead: Reflections on the Place of Politics After Bondi
Australia needs unity, not division in the wake of the Bondi terrorist incident, but first we need to grieve.
December 18, 2025
Between Two Nothings
I often write reflections here, but today I offer something different – a lyrical composition meant to be read aloud, breathed in, and carried with you. It is a song…
December 17, 2025
Eternal Witness
I am the atom, silent seed— Born in the first bright thunder, I’ve spun through stars in endlessneed, And watched their dust go under. When Earth was fire and cooling…
December 6, 2025
Woke: Australia’s War on Minorities and Anti-Woke Media
Issues of social justice that are cast as "woke" entrench the very disadvantage and shame that efforts at equality endeavour to eradicate.
December 3, 2025
The Epidemic of Moral Cowardice: Extremism’s Unchecked Grip on Societies
Contemporary social and political extremism represents an expansive moral cowardice that threatens inclusion and genuine democracies.
November 20, 2025