Billy and the Epic Escape: Cultural Misrepresentation and Literary Power
Literature must empower Indigenous people by allowing them to tel their own stories, rather than reinforcing marginalisation.
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July 10, 2025
Australian Aborigines / Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Racism / Refugees / Shared humanity / Stolen Generation / White Australia
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
Exploring Indigenous Perspectives on Whether a Christian Minority Should Dictate Rules in Australia
The Christian minority should not dictate society's rules in a pluralistic nation such as Australia.
June 2, 2025
Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Propaganda / Racism / Reconciliation / Stolen Generation / White Australia
Welcome to Country and Reconciliation: Dutton’s Dog Whistle
Outrage over the Welcome to Country is a dog whistle intended to set alight a racist agenda by a vocal minority.
April 29, 2025
Australian Aborigines / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Justice / Law / Neo-Colonialism / Racism / Reconciliation / Stolen Generation / White Australia
The History Wars in Contemporary Australia: A Cultural Struggle Beyond Politics
An inclusive Australian society demands an end of the history wars.
April 2, 2025
Australian Aborigines / Culture / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Racism / Stolen Generation / White Australia
Indigenous Destruction and the Rise of Western Culture
Colonisation has left Australia devoid of Indigenous cultural traditions that benefit the economy and disadvantaged First Nations.
March 22, 2025
Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Genocide by stealth / Racism / Stolen Generation / Uncategorized / White Australia
He made the many lies seem similar to the truth
The ever-touring Englishman “The ever-touring Englishman have built their bungalowsAll over the sweet forrestThey drive their trains with smokeO look at them, how they talk on their wires to one…
July 26, 2020
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Justice / Law Enforcement / Racism / Rule of Law / Stolen Generation
Is Integrity Dead in the ACT?
The failure of the ACT Government to address the racism that has riven Treasury, highlights the lack of integrity in the public service.
July 12, 2017
Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / Law Enforcement / Racial Discrimination Act / Racism / Respect / Stolen Generation
Cradle to grave #racism – it’s not just Sydney
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you…
February 9, 2013
ACT Government / Asia-Pacific / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Ernst & Young / Former Commissioner / Government / Human Rights / Refugee Policy / Refugees / Respect / Shared humanity / Solomon Islands / Stolen Generation
Charity begins at home
Australia seeks to export its charity to other nations via international cooperation, but is fails to deal with the racism within its own borders.
August 12, 2012
Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Human Rights / Racism / Reconciliation / Respect / Shared humanity / Stolen Generation / White Australia
Standing Still
This post, originally posted by Cate Bolt on her blog An Ordinary Life, is reposted here with permission. Her open willingness to question the status quo and ask how best…
June 6, 2012
ACT Government / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Equality of opportunity / Ernst & Young / Former Commissioner / Government / Justice / Rule of Law / Stolen Generation
Ernst and Young peddlers of falsity, destroyers of dreams
Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths, Enwrought of golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half-light, I would…
April 14, 2012
Assimilation / Culture / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Equality of opportunity / Human Rights / Law / Respect / Rule of Law / Shared humanity / Stolen Generation / White Australia
The symbol of belonging
On the request of a friend, this post offers some insights as to why someone would wish to burn the Australian flag as an act of protest. The events in…
January 28, 2012
Accountability / ACT Government / Bill of Rights / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality of opportunity / Ernst & Young / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Stanhope Government / Stolen Generation
Aborigines are without any legal protections in Australia
Indigenous people are abused physically and psychologically, ignored by authorities who dispense "just-us" that underscores the rife racism.
October 1, 2011
Accountability / ACT Government / ASIO / Australian Defence Force / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Rule of Law / Stolen Generation / White Australia
The AFP and the ‘Nazification’ of Australian Society
I’m writing this post in response to some comments that have been left on Blak and Black over the last week or so. The comments are interesting from a number…
August 23, 2011
The life of a culture depends on its transmission across generations
Following is the second installment of David Harrison’s story from member of the ‘new’ stolen generation to disaffected adult to fully fledged social activist. Over to David breaking the connection…
March 20, 2011