Once Upon a Time in a Courtroom Not So Far Away
The politics of justice.
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September 28, 2024
Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / Equality / Equality of opportunity / First Nations/Indigenous / Genocide by stealth / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Racism / Respect / Rule of Law / Shared humanity
R. v. Ipeelee: Aboriginal sentencing and overrepresentation in the prison population
On Friday, The Australian Institute of Criminology (“AIC”) realest its Australian crime: Facts & figures: 2012 report, which provides sober reading for all those concerned about the on-going silent genocide…
May 26, 2013
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Law Enforcement / Northern Territory Intervention / Racism / Rule of Law
“May it ring for justice and change”
I like to learn how to say people’s names properly. Not that I have a particularly good memory for pairing names with faces, but I believe it is a sign…
February 17, 2013
Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / Fred Martens / Government / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / PNG / Racism / Rule of Law / Sexism
Statistics, lies and the #AFP
Thus Friend comforted me. I took great comfort from his counsel, and it seemed to me, indeed that he knew at least more than Reason did. But before he had…
January 30, 2013
Accountability / Australian Aborigines / Corruption / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / First Nations/Indigenous / Genocide / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / NSW Government / NSW Police / Police / Racism / Rule of Law
Magistrate Clisdell v Reality
I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves -- this critical basis I call the ideal of a pigsty. The ideals that have lighted my way,…
January 24, 2013
Bill of Rights / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / International Law / Justice / Law Enforcement / Queensland / Queensland Police / Racism / Rule of Law / Terrorism / White Australia
David Hicks and Lex Wotton – it’s all black and white
David Hicks and Lex Wotton, two of Australia’s notorious. No I’m not suggesting that they are members of that Sydney based pseudo-outlaw bikie gang allegedly connected with the Ibrahim family,…
January 7, 2013
Assimilation / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / First Nations/Indigenous / Genocide by stealth / Human Rights / Law / Northern Territory Intervention / Racial Discrimination Act / Religion / Rule of Law / White Australia
Legum servi sumus ut liberi esse possimus
Words Like Freedom There are words like Freedom Sweet and wonderful to say. On my heart strings freedom sings All day everyday. There are words like Liberty That almost make…
December 4, 2012
Australian Federal Police / Australian Labor Party / Corruption / Counter-terrorism laws / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / Former Commissioner / Fred Martens / Julian Moti / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / Police / Rule of Law
Nemo nisi Nomen
…believing that the ignorance, neglect, or contempt of the rights of man are the sole cause of public calamities and of the corruption of governments, [we] have determined to set…
November 29, 2012
Accountability / ACT Government / Assimilation / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / Equality / Equality of opportunity / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / Racism / Respect / Rule of Law / Sexism / United Nations
A hypocrite for a Prime Minister, a hypocrite for a Chief Minister
Each man reaches perfection by doing his own duty; he worships god – from whom all beings come, by whom this universe was stretched forth – by doing his appointed…
November 13, 2012