Revisiting Sir William Blackstone’s Insights in Today’s Criminal Law
Access to true justice requires that coercive bargaining and penalties for going to trial be eradicated as part of legal reform.
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January 6, 2025
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Equality / Former Commissioner / Justice / Racism
The Cornerstone of Justice: Facing Our Accusers and Ensuring Accountability for All
Indigenous people have the same right to demand that those accusing someone of a crime are held accountable when the substance of the allegations is proved to be forged.
November 28, 2024
Accountability / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Human Rights / Racial Discrimination Act / Racism / Xenophobia
Demanding Accountability: The Dutton Debate and Necessity for Media Vigilance
Divisive statements by the opposition leader Peter Dutton have referred by a coalition of Jewish and Muslim advocates to the Australian Human Rights Commission.
November 27, 2024
The Power of Words: Hate Speech and Atrocity Crimes in Historical and Modern Contexts
A look at the relationship between hate speech and violence, historical precedents and contemporary manifestations, particularly in the context of digital platforms.
October 1, 2024
Wage parity in the ACT – more than tokenism?
The question needs to be asked: has there been genuine effort made to narrow the gender pay gap for women in the ACT?
September 24, 2024
Mirage, by Salvador Dali
The Veil of Justice
For justice, though it wears a shroud ... It is the hope of every crowd.
September 17, 2024
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Commonwealth Government / Culture / Discrimination / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Racism / White Australia
Workplace culture in the ACT: why unethical behaviour thrives
Recognising that the silence around toxic culture and silencing workplace racism is imperative in ending the culture that justifies rather than holds accountable the Angel Marina’s of the public service.
September 16, 2024
Racism is killing me, by Jessica Sabogal
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Justice / Racism / Uncategorized / White Australia
The Australian Capital Territory: Australia’s racism capital
Efforts made to address racism in the Australian Capital Territory are insufficient in the face of deeply entrenched systemic inequalities
September 13, 2024
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Racism / Uncategorized
Australian Capital Territory Indigenous Incarceration Rates
Indigenous incarceration rates are among the absolute worst in the world.
September 12, 2024
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Bill of Rights / Commonwealth Ombudsman / Corruption / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Racial Discrimination Act / Racism / Respect / Stanhope Government / Uncategorized / White Australia
Jon Stanhope, the man who washed his hands of Mullins
“Jon Stanhope appeared to see the world as both binary and polar. All that is good in the world was embodied by the Labor party, and all that is bad…
August 8, 2020
#BLM Protest Melbourne 6 June, 2020 - Black Power
Accountability / Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Justice / Police / Racism / Shared humanity / Uncategorized
Australia, waking to #BlackLivesMatter
We have questions to answer, Australia. Questions about who we are as a people, what behaviour we expect and accept from our leaders and how we address the abuse of…
June 7, 2020
Asia-Pacific / Australian Aborigines / Discrimination / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / Racism / Rule of Law / Shared humanity / South Australia
Derek Bromley and the State of Injustice in South Australia
35 years in jail for a crime he has continuously asserted he did not commit. A case marred by inaccurate and misleading forensic evidence. Has served beyond the original non-parole…
February 3, 2019
Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Government / Human Rights / Rule of Law / Shared humanity / Xenophobia
Our mystery future
Mohamed is a friend with whom I have conversed now for several years. As a young Eqyptian, he was living in Europe when the Arab Spring uprisings commenced. In that…
August 22, 2013
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
Accountability / Australian Aborigines / Corruption / Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Equality of opportunity / First Nations/Indigenous / Genocide by stealth / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / NSW Government / Police / Racism / Rule of Law / White Australia
Magistrate Clisdell and the NSW ‘just-us’ system
It is sillier than the vain futile cawing of a senseless crow to try to talk to others about one’s own deep sorrow! (Wakayama Bakusai (1885-1928) trans. Robert Wood Clack)…
January 23, 2013
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Bill of Rights / Corruption / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Ernst & Young / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / Racism / Rule of Law / Sexism
Hypocrisy underscoring the ACT’s Bill of Rights
''Quite often before they get there [to court] they have done something quite serious. It becomes quite difficult because the offending behaviour is the first point that you've got to…
January 13, 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
Accountability / Australian Aborigines / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / Northern Territory Intervention / Queensland / Queensland Police / Racism / Respect / Rule of Law / White Australia
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity – but, only if you’re white
Liberté, égalité, fraternité; the national motto of France, indeed the emphasis on Fraternité during the French Revolution led Olympe de Gouges, a contemporary French playwright, political activist and journalist, to…
January 5, 2013
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Law Enforcement / Racism / Respect / Rule of Law / Sexism / Shared humanity
Destroy the Joint, schmoozing and the hypocrites
The announcement of a Royal Commission into child abuse by clergy is as big an issue as was the Wood Royal Commission into police corruption, if not bigger. This is…
November 15, 2012