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Justice Within Injustice, Fifteen Years On
ACT Government / Commonwealth Government / Commonwealth Ombudsman / Domestic Law / Former Commissioner / Fred Martens / Julian Moti / Justice / NSW Government / Queensland / Rule of Law

Justice Within Injustice, Fifteen Years On

In the fifteen years since Blak and Black spoke of the erosion of civil liberties, much of what was forewarned has been realised.

2 Comments
September 14, 2026
A Can Of Worms, Reopened: Mining, Native Title, and a Cheap Default
Australian Aborigines / First Nations/Indigenous / Justice / Law / Rule of Law / Yindjibarndi

A Can Of Worms, Reopened: Mining, Native Title, and a Cheap Default

The default system for determining compensation awarded to Native Title holders by miners is unbalanced, strongly favouring mining interests.

4 Comments
September 6, 2026
The Architecture of Capture: How the Separation of Powers Dies in Practice, Not in Law
Democracy / Government / Justice / Law / Political theory / Rule of Law

The Architecture of Capture: How the Separation of Powers Dies in Practice, Not in Law

Weakening the separation of the legislative and administrative branches of the law risks a partisan judiciary that acts on political intent rather than justice guidelines.

3 Comments
September 4, 2026
Where Have All The Palestinians Gone – And What Would Bring Them Back?
Discrimination/Racism / Justice / Rule of Law

Where Have All The Palestinians Gone – And What Would Bring Them Back?

Conscience demands that we acknowledge the decimation in Palestine, from lives to villages, straining justice.

10 Comments
August 28, 2026
Eroding Trust: ACT Policing and the Use of Force in the National Capital
Australian Federal Police / Justice / Law Enforcement / Rule of Law

Eroding Trust: ACT Policing and the Use of Force in the National Capital

ACT Policing's lack of transparency into officers' misconduct diminishes public trust.

7 Comments
August 23, 2026
The Arithmetic of Broken Promises: Closing the Gap
Australian Aborigines / Commonwealth Government / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Health / Justice / Mental Health

The Arithmetic of Broken Promises: Closing the Gap

Persistent poor results on Closing the Gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous reflect an ongoing lack of support by governments.

5 Comments
August 5, 2026
Common Beliefs: Two Decades Of Institutional Protection For A Racist Public Servant
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government / Justice / Law Enforcement / Racism

Common Beliefs: Two Decades Of Institutional Protection For A Racist Public Servant

Over twenty years of seemingly direct support for Angel Marina in the face of his racism leads to the conclusion that the ALP and AFP are both racist.

5 Comments
July 31, 2026
Unravelling Certainty: Morality and Atrocity in Steven Spielberg’s Munich
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Unravelling Certainty: Morality and Atrocity in Steven Spielberg’s Munich

Justification of state retaliation against an aggressor for harm is a subjective determination that may vary between individuals.

3 Comments
July 26, 2026
The Long Way Home: The Odyssey as a Metaphor for Life
Human Rights / Justice / Respect / Shared humanity

The Long Way Home: The Odyssey as a Metaphor for Life

Most of what appears on this site concerns itself with the present tense of injustice – the ACT, the AFP, the slow grinding machinery of institutions that would rather forget…

7 Comments
July 20, 2026
Gillham v MSO: A Precedent To Follow
Art / Equality of opportunity / Justice / Law / Rule of Law

Gillham v MSO: A Precedent To Follow

Jayson Gillham's unsuccessful litigation against the MSO raises a number of concerns about the consequences for subsequent claims, in particular for contractors.

4 Comments
July 13, 2026
When the Law Itself Was Unlawful: PARD, Town Hall, and the Case for Accountability
Government / Justice / Law / NSW Government / NSW Police / Rule of Law

When the Law Itself Was Unlawful: PARD, Town Hall, and the Case for Accountability

The decision that the PARD Amendments legislated following the Bondi attack are unconstitutional raises questions about the Premier.

7 Comments
June 13, 2026
Fiction Become Prophecy: A Contemporary Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Justice / Racism

Fiction Become Prophecy: A Contemporary Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

Higher expectations and broader negative assumptions of an Indigenous man underpin the pervasive structural racism that destroys First Nations lives.

16 Comments
May 28, 2026
Still Standing: A Note to Readers of Blak and Black
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Justice / Racism

Still Standing: A Note to Readers of Blak and Black

Some of you have been reading this blog since its earliest days. You know the history. You know what was attempted. This is a brief note to tell you that…

10 Comments
May 20, 2026
Exercising Justice: A Review of the Transgressions of Notable Legal Practitioners
ACT Government / Bill of Rights / Corruption / Former Commissioner / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Rule of Law

Exercising Justice: A Review of the Transgressions of Notable Legal Practitioners

Justice requires that legal practitioners be held to the same standards as the rest of the community, but not all jurisdictions accept that fact.

12 Comments
May 10, 2026
The Unbreakable Spirit: Bobby Sands, Resistance and Colonial Injustice
Human Rights / Justice / Rule of Law / Shared humanity

The Unbreakable Spirit: Bobby Sands, Resistance and Colonial Injustice

The desire for freedom is common to all people, a matter that will drive resistance against an oppressor.

7 Comments
May 9, 2026
Words Without Witness: Commitment to a Safe Space for Indigenous People in the ACT
First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / Justice

Words Without Witness: Commitment to a Safe Space for Indigenous People in the ACT

Questioning Genuine Commitment by the ACT Government and the Australian Federal Police to Ensure the ACT is a Safe Space for Indigenous People to Live and Work.

11 Comments
May 1, 2026
What You Permit, You Endorse: On the Second Constitution of the State
Accountability / Discrimination / Justice / Rule of Law

What You Permit, You Endorse: On the Second Constitution of the State

The gap between a government's rhetoric and its conduct is the full measure of its character.

10 Comments
April 22, 2026
Ben Roberts-Smith: Impunity, Accountability and the Law
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Ben Roberts-Smith: Impunity, Accountability and the Law

Charges brought against Australia's most highly decorated living soldier prove that the rule of law is functioning appropriately, even if somewhat late.

8 Comments
April 8, 2026
White Supremacy and the Amazing “Schrödinger’s Cop”
Accountability / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Former Commissioner / Justice / Racism

White Supremacy and the Amazing “Schrödinger’s Cop”

Contradictory records presented by the Australian Federal Police for the same day regarding entirely separate matters demonstrate manipulation of evidence.

14 Comments
March 7, 2026
Echoes of Erasure: Wired for Hatred – From Tulsa to Gaza and Myanmar
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Echoes of Erasure: Wired for Hatred – From Tulsa to Gaza and Myanmar

From Tulsa's 1921 massacre to Gaza's siege & Rohingya exile in Myanmar's purges, regimes fuse nationalism & faith to mask atrocities, suppress justice.

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November 27, 2025
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Publications

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  • RAMSI - the scion of the juggernaut of greed

    Solomon Star
    13 October 2011
  • AFP accused of fabricating evidence, yet again

    Solomon Star (Print only)
    4 October 2011
  • Moti affair

    Solomon Star
    14 September 2011
  • Moti affair

    Fiji Sun
    12 September 2011
  • Moti appeal exposes mixed loyalties and judicial corruption

    Solomon Star
    22 July 2011
  • Moti end game

    FijiSun
    22 July 2011
  • Letters to the editor: Article by Bakchos

    Solomon Star
    20 July 2011
  • Co-operate or else! AFP thuggery for a white Australia

    Solomon Star
    24 June 2011
  • The strange case of Bill Johnson, a study in neo-colonial hypocrisy

    Solomon Star
    17 June 2011
  • Neo-colonialism in the Torres Strait

    Solomon Star
    14 June 2011
  • Moti and other affairs

    Solomon Star
    9 June 2011
  • Comment: Excellent Read

    Fiji Sun
    7 June 2011

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Recent Comments

  1. Kelly Conrad on Justice Within Injustice, Fifteen Years On

    Australia is an incredibly racist country and I have no doubt that Indigenous people are treated by the justice system…

  2. Ramses on Regression

    It’s white men who are causing humanity to regress look around at the damage what men are doing to this…

  3. Ramses on Flags and Fury – When Ideals Fail to Align

    White men arrived in Africa with flags and guns and Bibles and death. They planted their flags in the ground…

  4. Ramses on Appointment Without Accountability: Jon White, the ACT DPP and the Long Shadow of a Political Prosecution

    A group of white men forming a lynching party, if only metaphorically, doesn’t surprise me at all.

  5. Ramses on Justice Within Injustice, Fifteen Years On

    White Christian male is incompatible with justice.

  6. Melissa on Flags and Fury – When Ideals Fail to Align

    A flag represents nothing more than a current leadership — an insensitive, inanimate object that will be replaced or re-framed…

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