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The Lombok Treaty: a win for self interest over justice

The current humanitarian crises in West Papua, formally West New Guinea (“WNG”), has at its roots Western colonial greed and paranoia over Soviet influence in the region. WNG was and…

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December 19, 2011
Accountability / Arc of instability / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / International Law / Neo-Colonialism / Pacific Neighbours / PNG / RAMSI / Rule of Law / Solomon Islands

Moti a champion of indigenous human rights

Congratulations Julian Moti QC on your well-deserved win over Australian racism and hypocrisy! "If the criminal justice system is corrupted, or otherwise interfered with, a community is left with few…

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December 8, 2011
Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Australian Labor Party / Discrimination/Racism / Genocide / Genocide by stealth / Human Rights / Indonesia / Law Enforcement / Pacific Neighbours / PNG / Racism / Rule of Law / Solomon Islands

AFP implicated in West Papuan genocide

The following is a media release from Westpapuamedia.info According to credible local sources in Puncak Jaya, Indonesian troops razed a civilian village while conducting a massive offensive against National Liberation…

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December 5, 2011
Assimilation / Australian Labor Party / Corruption / Culture / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Equality of opportunity / Genocide by stealth / Government / Government welfare / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Northern Territory Intervention / Rule of Law / White Australia

Anti-Aboriginal racism in Australia has no bounds – NT Intervention extended by ten years

“Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex Australians are part of our community we’re not nameless, faceless people who live on the margins of society. We deserve the respect and the…

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December 4, 2011
Accountability / Australian Federal Police / Corporate profit / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Environment / Equality / Genocide / Globalisation / Human Rights / International Law / Justice / Law Enforcement / Mining / Racism / Rule of Law

Corporate greed and an update on a call for a Royal Commission into the AFP

I have spent the last few weeks travelling around remote Indigenous communities collecting signatures in support of a Royal Commission into the AFP and statements in support of my application…

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November 17, 2011
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What values do we want to bequeath to our children?

There are many reasons behind Blak and Black’s decision to attempt to identify and expose Australian Federal Police (AFP) corruption where we can, the main reason however is the relative power…

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November 7, 2011
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Australian Labor Party / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Government / Human Rights / International Law / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / Racism / Respect / Rule of Law

Why Australia should not be rewarded with a seat on the UN Security Council

My apologies for my tardiness in updating Blak and Black over the last week or so, I’ve been reviewing evidence with a former colleague and equally concerned citizen relating to…

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October 27, 2011
Accountability / Arc of instability / Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Hypocrisy / International Law / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / Neo-Colonialism / Pacific Neighbours / Racism / RAMSI / Rule of Law

AusAIDing and Abetting Corruption

Since writing my article Australia in the Solomons: A case study in 21st Century Gunboat Diplomacy I have had the opportunity to do some more research into AusAID and its…

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October 26, 2011
Accountability / Arc of instability / Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / International Law / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / Neo-Colonialism / Pacific Neighbours / Racism / RAMSI / Rule of Law / Solomon Islands

Australia in the Solomons: A case study in 21st Century Gunboat Diplomacy

Update: Subsequent to writing this post the Solomon Start has published an article which confirms much of what Blak and Black has been arguing concerning RAMSI's role in the Solomon…

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October 19, 2011
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Australian Labor Party / Corruption / Culture / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / Police / Racism / Rule of Law / Stanhope Government

What Civil Liberties Australia has to say about corruption in the AFP

Pius wrote in ALP corruption, a suicide in the AFP and death threats made against a three year old – Human Rights Australian style about the actions of certain Australian…

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October 16, 2011
Accountability / ACT Government / Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Australian Labor Party / Commonwealth Ombudsman / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / PNG / Police / Racism / Rule of Law

ALP corruption, a suicide in the AFP and death threats made against a three year old – Human Rights Australian style

The following post has been written by a colleague of mine from Papua New Guinea (PNG). I first met Pius in 1996 when I was working for the Papua New…

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October 15, 2011