Ridge and Fire: “The Aboriginal Mother” and Colonial Australia
Documenting a horrific slaughter of Indigenous people, Dunlop's poem names murder and appeals to the God of the coloniser for justice.
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August 22, 2026
The Weight of the Hill: Indigenous Australian Experience Since Colonisation
The professor names the oppressors with taxonomic precision – and is correct about all of them. He cannot, however, imagine that Aboriginal people laugh.
June 29, 2026
We Are Australian: The Timeless Hymn to Plurality
Woodley and Newton's "we Are One" embodies the elements of Australia in a profound and unique way.
April 17, 2026
Colonialism, Technology and the Evolution of Neo-colonialism
Decolonisation is an incomplete project, one that is persistently challenged by the technological advances that replace old commodities.
April 13, 2026
Colonial Violence: The Wallabadah Manuscript and the Enduring Strength of Gamilaraay and Wiradjuri Peoples
The Wallabadah Manuscript recounts the resilience and endurance of the Indigenous people in the face of colonisation.
January 27, 2026
Aboriginal Society in First Fleet Art: Australia Day Reflections
The earliest records of British colonists shows Aboriginal people as skilled and knowledgeable custodians of the land.
January 26, 2026
Colonial Settler Societies: Common Paths and Historical Trajectories
Domination is the key factor in settler colonialism, establishing an imbalance between the privileged and traditional peoples.
August 23, 2025
We Carry the Dreaming
We dance the poem back into the living earth, country alive in us again.
July 17, 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
Colonisation of Australia: Penal Transportation and Empire Expansion
Colonisation of Australia viewed via penal transportation highlights convict challenges whilst honouring the injustices faced by Indigenous people.
January 26, 2025