Australian Values: Gout Gout, Simpson and the Nation’s Soul
Australia is not and has never been a defined racial group. There is no racial purity and those who argue such are not its defenders.
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April 16, 2026
The Dream Deferred: Martin Luther King Jr and Unfinished Justice
Generating the momentum to realise the Dream envisioned in 1963 by Luther King requires the moral will to demand what is owed.
April 15, 2026
Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Law Enforcement / NSW Police / Racism
Early Drug Diversion, Privilege and Racism in NSW Police
Inequities in the management of first-time drug offences by NSW Police highlight the ongoing problems in Closing the Gap.
April 6, 2026
Commonwealth Government / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Government / Racial Discrimination Act / Racism / Religion / Rule of Law
IHRA, the Australian Public Service and Silencing Political Dissent
Enforcing a disputed political definition in the public service sets an implicit bias that will affect public policy and relations both local and international.
March 31, 2026
Manufactured Hatred: Hate Speech, Islamophobia and the Fracturing Australian Society
The persistent lack of accountability for the vilification of Muslims threatens to undermine the foundations of equality that form the fabric of our society.
March 28, 2026
Populist Politics: Australia’s One Nation and the American Warning
Australia must learn from the deterioration of democratic freedoms of the United States and defend the freedoms of individuals and independence of the courts.
March 20, 2026
The Parsley Massacre and the Politics of Exclusion: Haiti and America
The exclusionary politics that devastated the Haitian people are being played out almost a century later in the United States.
March 15, 2026
Islam: The Unrealistic Generalisations About 25% of Humanity
The Muslim community is culturally and politically diverse, historically engaged in reasoned debate, whilst contemporaneously progressive and inclusive.
March 10, 2026
Australian Aborigines / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Racism / Refugee Policy
Pauline Hanson: Why I Would Never Vote for One Nation
I have been voting in Australian elections for decades. Over that time I have supported a range of parties and individuals – Liberal when I thought they had the right…
March 9, 2026
Islam, the “Perennial Enemy” – Historical, Theological, Geopolitical and Media Dimensions
Representations of Islam as a perpetual aggressor against Western traditions are a facile expression of correlation equalling causation.
February 26, 2026
Hate Speech, Hanson and One Nation: The Erosion of Australia’s Social Cohesion
Addressing isolated racism whilst ignoring that against other ethnicities or cultures is a bandage to a systemic wound.
February 24, 2026
Ignorance and Division – Exclusionary Politics in Australian Society
Ignorance in debate by public figures and willful misrepresentation by media underscore the exclusive rhetoric that fractures societal cohesion.
February 23, 2026
Australian Aborigines / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination / Equality / Government / Racism / Religion / White Australia / Xenophobia
The Evolution of Australian Identity: From White Christian Egalitarianism to a Multicultural Reality
Entrenched Australian romanticism in the face of the demographic, religious and economic changes of multiculturalism sets a path to democratic inequality.
February 22, 2026
Does Australia Have a Racism Problem?
Racism, particularly for Indigenous people and visible minorities, is a significant issue, despite Australia's strong integration and social cohesion.
February 13, 2026
No Less Than Life
Every life is of equal value – a truth without borders, without exceptions.
February 12, 2026
Seeking Justice and Accountability in Australia via the United Nations
Breaches of evidentiary practices demonstrate the racism and corruption within the AFP and ACT Government, opening avenues to the UN human rights forums.
February 3, 2026
Claytons Country
Claytons: the drink you have when you’re not having a drink. A brand for the fake, the substitute, the stand-in – Australia’s own way of pretending, performing the ritual of…
January 11, 2026
The Politicisation of the Adelaide Writers Festival
Exclusion of Palestinian writer Randa Abdel-Fatah by the Board of the Australian Writer's Festival is a shameful reflection of political interference.
January 10, 2026
Home Loan Portfolio and Belconnen Pool: A Narrative of ACT Governance
Introduction The controversies that have circulated around the ACT Home Loan Portfolio and the Belconnen Pool tender process occupy a central place in the broader debate about governance, accountability, and…
January 9, 2026