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December 9, 2019
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
It's well past time to release Derek Bromley.
February 3, 2019
"Menu" written on an inner Sydney street restaurant door last week.
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Racism / Sexism
#Misogyny and #sexism – Australian political rhetoric
Discrimination comes in many forms, even within the sub-groups of sexism and racism.
June 30, 2013
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Law Enforcement / Northern Territory Intervention / Racism / Rule of Law
“May it ring for justice and change”
Constitutional recognition of Indigenous people in Australia will acknowledge that the land and people has an ancient history pre-dating colonial settlement.
February 17, 2013
Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / Law Enforcement / Racial Discrimination Act / Racism / Respect / Stolen Generation
Cradle to grave #racism – it’s not just Sydney
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you…
February 9, 2013
Asia-Pacific / Australian Aborigines / Disability / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / Indonesia / Pacific Neighbours / PNG / Queensland / Racial Discrimination Act / Racism / Religion / Respect / Shared humanity / Solomon Islands / United Nations / Vanuatu / West Papua / Xenophobia
Promises and passages – it’s all an illusion
The racism that permeates Australia has not altered since the days of the blackbirders.
December 8, 2012
Corruption / Democracy / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Justice / Law / Propaganda / Refugees / Respect / Rule of Law / Shared humanity
Anna Elisabeth Schmieg and the narrative structures of society
The stereotyping of classes of people sets a dangerous foundation for the discrimination against an Other.
September 20, 2012
Accountability / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Equality of opportunity / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Justice / Law / Respect / Rule of Law / Sexism
National Sorry Day: Meaningless in the face of racism and sexism
The double standards of the AFP in the treatment of Indigenous women versus non-Indigenous underscores persistent racism and sexism in law enforcement.
May 26, 2012
ACT Government / Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Government / International Law / Law / Law Enforcement / Pacific Neighbours / Racism / Rule of Law
Melanesia and Indigenous Australia: white privilege and the ‘rule of law’
Robinson Crusoe is an allegory for modern colonialism.
May 14, 2012
ACT Government / AHRC/HREOC / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Ombudsman / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Ernst & Young / Former Commissioner / Government / Law Enforcement / Racial Discrimination Act / Rule of Law
Do as I say, don’t do as I do
Hypocrisy in the application of the law enforcement and the commission of crimes by those within their ranks undermines democracy.
May 12, 2012
ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Ernst & Young / Former Commissioner / Genocide by stealth / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Law Enforcement / Racism / Rule of Law / Shared humanity
A prayer to the Gods
Attacks and abuse - the price of speaking out against racism and corruption, all ignored by law enforcement and corrupt officials.
May 2, 2012
Culture / Democracy / Discrimination/Racism / Education / Equality / Equality of opportunity / Human Rights / Respect / Rule of Law / Tertiary
The Hunger Games, contemporary spin on ancient tale
The first installment of the Hunger Games franchise reflects real world tensions and sets the basis for a range of outcomes in subsequent movies.
April 22, 2012
Yindjibarndi Native Title map
Assimilation / Corporate profit / Corruption / Culture / Democracy / Environment / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Mining / Respect / Rule of Law / WA government
Native Title: An Australian White Wash
Native Title will mean nothing if the Fortescue Metals Group Solomon Hub mining project proceeds.
July 17, 2011
Australian Federal Police / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Genocide by stealth / Human Rights / Law Enforcement / Rule of Law
Genocide: the word behind law enforcement in Australia
Excerpt of a statement from an Indigenous woman alleging human rights abuse by the Australian Government and its agencies.
July 10, 2011
Your vote, your voice, make it count
Both the general public and politicians must demand an end to racism in society and in our institutions.
March 10, 2011
Sieg Heil Oz
Patriotic chants can signal national pride, but can also be warnings of racist nationalism.
March 5, 2011
Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality of opportunity / Hypocrisy / Law Enforcement / Rule of Law
We’re not racist, we’re Australian!
Australia Day 2011, a mere 223 years after the English invasion and occupation of Aboriginal Australia, an invasion in which white ‘Christian’ males brought with them all of the then,…
February 5, 2011
William Westbrooke Burton
Introduction In an interview with Sydney radio personality John laws in October 1996, then Prime Minister John Howard observed that “… the emphasis should not be on past wrongs but…
November 13, 2010
Pots, kettles and Australian hypocrisy!
Why is Australia a land of knockers and haters?
September 28, 2010
The here and now of racism in Australia
Addressing the racism requires that we educate "white" Australia so as to dismantle the sources or prejudice.
September 12, 2010