The twenty-fifth anniversary of the attacks on the United States of America, recalled most vividly by the destruction of the Twin Towers, has stoked a wave of patriotism and reflection…
Conscience demands that we acknowledge the decimation in Palestine, from lives to villages, straining justice.
Throughout the ages, displacement and asylum have tested the willingness of states to balance compassion against risk.
A synthesis of public reporting as of 17 August 2026. Cause of death has not been confirmed.
Justification of state retaliation against an aggressor for harm is a subjective determination that may vary between individuals.
Nolan's Odysseus is a hero of insight, presented for an audience who would shy away from Homer's original more brutish ruler, heedless of those he harms.
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…
Truth misunderstood, dangerous in its honour, stares back at us disappointed and betrayed ...
The law must be held to account. The institutions that carry it must be held to account. The politicians who shape those institutions must be held to account.
Coordinated effort across education, institutions, legislation and community is required to counter the skewed narratives of white nationalism
Far from being a footnote in history, the Enlightenment remains a challenge to the racism and exclusion plaguing Australia and the world.
Ambition combined with greed and envy makes for a dangerous combination.
War is not glory and to use the sacrifice of the fallen as propaganda for new battles, to undermine the courage and mateship for political gain is an insult.
The gap between a government's rhetoric and its conduct is the full measure of its character.
Far from buckling to threats by the United States, Pope Leo XIV's response has made clear that the papacy will not be bullied into compliance.
A post on photography, empire, and moral Witness
Old men at the end of their lives send young people at the beginning of theirs to fight and die for something they have no say in .
Accounts from the First World War demonstrate that even in the hells of the trenches humanity was not completely lost.
Bereft of the insight to realise the inconsistency of actions versus proclaimed values, the West faces a moral conundrum in the war with Iran.
The misrepresentation of historical facts such as the Holocaust, dishonours the sufferings and deprivations of those who experienced the worst of humankind.