Why the Humanities Are Essential for Cultivating Effective Citizens in Modern Democracies
The humanities are essential to building and maintaining social cohesion and ethics.
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July 18, 2025
Strategic versus Political Reasons for War with China
Australia has no compelling reason to take military action against China.
July 16, 2025
Mossad and Israeli Lobbying: Finance and the “Fake Terror Plot”
Manipulation of community anxieties and fear through fake terror plots is leveraged by lobbyists keen to advance their political agenda.
June 19, 2025
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Justice / Racism
Meredith Whitten: A Study in Institutional Racism and Systemic Failure
The actions of this senior ACT public servant underscore the vulnerability of Indigenous people to injustice within the ACT.
June 8, 2025
Fighting Evil Without Becoming Evil: Ubuntu and the Good Dream
Realising our highest ideals when striving against evil demands that we hold ourselves attuned to our spiritual, ethical and communal selves.
June 4, 2025
The Moral Imperative of the Gaza Crisis: A Humanist, Talmudic and Islamic Ethical Perspective
A humanist view of the conflict in Gaza.
May 31, 2025
Discrimination/Racism / Domestic Law / Government / Human Rights / International Law / Justice / Law / Racial Discrimination Act
Zionism and the Suppression of Dissent in Australia
Zionist advocacy groups aim to silence criticism and dissent through the legal system, both domestically and internationally.
May 23, 2025
Border Security in Australian Federal Elections: Comparing the 2022 and 2025 Unauthorised Boat Arrival Controversies
Media reports of unauthorised boat arrivals in Australia one week out from the Federal election recall similar claims by Morrison in 2022.
April 28, 2025
Australia’s Political Uniparty: Donor Influence and the Threat to Democracy and Economy
The ALP and LNP have become a uniparty motivated by life-long political careers and elite donors that erode democratic ideals.
April 22, 2025
Civilisation: Impermanence, Political Systems and Ethical Governance of AI
The AI revolution demands new governance models to address its economic, social, and political impacts.
April 21, 2025
Guardians of Free Thought: Institutions and the Defence of Liberty in a Mature Democracy
Institutions independent of government that provide perspective in times of crisis are crucial to democracy.
April 19, 2025
Accountability / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Justice / Political theory / Respect / Rule of Law / Shared humanity
Sports and Society: Reflections on Fairness and the Rule of Law
Fairness, be it in sport of society, underpins trust in authority and the rule of the game as well as the rule of law.
April 10, 2025
Babet’s Misaligned Christianity with its Hebrew Roots and Gospel Legacy
Ralph Babet expounds a Christian ideal without full consideration of the origins or tenets of his own faith.
April 9, 2025
Accountability / ACT Government / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Justice / Racism
Unanimous 16-0 Jury Acquittal and Systemic Bias in the ACT
Questions must be asked of the ACT Government about the unanimous 16-0 acquittal of whistleblower Mark Mullins
April 7, 2025
Populism in the UK and Australia: A Comparative Analysis of Nigel Farage and Peter Dutton
Australia's Peter Dutton reflects much of populist political rhetoric and manoeuvring of the UK's Nigel Farage.
April 6, 2025
The Art of Fabrication: Oscar Wilde’s “The Decay of Lying” and the Perils of Alternative Narratives
"Alternative facts", splinters truth beyond repair, creating not a new truth or beauty, but a discordant competition of fictions.
April 1, 2025
Corporate responsibility / Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Genocide / Government / Human Rights / International Law / Rule of Law / Shared humanity / United Nations
The Equality of Human Life: A Philosophical and Practical Examination
Every human life holds equal value, regardless of individual differences and is pivotal in ethical and legal frameworks.
March 24, 2025
Accountability / Culture / Discrimination / Genocide / Government / Human Rights / International Law / United Nations
Israel’s Actions in Gaza Cannot Be Justified on Either Military or Moral Grounds
The invasion of Gaza cannot be justified on military or moral grounds and is affront to international law.
March 23, 2025
Without the Foot Soldiers, There Could Have Been No Holocaust
The horror of the Holocaust required many people to blindly accept propaganda and turn a blind to the evil perpetrated by the Nazis.
March 20, 2025
A Life of Duty, Identity, and Controversy: The Story of Sir Isaac Alfred Isaacs
Sir Isaac Alfred Isaacs serves as a model for the integration of identity in public service, where the future of the world are paramount.
March 16, 2025