Wangarr, Tjukurrpa, Ngurambang: Ceremony as the Law of Country
Dreamtime and Welcome to Country are continuities of Aboriginal law, unique to each country and extending throughout time.
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October 6, 2026
Welcome to Country: Ancestral Protocol to Civic Ceremony
Far from being a recent contrivance, Welcome Country has ancient origins to do with protection and safety whilst on the land.
October 5, 2026
Australian Aborigines / First Nations/Indigenous / Human Rights / Law / Rule of Law / United Nations
Presumed Guilty at Fourteen: The Case Against 22C
Section 22C of the NSW Bail Act has stronger expectations for children than adults, presuming them guilty rather than innocent.
October 4, 2026
Marina and ACT Treasury: Documents from 2002 to 2005
A series of documents between 2002 and 2005 set out a continued pattern of racism by Angel Marina which the ACT Public Service swept under the carpet.
October 2, 2026
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Law / Racism
Tu Pham and the Question She Could Not Answer
Accusations laid at the feet of former Acting Chief Executive Tu Pham went unanswered, but one question has a very clear answer.
October 1, 2026
Tu Pham’s Prestidigitation, Self-Interest and Racism
The former Auditor-General of the ACT, Tu Pham acted to protect herself from accountability over her racism against an Indigenous employee.
September 30, 2026
Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Ombudsman / First Nations/Indigenous / Government / Law Enforcement
Australian Federal Police: Sixteen Years of the Same Question
The annual report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman into the AFP underscores its recalcitrance in developing transparency in complaints management.
September 28, 2026
The Wrong Language for the Bid: Australia and the UNSC
Australia's pitch for a seat on the UNSC is off-key, drawing attention the matters upon which the United Nations has already drawn negative findings.
September 22, 2026
ACT Government / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Government / Law / Racism / Rule of Law
Court Of Public Record: What 103,000 Readers Heard
Burgeoning interest in the role of the ACT DPP in the racial vilification of an Indigenous man demands that the records be reviewed and accountability be apportioned.
September 21, 2026
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Commonwealth Government / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government / Law / Racism
Words That Arm: Why Pauline Hanson’s Racism Matters
Failure to address racist comments made by Pauline Hanson embolden other white supremacists, resulting in real harms.
September 16, 2026
Native Title, Freehold and the Backyard Never at Risk
Freehold has never been at risk from Native Title in Australia, and arguments to the contrary by One Nation demonstrate the manipulation of community sentiment.
September 7, 2026
A Can Of Worms, Reopened: Mining, Native Title, and a Cheap Default
The default system for determining compensation awarded to Native Title holders by miners is unbalanced, strongly favouring mining interests.
September 6, 2026
There Was Only One Tony Mundine
Underscored by sporting brilliance, Tony Mundine's legacy is of blazing the trail for Aboriginal people, a lightning rod of community pride.
September 1, 2026
Eroding Trust: ACT Policing and the Use of Force in the National Capital
ACT Policing's lack of transparency into officers' misconduct diminishes public trust.
August 23, 2026
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.
August 22, 2026
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Ernst & Young / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner
Friends in The AFP and a Malicious Prosecution
How a failed accountant, a compliant university registrar and a police force with a race problem manufactured a case against an Indigenous public servant.
August 19, 2026
Commonwealth Government / Discrimination / Discrimination/Racism / Government / Racism / Sexism / Uncategorized
Pauline Hanson’s Politics Of Personal Dislikes
To dislike it not enough. The opinion of the leader must translate to policy a justifiable bind, especially when it touches those already disadvantaged.
August 17, 2026
The Mirror and the Muzzle: Indigenous Truth and the Australian Press
Australian newsrooms haven’t reflected the country they report on in years. New audit data, Closing the Gap figures and justice reinvestment evidence show why.
August 12, 2026
Ten Hanson Comments on Indigenous Australians and their Substance
An examination of the veracity of several of Pauline Hanson's key statements about Indigenous people.
August 10, 2026
Accountability / ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Ernst & Young / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Government / Human Rights / Racism
Be Alert, Be Alarmed: How Justice Fails in the Australian Capital Territory
It took multiple people and agencies to ruin the lives of the former Commissioner for Revenue and his family and it can happen to you as well.
August 7, 2026