Marathon, Not Hastings: The Inheritance a Bigot Never Read
Some argue that Australia is built upon British culture, but what are the origins of that culture? The answer may surprise.
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October 24, 2026
Culture / Discrimination/Racism / Human Rights / Law / Racial Discrimination Act / Racism / Rule of Law
Hanson: The Dare and the Record
Pauline Hanson's defintion of racism ignores both the Racial Discrimination Act and the intimation of racial superiority in her own statements.
October 22, 2026
What We Said Over Breakfast: Helen Haines and Division
Helen Haines tragedy highlights a deteriorating social climate around politicians and media, generating division in the community.
October 21, 2026
The Myth of Terra Nullius
Biyaami's law does not wait for a judge ... Wiradjuri country was never terra nullius.
October 20, 2026
Hanson, Wannabe Prime Minister of a Country Already Changed
A country's leader must be able to pull together the threads that define it; anything less will break it, a fact Hanson fails to understand.
October 19, 2026
The Mullins Minute: ACT Treasury Knew the Truth in 2001
Records demonstrate that ACT Treasury were advised of Mullins qualifications in 2001, reiterated eight months later in Marina's racist letter of 9 May 2002.
October 17, 2026
Everyone’s Business: Human rights
Human-rights is everyone's business and even the most marginalised can speak up for others who are similarly abused.
October 16, 2026
The Same River Twice: Heraclitus and Hanson
Pauline Hanson would have Australian's believe that they can return to a White Australia. nothing could be further from the truth.
October 13, 2026
Tied to the Fence: Terra Nullius, Mixed Ancestry and Silence
The racist contempt some people direct at Indigenous people has its origins in the legal fiction of terra nullius.
October 11, 2026
First Nations · Indigenous Culture And Politics
The culture of First Nations people was cherished by Pope John Paul II in a way few non-Indgenous people have bothered to try.
October 10, 2026
Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Former Commissioner / Law / Rule of Law
Why Pham’s Decisions Matter: Conflict of Interest in the Public Service
Pham's actions in the dismissal of the only Indigenous employee at the time raise questions of impartiality and conflict of interest.
October 9, 2026
Songs as Archive
The carriage of history through song is not unique to Aboriginal people. It is a record of events, as important as Homer, that must be read in context.
October 7, 2026
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.
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