Fred Martens

Martens, Moti and the ‘rule of law’ in Australia

Australia's lack of respect for indigenous rights and the rule of law should negate its participation in any international peace keeping operations.

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March 6, 2012

Accountability / Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Government / Law Enforcement / Pacific Neighbours / PNG / Propaganda / RAMSI / Refugees / Rule of Law / Solomon Islands / Stanhope Government

Injustice within Justice

Since 9/11, civil liberties in Australia have been under threat via exclusionary legal instruments and the erosion of accepted rights by the Howard Government.

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August 16, 2011

Racism is killing me, by Jessica Sabogal

Arc of instability / Asia-Pacific / Australian Federal Police / Commonwealth Government / Corporate profit / Corporate responsibility / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality of opportunity / Government / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / Indonesia / Law Enforcement / Rule of Law / Shared humanity

Indigeneity: the unifying factor

Justice for Indigenous people not within our own borders, but in the international forum, standing in unity with those suffer similarly.

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April 6, 2011

Watershedd on Autopsy of the Major Oak: How Care Becomes Harm at Scale
Major Oak feels to me a bit like the canary in the mine. If it has died what about the…
Jen on Autopsy of the Major Oak: How Care Becomes Harm at Scale
Well said: mourning an outcome is not the same as understanding the mechanism that produced it.
Ramses on Appointment Without Accountability: Jon White, the ACT DPP and the Long Shadow of a Political Prosecution
Lady Margaret I can assure you that we’re watching this case. It remains unacceptable to us that a posse of…
Lady Margaret on Words That Arm: Why Pauline Hanson’s Racism Matters
That letter to the ANZ bank written by Mr Angel Marina is absolutely disgusting. I cannot believe that a government…
Lady Margaret on Appointment Without Accountability: Jon White, the ACT DPP and the Long Shadow of a Political Prosecution
A number of interesting discussions going on under this post. What I would like to ask Mr White, how is…
Kelly Conrad on Words That Arm: Why Pauline Hanson’s Racism Matters
How did Angel Marina get away with that level of racism about a colleague, written on government stationery, and sent…

Fred Martens

Martens, Moti and the ‘rule of law’ in Australia

Injustice within Justice

Indigeneity: the unifying factor

RAMSI - the scion of the juggernaut of greed

AFP accused of fabricating evidence, yet again

Moti affair

Moti affair

Moti appeal exposes mixed loyalties and judicial corruption

Moti end game

Letters to the editor: Article by Bakchos

Co-operate or else! AFP thuggery for a white Australia

The strange case of Bill Johnson, a study in neo-colonial hypocrisy

Neo-colonialism in the Torres Strait

Moti and other affairs

Comment: Excellent Read