Dare to Know: The Ring, the Fight and the Long Work of Education
A talisman and motto - dare to know, then begin!
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November 7, 2026
ACT Government / Commonwealth Government / Commonwealth Ombudsman / Domestic Law / Former Commissioner / Fred Martens / Julian Moti / Justice / NSW Government / Queensland / Rule of Law
Justice Within Injustice, Fifteen Years On
In the fifteen years since Blak and Black spoke of the erosion of civil liberties, much of what was forewarned has been realised.
September 14, 2026
The Architecture of Capture: How the Separation of Powers Dies in Practice, Not in Law
Weakening the separation of the legislative and administrative branches of the law risks a partisan judiciary that acts on political intent rather than justice guidelines.
September 4, 2026
Where Have All The Palestinians Gone – And What Would Bring Them Back?
Conscience demands that we acknowledge the decimation in Palestine, from lives to villages, straining justice.
August 28, 2026
The Long Way Home: The Odyssey as a Metaphor for Life
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…
July 20, 2026
ACT Government / Australian Aborigines / Australian Federal Police / Discrimination/Racism / Former Commissioner / Justice / Racism
Still Standing: A Note to Readers of Blak and Black
Some of you have been reading this blog since its earliest days. You know the history. You know what was attempted. This is a brief note to tell you that…
May 20, 2026
ACT Government / Bill of Rights / Corruption / Former Commissioner / Government / Human Rights / Justice / Law / Rule of Law
Exercising Justice: A Review of the Transgressions of Notable Legal Practitioners
Justice requires that legal practitioners be held to the same standards as the rest of the community, but not all jurisdictions accept that fact.
May 10, 2026
Australian Aborigines / Discrimination/Racism / First Nations/Indigenous / Law Enforcement / NSW Police / Racism
Early Drug Diversion, Privilege and Racism in NSW Police
Inequities in the management of first-time drug offences by NSW Police highlight the ongoing problems in Closing the Gap.
April 6, 2026
Human dignity and the idea of justice, part 1
Human dignity has at its foundation that a person is not a means, but rather an individual with a unique perspective of the integrated universe.
February 28, 2012
Accountability / Arc of instability / Australian Federal Police / Corruption / Discrimination/Racism / Equality / Human Rights / Hypocrisy / International Law / Neo-Colonialism / Pacific Neighbours / PNG / RAMSI / Rule of Law / Solomon Islands
Moti a champion of indigenous human rights
Julian Moti QC has defeated the charges brought against him by the Australian Government.
December 8, 2011
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.
August 16, 2011
The beginnings of our abuse as a people in the name of white fella’s ‘justice’
The origin of racial discrimination in Australia lies in the prosecution of Mow-watty, about whom several assumptions denied him justice.
May 9, 2011