Australian notes
Major problems with the Voice referendum are plain to see: even some of its prominent supporters question its chances of…
How to help in a town like Alice
The solutions to indigenous disadvantage require new thinking
Violence against Aboriginal women is not new news
The ABC is simply playing catch-up
Cultural notes
Heroes and villains According to a paper published by the Australian Institute of Criminology in 2020, it would seem that…
Is Australia racist?
Yes, I am writing another article making the claim that Australia is not a racist country. While some might think I have an obsession with the topic, I…
The real threat to black lives isn’t white men in police uniforms
Recently media, activists and keyboard warriors have cherry-picked examples of controversial police activity to present coppers as enemies of the…
Why is it ‘critique’ when leftists cut close to the bone – and cause for outrage if it comes from the right
It’s no secret, that I generally prefer news commentary I see on Sky News, in the Daily Telegraph, The Australian, and Quadrant—and naturally, I find The Spectator very informative. The reason…
That’s the dairy aisle dealt with. Now can we stop this patronising pettiness and tackle true Indigenous disadvantage?
Here’s a quick question for those who follow Aboriginal affairs: what has received more attention in the past month—the story…
Australian notes
Is it racism or the obsession with racism that is costing indigenous lives? Where’s the outrage regarding the high death…
Hands on the scales of Aboriginal affairs
Recently we saw the release of the latest Closing the Gap report for 2020. There were no real surprises, so…
Healthy, safe, quality lives matter more than an Indigenous ‘voice to parliament’
Much has been written about the demand for an Indigenous voice. While such an idea is necessarily political, I wish…
Indigenous notes
Beware labeling deaths in custody as racially motivated From time to time we hear about tragic events where a person…
Is Australia really a racist country?
The title of this article is a question; one that relates to Aboriginal people. So when I talk about whether…
Racism notes
Taking offence means we all walk on eggshells Recently, a controversial cartoon was drawn of a tennis champion which many…
Blind to their own racism
As human beings, we often act in ways that are contradictory. Little inconsistencies are fine, but when they become major…
Forget safe spaces, here’s a new solution for the offended
We hear a lot about the need for safe spaces these days. In this article I discuss another type of…
Australian notes
Black-on-black hate The problem of violence in Aboriginal communities is well known to anyone with an interest in Aboriginal affairs.…
