Coalition of the Perks
So many Voices, so little to show for them
What to do about Yuendumu?
Where black female lives appear not to matter
Aussie life
In last Saturday’s Weekend Australian, Professor Peter Sutton, an internationally recognised anthropologist and linguist, wrote ‘Indigenous identity has become such…
Aussie life
The education of the young is an essential component for the transmission of culture from one generation to the next.…
Humanity's limitless potential for evil
In last Saturday’s Weekend Australian, Geoffrey Robertson argued that sanctions against Putin and his supporters must be tightened, (What responsibility do…
Can the ABC be accused of racism?
I think it’s a legitimate question. With monotonous regularity, we get fact-free, ideological rants masquerading as news on their various…
Tricky tragedies: Ukraine and Afghanistan
Six months ago the West’s media was focused on the unfolding tragedy in Afghanistan. The evening news was full of…
Building boom
Spending millions whilst airbrushing the past
The return of the racism versus rape debate
Is the West really prepared for an influx of angry young male Afghan refugees?
Hey Joe, I warned you what would happen…!
The fall of Kabul was predicted. By me.
Black Parents Matter
The ABC of Aboriginal child delinquency
The next Vietnam
Gentlemen, start your helicopter engines...
Voice, treaty, truth?
We are lying to ourselves about the reasons behind Aboriginal disadvantage
Aussie life
In a recent edition of The Drum on the ABC, host Ellen Fanning addressed the issue of Aboriginal deaths in…
Sacred sites – a warning to us all
We are being misled about indigenous history
Australian notes
Rudd fancies himself as Metternich The latest edition of Foreign Affairs, the American foreign policy journal, contains yet another article…
Pearls of wisdom
Can the reintroduction of indigenous languages save dysfunctional communities?
They are spitting in our face
China has no problem with flouting international rules and laws
Welcome to Boola Bardip
Buddy, can you spare me a lazy twenty million?
Auty, Albrechtsen and the fate of the West
Question: why do so many academics favour Marx?
Gum stuck to the bottom of China’s shoe
Time to shift our attention to India
Q&A hits a new low
When I was at university four decades ago, debate raged about the evils of racism, capitalism, colonialism, orientalism and of…
Warri and Yatungka
Warri and Yatungka
