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Articles by Lachlan McKenzie

About Lachlan McKenzie
I believe in championing Equity & Inclusion. With over three decades of experience in healthcare, I’ve witnessed the power of compassion and innovation to transform lives. Now, I’m channeling that same drive to foster a more inclusive Australia - and world - where every voice is heard, every barrier dismantled, and every community thrives. Let’s build fairness, one story at a time.
Blueprint illustration of engineered nationalism concept.
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Engineered Nationalism: How Extremists Built the March for Australia

31 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 6
Introduction Patriotism, flags, and chants of “Australia” made for glossy photos. But the March for Australia wasn’t grassroots – it was engineered. From the very beginning, white nationalist organisers conceived, designed, and managed the rallies, […]
Indigenous group performing traditional dance outdoors.
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From Ignorance to Understanding: Facing the Truth of Colonisation (Part 10)

31 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 0
Chapter 10: Destruction of Language, Art, and Lore More Than Land and Labour Colonisation did not only take land and exploit labour. It also struck directly at the heart of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander […]
Vaccine vial with false autism claim label.
Health

Beyond the Myths: Protecting Autistic Lives, Public Health, and the Future of Science (Part 4)

31 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 2
Part 9: Policy Spillovers – What Happens When Coverage Drops The claim that vaccines cause autism may begin as rhetoric, but it doesn’t stay rhetorical for long. Once coverage drops, the consequences arrive quickly – […]
Whistleblower in chains, crowd applauding.
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Australia loves pudding – but only if whistleblowers can’t eat it

31 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 9
Richard Boyle is finally free. Eight years, endless hearings, and the grinding punishment-by-process later, he walks away without a conviction. His crime? Telling us the truth. His greater sin? Collecting proof of it. Judge Liesl […]
Workers farming in a field with tools.
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From Ignorance to Understanding: Facing the Truth of Colonisation (Part 9)

30 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 1
Chapter 9: Torres Strait Islanders and Blackbirding in Queensland Two Histories, One Struggle While Aboriginal peoples across the continent were subjected to massacres, chains, and stolen wages, Torres Strait Islander communities endured their own form […]
Speaker at podium with autism epidemic sign.
Health

Beyond the Myths: Protecting Autistic Lives, Public Health, and the Future of Science (Part 3)

30 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 3
Part 6: Mechanisms 101 Understanding autism means moving past lists of genes and chemicals to the deeper question: how do these factors interact in the developing brain? The answer is that autism isn’t caused by […]
Protesters holding banners demanding wage justice.
Politics

From Ignorance to Understanding: Facing the Truth of Colonisation (Part 8)

29 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 0
Chapter 8: Stolen Wages and State Control Work Without Pay From the late 19th century well into the mid-20th century, governments across Australia controlled Aboriginal people’s wages under the guise of “protection.” Aboriginal men, women, […]
Cartoon of Australian identity and heritage debate.
Politics

Bob Katter’s Outburst Is the Ghost of Joh’s Queensland

29 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 24
When Independent MP Bob Katter threatened to punch a reporter for asking about his Lebanese heritage – shaking his fist, demanding loyalty, and declaring; “I’m an Australian, my family has been here since the dawn of […]
Boy touching wall with rainbow infinity symbol.
Health

Beyond the Myths: Protecting Autistic Lives, Public Health, and the Future of Science (Part 2)

29 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 0
Part 3: Why Autism Diagnoses Rose If vaccines don’t cause autism, why do the numbers keep climbing? In the U.S., autism prevalence among 8-year-olds is now estimated at 1 in 31 (CDC, 2022) compared with […]
Group of indigenous people in traditional attire.
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From Ignorance to Understanding: Facing the Truth of Colonisation (Part 7)

28 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 6
Chapter 7: Slavery Without the Name – Aboriginal Forced Labour The Word We Refuse to Use Australia has long insisted, “We never had slavery.” This is repeated in schoolbooks, politics, and even public debate. Yet […]
Open book with syringe and hand drawings.
Health

Beyond the Myths: Protecting Autistic Lives, Public Health, and the Future of Science (Part 1)

28 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 8
False claims don’t cause autism – but they do cause real harm, from stigmatising families to fueling outbreaks and hollowing out science. Part 1: This Is Not a Vaccine Debate. It’s a Reality Test When […]
A historical photograph of chained individuals.
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From Ignorance to Understanding: Facing the Truth of Colonisation (Part 6)

27 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 0
Chapter 6: Chains, Prisons, and Frontier Brutality Shackles as Symbols of Control When we picture colonisation, we often imagine flags, farms, and townships. Less often do we picture the chains. Yet iron shackles – on […]
Training session with unexpected questions and answers.
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Mandatory Training: Now With Bonus Mystery Questions

26 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 1
Introduction “Mandatory Training: Because You Love Clicking ‘Next’ 400 Times” Welcome to the corporate wellness spa – for your compliance anxiety. Where else can you spend 15 “minutes” (wink wink) clicking through slideshow after slideshow, […]
Colonial confrontation between soldiers and Indigenous people.
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From Ignorance to Understanding: Facing the Truth of Colonisation (Part 5)

26 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 1
Chapter 5: Massacres, Punitive Expeditions, and Policies of Extermination The Myth of Peaceful Settlement For much of Australia’s history, schoolbooks and monuments promoted the idea of “peaceful settlement.” In reality, settlement was enforced through systematic […]
Hunters aiming guns in dense forest scene.
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From Ignorance to Understanding: Facing the Truth of Colonisation (Part 4)

25 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 0
Chapter 4: First Contact in Australia A Meeting of Worlds When the First Fleet arrived at Warrane (Sydney Cove) in January 1788, it was not the first time Aboriginal people had seen Europeans. Dutch navigators […]

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