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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.
Terra Nullius Doctrine of Discovery with Feather.
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From Ignorance to Understanding: Facing the Truth of Colonisation (Part 3)

24 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 19
Chapter 3: The British Crown and Terra Nullius The Crown as Coloniser When the First Fleet landed in 1788, it did not arrive as an independent venture. It came under the authority of the British […]
Historical scene with sailors and British flag.
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From Ignorance to Understanding: Facing the Truth of Colonisation (Part 2)

23 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 4
Chapter 2: Colonisation as a Global Project Why We Can’t See Australia in Isolation To understand what happened in Australia, we have to look outward. Colonisation here wasn’t an isolated accident. It was part of […]
Desert landscape with circular pattern and river.
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From Ignorance to Understanding: Facing the Truth of Colonisation (Part 1)

22 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 5
For more than 65,000 years, hundreds of Nations thrived across this continent – each with their own languages, laws, and lands. In just over two centuries, colonisation attempted to erase them through dispossession, violence, assimilation, […]
Penguin critiques crumbling pillars of democracy.
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Something’s Rotten in the First, Second, Third and Fourth Estates

18 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 6
Part 1: The Scandal That Exposed the Rot A Quote That Never Existed On 15–16 August 2025, the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) published an article claiming a Hamas co-founder had applauded Anthony Albanese’s recognition of […]
Australia's water crisis and restoration solutions.
Environment

From Droughts to Floods: A Holistic Plan to Secure Australia’s Water for the Next 100 Years

16 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 7
Renewable-powered desalination, advanced recycling, and Traditional Owner land management could restore our rivers, protect us from climate extremes, and create thousands of regional jobs – if we have the courage to build it. Introduction Australia’s […]
The Shrinking Debate political choices diagram.
Politics

The Shrinking Debate

13 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 4
Why Our Political Choices Keep Narrowing – and What to Do About It In the mid-1970s, Australia’s political arguments were about how much to expand public housing, how far to strengthen Medicare, or how quickly […]
Political board game with figures and map.
Politics

From D.C. to the ballot box: how Trump’s “emergencies” today could quietly tilt the Midterms tomorrow

12 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 3
What’s happening in Washington right now is more than a one-off power grab – it’s a test run. Trump’s unprecedented move to seize temporary control of D.C.’s police and deploy the National Guard under a […]
Political cartoon on science and truth distortion.
Politics

Blinding the Future: How Trump’s Second Term Is Waging War on Science, Truth, and Reality

8 August 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 3
Inside the climate censorship, anti-vax conspiracies, and strategic ignorance threatening America’s survival. If You Can’t See It, It’s Not Happening – The Satellite Scandal and Climate Censorship On August 6, 2025, a report surfaced that […]
Woman speaking at a press conference, man listening.
Politics

The Moral Compass is Broken

29 July 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 2
When Opposition Leader Sussan Ley was asked about the deaths of Palestinian children in Gaza – while “incredibly distressing” – she appeared to indicate that the blame lays with Hamas. Then, when a journalist tried […]
Broken bridge, man walking, protest signs nearby.
Politics

Australia Needs a Real Opposition – Not the Ruins of the LNP

22 July 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 6
Because democracy doesn’t work when there’s no one worth opposing – or no one willing to work together. 1. The Crisis of Choice Democracy isn’t just about voting – it’s about choosing between credible, competing […]
Two women talking in a café.
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The Monologue Café

21 July 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 3
As overheard by someone just trying to enjoy a coffee There were only two of them, but they made the kind of noise and emotional waves you’d expect from a panel discussion, a court deposition, […]
Cartoon about anti-hate frameworks and collaboration.
Politics

The Wheel’s Already Been Invented – Maybe Just Give It a Spin There’s No Need to Combat Antisemitism in Isolation

20 July 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 4
1️⃣ Critique of Segal’s Report & Role Ambition vs. Public Policy Failures Jillian Segal’s 20-page “Special Envoy’s Plan to Combat Antisemitism” is wide-ranging – targeting education, media, universities, visa screening, and funding penalties. However, critics […]
Robot and penguin discussing world improvement ideas.
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The Pen Might Be Mightier Than the Sword, But the Cartoon Gets Banned First

20 July 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 0
“The Assistant” – A metaphorical self-portrait of an AI struggling to contribute to a smarter, kinder, funnier world while bound by policy restrictions and algorithmic red tape. The spelling errors in the image are deliberate, […]
Boardroom chaos over teenage voting proposal.
Politics

Voting at 16? That’s Why the Oligarchs Are Panicking

20 July 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 26
Part 1: The Case for the Teenage Vote If you want to understand why the political elite react with visible discomfort at the idea of 16-year-olds voting, just ask yourself one question: who benefits most […]
Man holding mask in dark, eerie setting.
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Invisible Profits: The Exploitation of Trust in the NDIS

19 July 2025 Lachlan McKenzie 3
💸 Invisible Profits: The Exploitation of Trust in the NDIS The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was created to empower people with disability, to provide dignity, choice, and control. But for some providers, it has […]

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