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In Australian politics, John Howard and Peter Costello built reputations as the “responsible economic managers” who supposedly safeguarded the nation’s prosperity. Yet buried in that legacy lies a decision that reads less like prudence and […]

Chapter 18: Over-Policing and Incarceration A Colonial Inheritance From the earliest days of colonisation, police forces in Australia were created not to protect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, but to control them. The Native […]

Chapter 17: The Myth of “It’s Over Now” “That Was a Long Time Ago” One of the most persistent responses to truth-telling about colonisation is the claim: “It’s all in the past. That was a […]

Chapter 16: First Nations in Canada and New Zealand – Shared Struggles, Shared Survival Settler Colonies of the British Empire Australia was not unique. Canada and New Zealand were also settler colonies of the British […]

Narratives Under Siege: Part VII Why It Matters Beyond Israel/Palestine Cold Open When Saudi Arabia bought Newcastle United Football Club in 2021, fans waved new flags and sang new chants. But human rights groups saw […]

Chapter 14: Comparisons – Jim Crow in the U.S. South The Origins of Jim Crow After the U.S. Civil War (1861–65) abolished slavery, white southern states introduced a new system of control: Jim Crow laws. […]

ACOSS Media Release ACOSS has welcomed the announcement of a settlement for victims of Robodebt but said there remain outstanding actions needed to deliver full justice for the devastating impacts of the scheme. “Today’s announcement of a […]

By Walt Zlotow The US remains a disgusting outlier in a world increasingly aghast at Israeli genocide in Gaza. Since Israel went all in for genocide the day after the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, […]

Narratives Under Siege: Part III Words as Weapons – Redefining Antisemitism Cold Open In 2016, the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) introduced a working definition of antisemitism. Within a few years, governments, universities, and public […]

Chapter 12: Assimilation and the Stolen Generations From “Protection” to “Assimilation” By the early 20th century, colonial authorities had shifted their policy language once again. Where the 19th century had emphasised “protection,” the 20th century […]

Preface by Tess Lawrence The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) has just released its damning Resolution on the Situation in Gaza. This report pulls no punches, acquiesces to no-one but reality and evidence-based facts. […]

Media Release A shocking video has emerged of a racist attack on two Palestinian men in Sydney by participants of the so-called “March for Australia” racist rallies on Sunday. The video can be seen here. […]

Chapter 11: Missions, Reserves, and the Churches’ Role Containing a People As frontier violence pushed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples off their lands, colonial authorities developed new systems to control survivors: missions and reserves. […]