Blackface
If someone applying black face paint in order to look like a black person for the sake of imitation is what constitutes ‘racism’ today,...
Why Take Offence?
Offence is Always Taken, Never Given Taking offence and claiming hurt feelings are topics I have written on before. I am writing about...
Using Employment to Provide a Sense of Meaning and Purpose as a way of Reducing Aboriginal Suicide
People need love, a sense of purpose, and something to look forward to. Unfortunately for many remote Indigenous people, their...
The Cost of Identity Politics
We hear a lot about identity politics these days. Maybe there’s power in numbers or maybe it’s a case of misery loving company, but...
Why Aren't we Seeing Enough Aboriginal Leaders?
By Anthony Dillon The problem of violence in Aboriginal communities is well known to anyone with an interest in Aboriginal affairs. But...
Cook, Australia Day, Place names, and More Trivia
This morning I read an article in The Weekend Australian about the problem of child sexual abuse in Western Australia. In states: Child...
Forgiveness
The beauty of forgiveness is that it releases us from patterns where we are caught. It releases us from being a victim and being caught...
Moving on From the Past
The problem with always looking back is that there is nothing we can do about what has already happened. How can the constructive future...
Australia have a lot of good will for Aboriginal people, but ....
John Robson, a writer for Canada’s National Post has stated “Canadians feel for aboriginals, but our patience for too many insults has...
Suicide: The Silent Voices
The tragedy of Aboriginal suicide should be enough to give us a shake up and a wake up ... it is encouraging that people are talking about