September 8, 2017

Between catastrophe and survival

Stan Grant's recent feature story about Captain Cook's arrival in Australia ('Between catastrophe and survival: The real journey Captain Cook set us on' By Stan Grant, ABC News, 25 Aug 2017) is a moving insight into the truths, lies, contradictions and possibilities around the 'birth' of Australia.
January 25, 2016

Terra Nullius and the Australian dream

On Australia Day we need to recognise the First Nation. How can we forget that Australia was declared Terra Nullius? Recognition cuts to the heart of what an individual needs to have a sound mind. It is essential for the well-being of our national psyche. To treat the mind we need to address issues of recognition at a personal and individual level. Then Healing can come. To treat our national psyche we need cultural and constitutional recognition for Aboriginal peoples.