The High Court has now come to a decision in relation to two current High Court cases which asked the question: "Can Australian Aboriginal people be considered ‘aliens’ under the … [Read more...]
Australia Day or Invasion Day? Be tolerant. Be kind.
Many people regard January 26 as sacrosanct, a day when we celebrate Australian unity. However, many people also recognise January 26 as Invasion Day, and it has become a day of mourning for … [Read more...]
Can Indigenous Australian peoples be legal ‘aliens’? The High Court decides.
Love v Commonwealth of Australia (B43/2018) and Thoms v Commonwealth of Australia (B64/2018) are currently before the High Court. These cases, distinct but posing the same questions, could be as … [Read more...]
The Uluru Climb has now Closed!
Everyone in Australia knows about Uluru, the mammoth red rock in the heart of Australia, sacred to Indigenous Australian culture and tradition, as well as they know about its closure last month. As … [Read more...]
Gladys Elphick
Who is that lady who appeared on the Google homepage this morning? Well, that’s Aunty Glad. Gladys Elphick, who was born 104 years ago today. Glad was an Australian Aboriginal woman of … [Read more...]
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Friday, August 9, was International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples! It is a day to celebrate the diversity of indigenous cultures around the world, and to provide education and awareness of the … [Read more...]
Racism – It Stops With Me!
Watch The Final Quarter on Channel 10 at 7:30 tonight, 18 July 2019. As many of you would know, our principal, Greg Martin, and his family are Sydney Swans tragics. The whole family have been members … [Read more...]
National Sorry Day
National Sorry Day, held on 26 May, commemorates the history of the Stolen Generations. From 1910 until the 1970s, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children were forcibly removed from their … [Read more...]
Survival Day
As Amnesty International says: Australia Day is not a celebration for all Australians. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples mark this day as Survival Day. Since colonisation, Aboriginal … [Read more...]
Australian Values
Let’s talk about Australian values, and Australia Day. Martin Bullock Lawyers values tolerance, diversity, compassion and justice. We see these as Australian values as well. The point of … [Read more...]