Australian Writings
Sourced essays on First Nations history, racism and structural justice in Australia — researched and fact-checked to stand up to scrutiny, not just to persuade.
Structural Analysis
Racism Against First Nations Peoples Is a Test of Australia’s Democratic Maturity
What the evidence actually shows about racism, health and justice for First Nations Australians — and what moving from consultation to shared power requires.
Read the essay →Racism as Australian Inheritance
Why historical literacy — not individual prejudice alone — is the condition that lets inherited racism survive, and what it takes to change that.
Read the essay →Megan Davis and the Demands of Structural Justice
What Professor Megan Davis's critique of symbolic reconciliation actually asks of allies who want to move from comfort work to construction work.
Read the essay →Social Justice for First Nations: The Challenge for Allies
What Megan Davis's constitutional diagnosis and Katie Kiss's 2025 Social Justice Report ask of ally communities — read against Queensland's repealed treaty process, Project Invisibility and the fight over Barrambin.
Read the essay →Place-Based Histories
Cherbourg: history, survival and self-determination
A sourced history of the Cherbourg (Barambah) Aboriginal community — removal, dormitories, wage control and the path to self-governance — grounded in Queensland Government records, Find & Connect and the Ration Shed Museum.
Read the essay →Between the Rivers: Jagera, Turrbal and the Responsibilities of a City
A careful account of Brisbane/Meanjin's First Peoples, the limits of native-title law, and the obligations a city preparing for 2032 still owes to Turrbal, Jagera, Yagara and Yugara communities.
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