Tag: Parliament

The forthcoming Voice to Parliament referendum marks a pivotal moment in Australia’s ongoing journey towards reconciliation and representation. Historically, the nation’s political and legal frameworks have long overlooked the deep-rooted bond Indigenous peoples inherently hold in rel...

As I write I have just returned from the wonderful Scottish capital city of Edinburgh, though I maintain that the Athens of the north is my favourite city of those I have visited, the Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood is almost as vile as the people it contains. In short, and to save you r...

It has been a few weeks since the failed referendum for the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, here in Australia. On the day after the referendum, those that voted “Yes” woke up feeling like most Australians are racist, while those that voted “No” woke up relieved that they h...

This hypothetical system is a bottom-up (or small-d democratic) system, as opposed to a top-down authoritarian system. Within the political memosphere, there has been an increasing sense in some circles that the bottom-up approach has failed, or is failing. This is seen in the rise of far-right ideo...