Tag: Sunday Essay
Sunday essay: 30 years after Mabo, what do Australia’s battler stories – and their evasions – say about who we are?
The Mabo decision in 1992 was a turning point for Australia. It finally overturned the dishonest doctrine of terra nullius and recognised Indigenous land rights. It was a...
Sunday essay: why soldiers commit war crimes – and what we can do about it
A member of the US’s elite counterterrorism force in Iraq, wearing a skull mask. Khalid Mohammed/AP
The following essay contains disturbing images and language.
In 2020, the...
Sunday essay: if growing US-China rivalry leads to ‘the worst war ever’, what should Australia do?
A military officer salutes during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing. Mark Schiefelbein/AP
Should Australia join the United...
Sunday essay: ‘I said no’ – Nie’s refusal and the troubling question of Pacific slavery in Australia
Image: A Pacific island woman with a child planting sugar cane in a field, Bingara, Queensland, c 1897. John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland.
In...
Sunday essay: ‘but we already had a treaty’ – Tom Griffiths on a little known 1889 peace accord
Image: Josh Gorringe at the Debney Peace site in 2019. Photo: Tom Griffiths
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and/or...
Sunday essay: how the West discovered the Buddha
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Buddhism is the third largest (and fastest growing) religion in Australia with approximately half a million adherents.
The celebration of the Buddha’s birthday here...