Colonisation and colonialism

Stephen Langford outside the Downing Street court. Photo: Leigh Howlett.

Human rights activist charged, then acquitted, for telling the truth about colonial massacre

Human rights activist Stephen Langford has finally been acquitted of “malicious damage” for pasting of the words of Governor Lachlan Macquarie on his statue in Hyde Park. Jim McIlroy reports.

Canberra outrage as ‘fly-speck’ Solomon Islands exercises sovereignty

A tidal wave of outrage followed the Solomon Islands and China signing a security deal. Missing in the fury is a recognition that the Solomon Islands is a sovereign state, argues William Briggs.

Australia in the Asia-Pacific: ‘Lap dog’ or aggressor?

Is Australia a “lapdog” for the United States or is it also an imperialist power — albeit smaller — looking to grow its own interests? Felix Dance looks at the evidence.

The imperialist farce of women’s rights in Afghanistan

The belief by liberal feminists in the ostensibly feminist nature of the imperialist interventionist project headed by the United States and its European allies is false, writes Yanis Iqbal.

Climate change and the Pacific Islands: ‘When the land disappears, we will all disappear’

The impacts of climate change in the Pacific are compounded by the legacy of colonial occupation and the responses of rich countries to displacement, writes Susan Price.

Murrumbidgee River. Photo: Tracey Carpenter

Colonialism continues with First Nations’ water dispossession

The ongoing injustices and dispossession of First Nations peoples can be seen in the devastating impact of stolen water rights. But, writes Tracey Carpenter, some changes have been won in Victoria.

Photos: Invasion Day 2021 — Always was, always will be Aboriginal land

Tens of thousands have turned out around the country for Invasion Day protests, reports Kerry Smith.

We see history more clearly after tearing down statues of racist colonisers

Rupen Savoulian writes that modern history is full of examples where, rather than erasing history, tearing down statues of racist conquistadors has been a necessary starting point for illuminating the darkest corners of imperial colonisation.

Activist charged for pasting Governor Macquarie’s words on his statue

Human rights activist Stephen Langford has been charged with defacing the Governor Lachlan Macquarie statue in Hyde Park. Jim McIlroy reports his 'crime' was to paste Macquarie's own words to the statue.

The right's culture wars and colonialism

A tweet by Victoria’s deputy Chief Health Officer Dr Annaliese van Diemen on the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook’s arrival in Australia, which provoked a furious response from right-wing culture warriors, has led to a greater awareness of the legacy of colonialism, writes Chloe DS.��

US-Australia ‘mateship’ built on white supremacy

It has happened again. A white supremacist has committed another atrocity, this time in El Paso, Texas, in the United States. Like the Christchurch murderer, he took to the internet to promote his motives.

Fact, not fiction, is the only way to deal with history

I don’t know if an opinion poll has ever been done, but a sizeable portion of Australians, perhaps a majority, recognise that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people had their land invaded by the British and experienced a systematic genocide.

The fact that this is widely recognised is reflected in the huge protests in response to threats to close remote Aboriginal communities and the response to Warriors of Aboriginal Resistance’s call-out for protests. Even back in 1988, there were 100,000 people protesting the so-called Bicentenary in Sydney.

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