Updating the Written Agreement: Voice, Treaty, Sovereignty and a Fuller Expression of Nationhood

Wallumedegal Country (Eastwood, NSW). Brush Farm House and Brush Farm Corrective Services Academy. Historically part of the Field of Mars Grant of 1792. The first lands granted by the British Crown to Royal Marines in 1792 and to privates of the NSW ‘Rum’ Corps in 1794. First Country Stolen. After 235 years of being lied …

Veterans, PTSD and Medicinal Cannabis

Being tapped on the shoulder to appear on breakfast radio is pretty much a compulsory reason to post a new entry, albeit due to time constraints, a brief and scattered one. I, along with the indefatigable Jason Frost from Defence Shed Wagga Wagga appeared on 702ABC Sydney’s breakfast show with Wendy Harmer and Robbie Buck …

Between an Amnesty and Adult Use

Whilst the Australian public have belatedly accepted the notion of cannabis as medicine, its ongoing status as an illegal drug is still giving rise to unjust outcomes for those unfortunate enough to fall afoul of the law during these supposed End Days for Cannabis Prohibition. Gavin* (assumed name) is a fit and healthy 18-year-old man …