Bennelong Papers

Hasluck versus Coombs: eBook

February 20, 2012

An important book now available in an electronic edition with a new introduction to the 2012 edition by Gary Johns.

Sceptical thoughts on customary law

by Kenneth Maddock

February 15, 2012

Should Australia recognise Aboriginal customary law? In this clearheaded essay the late Kenneth Maddock explores a subject which has grave implications for modern Australia.

"daft way to run a nation"

February 13, 2012

Gary Johns: “Coronation Hill, the gold, platinum and palladium mine became a park. A result of environmental and Aboriginal myth-making and mischief-making. I thought it was a daft way to run a nation.”

Who is an Aborigine?

by Paul G. E. Albrecht

February 3, 2012

Extract from Relhiperra: About Aborigines by Paul G. E. Albrecht. Relhiperra, first published by the Bennelong Society, is available as a free Quadrant ebook.

Silencing Constitution debate

by Keith Windschuttle

January 27, 2012

He is no constitutional authority. He is a law student, and a badly misinformed one at that.

The Constitution is anything but racist

by Keith Windschuttle

January 24, 2012

The report to change the Constitution to recognize indigenous people is written in bad faith. It attempts to intimidate Australians by exploiting the emotions of guilt and shame.

What White Aborigines want

by Michael Connor

November 24, 2011

Ssssh: “Listening respectfully to the ideas and feedback provided by Indigenous staff members and not interrupting.”

Quadrant & the Bolt Trial

November 23, 2011

Some of the texts published in Quadrant and Quadrant Online dealing with the White Aborigines Trial. 

Lawyers vs. Bolt

November 23, 2011

“There are a lot of people and businesses to thank this month, with the success of both the Deadly Trivia Night and the Federal Court racial vilification case.”

Where did it all go wrong?

by Colin Macleod

November 15, 2011

They are fed, clothed, medically cared for, sheltered. Their children educated and their spirit destroyed. Their life is little different from animals in a zoo.

Saving the children

by Steve Etherington

November 14, 2011

God forgive me. God forgive my cowardice. I should have picked them up and run. We should pick them and run now.

The Bennelong Society

by Gary Johns

November 10, 2011

The Bennelong Society is grateful to Quadrant for agreeing to host the principal documents of the society.

Origins of Bennelong Society

by Geoffrey Partington

November 10, 2011

This paper by Geoffrey Partington on the origins of the Bennelong society is an excellent introduction to its work.

Speaking Black truths

by Bess Nungarrayi Price

November 10, 2011

We have had so many self-appointed people, black and white, who have decided to be our spokespeople, who know nothing about us and our issues. They are the people who have been running the show all these years without ever asking us whether it's okay for them to do so.