What is God?

It's a little annoying at the beginning, but if you make it to the end it is really worth it.

Makarrata

The First Nations Peoples have spoken. 

I fully expected this result.
And I wholeheartedly support it. 

Unfortunately, any changes to the Australian constitution needs to go to a referendum and allow the tyranny of the majority an opportunity to vote it down. 

Any opposition needs to be quashed!

No ifs, no buts. 

This is not a decision that should be left in the hands of ill-informed, bigoted, racist people to deny the first peoples their rightful voice. 

There should be no debate. 
Zero debate. 

It simply needs to happen. 

The First Peoples of our nation have decided on the only pathway to assure their sovereign futures and it is our responsibility as fellow human beings to support this absolutely, resolutely, unequivocally. 

We should look to our neighbours for enlightenment and with great humility acknowledge that the chosen pathway will have very little effect on our individual lives but will do an infinite greatness for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. 

I stand with my indigenous brothers and sisters, united as Australians, to say that this is your moment and I know you will shine through the struggle that lies ahead, knowing that it is nothing compared to the many great struggles that are behind you. 

You have spoken and my ears have heard.

If there are marches, you will have my feet.

When you face opposition, you will have my voice.

And if the country splits you will have my allegiance.

That is my Makarrata with you.

When We Rise

When you speak of heroes I don't imagine soldiers in uniform on a battlefield, even though they risk their lives. 

And I don't think of firefighters, police, doctors, or nurses who are amazing every day by saving lives. 

And I scoff at the thought of that footballer you put on a pedestal and award a medal for having the right combination of genes and training.

No. They are not my heroes. 

When I think of a hero I remember the slaves that sang their way to freedom, the women that demanded suffrage, the voices that echoed around the world against segregation and apartheid, those that rallied against war, the patrons of Stonewall and the 76ers, and those that fight for refugees today. 

When you talk of heroes I think of all those that have risen up against tyranny, oppression, discrimination, bigotry and injustice armed only with their voices, their placards, their mortal bodies. 

Those are my people. 

They are my heroes.