Colin James PhD
@colinj51.bsky.social
Living on Awabakal land in Australia, never ceded.
Lawyer, coach, educator, researcher, and runner ...sort of.
Selected publications - https://tinyurl.com/5dxv67v9
NEW BOOK OUT NOW on trauma-informed law - https://tinyurl.com/cht8rdtc
Lawyer, coach, educator, researcher, and runner ...sort of.
Selected publications - https://tinyurl.com/5dxv67v9
NEW BOOK OUT NOW on trauma-informed law - https://tinyurl.com/cht8rdtc
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 AM
As Europe dithers, Trump secretly conspires with Putin on a "deal" to force Zelenski into an appeasement, and Russia kills 26 Ukranian civilians, injures 142 and causes blackouts across Ukraine.
kyivindependent.com/emergency-po...
kyivindependent.com/emergency-po...
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
As Europe dithers, Trump secretly conspires with Putin on a "deal" to force Zelenski into an appeasement, and Russia kills 26 Ukranian civilians, injures 142 and causes blackouts across Ukraine.
kyivindependent.com/emergency-po...
kyivindependent.com/emergency-po...
In Australia: Northern Territorians are working hard to protect their climate, water and land from dangerous polluting gas expansions in the Beetaloo Basin. The NT government is listening to the frackers – not to science, First Nations and environmentalists. knittingnannas.org/2025/11/17/a...
Action of the Week 17 Nov 2025
Gas corporations need a massive 700 km pipeline from Eliott to Darwin to bring fracked gas to Darwin for processing and export.
knittingnannas.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:22 AM
In Australia: Northern Territorians are working hard to protect their climate, water and land from dangerous polluting gas expansions in the Beetaloo Basin. The NT government is listening to the frackers – not to science, First Nations and environmentalists. knittingnannas.org/2025/11/17/a...
Women In Law Conference - Thursday, 27 November 2025 - Melbourne Australia, with Dr Hannah Tonkin, Grace Tame, Jane Bowes, Danielle Snell, & Monique Milic.
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Home
An event aimed at furthering important profession-wide examinations of unresolved inequity and the key issues facing women practising law. Join us!
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November 20, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Women In Law Conference - Thursday, 27 November 2025 - Melbourne Australia, with Dr Hannah Tonkin, Grace Tame, Jane Bowes, Danielle Snell, & Monique Milic.
www.lawyersweekly.com.au/women-in-law...
www.lawyersweekly.com.au/women-in-law...
25 November 2025 - A free and open webcast on UN WEB TV as Netanyahu continues to kill civilians in Gaza in flagrant breach of the "ceasefire".
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2025 International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People - Question of Palestine
Every year on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, UN Member States stand together in a moment of reflection and renewed commitment to peace. This year’s commemoration will...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:12 AM
25 November 2025 - A free and open webcast on UN WEB TV as Netanyahu continues to kill civilians in Gaza in flagrant breach of the "ceasefire".
www.un.org/unispal/even...
www.un.org/unispal/even...
Punishment never works as deterrence, but it pleases the vengeful.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Stop pretending punishment works
When Premier Jacinta Allan is photographed proudly advancing Victoria’s Treaty process, she is rightly praised.
johnmenadue.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Punishment never works as deterrence, but it pleases the vengeful.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
In failing to support our teachers, governments fail our kids. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Overworked, overburdened, and burning out: Australian teachers' workloads among the worst in OECD
Australian teachers have unsustainable workloads, and government responses have done little to ease their burden.
johnmenadue.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:23 AM
In failing to support our teachers, governments fail our kids. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Hypocrisy?
Yes to a climate target, and yes to selling fossil fuels to anyone. Can Australia have it both ways.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/18/j...
Yes to a climate target, and yes to selling fossil fuels to anyone. Can Australia have it both ways.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/18/j...
Japan is trailing China on energy security — and by handing over fossil fuels, Australia is losing, too
As Japan's ambassador to Australia acknowledged last week, Labor's policies are reassuring Japanese investors that fossil fuels are here to stay.
www.crikey.com.au
November 20, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Hypocrisy?
Yes to a climate target, and yes to selling fossil fuels to anyone. Can Australia have it both ways.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/18/j...
Yes to a climate target, and yes to selling fossil fuels to anyone. Can Australia have it both ways.
www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/18/j...
Meanwhile, on the Australian right, Pauline Hanson is in court again. www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/18/p...
Pauline Hanson doesn't like 18C. But here's why Pauline Hanson *needs* 18C
The One Nation senator has built her entire career — and public profile — on weaponising white victimhood.
www.crikey.com.au
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Meanwhile, on the Australian right, Pauline Hanson is in court again. www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/18/p...
Trump is quietly doing a deal with Putin to force Ukraine into an appeasement and hand over land in exchange for "peace", while Europe dithers. theconversation.com/by-delaying-...
By delaying a decision on using Russia’s frozen assets for Ukraine, Europe is quietly hedging its bets
The EU is not abandoning Ukraine, but it is recalibrating its risk exposure. There is growing doubt that Ukraine can win – even if EU leaders won’t say so aloud.
theconversation.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Trump is quietly doing a deal with Putin to force Ukraine into an appeasement and hand over land in exchange for "peace", while Europe dithers. theconversation.com/by-delaying-...
Reposted by Colin James PhD
"Politicians might say that they can't be bought, but over the years, some have clearly been rented when donations were big enough."
-The Hon. Mike Rann AC CNZM on the presence of fossil fuels lobbyists at COP #auspol
-The Hon. Mike Rann AC CNZM on the presence of fossil fuels lobbyists at COP #auspol
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"Politicians might say that they can't be bought, but over the years, some have clearly been rented when donations were big enough."
-The Hon. Mike Rann AC CNZM on the presence of fossil fuels lobbyists at COP #auspol
-The Hon. Mike Rann AC CNZM on the presence of fossil fuels lobbyists at COP #auspol
Poor planning needs a reboot: "First, hospitals overspend. Then, governments cover the deficit because hospitals are too important to fail. Next, trying to enforce discipline, governments set the next budget unrealistically low." theconversation.com/hospitals-ar...
Hospitals are under pressure. These changes could save $1.2 billion a year – and fund 160,000 extra hospital visits
Hospitals are feeling intense pressure, yet the states have been asked to rein in spending. Here’s how they can get more care for every hospital dollar spent.
theconversation.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Poor planning needs a reboot: "First, hospitals overspend. Then, governments cover the deficit because hospitals are too important to fail. Next, trying to enforce discipline, governments set the next budget unrealistically low." theconversation.com/hospitals-ar...
If it's in a packet, it likely has added colour, sugar and preservative, and it's not food.
theconversation.com/the-ultra-pr...
theconversation.com/the-ultra-pr...
The ultra-processed foods problem is driven by commercial interests, not individual weakness. Here’s how to fix it
Without policy action and a coordinated global response, ultra-processed foods will continue to rise in human diets, harming health, economies. It’s time to act.
theconversation.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
If it's in a packet, it likely has added colour, sugar and preservative, and it's not food.
theconversation.com/the-ultra-pr...
theconversation.com/the-ultra-pr...
Neo-Nazis or neo-numpties.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Neo-Nazis or neo-numpties.
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Reposted by Colin James PhD
Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Billie Eilish asked an important question: "If you’re a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?"
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
There are FIVE ways to accumulate a billion dollars:
1) Profiting from a monopoly
2) Insider-trading
3) Political payoffs
4) Fraud
5) Inheritance
Billionaires are the result of a failed system.
Reposted by Colin James PhD
"The average mortgage pays $200,000 in profit over its life to the banks," says Richard Denniss, co-CEO at The Australia Institute.
You can read more on good ideas for economic reform on The Point.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
You can read more on good ideas for economic reform on The Point.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
"The average mortgage pays $200,000 in profit over its life to the banks," says Richard Denniss, co-CEO at The Australia Institute.
You can read more on good ideas for economic reform on The Point.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
You can read more on good ideas for economic reform on The Point.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Reposted by Colin James PhD
Late Yolŋu leader Paul Gurrumuruwuy Wunungmurra honoured with PhD for anthropology, filmmaking www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
World renowned Aboriginal anthropologist, filmmaker awarded posthumous PhD
World-renowned anthropologist, filmmaker and Arnhem Land Indigenous leader Paul Gurrumuruwuy Wunungmurra has become the first Yolŋu person to be honoured for his work with a PhD for original research.
www.abc.net.au
November 17, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Late Yolŋu leader Paul Gurrumuruwuy Wunungmurra honoured with PhD for anthropology, filmmaking www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Think again: Rising electricity prices have nothing to do with renewables.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Think again: Rising electricity prices have nothing to do with renewables.
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
Good News Dept.
Starting with the kids is an excellent way to reduce intimate partner violence. womensagenda.com.au/latest/the-s...
Starting with the kids is an excellent way to reduce intimate partner violence. womensagenda.com.au/latest/the-s...
The school students working to break the cycle of gender-based violence
The Walk the Talk program educates high school students about respectful relationships, consent and domestic and family violence.
womensagenda.com.au
November 15, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Good News Dept.
Starting with the kids is an excellent way to reduce intimate partner violence. womensagenda.com.au/latest/the-s...
Starting with the kids is an excellent way to reduce intimate partner violence. womensagenda.com.au/latest/the-s...
Reposted by Colin James PhD
Hats off to the lawyers putting in the hard yards. #auspol
NSW courts cancel the extension of a large coal mine near Mudgee on the basis of the Court of Appeal overturning the 2022 approval of MACH Energy’s massive Mount Pleasant mine in the Hunter Valley in July. Congrats 🥳 Mudgee District Environment Group! #ClimateAction
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
Courts turn on coal mines over climate impacts
The NSW Land and Environment Court invalidated the approval for the Ulan coal mine expansion near Mudgee, based on a precedent set in July.
www.smh.com.au
November 15, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Hats off to the lawyers putting in the hard yards. #auspol
As we celebrate the Statewide Treaty with the First Peoples of Victoria, the Federal Court is considering a separate claim, which includes the little city of Melbourne.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/indigen...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/indigen...
Melbourne’s historic native title claim
The Statewide Treaty with the First Peoples of Victoria is law. The truth of colonisation has been revealed. The Yoorrook Justice Commission has amassed a library of documents, witness statements and ...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
As we celebrate the Statewide Treaty with the First Peoples of Victoria, the Federal Court is considering a separate claim, which includes the little city of Melbourne.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/indigen...
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/indigen...
The largest humanitarian disaster on earth, and we look away. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The ‘othered’ genocide: Sudan’s suffering and the world’s indifference
Sudan is enduring the largest humanitarian crisis on earth, with more than 25 million people needing urgent assistance and nearly nine million displaced as entire cities are reduced to rubble.
johnmenadue.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The largest humanitarian disaster on earth, and we look away. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
In Australia, an independent Senator with clout pushes to end a system where arts degree students have to pay $50,000.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
David Pocock condemns delay in establishing job ready graduates body to end $50,000 arts degrees
Senator accuses the government of not treating reform with ‘urgency it deserves’ – with no modelling done on the cost of reversing or replacing the JRG scheme
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
In Australia, an independent Senator with clout pushes to end a system where arts degree students have to pay $50,000.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...