Ben Debney – It is dangerous to research history where the established authorities are smoking crack

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Indigenous Massacres Around Ballarat

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Love letter to the thought police

I fixed the map of Ballarat

I feel very alone in the world

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How Fucked in the Head is Ballarat: A Report

Dear research screed

Dear research screed

March 1, 2026

Long-overdue words with my research topic

Long-overdue words with my research topic

January 13, 2026

Ideological enabling of fossil extractivism through Othering and performativity

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Ideological enabling of fossil extractivism through Othering and performativity

June 22, 2024

Rising above the thinking behind Climate Change: World-Ecology and Worker’s Control

Rising above the thinking behind Climate Change: World-Ecology and Worker’s Control

January 29, 2022

Anglo Male Cisgender Privilege is a Poisoned Chalice

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Anglo Male Cisgender Privilege is a Poisoned Chalice

April 14, 2026

New screeds are going on Substack

New screeds are going on Substack

August 14, 2025

The optics of imperialism are ghoulish, but opportunities are ripe

The optics of imperialism are ghoulish, but opportunities are ripe

May 23, 2025

ALP deflection from complicity in crimes against humanity

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ALP deflection from complicity in crimes against humanity

September 3, 2024

Everything is a terrorism, just for something different

Everything is a terrorism, just for something different

August 15, 2025

Culture war and conspiracism as election strategy

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Moral Panics

Culture war and conspiracism as election strategy

May 24, 2022

Murdoch and the IPA Politicise Freedom in Battlelines for Next Year’s Elections

Murdoch and the IPA Politicise Freedom in Battlelines for Next Year’s Elections

January 19, 2022

Halal Certification Uproar: The Muslim Scapegoat as National Safety Valve

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Halal Certification Uproar: The Muslim Scapegoat as National Safety Valve

July 9, 2019