I was passing through airport security somewhere in North America in October 2001 when I realised it: I was no longer the face of terrorism, and might never be selected for one of those comprehensive “special clearance procedures” again. Until then, that’s what a passport with a Northern Irish birthplace had got me – it Read more
Last week the national ruby league teams of Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa and Tonga faced off in Sydney. Critics say commentators are not pronouncing Pasifika names correctly. “To me it qualifies as a racist act because racism is when one particular culture or race feels that they can dominate the other and through Te Read more
I am thinking now that I have to speak very gently. I need to tread warily and allow you the chance to absorb what I want to say. There are things that can tear us apart. There are people who are more interested in turning us on each other. It is so easy to distort Read more