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PNG’s governing challenges: the view from Fort Shit Scared
It may be just off the coast of North Queensland, but Papua New Guinea is metaphorically very far way from most Australians. Originally posted by Crikey, Tuesday, 23 October 2012 Arriving in Port Moresby, the distance of experience from Australia’s southern cities could hardly be greater. Physically, the city feels like it is caught mid-step…
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The Australian Government approving more destruction of the Reef
In the fight to save the places we love there are always swings and roundabouts, but the last two weeks have felt more like a wipe-out than either a swing or a roundabout. Last week the media focus was on the Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, doing deals with India so they could import our uranium…
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Pick tigers over coal
Few countries can boast a national animal with the status as India. The tiger, as a symbol of India, is as recognisable as the Taj Mahal and as loved as Mahatma Gandhi. Blogpost by Vinuta Gopal – October 12, 2012 Yet this iconic emblem of India is under threat and perhaps most shockingly, that threat…
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John West: Australia’s worst tuna brand
Press release – 16 October, 2012Monday, 22 October, 2012, Sydney: Greenpeace has today launched a major new campaign exposing Australia’s biggest tuna brand, John West, for unnecessarily killing a whole host of marine life, including sharks, rays, baby tuna and endangered sea turtles for its canned products.“Australians love tuna, but would be horrified if they…
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Thank you times two million!
When you’re as far north as we are right now, communications come to you like telegrams; they’re few and far between, and only the most important make it through. Blogpost by Martin Norman – October 3, 2012 So when Steve, the radio operator on board the Arctic Sunrise, hand-delivered me a message today, I knew…
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Super-trawlers are feeding on EU fishing subsidies.
In banning supertrawlers from our waters for two years, the Australian Government has sent a strong message to the bloated and subsidised European fishing industry. This Op-Ed first appeared in The Australian 24 Sept 2012 Fishing in Europe is governed by the EU’s law on fishing, known as the Common Fisheries Policy. It has been…
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Cooking the climate: Wrecking the reef
Everything about the Galilee Basin is epic. Its name, its size and sparse beauty, the enormous amount of coal buried just under the soil and the scale of mining being proposed to dig it up. But eclipsing all of this are the epic consequences if this coal is dug up and burnt – and that…