Search Results: Bangladesh
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ENVIRONMENT
- Paul Collins
- 17 December 2009
22 Comments
It's hard not to sound misanthropic when discussing population.
Conservatives accuse you of favouring abortion, contraception and sterilisation in developing countries. Progressives say
you're a cultural imperialist diverting attention from social justice.
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AUSTRALIA
- John Falzon
- 11 December 2009
7 Comments
Aside from a few fanatical poverty-deniers, there is a broad consensus that we have a serious problem. Frantz Fanon reminded us nearly 50 years ago that we need a redistribution of wealth. 'Humanity must reply to this question, or be shaken to pieces by it.' We have been shaken to pieces.
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RELIGION
- Neil Ormerod
- 25 September 2009
3 Comments
When the Hawke-Keating Government cut back funding for overseas aid, churches said nothing. Last week, 260 Christian young people set out to lobby politicians about Australia's failure to meet its obligations to developing nations.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Tim Kroenert
- 27 August 2009
Joseph Pulinthanath's film cost less than the costume budget for a Bollywood film.
His encounters with the peoples of the 'anthropologist's paradise' that is North-East India drove him to respond to injustice in the region.
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INTERNATIONAL
Sold to a contractor at the age of 13, Roghini Govindhan was put to work churning out matchboxes 11 hours a day. Now 24, Govindhan has campaigned as part of World Vision's Don't Trade Lives anti-slavery campaign.
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INTERNATIONAL
- David Rosen
- 19 March 2008
3 Comments
The United Nations estimates that 5,000 honour killings occur annually. These killings are a rebellion against modernity, attempts to hold on to older traditional
values, especially concerning social relations and sexuality.
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ENVIRONMENT
- Ben Fraser
- 13 December 2007
Bangladesh is perhaps the most disaster prone country on earth, with seasonal monsoons and cyclones among its most destructive phenomena. The cyclical nature of these disasters has led the Bangladesh government to pursue a more holistic approach to disaster management.
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AUSTRALIA
- James Massola
- 13 June 2007
7 Comments
The big news recently has been Paris Hilton, the heiress and celebrity who is famous for being famous. Hilton has been in the news because she was sent to jail for drink driving. One wonders what all this has contributed to the sum of human existence.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Anthony Ham
- 23 December 2006
The Madrid barrio of Lavapiés has always been peopled with immigrants. The easy coexistence of tradition and diversity there is especially important, on a continent made suddenly uneasy by its burgeoning immigrant populations.
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AUSTRALIA
- Jack Waterford
- 03 July 2006
The United States will probably complete its war against Iraq with its military clout enhanced, its diplomatic clout reduced, and its place in the world less secure.
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RELIGION
Lyn Riddett struggles to explain her unbelief to believing friends.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Jon Greenaway
- 15 June 2006
Boycotting global brands, Jon Greenaway puts Muslim colas to the (taste) test.
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