Keywords: Humanitarian Aid
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ENVIRONMENT
- Drew Taylor
- 25 November 2009
14 Comments
The media has labelled them 'murder
simulators', linked them to depression and held them
accountable for childhood obesity. But there's another side to videogames that the mainstream media doesn't seem to want you to know about.
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INFORMATION
- James McCarthy
- 10 September 2009
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Andrew Hamilton's article 'Disunity in the Year of the Priest' alleges that three unnamed priests of the Sydney Archdiocese said their first Mass in Latin. Fr Hamilton clarifies his point and accepts responsibility for a factual error.
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MEDIA
The Sri Lankan Government has been accused of endangering and killing
civilians. The Tamil
Tigers have been accused of using civilians as human shields. While the fog of war may be dissipating, media on the ground continue to be stifled.
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AUSTRALIA
Perhaps it's an omen: election day in Somalia, and the first voter to approach the polling station wears an Obama t-shirt. Elections, and the act of voting, are a powerful affirmation of one's ability to stand and be counted. For refugees, it is all the more significant.
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AUSTRALIA
- Kimberley Layton
- 11 March 2009
2 Comments
President
Omar al-Bashir stands accused of two counts of war crimes and five of crimes against humanity. But prosecuting him will not deliver justice to the people of Darfur. What seems like the beginning of the end of the tragedy may be the end of the beginning.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 24 February 2009
In East Timor, I was able to see close up the work of
Caritas in war torn conditions. There could be no reconciliation without
justice. Caritas worked tirelessly to proclaim the message.
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AUSTRALIA
- Ben Fraser
- 14 October 2008
1 Comment
'Supernatural' rebel leader Alice Lakwena told her fighters that bullets would bounce off them and stones would become
grenades when pitched at the enemy. For many Ugandans,
religion was ballast against violence. For
others it was an instrument of war.
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AUSTRALIA
- Gillian Bouras
- 30 May 2008
6 Comments
This week's international conference in Dublin has agreed on a draft treaty to ban cluster bombs. The Rudd Government has become the bad guy, by ensuring the 'smart bombs' purchased by the former Howard Government were excluded from the treaty.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Margaret Rice
- 28 May 2008
Aid agencies are working hard, but some fear that once the emergency phase is over, access will again be denied. This would have unspeakable consequences for the people of Burma, who need long-term help to recover from Cyclone Nargis.
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AUSTRALIA
The Burmese Government continues to hinder efforts by foreign aid agencies to assist the thousands of people at risk following Cyclone Nargis. Diplomatic intervention is required to stem further humanitarian crises in the region.
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AUSTRALIA
- Kylie Baxter
- 07 February 2008
The view of the peace process in the West Bank is bleak, but the outlook from the refugee camps of Lebanon is even darker. Palestinians generally believe there is a deliberate Lebanese campaign to destroy the camp.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
A new exhibition of compelling and confronting photographs captures the impact of natural disasters and other humanitarian emergencies, and the crucial role of Australian aid workers and volunteers in the initial response and longer term rebuilding process.
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