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UN Security Council ceasefire resolution a turning point in Gaza war

March 26, 2024 - 12:19 -- Admin

Australian Council for International Development Media Release Australia’s peak body for international humanitarian organisations welcomes the United Nations Security Council’s resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and release of all hostages as a crucial turning point in the war. Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) CEO Marc Purcell said it marked a significant…

Expert criticises report on proposed changes to anti-discrimination laws – calls for more youth representation

March 25, 2024 - 16:44 -- Admin

RMIT University Media Release   The Federal Government is negotiating how to implement the changes recommended by the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) report on anti-discrimination law reform, with a bill tabled in parliament late last week. Professor Anna Hickey-Moody, expert in youth studies: “A year later than anticipated, this report recommends Australia should ‘narrow the…

Parliamentary Skills Inquiry Report Misses Opportunity to Focus on Students

March 25, 2024 - 13:27 -- Admin

Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA) Media Release A Federal Parliamentary committee report into the perceptions and status of vocational education and training offers mixed outcomes for students, according to the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA), the peak body representing independent skills training, higher education, and international providers. The report highlights the need to…

Palm Sunday wrap

March 25, 2024 - 09:36 -- Admin

By Jane Salmon   Palm Sunday rallies bring together Jew and Moslem, Hindu, Buddhist, many varieties of Christian, humanists and atheists to share a vision of ecumenical cooperation and tolerance. The rallies traditionally promote human rights and equity while also condemning war. Sydney’s rally today was no exception. Josephite Sister Susan Connelly had plenty to say…

The Art of Hypocrisy

March 25, 2024 - 09:13 -- Admin

By James Moore   There are only 1500 people living in Brooklyn, Iowa, situated along the old transcontinental route of U.S. Highway 6 and north of Interstate 80, east of Des Moines. Calling itself a “community of flags,” Brooklyn does not have a profile that might suggest violent crime. Mollie Tibbetts certainly would have had no…

Team Dutton duds women; snubs gender equality, bipartisanship and democracy

March 23, 2024 - 17:09 -- Admin

Actions speak louder than words if not nearly as often, while inactions can speak louder than both. The Liberals are paying lip service to a target of fifty percent women in ten years, after Morrison’s catastrophic election hot mess-dumpster-fire-trainwreck in 2022 triggered an independent review from Peta Credlin’s manbag, Brian Loughnane and jolly Jane Hume.…

Julian Assange and the Plea Nibble

March 23, 2024 - 11:57 -- Admin

Be wary of what Washington offers in negotiations at the best of times. The empire gives and takes when it can; the hegemon proffers and in equal measure and withdraws offers it deems fit. This is all well known to the legal team of WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, who, the Wall Street Journal “exclusively” reveals,…

What has age got to do with it?

March 22, 2024 - 22:00 -- Admin

The ongoing commentary about the relative ages of the two Presidential candidates is becoming tedious. What matters most is their ability to lead. By the time of the election, Trump and Biden would have each spent a term in office. So, there has been sufficient time for the American people to have formed an opinion…

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