abc.net.au/pacific/progra… Igat ol tokwin olsem mak long 5,000 pipol blong West Papua ilusim ples blong ol long Paniai bihain long ol Indonesia militari igo bagarapim ples blong ol.

Tuvalu PM announced in Parliament that the government has commenced public consultations on Falepili Union and indicated that the result will determine either continuation, amendment or discontinuation of the treaty #Tuvalu

“Recorded sexual assaults reach 31-year high.... This is the highest rate of sexual assault victim-survivors recorded in our 31-year dataset.”: abs.gov.au/media-centre/m… These sentences are quite poor communication by Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Shocked to find out that having placed by super in ⁦UniSuper⁩ ethical I’m still investing in weapons manufacturing in spite of assurances to the contrary. 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 Do better ⁦UniSuper⁩ ⁦UniSuper⁩

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With thanks to devpolicy.org for publishing this piece I wrote with colleagues on a 🇻🇺 IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳 project focused on the role of #culture in displacement management. #climatemobility #Pacificsecurity 👇🏽

Congratulations to Sanjaya 🎉🎓 who is the first person in his family to graduate with a #master's degree. Studying a Master of Public #Policy at our ANU Crawford School of Public Policy, his story is a testament to determination and #resilience. Find out more here: quicklink.anu.edu.au/0jjj

Alice Springs anti-violence campaigner says government must engage Indigenous leaders following curfew - ABC News #DeepListeing #TwoWayLearning #GrassRootsVoices #StartListenlingNTGoverment abc.net.au/news/2024-07-1…

With the extraordinary Dr Pat Turner, who received her Honorary Doctorate today ⁦ourANU⁩. I was so proud to write her nomination and outline her incredible career. What a legend! ⁦ANU College of Asia and the Pacific⁩ ⁦ANU Crawford School of Public Policy⁩ ⁦Genevieve Bell⁩ ⁦Helen Sullivan⁩ 👇🏼👇🏼

Another fabulous day of attending ourANU graduation with some of my amazing students. Such a joy! Thank you for all that you teach us! ANU Crawford School of Public Policy ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 👇🏼

Famine declared as full Gaza toll now estimated at 186,000, reports Marie McInerney croakey.org/famine-declare… via The Lancet UN Special Procedures Helen Clark UNRWA Archbishop of Canterbury Story also links to new Australian Human Rights Commission report highlighting govts' failure to address racism

"We recommit the MSG countries and their diplomatic representatives around the globe to spare no effort in spearheading diplomatic actions in support of New Caledonia’s right to self-determiation ... consistent with the FLNKS desire for the eventual exercise of full sovereignty".

Not the *biggest news story in the world* today but striking to see NZ take a radically different public stance to Australia on New Caledonia. Aus essentially = no comment. NZ FM Winston Peters 1) questions legitimacy of third referendum 2) calls for compromise and PIF mediation

Indigenous-led & controlled research is pivotal to “closing the gap” by Bronwyn Fredericks, Aileen Moreton-Robinson, james ward & Brendan Hokowhitu - croakey.org/indigenous-led…. When will see some realignment in funding schemes eg @NHMRC, @ARC_Gov_Au, CSIRO, state & territory govs?

Gareth Evans: “the expectation on the US side that “integrated deterrence” means Australia will have no choice but to join the US in fighting any future war in which it chooses to engage anywhere in the Indo-Pacific, including in defence of Taiwan.” theconversation.com/gareth-evans-a…

“It’s a shame … the pastoralists just went on and done it. As traditional owners, when things happen to our land, myself and my family, we suffer.” There are fears sacred, pristine sites are being put at risk by a government-backed push to grow cotton abc.net.au/news/2024-08-1…