Recent years have seen a steady shift in Australia’s relationship with China, and over the last six months this shift has become dramatic as tensions continue to build. There […]
Time for diplomacy?
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Lebanon: An outcry from the heart of the Middle East
While the world battles through a pandemic, Lebanon is simultaneously striving to survive an unprecedented economic crisis and an indiscriminate wave of famine, ultimately fuelling a political revolution. If that […]
Was there slavery in Australia? Yes. It shouldn’t even be up for debate
Thalia Anthony, University of Technology Sydney and Stephen Gray, Monash University. Prime Minister Scott Morrison asserted in a radio interview that “there was no slavery in Australia”. This is a […]
Twinkle Twinkle Little War
THE ROLE OF CHILDREN IN PROLONGING VIOLENT CONFLICT By Mariel Verroya The Covid-19 lockdown allows us to reflect on the unfortunate realities that are happening in the world. We […]
Covid-19 and Gender-based Violence
The global response to COVID-19 has seen varying degrees of lockdown and enforced isolation laws put in place by governments everywhere. However, while stay-at-home measures are safe for some, others […]
Women peace and security achievements in Colombia
Over the past few decades, Colombian women and girls have been disproportionally affected by the ravages of war. This article describes Colombia’s main advances in the area of women, […]
WEST PAPUA: THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE
By: Mariel Verroya The West Papuan struggle for independence has taken the lives of over 500,000 indigenous West Papuans (Evans, 2019). Forty more casualties were added to this list as […]
Australia and the United Nations in a Changing World Order
INAUGURAL DR DOUG EVERINGHAM LECTURE GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY SOUTHBANK CAMPUS, BRISBANE 27 OCTOBER 2019 Major General Michael G Smith AO (Retd) Let me start by acknowledging our traditional owners of […]