The Bloodwood Tree

The Victorian Parliament are currently debating the “Abortion Law Reform Bill“. The main features are:
- that a Registered Medical Professional can perform an abortion without question up to 24 weeks (about 6 months pregnant).
- Abortions can still be performed after this time up until the time of birth if another professional (doctor or nurse) agrees […]

From Herman Wainggai, leader of the 2006 West Papuan refugees:
Dear ALL,
The right to self determination is a right held by West Papuan people – a right which has been recognised by United Nations as pre-eminent and preceding UN acknowledgment of Indonesia’s acquisition of ‘the Land of the Papuans’.
On 15th September 2008, a rally will be […]

Pacific island nations have taken the significant step of calling on the UN Security Council to address climate change as an issue of international peace and security - something security experts such as Thomas Homer-Dixon from the University of Toronto have been warning us of for at least 15 years.
While some have perhaps naively suggested […]