Posted in Climate Change, Environment by: Phil
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15 Mar
January and February of 2009 have seen new records in extreme temperatures for South Eastern Australia. These temperatures combined with the dwindling rainfall totals have been hitting the trees hard - dying trees are becoming a more frequent part of the landscape. None of this should come as a surprise, we’ve been warned of it […]
Posted in Human Rights by: Phil
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08 Mar
British-born Muslim Moazzam spent about 2 years in Guantanamo Bay for running a Muslim girl’s school in Afghanistan. He was never tried, and in 2005 was released without being given any reason.
Moazzam was not raised a Muslim but became interested in the religion after witnessing the atrocities practiced against Muslims in some places. When asked […]
Posted in Human Rights, West Papua by: Phil
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07 Mar
The response of Foreign Minister Stephen Smith’s office to the letter by the Monaro Christian Forum asking for an account of Australian action on human rights in West Papua was disappointing, but not necessarily surprising. The question is, where to now? Fortunately our Government is designed with a built-in conscience called the Senate. One of […]