WHAT SHOULD OUR PRIORITIES BE FOR POST-COVID RECOVERY? Last month, we celebrated the 50th Earth Day. A day to celebrate our planet and appreciate it in an effort to further the pursuit of conserving the flora and fauna that call this planet their home too … Continue readingLESSONS FROM THE PANDEMIC
In 1996, Chandler Bing pretended to move to Yemen in an attempt to escape his annoying yet persistent girlfriend Janice. Yemen was a country so-far fetched that not even Janice wanted to follow Chandler there. Almost 20 years later, Yemen descended into chaos with a … Continue readingWHY DOES NO ONE CARE ABOUT YEMEN?
Trump’s political campaigns and Presidency have been riddled with brazen, bizarre and outrageous comments and threats. It is no surprise then that his most recent is a threat to halt voluntary payments to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The justification being its apparent China-favoured stance … Continue readingTRUMPS CUT TO WHO A SCAPEGOAT TACTIC
As cases of coronavirus surpass millions globally and many embrace government guidelines to remain at home, an intricate narrative of dissension has arisen, with fears of impingements on freedom, abuses of power, and poverty fuelling a complex story of rebellion. Over the third weekend of … Continue readingSHUT DOWN THE SHUTDOWN: THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE LOCKDOWN REBELLION MOVEMENT
ROHINGYA REFUGEES LEFT TO DIE AT SEA Whilst the world seems to have come to a standstill during pandemic lockdown, the persecution of Rohingyas has not ceased with hundreds of the stateless people being forced to flee Myanmar. Malaysia has intercepted and turned back trawlers … Continue reading“HUMAN PING PONG”
It is clear that governments around the world have struggled to respond to the coronavirus. For most, they have closed borders, restricted movements and gatherings, put limits on businesses as well as a host of other measures. This curtailment of fundamental liberties has generally received … Continue readingTHE COLLAPSE OF DEMOCRACY IN HUNGARY
INTERVIEW WITH DR MICHAEL PULCH, AMBASSADOR OF THE EUROPEAN UNION TO AUSTRALIA “Diplomacy is a key part of finding a solution” Dr Michael Pulch- Ambassador of the European Union to Australia (April 6th 2020 interviewed by Ryan Attard) Although COVID-19 may have momentarily captured our … Continue readingWHY SHOULD WE PURSUE A TRADE DEAL WITH THE EU
Filip Markoski (Chief Editor) For me, I would have to go back to Switzerland. Having travelled there in 2019, I can still recall enough of the natural beauty and relaxing atmosphere that the country had to warrant an immediate return trip. Ideally, I would want … Continue readingWHERE WE WOULD FLY WHEN WE WAVE ISOLATION GOODBYE
*trigger warning: the following article discusses sexual assault* The Australian criminal legal system is crippled in its ability to effectively address sexual assault. The underreporting, the fear of being disbelieved, lengthy and daunting court processes, reliving trauma and the well-known fact that a guilty verdict … Continue readingTHE BURDEN: HOW THE TERM ‘BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT’ HURTS SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS
This infamous maxim from George Orwell’s 1984 is often expressed in a sardonic manner to describe how figures of authority have increasing access to personal information and how this data is used to control and influence our thoughts and actions. Whilst this may sound alarmist, … Continue readingINCREASED SURVEILLANCE TO REDUCE CORONAVIRUS: A NECESSARY TRADE-OFF?