by Gary Foley and Tim Anderson Both Aboriginal Australia and Palestine have examples of community controlled organization, the creation of self-governance structures compatible with the post-colonial ideal of self-determination. This self-determination can occur even under colonised rule and […]
Tim Anderson The latest proposal to amend Australia’s 19th century, colonial constitution, is to create a ‘voice to parliament’, which would “enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to provide advice to the Parliament on policies and projects […]
How Apartheid Israel buys silence in Canberra, mostly through AIJAC https://aijac.org.au From APAN. Original post here: https://apan.org.au/learn-more/israeli-junkets/#resources
For generations, Australian soldiers have been sent to commit war crimes in multiple wars of aggression against other countries. Yet they are told they are defending Australia. By Tim Anderson. Original post here: https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/analysis/australian-soldier-ben-roberts-smith:-hero-or-war-criminal When the Australian military’s Brereton […]
Russian Foreign Affairs has followed the US and China in issuing human rights reports on other countries. The report on Australia is below, as a PDF. It has a focus on indigenous, migrant and children’s rights. The full […]
By Tim Anderson, first post at Al Mayadeen here: https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/opinion/1494367/australia-moves-towards-an-unprovoked-aggression-against-leb Pushed by the Israeli lobby, the Australian government is steadily moving towards an unprovoked aggression against Lebanon, without even an informed public debate. The move will make use […]
Review article by Jeff Sparrow, full PDF below, original post here: https://overland.org.au/2020/11/the-atrocity-exhibition/
By Mia Martin Hobbs, full PDF below, original post (at Australian Parliament House) here: https://aph.org.au/2020/11/echoes-of-vietnam-counterinsurgency-warrior-hero-culture-and-war-crimes-in-afghanistan/
by Jay Tharappel The rise of China has prompted many US geostrategic thinkers over the past decade to talk about the degree to which another ‘world war’ is inevitable, including most recently Henry Kissinger, who warned that if […]
ACIJ publication, full PDF below, original post here: https://acij.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ACIJ-Policy-Brief-June-2020.pdf
Resolution on the Right of the Palestinian People to Self-Determination In a resolution (A/HRC/43/L.39) on right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, adopted by a vote of 43 in favour, 2 against and 2 abstentions, the Council confirms […]
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