began on this tiny remote island at the tip of the Great Barrier Reef. The Elders I met here feature heavily in this book, along with many more across the Torres Strait and in wider Australia, and around the globe.
However, to be called a Russian is insulting to many Lithuanians, because of history wherein the Russian Empire and the Russian-led Soviet Union have occupied Lithuania, persecuted Lithuanians and, under Stalin,perpetrated their genocide. When they are considered Russians, Lithuanians often feel th...
The ubiquitous Australian word has many meanings depending on the context. See if this hilarious series of videos featuring a very stereotypic Aussie helps you understand some of them! February 14, 2013 ·1 Comment Valentines’ Day in Australia – 14th of February ...
The environmental movement is now tightly woven into communities across Australia and its demands are clear. It has achieved demonstrable impact and wields considerable power to affect change. Politicians ignore it at their peril. Robyn Gulliver, Postdoctoral Research Fellow,The University of Queensland ...
To learn more about these Indigenous climate initiatives and get involved with their work, visit the Decolonizing Wealth Project'sIndigenous Earth Fund. 3. Research politicians' voting history Knowing elected officials' track records helps you make an informed vote during elections. And avoid voting ...
b) since indigenous technological progress in manufacturing has characterised all the economic development success stories I have studied, I am unwilling to suggest to poor countries that there is ‘another way’, as Mr Williamson suggests there may be; such advice reminds me of the IMF telling ...
and Xu. There are resources for change in the rich capacities of the university workforce, in the multiple possibilities of coalition-building, in the many traditions and approaches to higher education that exist in the wider world, and within Australia too. The task now is to put those resour...
Is it because the government realizes that if it starts down that road, it would logically have to declareitselfa terrorist organization because of its complicity (scratch that: because of itsinitiative) in institutionalized acts of violence against Indigenous peoples? Or is it simple inertia:Sure ...
Some of what we think of as meat was stuff that many indigenous tribes fed to their dogs. Abel: Yeah, the muscle meats. Right. Yeah. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with eating a good juicy steak. I’m saying we need variety in animal-source foods, just as we do plant...
Brazil, Australia and the US Many deeply antidemocratic governments are tied to oil, gas and other extractive industries that are driving climate change, including Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq and China. In “Global Burning,” I explore how three leaders of traditionally democratic countries ...