The protection of civilian lives must come first and respect for international humanitarian law is paramount.
We condemn any indiscriminate attacks and targeting of civilian infrastructure, including hospitals.
Just came across Amitav Ghosh’s 2021 book The Nutmeg’s Curse, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. There’s an interview with Ghosh on YouTube here: https://t.co/2gvwYsukvd, and a separate one on Apple Podcasts (https://t.co/g7KDETquyN) & Spotify (https://t.co/C9kkPicIPi).
This is an excerpt from my new music video for 'Rain', the second single from my album, 'Stone Fields'.
Check out the full music video here:
https://t.co/4Eh2hOWqBh
And you can also listen to 'Rain' on all streaming platforms via this link:
https://t.co/VSJtPIfpJ2
If you can vote in next week's non-union enterprise agreement ballot at the University of Newcastle, please vote no. We need stronger protection from excessive workloads.
ICYMI. Over one thousand scientists across the globe chained themselves to the doors of banks and govt buildings to call for immediate action on the #ClimateCrisis. Did you see that story in the mainstream press anywhere? https://t.co/ve8UmjFNbt
No time to waste. #ActOnClimate
@annieapps42 & I are keen to encourage MBA, JD, LLB, MEL, MHRL & LLM students @Uni_Newcastle to consider enrolling in 'LAWS6108 Corporate Power and Corporate Accountability'. We've put together this video that explains what the course is all about - https://t.co/TXyl8qWB8e
I was honoured to work with Fiona Haines, Shelley Marshall & Sara Todt on the journal article on which this blog entry is based: https://t.co/dblOAeVYG3
I just added my name to this emergency appeal for climate action by Greta, Vanessa, Mitzi, and Dominika. Sign now and share, and they'll deliver our voices directly to governments at the @COP26#climate summit. https://t.co/bdi8gbKzgE
One of the interviewees on Radio National this morning repeated the claim that we need tough borders because ‘otherwise we end up with boats sinking and people drowning’. I am not sure why this claim is never contested.
The reason refugees came to Australia in unseaworthy boats is that Australia has a policy of impounding any boats that bring refugees to our shores – so people who own seaworthy boats were not prepared to have them used for that purpose.