By Kristy Henderson
The father of India’s ‘Green Revolution’, Professor MS Swaminathan, delivered a lecture at Melbourne University on Monday night on how to feed the world’s poor in perpetuity. The evergreen revolution, as he calls this challenge, must be able to produce more, using less – less land, less water, less fertilizer.
If, like myself, you are sickened by Liberal opposition spokesman for immigration Scott Morrison's claim that it is unreasonable for the government to pay for relatives of those refugees killed in the Christmas Island boat tragedy to attend their funerals then send this cold bastard an email, as I have just done, telling him so. His email address is scott.morrison.mp@aph.gov.au
Equality Rights Alliance are running a campaign to fight negative body image for young women. We want positive body images in the media that show the diversity of natural, real beauty. So we’ve got postcards distributed through AvantCard, and online (http://iwd.equalityrightsalliance.org.au).
http://traffic.libsyn.com/kaputtradio/kr__187_thug_war_hemp_psychosis.mp3
Nimbin village is under heavy police presence once more. Australia's mass media campaign against hemp with the latest twist to link hemp and schizophrenia and psychosis. Dr Mathew Large from University New South Wales, the author of a recently published study linking hemp and schizophrenis speaks with Bob from the Hemphour show aired on 11 Feb 2011
This podcast is an excerpt of the above mentioned show. Music by Spliffmasters, Nimbin
http://www.hempembassy.net/ --- [ site could be down ]
The culture of politicians fuel racism in Australia is a die hard issue. Last year, I responded with an article: Politician Fuels Racism – Are You “Mainstream” Australians? .
Standfast Press Release 9/2/2011 - “Tony Abbott's 'shit happens' comment in regard to the death of Lance Corporal Jared MacKinney reflects the real attitude the Liberals and ALP have for soldiers and for working people in general,” said Hamish Chitts, veteran of East Timor and spokesperson for Stand Fast, an Australian-based group of veterans and former military personnel.
In a story that is yet to be covered by the Australian mainstream press, al Jazeera has published an excerpt from Mamdouh Habib's memoirs which details in horrific details how when Habib had been "rendered" to Egypt for torture, "At one point, his interrogator slapped him so hard that his blindfold was dislodged, revealing the identity of his tormentor: Suleiman.". Habib then went on to describe how "Frustrated that Habib was not providing useful information or confessing to involvement in terrorism, Suleiman ordered a guard to murder a shackled prisoner in front of Habib, which he did with a vicious karate kick.". Mamdoub Habib was in Egupt after being sent to the U.S. through its "extraaordinary rendition" program which involved people being kidnapped and sent to to countries to be tortured for intelligence purposes. What does the Australian government have to say about U.S. attempts to have Suleiman installed as Mubarak's replacement and why is the Australian press virtually silent on this shocking Australian connection? The answers reveal the levels of both U.S. and Australian duplicity, hypocrisy and violence in its relations to the Arab world whilst they dare to talk of democracy and human rights.
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A trying world news commentary
music: Doors, "Stormy" [ unknown artist ], "World Citizen" by Akasha, "Here comes the war" by The Art
27:44 min 128 kbps stereo 25.4 MB
On Thursday evening Professor Ross Garnaut launched his latest climate update report - Weighing the costs and benefits of climate change action - for the Federal parliament Multi-Party Climate Change Committee, warning we are already seeing the results of global warming in the intensification of extreme weather events in Australia.
I don't know if you are like me, educated, opinionated, articulate and a passion for writing. My day job, however, took me in another direction. I found I had more valuable skills in a completely different line of employment. I never gave up my passion for writing, I just ended up using it elsewhere, less creatively and always in topics that required little or no analysis.
