Oceania

Have you ever noticed your own inclination, or that of other people, to believe what you/they are told by someone seen to be in authority? For example, did you know that there is overwhelming scientific evidence that the 911 destruction…

Lest We Forget, a phrase in the poem “Recessional,” by Rudyard Kipling, is the reason we engage in this memory, suggested by Vonnie Boston* following her attendance over last weekend’s (14 – 15 February 2015) conference on, “Bringing-spreading the Light”…

Free West Papua – a campaign A photo the Indonesian government does not want you to see, above, title: “The Recklessness of Extractive Mining Industries: the Sanctity and Beauty of this Sacred Mountain is gone forever… let us stand tall…

The usual definition of a ‘terrorist’ is simple: a person who uses violence in the pursuit of a political objective. By this definition, the two major categories of terrorist are those political leaders who perpetrate state terror by attacking other…

Liberal MP who wants change in leadership says knighthood for Prince Philip was ‘the final proof’ of prime minister’s disconnection with the people Newsflash from: Nuke news – Australian politics special  – Christina Macpherson I feel sorry for Australia’s TV comedian Sean Micallef.…

Why do human beings fear love? That is, why do we fear loving ourselves and others, and why do we fear being fully loved ourselves? Robert J. Burrowes If someone does not receive what they need emotionally as a child,…

The historic US nuclear testing site is taking its case for disarmament to the International Court of Justice. Peter Weiss January 26, 2015 The Baker nuclear test, part of Operation Crossroads, on Bikini Atoll in the Marshalls Islands, July 25,…

Unfortunately, in many circles, anger has a bad reputation. There are several reasons for this. One reason is that we are scared when people are angry at us, so we try to scare people, especially children, out of being angry.…

Text and Photographs: Daniela Quinteros Rosas A great variety of instruments from different nations united in Sydney (Australia) gave the tone to an abstract harmony that was transformed into a music festival in one of the most multi cultural cities…

No matter what you may think of Putin and Russia this is simply not the way international politics should be conducted, particularly not at the personal level. If it wasn’t an offence to children, one would aptly characterise it as…