- What to do about Mugabe? (07 Nov 08)
What to do with Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe whose crimes and double-dealing go on and on as he dishonours agreements and clings to power? Commonweal's editors wrestle with this dilemna ...
- Mugabe's story a microcosm of what bedevils Africa (28 Jun 08)
The Tablet (28 Jun 08) asks "What is it about Africa that makes democracy there so difficult?" That is a question I ask myself.Mugabe's post-colonial generation of nationalist leaders has ...
- Zimbabwe worshippers locked out and bashed (06 Jun 08)
Zimbabwe's Anglican churches are being padlocked on orders from the police and Anglicans who go near them are being arrested and severely beaten. The Reverend Canon George Conger has been ...
- The Jerusalem prayer (05 Jun 08)
THE JERUSALEM PRAYER The heads of the churches in Jerusalem invite the world to pray with them: O God we give thanks to you for every community around the world ...
- It's time for Palestine (05 Jun 08)
Action week message International Church Action for Peace in Palestine and Israel 4-10 June 2008 A joint advocacy initiative convened by the World Council of Churches. It's time for Palestine.It's ...
- Australians say It's time for Palestine (05 Jun 08)
The heads of Australia's Christian churches have released a statement urging the Australian Government to take a leadership role in bringing about peace between Palestinians and Israelis. The statement follows ...
- A chance to nab him? (03 Jun 08)
Australia's Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith rightly says it is "obscene" for Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to be attending a food crisis summit in Rome. Mr Mugabe has flown to ...
- Burma: impotence in the face of dictators? (31 May 08)
While the international community is paralyzed Burma's monks are deservedly winning the hearts of the people with their relief work since the cyclone (IHT 30 May 08).While the government has ...
- R2P and the people of Burma (24 May 08)
Regretably still seems that invasion of Burma to help its people would be unwise. So what to do? In the PBS Religion and & Ethics newsweekly (16 May 08) Anne-Marie ...
- An entire population is being brutally punished (24 May 08)
It is almost beyond dispute that the imprisonment of the entire people of Gaza their denial access to the outside world and the destruction of their property is collective punishment ...
- Sadly, invasion doesn't seem wise (16 May 08)
Robert D. Kaplan notes (IHT 14 May 08) "an increasing degree of chatter" about the possibility of an "armed humanitarian intervention" in Myanmar an American-led invasion of the Irrawaddy River ...
- Myanmar : rice or rebellion? (15 May 08)
Large agencies with an established presence are having the most success in getting help to people suffering in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. Thus far much of the assistance has ...
- Chinese students create illwill (30 Apr 08)
The behaviour of Chinese students in Canberra was bad but in Seoul it was much worse. The Beijing Olympic torch relay began its South Korean leg with cheering flag-waving Chinese ...
- Helping the MDC (2) (21 Apr 08)
In my previous post I expressed frustration wondering just what the rest of the world could do to help the cause of democracy in Zimbabwe. Jo from Scotch Cart makes ...
- Helping the MDC (20 Apr 08)
Mr Eliphas Mukonoweshuro foreign affairs spokesman of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change says (IHT 14 Apr 08)The Movement for Democratic Change won the March 29 parliamentary and presidential elections ...
- Zimbabwe: what we must do. Now! (06 Apr 08)
Peter Hain MP formerly Britain's Africa Minister recalls being asked what would happen to Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe. "It will get worse and worse was my prediction unfortunately proving distressingly ...
- Zimbabwe coup? (04 Apr 08)
Robert Mugabe remains on my hit list after new signs of repression in Zimbabwe. Mugabe's government staged a series of police raids yesterday. They searched rooms used by the opposition ...
- Malaysia: dangers and opportunities (16 Mar 08)
An analysis by Philip Bowring is (IHT 10 March 08) sums up well the dangers and opportunities offered by the recent Malaysian election result. It's what I would have said ...
- No case for congratulation (11 Mar 08)
This morning (Wednesday 12 Mar 08) on motion by Prime Minister by leave (that is without notice) the House of Representatives agreed:That the house:celebrate and commend the achievements of the ...
- Restoring Canterbury (10 Nov 07)
I am most glad to read that in the little over a year since it was publicly launched the Save Canterbury Cathedral Appeal has raised over £7 million of the ...
- Albert Hall, a place for the dancing shoes (07 Oct 07)
I'm glad the ACT Government has announced its intention to operate Canberra's venerable Albert Hall. It will discontinue private leasing which has seen the Hall become become more and more ...
- Embracing Embraer (01 Oct 07)
Virgin Blue has announced recommencement of Canberra-Sydney flights from Feb 08 using new 78 seat Embraer 170 jets which are more suitable for the frequent short-haul shuttle service than the ...
- Twelve Andaman sunsets (30 Sep 07)
Usually I prefer to be a low-budget traveler rather than a luxury-class tourist. But this time James and I were glad to make an exception for we were both weary ...
- A tough week for Phuket (16 Sep 07)
Our Patong holiday has begun against a sadly eventful background. The evening we arrived there was tsunami scare following bad earthquakes and loss of life in Sumatra. The staff of ...
- Ruthless intolerance of the Other (17 Aug 07)
Although many soldiers and other have given of their best the continuing disaster of Iraq confirms my long-held conclusion that the essential attribute of the American-led policy and strategy is ...
- Mr Olmert, tear down this wall! (19 Jun 07)
This month saw the fortieth anniversary of the Six-day war (5-11 June 1967). In 1967 I was a new student at Monash University where I got to know a number ...
- Do the Anglican bishops support Mugabe? Not entirely. (24 Apr 07)
Associated Press (20 April) says that African Anglican bishops have issued a message to Zimbabweans that was broadly supportive of the government sharply contrasting with an earlier call from Catholic ...
- Buffalo burned (18 Feb 07)
Looking for somewhere to go for a break I thought Mt Buffalo would be good. I went there years ago; its beautiful. But I discover the resort's website is ...
- A hidden love remembered (07 Jan 07)
A love to hide [Un amour à taire] directed by Christian Faure with actors Jérémie Renier Louise Monot Bruno Todeschini Michel Jonasz Charlotte de Turckheim is the story of the ...
- Pray for Bethlehem (24 Dec 06)
The Times reports a powerful attack by the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams who accuses the British US [and by implication the Australian] governments of endangering the lives and ...
- Margaret of Scotland (17 Nov 06)
I should not let 12th November pass without belatedly noting that is the commemoration of St. Margaret (1045-1093) Queen of Scotland. I visited St. Margaret's Chapel in Edinburgh Castle in 1976. The ...
- Merdeka (31 Aug 06)
Today 31 August is Malaysia's national day the 49th anniversary of the then Federation of Malaya's independence from Britain. It's disappointing that worried by debate over freedom of religion the ...
- Christ and Qana (31 Jul 06)
I was once a supporter of the State of Israel. No longer. I have long been troubled by the hardship imposed by Israel on the Palestinian people. I join the ...
- Sea of red (24 Jun 06)
A fascination in South Korea's World Cup campaign has been the depth and breadth of support Korea's people. Enthused by their country's successes in the 2002 World Cup huge crowds ...
- Our neigbourhood of churches (28 May 06)
In this week of prayer for Christian unity you could be forgiven for thinking that there are too many churches in our inner Canberra suburb of Turner. In our street ...
- Armillary sphere (19 Apr 06)
I like to get my exercise by walking in the Australian National Botanic Gardens -- at least on holidays weekends and in the summer. The Main Path is good for ...
- Autumn (07 Apr 06)
A windy chilly day signals that Autumn is definitely here. (Grevillia in the Botanical Gardens) Surfing on a very cold Lake Jindabyne far from the sea (today's Canberra Times ...
- An autumn Sunday (02 Apr 06)
Bright autumn sunshine is perfect for a Sunday afternoon walk in the Australian National Botanic Gardens on the side of Black Mountain close to our home. The Gardens are devoted ...
- Twenty years in Canberra (27 Mar 06)
Last Friday 24th June was the 20th anniversary of my migration from Melbourne to Canberra. I was recruited to join the Parliamentary Library as Chief Information Specialist Science Technology and ...
- The Land below the wind (24 Mar 06)
Years ago I had the privilege of working for two years as an Australian Volunteer Abroad as Head of the English Language Division of the Sabah State Library [ Perpustakaan ...
- Naked in the street (06 Sep 05)
I'm not sure why the events in New Orleans have so captured my attention; bad as they are the situation in Darfur and Niger is much much worse for example. ...
- We all will be received (05 Sep 05)
The Mississippi Delta was shining Like a national guitar I am following the river Down the highway Through the cradle of the civil war I'm going to Graceland Graceland . ...
- Canberra snow job (10 Aug 05)
Yes Virginia it does snow in Canberra (though not often). Icy cold Antarctic air today brought snow showers to Canberra and good falls on the nearby mountains as low ...
- Oz snow job (09 Jul 05)
In response to my mention of snow on the hills near Canberra a couple of my American friends were surprised that there is any snow in the 'sunburnt country' Australia's ...
- Olympics and the Walmer Castle (07 Jul 05)
London's victory in the contest for the 2012 Olympics brings back some reminiscences. At the time in 1993 when Sydney was awarded the 2000 Olympic Games I was on board an ...
- England still expects (29 Jun 05)
On Wednesday more than 160 ships and vessels from 63 countries including contingents from 35 navies countries gathered off England's south coast to commemorate and re-enact the Battle of Trafalgar ...
- Autumn lunch with Lady Mann (07 May 05)
Autumn is the best season in Canberra and the garden in our courtyard is in flower to reward James's efforts. How better to celebrate than lunch in the sunshine? Here ...
- Sam-il (March 1st) (01 Mar 05)
March 1 is a public holiday in (South) Korea and commemorates the day in 1919 when in Tapgol Park in the centre of Seoul independence campaigners proclaimed a Declaration of ...
- The land up over (16 Nov 04)
This year marks the 45th anniversary of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's 2004 Boyer Lectures. Each year the ABC invites a prominent Australian to present a series of talks on a ...
- Scottish postard nostalgia (19 Aug 04)
Much nostalgia. My mother kept the postcards I had sent her from my travels over the past 35 years or so and they were returned to me yesterday. The oldest ...
- East Timor (19 May 04)
20 May 2004 is the 2nd anniversary of the independence of the brave and tiny nation of East Timor (Timor Leste). Australia's policy on East Timor has a chequered and ...
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