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Australia’s secretive intelligence agencies undermine indigenous rights in Australia and regionally. ASIO and ASIS abuses have a common theme: profiteering from natural resources.

Severe shortcomings in our intelligence agencies’ priorities and oversight regards Indigenous Peoples include: It is time to vote Yes on The Voice. The below is an excerpt of a submission made to the Australian parliament Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal … Continue reading

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Australian parliamentary inquiry – Committee for Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade (DFAT) rejects submission critical of DFAT, ASIS

Summary On 6 February 2023 I made a formal submission to the inquiry of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade on how Australia can partner with countries in our region to promote democracy and the international … Continue reading

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Mining in the Jungles of West Papua

July 2017 “Every age, every culture, every custom and tradition has its own character, its own weakness and its own strength, its beauties and cruelties; it accepts certain sufferings as matters of course, puts up patiently with certain evils. Human … Continue reading

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