Very sorry to hear the news that Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury has died -he inspired the People's Health Movement and hosted our First Assembly at Gonoshathaya Kendra - a giant of health justice, fighter for freedom & equity in drugs access -photo from the 5th People's Health Assembly

Top 10 #HedgeFunds made £1.5bn profit from #UkraineWar️ #Food price spike theguardian.com/world/2023/apr…

#Capitalism seeks to control #inflation by creating a #recession, even when the inflation has been caused by increasing profit-margins. More from Prabhat Patnaik mronline.org/2023/04/15/ope…

Life or Debt: The Stranglehold of Neocolonialism and Africa’s Search for Alternatives thetricontinental.org/dossier-63-afr…

#mmr trends reflect the deepening inequalities driven by the prevailing international economic regime (#NIEO). See who.int/publications/i…

For National Reconciliation Week, it is my wish that the upcoming referendum be Australia’s greatest act of reconciliation. Let us walk together, more united. Let us deliver a successful referendum for a Voice that will be heard across the generations to come.

Excellent article on #Australia #defence policy by Major General Michael G Smith AO (Ret’d) in Pearls and Irritations (Pearls and Irritations). Under Anthony Albanese the Deputy Sheriff has handed control of its defence and foreign policy to the US. johnmenadue.com/how-should-aus…

Real pleasure to formally welcome #GEMMS doctoral students & research fellows to the team. Productive afternoon of discussing policy analysis tools & fun evening of sharing personal journeys & experiences. Exciting times ahead!

BREAKING: Oxfam International investigation reveals patients in the Global South are being bankrupted by private #healthcare corporations backed by multi-million $$ investments from dev. finance institutions run by the UK, French, German & other rich country govts. oxf.am/health

UK aid should not fund private hospitals in developing countries, says Oxfam “This is far more than just a case of a few bad apples. Wherever we looked we found cases of exclusion or exploitation and some appalling human rights violations,” said Marriott.theguardian.com/business/2023/…

peoples evidence that private health care is damaging poor & low middle class people. New excellent report from Oxfam International Anna Marriott Yet it has become "blasphemy" not to include the private sector in providing health care. Why? theguardian.com/business/2023/…

Must read report by Oxfam published today!

Here's us!

US proposals for #WTO dispute settlement reform directed to weakening the 'rules based order', and promise continued environmental degradation, widening economic inequality and increased risk of global conflict. Pearls and Irritations johnmenadue.com/us-reforms-of-…

Congratulations to KinglakeForest!

Wonderful news!

#BREAKING: KinglakeForest and EEG are celebrating a win in court today, with VicForests losing their appeal of the glider case. This landmark win upholds protection for Gliders and forests, maintaining the ruling that VicForests have logged unlawfully. #StrongAlliance

Alan Kohler: For failing ‘carbon farms’, money grows on trees | The New Daily thenewdaily.com.au/life/science/e…

The #CleanEnergyRegulator who as Alan Kohler points out (thenewdaily.com.au/life/science/e…) is failing in relation to the integrity of carbon offsets will manage @TaniaPlibersek’s #NatureRepairScheme which could allow Nature Repair investments to be used as carbon offsets. Ugh.

Thanks for following my Twitter feed although I have been quiet for some time. I am now moving to Bluesky Social where my handle is dave-100.bsky.social. I hope to see you there! Cheers, dl