Congratulations to Sanjaya 🎉🎓 who is the first person in his family to graduate with a #master's degree. Studying a Master of Public #Policy at our ANU Crawford School of Public Policy, his story is a testament to determination and #resilience. Find out more here: quicklink.anu.edu.au/0jjj

Alice Springs anti-violence campaigner says government must engage Indigenous leaders following curfew - ABC News #DeepListeing #TwoWayLearning #GrassRootsVoices #StartListenlingNTGoverment abc.net.au/news/2024-07-1…

With the extraordinary Dr Pat Turner, who received her Honorary Doctorate today ⁦ourANU⁩. I was so proud to write her nomination and outline her incredible career. What a legend! ⁦ANU College of Asia and the Pacific⁩ ⁦ANU Crawford School of Public Policy⁩ ⁦Genevieve Bell⁩ ⁦Helen Sullivan⁩ 👇🏼👇🏼

Another fabulous day of attending ourANU graduation with some of my amazing students. Such a joy! Thank you for all that you teach us! ANU Crawford School of Public Policy ANU College of Asia and the Pacific 👇🏼

Famine declared as full Gaza toll now estimated at 186,000, reports Marie McInerney croakey.org/famine-declare… via The Lancet UN Special Procedures Helen Clark UNRWA @JustinWelby Story also links to new Australian Human Rights Commission report highlighting govts' failure to address racism

"We recommit the MSG countries and their diplomatic representatives around the globe to spare no effort in spearheading diplomatic actions in support of New Caledonia’s right to self-determiation ... consistent with the FLNKS desire for the eventual exercise of full sovereignty".

Not the *biggest news story in the world* today but striking to see NZ take a radically different public stance to Australia on New Caledonia. Aus essentially = no comment. NZ FM Winston Peters 1) questions legitimacy of third referendum 2) calls for compromise and PIF mediation

Indigenous-led & controlled research is pivotal to “closing the gap” by Bronwyn Fredericks, Aileen Moreton-Robinson, james ward & Brendan Hokowhitu - croakey.org/indigenous-led…. When will see some realignment in funding schemes eg @NHMRC, @ARC_Gov_Au, CSIRO, state & territory govs?

Gareth Evans: “the expectation on the US side that “integrated deterrence” means Australia will have no choice but to join the US in fighting any future war in which it chooses to engage anywhere in the Indo-Pacific, including in defence of Taiwan.” theconversation.com/gareth-evans-a…

“It’s a shame … the pastoralists just went on and done it. As traditional owners, when things happen to our land, myself and my family, we suffer.” There are fears sacred, pristine sites are being put at risk by a government-backed push to grow cotton abc.net.au/news/2024-08-1…

Indonesia in West Papua is an 18th century colonial state. It needs to be stopped for the sake of humanity, human rights, biodiversity protection and climate change

“The urgency to get land administration right] is even more apparent as Vanuatu considers a new carbon credit regime which will require access to considerable tracts of customary land and forest,” say Anna Naupa & Mike Waiwai. Dr. Siobhan McDonnell Department of Pacific Affairs (DPA) devpolicy.org/the-future-of-…

Vanuatu cyclone seasonal forecast out on Vanuatu Daily post. Expect 2-4 cyclones this season.

The brilliant Amitav Ghosh describing the British empire as an “imperialist narco-state”: exporting opium to China to deal with the British balance of payments problem over tea. British were hugely in debt to China, and so they decided to export opium addiction to the Chinese.

President Prabowo visited West Papua early in the morning and was gone by midday today. He went to see the food estate projects that will land-grab two million hectares of customary land.

"The Cop29 agreement failed island states. Now the UN’s top court must act on climate harm" theguardian.com/world/commenti…