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Dinner conversation topic: energy poverty

Have you heard of ‘energy poverty’? No? Well neither had I until a week or so ago when I heard about the work of newly-formed ‘The Light Foundation’. Energy poverty is the lack of access to clean, safe and affordable energy. It forces many of the world’s poorest people to rely on expensive and dangerousContinue reading “Dinner conversation topic: energy poverty”

Reporting Australia’s social cohesion

Today the Scanlon Foundation, at Melbourne’s Monash University, released its annual research report on social cohesion in Australia. The report is formed from the findings of the sixth Scanlon Foundation Mapping Social Cohesion National Survey, conducted in July 2013. Tim Soutphommasane, Australia’s Race Discrimination Commissioner, was discussing the findings on ABC 774 Melbourne morning radio. Following a yearContinue reading “Reporting Australia’s social cohesion”

The lucky country

I’ve just returned from ‘early voting’ in my country’s federal election at the Australian Consulate voting booth in New York. This Saturday, the Liberal Party, the conservative side of Australian politics, is predicted to win government. Some say it is the new start the country needs after the most extraordinary and tumultuous period in Australia’s recentContinue reading “The lucky country”

On ‘The Stream’, confronting #danielgate

Following on from my #Danielgate post on this blog, and several comments on Twitter, the producers of Al Jazeera English’s program ‘The Stream’ invited me to submit a video comment for their episode, ‘Moroccans confront child sex tourism’. You can see a video of the episode here (please note it might be blocked for USContinue reading “On ‘The Stream’, confronting #danielgate”

A victory for Morocco’s children

Following on from my post yesterday about #danielgate, in an unprecedented move, Mohammed IV, King of Morocco, has revoked his pardon of the Spanish pedophile Daniel Galvan. This Agence France-Presse alert, translated to English reads: ALERT – The King of Morocco cancels pardon the Spanish pedophile RABAT – Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has decided to withdraw the pardon grantedContinue reading “A victory for Morocco’s children”