What has Australia done to Nauru?
By Nic Mclellan. Originally posted in Overland, Spring 2013
Ready For You
Epitaph for a magazine
2002–Does the closure of Asiaweek, the region’s leading news weekly spell the end of its vision? Since its lightning closure, this is the first time a senior staffer publicly writes about it.
Mental Notes August 2012 redesign
MELBOURNE–Your suggestions and advice please as after 11 years this website needs a facelift. Links to my beta versions of a home and content page follow.
Australian TV current affairs program grills Fiji leader
The region’s largest meeting of the year, the Pacific Islands Forum, kicks-off next week in Cairns and will be without official representation from Fiji or its interim prime minister and coup leader Commodore Frank Bainimarama.
Mental Notes December 2010
WAROONA–By golly does having the hire car make a huge difference when in a country town. Headed up to Perth and the Pt Walter foreshore with Gene, Jacq and Chris for a bit of seagull chasing.
Government holds reaction to Tonga Ashika findings
There has been a call for the entire Tongan cabinet to resign following the Commission of Inquiry report into last year’s ferry disaster, which criticises the government for buying an unsafe and unseaworthy vessel.
Inaugural Pacific Media Summit 2009
“Breaking Barriers – Access to Information”: Mark Scott, Session 6 Relationships and Role of Development Partners – Friends or Neo-Colonialists Pacific Partner, Pacific Friend: ABC International
Big French press find brand power helps online
2009-03-05 13:04:15 GMT (Reuters) * Blog-style news sites fill niche that press overlooked * Big names losing print readers follow advertisers online * Brand power on the Web helps established names * Making money online is still an unanswered question By James Mackenzie
Bangkok governor resigns over firetruck scandal
The governor of Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, has resigned amid a US$190 million corruption case. The nation’s anti-corruption commission found Apirak Kosayodhin had a case to answer over irregularities in the purchase of hundreds of fire trucks and boats. While resigning, the governor continues to protest his innocence.
Cambodia’s top cop dies in chopper crash
Cambodians celebrating their national day on Sunday woke to the news Monday that their most senior police chief, along with a 4-star army general, had died in a helicopter crash. Chief of Police Hok Lundy had held the position for 14 years, and was a trusted offsider to Prime Minister Hun Sen. Last year, the … Continue reading “Cambodia’s top cop dies in chopper crash”
