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.
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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.
Mental Notes June 2010
MELBOURNE–Midwinter madness has well and truly set in. Am more than excited by the Talisman board game and soup tourney I’ve set up with mates next month. Is that wrong?
Bangkok begins clean-up as pockets resist
The cleanup is resuming in the Thai capital after another night of curfew, but pockets of resistance by anti-government protesters remain as more leaders of the ‘red shirts’ are surrendering.
Bangkok wakes to torched landmarks
The cost of Thailand’s worst day of political violence is being revealed by the new light of day.
Doubts Pakistan Taliban leader dead
India and Pakistan are continuing to try and root-out militancy across their respective countries.
Pacific Beat Review April 10 2010
Fiji leader says media consultations ‘constructive’; Attorney-General defends Fiji draft media decree; Fiji’s Singapore-style media model ‘worrying’; Claims Fiji govt censorship affecting work of PINA; Princess Ashika report yet to be tabled in Tongan parliament; Pacific to benefit from Asia resurgence says World Bank; Solomons CINURA coalition to campaign as one.
Pacific Beat 2009 year in review
As 2009 and the decade draws to a close, let’s now take a look back on a year which has seen some momentous events take place in this, our Pacific home. Bookended by the intractable political situation in Fiji and Papua New Guinea’s unchartered future with its new energy wealth, the year 2009 will instead … Continue reading “Pacific Beat 2009 year in review”
Pacific Beat Sept 30 2009 disaster pt 1 of 4
0500 TO 0530–Radio Australia’s Pacific Beat AM program of the Pacific quake and tsunami of September 30, 2009. This program went to air 68 minutes after the first wire flash of a quake off American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga.
Pacific Beat Sept 30 2009 disaster pt 2 of 4
0530 TO 0600–Radio Australia’s Pacific Beat AM program of the Pacific quake and tsunami of September 30, 2009. This program went to air 68 minutes after the first wire flash of a quake off American Samoa, Samoa and Tonga.
