Apparently, nope... Vision of Humanity is a strong proponent of the need to further study, advocate and act on peace. It groups together a number of interrelated initiatives focused on global peace which enjoy the support of a wide range of philanthropists, business people, politicians, religious leaders and intellectuals. It brings a strategic approach to raising the world’s attention and…
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Simply Outstanding Work. http://au.politicaldonations.info Australian donations to political parties visualised. Look closely at the starting state of the visualisation. Do they look like lungs to you? Of course, the phrase "tip-of-the-iceberg" comes to mind. The Political Donations visualisation website takes publically available data from the AEC and presents it in a graphical view to make visual analysis of the donations…
In the week that we noted the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, I can't say I ever imagined I would find myself combining the thoughts of Papa Francesco [the Catholic Pope] in his second encyclical letter [LAUDATO SI’] and the assessment of "Mordy Pressing" - Australian Immigration Policy Interpreter and his views on the new sliding scale of ethics. Yet here…
Lynne Kosky passed away today, aged 56. Lynne Kosky was a champion of the power and importance of Education to improve lives and improve society. I worked in the Department of Education for just over two years when Lynne Kosky was Minister and also met her on many occasions in other work-related activities over most of the decade. Things don't normally make…
http://youtu.be/JsXmYHiuJ8s Cape York Indigenous leader Noel Pearson's tribute to former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam
25 years ago today, Colonel Harald Jäger opened the Bornholmer Strasse checkpoint of the Berlin Wall. The Berlin Wall ceased to exist by accident. Günter Schabowski, the spokesman for the collapsing German regime, announced a liberalization of the travel regime – people would no longer have to give a reason to leave - in a press conference at 6:53pm on November…
Gough Whitlam dead: Martyr for a moment, hero for a lifetime http://t.co/nd39U3Nvpo— Malcolm Fraser (@MalcolmFraser12) October 20, 2014
Such a small world. Such an important job. The best of us. An ex-Broadford Secondary College student, Matt Eastaway, interviewed by Jacquelin Magnay from News Corp Australia Network at Eindhoven Military Base on the recovery efforts of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 BRISBANE based Flight Lieutenant Matt Eastaway pauses when asked about the 80 children on board Malaysia Airlines flight MH17,…