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Asylum-Seeker Conditions in Australia are Inhuman and Unlawful. UN Committee.
The conditions on Manus Island and Nauru has been of global interest since the deaths of the asylums seekers Reza Barati and Hamid Kehazaei who died during their stay at…
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Don’t bait the bear. Russian Ships Heading to Australian Waters.
Tony Abbott’s threat to shirt-front Putin has resulted in an unexpected visit by the Russian Pacific fleet. The Australian PM’s less than diplomatic and repeated bracing of Vladimir Putin over…
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The Islamic State and Chechnya: Disturbing Similarities
The active anti-terror operation that took place in Chechnya in 1999-2000 involved approximately 80,000 Russian troops and cost the Russian government billions of dollars to raise its economy from the ashes.…
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Stage Two of The Internet: The Internet of Things
A global discussion of the divisive as well as uniting qualities of the IOT is vital for a balanced view of the implications of this world spanning technology. My own…