More than 4 trillion kilos of waste are produced in OECD nations every year. This colossal ocean of waste could be a large part of solving the problem of increasing demand versus supply bottlenecks forming in the Global economy. Waste, via reprocessing and re-purposing, is potentially a powerful new economic driver as resources become more
I recently bought a new smartphone. It has all the latest features. I am cautious with any legal agreements I enter, but with the new phone, I am giving up. Every feature I want to use is an app. Every app has a long license agreement and terms of use. I read/skimmed the first few, and
For someone who was born years later and thousands of kilometres away, the story of 1970s Argentina is simply unfathomable. Because from an early age we’re told that the mistakes of the past aren’t meant to repeat themselves. And yet Argentina from 1976 to 1983 mirrors Nazi Germany, for instance, in so many frightening ways.
Australia’s human rights practices have once again been slammed in the most recent United Nations investigation. Hunger strikes, riots, stitched lips, and swallowed razors make up the tragic mosaic of Australian detention centers, and is reflected in the report, put together by Juan Mendez, the UN’s special rapporteur on abuse and torture. Tensions are at a high,
