Academic, non-practising lawyer, writes and researches on Timor-Leste and Pacific nations.
Melbourne
Joined March 2011
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NTEU and Swinburne leadership strongly welcome the Victorian parliamentary report into enhancing university governance, after a highly constructive meeting @Swinburne yesterday.
Read more about the report: nteu.au/News_Articles/Local_…
#HigherEducation #HigherEd #UniversityGovernance – at Melbourne, Victoria
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"And once you come to this conclusion you cannot remain silent."
Location: Parliament Square, London (sound on)
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UNION WIN: @NTEUnion members sharing their governance horror stories has led to a huge victory. Million-dollar vice-chancellor salaries will be a thing of the past and the Government will crack down on systemic wage theft. theaustralian.com.au/educati…
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In Iran, a woman who was accosted by the “morality police” for not wearing hijab removes her clothing & roams the streets in defiance. She has since been arrested by IRGC forces and forcibly disappeared. This is the brave face of true resistance.
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Forthcoming. I had the honor of editing the section for Decolonizing East Timor Studies.
Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty push at CHOGM: ‘…the “Big Three” (the UK, Australia, and Canada) have historically accounted for 60% of emissions ... in the Commonwealth. However, they represent just six per cent of these countries' populations.’ fossilfueltreaty.org/chogm-r…
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“Most of what is being carried out in the name of national, regional or international security are actually textbook expressions of deep-rooted insecurity, motivated by insecurity and designed to maintain insecurity.” thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comm…
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Another article out this week - here, we look at what findings from the Pacific Attitudes Survey tell us about gender & leadership in Samoa @ANUBellSchool @MP_Leach @PoliticsGenderJ
#OpenAccess from @PoliticsGenderJ -
Tradition Meets Democracy: Perceptions of Women’s Political Leadership in Samoa - cup.org/4h60qRh
- @Kerryn_Baker, Tuiloma Susana Tauaa, Silafau Sina Vaai, Christopher Mudaliar, Michael Leach & Julien Barbara
#FirstView #PAG20
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The last coal-fired power station in the United Kingdom officially closes down today, book-ending the nearly 150-year history of British coal power. ab.co/3ZHHG4c
This Saturday in Melbourne, Tais, Culture & Resilience: woven stories from Timor-Leste – symposium trybooking.com/events/landin…
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We presented Pacific Attitudes Survey data to the Parliamentary Inquiry into Australia’s response to the priorities of Pacific Island countries, earlier today. Recording here @Swinburne @anudpa youtube.com/live/I3Pi-JihXKc…
Out today, new ‘In-Brief’ publication ‘Key Findings of the Pacific Attitudes Survey: Vanuatu’ @anudpa @Swinburne openresearch-repository.anu.…
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I am speaking at parliament next week on Australia & democracy in the Pacific - open to the public, please join in person or online! @anudpa @ANUBellSchool events.humanitix.com/parliam…
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And that’s a wrap on our @AusPSA workshop on the Pacific Islands in Australian Political Science. Thanks to co-convenors extraordinaire @CaitlinMollica & @MekiTheresa & to all our amazing colleagues for two days of rich discussion
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Really looking forward to the next few days! @ANUBellSchool @anudpa
Very excited to be in Canberra for our @AusPSA funded workshop on the Pacific in Australian Political Science co-convened by the wonderful @kerryn_baker & Theresa Meki. Looking forward to a fabulous two days of critical discussion
25 years since the Popular Consultation in #TimorLeste, when near 80% voted for independence, despite a violent campaign of intimidation orchestrated by the Indonesian military. Viva Timor-Leste! 🇹🇱 en.tatoli.tl/2024/08/26/gov-…
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Pacific Islands leaders to meet as region faces ‘polycrisis’ of threats aje.io/t4i3su via @AJEnglish
Updated Statement from Migration Scholars Condemning Australian Racism towards Palestinian Visa Applicants, with signatories
overland.org.au/2024/08/reje…
