Keith Suter’s Global Insights
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Articles (23 of 27)
Australia's Defence Policy
November 12, 2008 | The Australian Government spends about $11 billion per year on defence - that is about $30 million per day. But are we getting value for money? Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 8:45 PM 2 comments
Bush Politics
November 12, 2008 | The Prime Minister has been touring the Bush. He is seeing at first hand the anger in the Bush. Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 8:41 PM Comment
Alcohol Awareness Week
November 12, 2008 | Alcohol Awareness Week begins on Sunday. The Network is a group of church organizations and commercial concerns with an interest in alcohol-free living. The Network is using Alcohol Awareness Week as a way of alerting people to the dangers of alcohol. Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 8:36 PM Comment
World Day Of Prayer.
November 12, 2008 | Napoleon once described China as the "sleeping giant of Asia". Indonesia could be described as the "sleeping giant of South East Asia". Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 8:32 PM 1 comment
British Churches Facing The Millenium
November 12, 2008 | The British churches are making a great deal of the Millennium and they are providing some ideas that are worth following in Australia. Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 8:28 PM Comment
Indonesia's next crisis: West Papua
November 12, 2008 | Now that Jakarta has been driven out of East Timor, the next target for independence is West Papua Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 8:25 PM Comment
The American Health System
November 12, 2008 | The American health system is the best that money can buy. Unfortunately many Americans cannot afford to buy it. For example, the average black person in a New York slum has a lower life expectancy than a person in Bangladesh. Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 8:21 PM Comment
Conflict and Peace Journalism
November 12, 2008 | RADIO 2GB NEWS COMMENTARY 2nd April 1999 Holy Week has again been a time of suffering, when the message of hope has been overshadowed by conflict. Are we hearing too much about conflict and not enough about hope? Taplow Court is near London and it puts on courses dealing with Conflict and Peace Journalism. With all the violence in Kosovo, Angola and elsewhere, a recent report on its courses makes very interesting reading: The Peace Journalism Option. Professor Johan Gultung, one of the founders of Peace Studies, makes some observations about how war is reported. First, some people are more... Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 8:17 PM Comment
The Business Of Welfare
November 12, 2008 | There is a new era for the provision of social welfare. Social welfare organizations are having to become more businesslike and businesses are being asked to do more for the welfare of the community. Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 8:14 PM Comment
Globalization
November 12, 2008 | This week's survey of the most influential people in Britain showed that while Tony Blair the British prime minister ranked number 1, the next three positions went to foreigners: Bill Gates of Microsoft, Alan Greenspan the head of the US Federal Reserve Bank and Rupert Murdoch the media magnate. The Queen came in at number 47. This is an example of the impact of globalization Full article »
Posted by: Amanda Foxon-Hill at 8:07 PM Comment
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