Legendary Australian investigative journalist, documentary filmmaker and human rights activist John Pilger gave a remarkable speech on November 5, 2009 while accepting the Peace Prize from the Sidney Peace Foundation. Over the years, John Pilger has often been criticized for...
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The Australian Koala Foundation warned that koalas could become "extinct within 30 years" due to chlamydia outbreak, climate change, disease, and overdevelopment. The group urged the government to list koalas as...
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The source of the truth about what really happened to cause this devastating oil spill is a senior installation contractor, who was working near the drilling operation on August 21, the day the leak occurred."Cause of WA oil spill revealedDAVID PRESTIPINONovember 10, 2009 -...
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A ship headed to Australia carrying 260 asylum seekers was intercepted in Indonesian waters in early October 2009. The ship was then diverted back to Indonesia, but those on board refused to get off the vessel. In recent days the asylum seekers have threatened to blow their...
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Shark fins for sale.Death in Hong Kong: Polluted seas warn of looming tragedyHONG KONG — The live fish facing death in the glass tanks in Hong Kong's famous seafood restaurants tell a strange and haunting tale of...
Human beings are skilled at justification. Every year humans slaughter over 100 million sharks yet we depict them as vicious and blood-thirsty killers. No more than 12 people a year are killed by sharks worldwide....
Hindus and Sikhs celebrated Diwali in a big way this year with Mahautsav, a 30-hour concert and film premiere. Mahautsav, which is being touted as the biggest and longest South Asian event in the history of...
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Reducing the Demand for Whale and Dolphin Meat in Japan __________________________________________________________________________ 2,500 Japanese supermarket and convenience stores to stop selling whale, dolphin...
The last video that Heath Ledger directed before he died was called Cause An Effect by No Fixed Abode, and has now been made available online. He shot this video with a single camera in his garage and was his...
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The Washington based International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday said that the three economies of India, China and Australia were recovering at a especially rapid pace, which suggests that there would be...
"SYDNEY: Australia told a group of rescued Sri Lankan asylum-seekers they could not choose their destination and refused to rule out using force after they refused to disembark in Indonesia. Foreign Minister...
ANIMAL WELFARE GROUPS CONDEMN FAROESE PILOT WHALE HUNT “The Faroese Government is ignoring the terrifying health warnings of its own Chief Medical Officer. Allowing around 85 tonnes of toxic meat and blubber...
Global Environment Campaign: Success Stories EIA has been the leading force behind some of the biggest wildlife conservation successes in recent years. Either by providing the evidence, developing the necessary...
‘THE COVE’ DOCUMENTARY OF JAPAN’S COASTAL DOLPHIN AND WHALE HUNTS AIRS IN JAPAN The Environmental Investigation Agency today released a detailed report in Japanese documenting polluted whale and dolphin...
Mercury Contamination Found In Stranded Victorian Dolphins ScienceDaily (June 11, 2008) — Monash University research into heavy metal contaminant levels in dolphins from Port Phillip Bay and the Gippsland Lakes...