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Petition to the House of Representatives – Suspend Sanctions; Set up Friends of Syria...
Petition Reason
The people of Syria are not our enemies. Yet Australia has lacked the commitment to seek the truth about the war in...
It is time to seek the human story of Syria and so work for...
The article below was first published by Pearls and Irritations, 15 December 2022
In September 2003, I started teaching English at the British Council in...
The Impact of Unilateral Coercive Sanctions – Extract from Preliminary Findings
Below is an extract only. For the full statement, please go to the press release from the Office of the High Commissioner, United Nations...
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Petition to the House of Representatives – Suspend Sanctions; Set up Friends of Syria...
Petition Reason
The people of Syria are not our enemies. Yet Australia has lacked the commitment to seek the truth about the war in...
Call on Federal Parliament to investigate Australia’s role in the war in Syria
To The Hon Anthony Albanese, MP, Prime Minister, and The Hon Peter Dutton MP, Leader of the Opposition
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It is time to seek the human story of Syria and so work for...
The article below was first published by Pearls and Irritations, 15 December 2022
In September 2003, I started teaching English at the British Council in...