Jennifer Marohasy

“Today, May 15, at 11:00 am in the District Court of Central Jakarta, Dad’s Legal Counsels filed a civil claim against Jane Perlez and the New York Times Company. While talking to my Dad [Richard Ness] yesterday, I asked what prompted him to take this legal action. His response was simple:
“I have watched people [...]

“Victorian farmers have welcomed reports that the Victorian Government will give farmers the choice to grow genetically modified crops, effectively breaking ranks with other Labor states that have imposed moratoria on GM production.
“According to The Age, sources close to Premier Steve Bracks say the government is satisfied there is almost zero risk associated with GM [...]

It says much about the state of African politics, and the credibility of the United Nations (UN), that Francis Nhema, Zimbabwe’s minister for environment and tourism, was elected last Saturday to head the UN Commission on Sustainable Development.
Evidently it doesn’t matter that Nhema belongs to a government that has effectively destroyed the agricultural base [...]