Author: Montana Vaisey

Racism In Representation – The Comments Of Senator Fraser Anning

Earlier this week, Fraser Anning, the newest Senator for Queensland elected on the platform of Bob Katter’s Australian Party, used his first speech to spurt racially charged bigotries. The speech called for a “final solution to the immigration problem” that would “end Australian-job-stealing 457 visas and make student visas conditional

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Germany To Cease Arms Shipments To Parties In The Yemen Conflict

Germany has announced that it will stop selling arms to all parties involved in the Yemen conflict. The commendable decision will affect Germany’s weapons sales to Saudi Arabia which totaled almost $550 USD million in the third quarter of 2017 alone – after increasing five-fold in the previous year. Hopefully

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Corruption In Ukraine Revealed

A secret Ukrainian court ruling has been released by Al Jazeera. Revealing how the country’s ex-President Viktor Yanukovich stole billions from the country before his 2014 expulsion. Yanukovich, who is now residing in Russia, siphoned an estimated $1.5bn from Ukraine through an intricate network of more than 400 countries. The

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Racial Tensions Boiling Over In India

Mohammad Afrazul, a 48-year-old labourer who was working in the west Indian state of Rajsamand, was hacked to pieces and burned to death while onlookers filmed. His crime? His beliefs. The video, which was posted on YouTube shows Afrazul’s attacker leading him into a secluded spot and attacking him with a

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Curfew Declared As Corruption Continues To Divide Honduras

Earlier this week Honduras held its second election since the military coup of 2009, something that should – in theory – mark a celebration of the countries move towards transparency. However, the election has proven to be anything but. While the election was held on the 26th of November there

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Saudi Arabia’s Economic Reforms: Towards A Liberal Economy?

The rumors of Saudi Arabia taking its government-owned oil company public with an IPO, have been strengthened again by statements from the Kingdoms Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman. While there is still no confirmation of how much of Aramco will be publically offered, or if a private sale will be

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Justice For The Mamasapano Victims

The Phillipine Office of the Ombudsman charged the countries ex-president, Benigno Aquino, with fraud and usurpation of official functions earlier this week. The charges are incredibly significant for the country as they relate directly to the 2015 botched Mamasapano raid that led to the deaths of 44 Philippine police officers.

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Racial Tensions Posing A Threat For South African Stability

Over the past week, racial tensions have reignited across South Africa with nationwide #BlackMonday protests. The protestors, dressed in black and mobilized across motorways and major roads, protested the South African government’s response to “farm murders.” The protests, led by a group named “Genoeg is Genoeg” (“Enough is Enough”) are

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Supreme Court Changes India’s Rape Laws

Earlier this week, India’s Supreme Court, the country’s highest court, declared that sexual intercourse with a wife who is between the ages of 15 and 18 years is now illegal under India’s Penal Code. The decision, which coincided with the U.N.’s International Day of the Girl, came after the Court

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