Author: Paul Cleary
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East Timor’s new PM Rui Araujo faces enterprise test
The Australian The lives and hopes of two 17-year-old Timorese entrepreneurs, Jacinto Alves and Caetano Francolene, say so much about the great potential of the young nation of East Timor, and the daunting challenges facing the country’s new Prime Minister. Born during the final years of Indonesian occupation, the boys started school in 2002, the…
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ASIO fails on recruitment from ethnic communities
The Australian THE Australian Federal Police’s capacity to fight organised crime and terrorism networks in ethnic communities is being called into question given the mainly Anglo-Celtic background of its staff. In order to address its ethnic background deficiencies, the AFP was forced to spend $4 million in 2012-13 on interpreter and translation services, and $2.7m…
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Court rejects Fortescue group in Solomon native title fight
The Australian On Tuesday, the Federal Court’s Justice Neil McKerracher sided with the original claimant group, the Yindjibarndi Aboriginal Corporation, after declaring that its meeting last year to remove members of the FMG-backed group from its claim was “entirely professional, balanced and careful”. The Federal Court has ruled against an Aboriginal group that Fortescue Metals…
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Gas boom won’t keep the home fires burning
The Australian For millions of east coast gas consumers, it may even be a case of cold showers and camp ovens. AUSTRALIA is about to become an extreme case of the paradox of plenty — a gas-rich country that cannot supply its domestic needs. And the response so far from state and federal government is…