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2 days ago · Clive Palmer’s foreign investor claims against Australia now $420b. Clive Palmer’s latest claims as a Singaporean coal mine investor using foreign investor state dispute settlement rights in trade agreements to claim billions from the Australian Government join a growing global list of ISDS claims by fossil fuel companies defined by the UN and the OECD as threats to the …
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Summing up - Pearls and Irritations
The world and its people are facing serious local and global challenges. Climate change, economic instability, limits to free speech, threats to independent media reporting, and increasing social inequality all signal the breakdown of democratic systems across the world.
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Pearls and Irritations was founded by John Menadue, a former Secretary of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Ambassador to Japan, Secretary of Immigration and CEO of Qantas.
Summing Up: ‘One of the best books I have ever read’
Dec 29, 2024 · I am really enjoying reading Summing Up.It is one of the best books I have ever read. And I read a lot! Pearls and Irritations started as a blog in 2013 as a platform for good policy discussion.
About John Menadue – Pearls and Irritations
John Menadue has had a senior professional career in the media, public service and airlines. He was made an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 1985 for public service. In 1997, he received the Japanese Imperial Award, The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure (Kun-itto Zuiho-sho), the highest honour awarded to foreigners who are not head of state or head of …
Summing up - Pearls and Irritations
The world and its people are facing serious local and global challenges. Climate change, economic instability, limits to free speech, threats to independent media reporting, and increasing social inequality all signal the breakdown of democratic systems across the world.The genocide in Gaza and the war in Ukraine are ongoing.
A festering pile of power-seekers - Pearls and Irritations
1 day ago · A new year has rolled over and I, like many who care about peace, humanity and human rights, feel jaded and despondent. The world seems to be headed towards even more thuggery and greed than ever before. While more than two billion Christians celebrate the December birth of just one child from more ...