By Bill Frilay 2009 was a year of hope for nuclear disarmament. After many fruitless years there seems to be a will by the key players – especially the Obama administration – to take real action. But there is a long way to go, and there are many problems. As Copenhagen and Doha have demonstrated, […]
By Bruce Duncan Eureka Street, 7 January 2010 Pope Benedict is no sceptic about climate change. In numerous speeches and writings, he has been warning of the need to protect the earth from environmental damage so that it will offer a lasting home for all the generations to come. He particularly urged vigorous action during […]
Our sources of hope Editorial by Peter Whiting These days it is very easy to become despondent. The hurt of the Victorian fires of February 2009 is not yet healed and yet we find ourselves again threatened by a savage fire season. Our region has been beset by natural disasters – tsunamis, earthquakes and typhoons, […]
