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Paul Malone
Paul Malone is a journalist with over 40 years experience, having worked for the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, The Australian Financial Review and the Canberra Times. He is a former Board member of the National Press Club; a former Treasurer of the Australian Journalists Association (ACT) Branch; and a former member of the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery Committee. Paul Malone has a long-running interest in Borneo. His book The Peaceful People: The Penan and their fight for the forest was published in 2014 by Gerakbudaya, Malaysia.
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Log the forest and get carbon credit rewards
Two major Malaysian logging companies that have devastated Borneo’s forests have been granted “Forest Carbon Research Permits” in the first step to enable them to log old-growth forests and claim carbon credits. Continue reading »
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The forgotten war heroes of Borneo
Many Australians are aware of the assistance Papuan New Guinea locals and Timorese locals gave allied forces in World War II. But few know of the assistance Borneo locals provided to Australians during both the Japanese occupation of the island and in the Allied effort to retake it. This extract from the book, Forgotten Heroes: Continue reading »
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Foreign agents have infiltrated our most secret government establishments
The mass media got itself into a flap this week (28, 29 Feb & 1 March) over ASIO Director, Mike Burgess’ claim that a former Australian politician “sold out their country, party and former colleagues” after being recruited by spies of a foreign regime. Continue reading »
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Only journalists who support the Gaza war can report “objectively” on it…
Objectivity does not exist – it cannot exist… The word is a hypocrisy which is sustained by the lie that the truth stays in the middle. No sir: sometimes truth stays on one side only. – Oriana Fallaci Continue reading »
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China, innovation, and competition with the US
The real American terror is not that the Chinese economy will grow bigger than the American economy – if it is not already – but that the Chinese mixed economy model will prove superior to the rampant free-market, greed model US billionaires and their peddlers promote. Continue reading »
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Propaganda: The Western media’s “Taiwanese” airspace narrative
When it comes to propaganda the Chinese could learn a thing or two from the Western media. Continue reading »
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Terrorists, Saudi Arabia, and the CIA
Documents publicly available make it clear that Saudi Arabian government officials assisted the two 9/11 hijackers, Nawaf Al-Hazmi and Khalid Al-Midhar, who crashed an airliner into the Pentagon. Newly released testimonies further reveal that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was aware of the activities of the two hijackers before the 9/11 attacks and suggest that Continue reading »
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Mystery disease sweeps through Borneo wild boar population
The bearded pig — the native wild boar that has dominated the jungles of the huge island of Borneo for thousands of years — may be close to extinction. Continue reading »
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Anti-China witch hunt intensifies with Csergo arrest
In the Csergo case the big question is: does the prosecution have any evidence of a real crime and not just a breach of the ridiculous Reckless Foreign Interference law? Continue reading »
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Why should Australian submarines prowl off the coast of China?
Jon Stanford’s response to Brian Toohey’s criticism of his promotion of nuclear submarines for Australia deserves a response. Continue reading »
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Western commentators are blind to their limits on China, Russia
When watching or listening to experts on international affairs—especially those speaking on China or Russia and the war in Ukraine — there’s one question you should keep asking yourself. How do they know? Continue reading »
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Dutch court convicts on MH17: what about IA Flight 655?
Should the Dutch Court decision on the downing of Malaysian airliner MH 17 set a precedent for the trial of weapons suppliers? Continue reading »
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False claims again – The Douma Aqaba chemical weapons and air strikes on Syria
The alleged Douma chemical weapons attack provided the justification for the United States, British and French governments’ airstrikes on Syria on 14 April 2018. Continue reading »
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Albanese’s foreign policy
In early July 1971, as opposition leader in a conservative communist-fearing country, Gough Whitlam took the courageous step of visiting red China, a country then seen by many Australians as an invasion threat. Continue reading »
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What has gone wrong with Australian journalism’s commitment to free speech?
The decision of the National Press Club to withdraw the invitation to the Russian Ambassador to speak at the club is the latest move taking Australia to a new low in lack of commitment to free speech. Continue reading »
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There’s little understanding of Russian history in the mainstream media
What would the United States do if it had potentially hostile states threatening its borders, much as the Russians face the NATO military alliance? Continue reading »
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There will be no expansion of NATO to the East!
What would the United States do if it had a country on its borders that was a member of a threatening military alliance? Continue reading »
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War and fear mongering are Scott Morrison’s best hope for winning the election
You’d think that after the Iraq Weapons of Mass destruction debacle the media would be just a little sceptical about US intelligence feeds. Continue reading »
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Cry havoc: US and UK leaders trying to con Europeans into war in Ukraine
Anglosphere media are uncritically regurgitating Washington and Downing Street propaganda and failing to recount actual Russian-Ukrainian history. Continue reading »
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Don’t tangle with Border Force? Lessons from the Djokovic mess
Only the wealthy stand a chance of overturning the arbitrary rulings of Border Force officials. Ordinary detainees and their visitors stand no chance. Continue reading »
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How deep was the Saudi government’s involvement in 9/11?
The FBI is still coy on the Saudi government’s involvement in the 9/11 terrorist attacks but there’s enough in its latest document release to suggest that Saudi government officials assisted with hijacker logistics. Continue reading »
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Transparency in the dark on foreign interference.
The Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act does nothing to enlighten us on who is exerting undue influence on Australia’s political or election processes Continue reading »
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Boris sends naval fleet to revive British colonialism on the Chinese coast
Double standards: In the shipping war games it’s Freedom of Navigation for one side and an unwelcome intrusion into our waters for the other. Continue reading »
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What would US-China war really mean?
Do the commentators who talk of war with China actually think about what this would mean? Continue reading »
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Pollies, sex, school, privilege and bad behaviour
After weeks of accusations of scandalous behaviour by Coalition staffers and Members of Parliament, Scott Morrison is aiming to achieve cultural change through a reshuffle of his Cabinet. But the unrepresentative school background of Morrison’s Ministers – not just the gender balance of his Cabinet and his MPs – may contribute to the attitudes and Continue reading »
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Media Manipulation from WWII to today
There’s a place for the rogue journalist who refuses to be manipulated and managed by the military. A place that has been explored extensively by Australian journalist and war correspondent Wilfred Burchett. Continue reading »
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Do the laws of armed conflict apply in guerrilla war?
Australia’s first special forces, fighting in the jungles of Borneo in WWII, fought in a war where neither side adhered to the international rules of armed conflict. Continue reading »
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Ministerial war crimes
Those who will not be put on trial as a result of investigations into Australian operations in Afghanistan will be those most responsible – the ministers who committed Australian troops to a protracted war where our forces could not readily distinguish friend from foe. Continue reading »
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Watches and wages
It’s easy for the public to understand and get enraged about executive gifts of Cartier watches but the far more important issue is the steady shift of wealth to a privileged minority. Continue reading »
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Media failure again on alleged chemical weapons attacks in Syria
Two new reports from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons challenge claims that chemical weapons were used in two alleged attacks in Syria. Continue reading »
