New Seminars Announced The Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness and the Statelessness Hallmark Research Initiative are pleased to have added another seminar to the 2018 Seminar Series. On October 18. Janepicha Cheva-Isarakul will be presenting her seminar; Entanglements: the formal and informal educational pathways of stateless Shan youth in northern Thailand. Janepicha is a PhD candidate and [...]
It is with great pleasure that I can share with you the content of the first newsletter for the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness. Newsletter #1 | August 2018 Welcome to the first newsletter of the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness. We anticipate this communication will be sent out on a [...]
Again in 2018, it has been an honour and pleasure to be the Chairman of Judges at the Asia-Pacific Commercial Mediation Competition. I was joined on the judging panel at this year’s event by some of the world’s top mediation experts. Hosted by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which represents the International [...]
Last week we officially launched Honorary Consulate of Georgia in Melbourne. The official launch and presentation ceremony took place at Cornwall Stodart’s Melbourne office. It was a great evening, with a good turnout, some wonderful Georgian wines, delicious food and a magnificent Georgian choir. His Excellency Mr George Dolidze, The Ambassador of Georgia oversaw the [...]
You may not be aware that I am Georgia’s Honorary Consul in Melbourne. This is a role that I am enjoying greatly. Today, 29 May 2018, is Georgia’s National Day. I thought this made it a worthy occasion to share with you some information about Georgia that you may not already be aware. For a small [...]
Picture - CNRT leader Xanana Gusmão after casting his vote on Saturday. Antonio Dasiparu/EPA This week I have spent the week in Dili, Timor-Leste as an observer of their elections. From my perspective, and what I heard from other observer teams was that the election was conducted in a peaceful and fair manner. There was quite a [...]
In late April 2018, I participated, in my capacity as Vice President of CACCI (Confederation of Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry) as part of a 13 person delegation of CACCI officers and members to the countries of Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. The intention of the visit was to explore the possibility of [...]
At the recent launch of the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness, it was a huge honour to have a video message delivered by the UN Secretary-General António Guterres. The words have been shared on the United Nations Secretary General’s website here. We have also reproduced the words to share with you here. “It was [...]
It has been a big day for the East Timor Hearts Fund #mendingbrokenhearts with the publication by the Medical Journal of Australia of a landmark rheumatic heart disease prevalence study that they coordinated with their partners. Unfortunately, the results are not great for our friends in Timor-Leste. Results show that they are enduring amongst [...]
Monday 26 March 2018 saw the official opening of the Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness. Supported by Ruth and myself, this is a new initiative aimed to shine a light on the plight of stateless people both within our region and further afield. The opening event was a great success, being strongly supported by [...]
