Month: July 2017


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    Opposing Tyranny: Lessons from 50 years of the struggle for democracy in Zimbabwe

    A presentation and book launch by David Coltart Former Zimbabwe Senator and human rights lawyer Date: Wednesday 9 August, 6:00pm Refreshments served from 5:30pm Venue: AIIA Conference Centre – Stephen House 32 Thesiger Court Deakin ACT 2600 “Ever since Ian Smith unilaterally declared independence from Britain over 50 years ago on 11 November 1965, the…

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    African Mining Conferences – Clarifying the Realities and the Cost of Omission

    Date: 12:30-1:30pm, Thursday, 27 July, 2017 Venue: Acton Theater, J.G. Crawford Building Speaker Margaret O’Callaghan — Visiting Fellow; Resources, Environment, and Development Program (RE&D); Crawford School of Public Policy Margaret O’Callaghan formerly worked for AusAID and then for the United Nations in Papua New Guinea and Zambia. In recent years she has been researching the…

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    Inquiry into Australia’s trade and investment relationships with the countries of Africa

    On 13 June 2017 the Senate referred the following matter to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee for inquiry and report by 14 February 2018: Australia’s trade and investment relationships with the countries of Africa. Submissions to this inquiry close on 18 August 2017. The committee invites individuals and organisations to send in…

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    HIGH COMMISSIONER TO MAURITIUS

    The Foreign Minister has announced the appointment of Ms Jenny Dee as Australia’s next High Commissioner to Mauritius with non-resident accreditation to Comoros, Madagascar and Seychelles. Ms Dee is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and was most recently Director, External Budget Section. Her overseas experience includes a…

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