Australia

Will the world ever muster the momentum to ban nuclear weapons?Australia's Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has decided to have a jolly goodstab at it…

How the effects of violence are inherited...Theres no escaping it…

I just had news that my lovely home-town solar city of Adelaide, Australia will be the venue for the next Asia Pacific Defence Security Exhibition.…

The privatization of public health systems Radio New Internationalist has just landed in Dublin to join one of the leading lights in Irish community radio - Jack Byrne from NEAR FM - as he reports on a pressing public interest issue: plans to privatize his country's public health system…

Hosted by the Research Institute forClimate Change and Sustainability, this series will explore theanticipated impacts of global climate change and strategies formitigation and adaptation.The seminars will be held in Napier LectureTheatre G04, University of Adelaide, North Terrace Campus,5-7 pm eachTuesdayduring the first semesterstarting 4 March 2008.Leadingresearchers, and guest speakers from government and industry, willaddress the following topics:…

In just minutes, one song can deliver a powerful message that would take a book-load of words to explain…

The first in a two-part special...They say that media have short memories…

This week, as the holiday shopping season gets into full swing, we examine some of the impacts our consumption patterns have on people and planet…

Inspired by the millions of people around the world who are celebrating All Souls Day this year, the Radio New Internationalist team dips into different cultures to hear the many ways in which the world's populations honour their dead and respect the dying…

Whether youre living in the Rich World or Poor World, pulp is probably producing problems for people not too far from you…