Author: A Tiger Rules the Mountain - Cambodia's Pursuit of Democracy. Adjunct Research Fellow at La Trobe Uni & working in Aboriginal health policy at VACCHO.
Joined July 2009
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10yrs ago, @RainsySam returned and #HunSen nearly lost. That's where my book A Tiger Rules the Mountain begins. Will tomorrow be the end? #Cambodia can only have 1 tiger. Read the decade-long struggle for power. atigerrules.com/ @MonashPub @latrobenews
NAIDOC Street Party! @JillGallagherAO of @VACCHO_org thanking neighbours for supporting Aboriginal people and culture, especially through Voice & then I look up to see the circled sign. #keepthefireburning all welcome now for the party - Sackville St, Collingwood. Food &drinks
Hear the Tiger! Listen to Cambodians in their own words share how the world's longest serving prime minister nearly lost power & what he did to hold on to it. Thanks @ritthyou for helping to narrate. @MonashPub @latrobe audible.com.au/pd/A-Tiger-Ru…
My book, 'A Tiger Rules the Mountain - Cambodia's Pursuit of Democracy', will be on Audible & platforms from 1st May. Here's a preview.
I get 50 discount codes for Audible USA and UK. Want one or know someone who does? Comment below or message me. @MonashPub
A Tiger is coming...as an audio book. Soon you'll be able to listen to A Tiger Rules the Mountain - Cambodia's Pursuit of Democracy on Audible & iTunes. I'm the narrator - cheap labour - so you'll get to hear Cambodian politics in a soft Scottish accent @MonashPub
Believe Pesutto & Walsh confirmed in a meeting w/ VACCHO that they wouldn't support a treaty. Will they stoke anti-Treaty sentiment, & abuse that Aboriginal people will get with it, just to gain a few votes?
Treaty is key to closing the gap. Today, on Close the Gap Day, we urge the Coalition to reverse their decision and return to supporting Treaty just like they said they would in 2022.
#CloseTheGap #Treaty #Coalition #NationalClosetheGapDay #VACCHO #AboriginalHealth
Gordon Conochie retweeted
My distinct honour & privilege to have a dinner talk with public intellectual & authors:
- Gareth Evans, ex #Australia's foreign minister & 1991 PPA initiator
- Sue Coffey: Seeking Justice in #Cambodia
- Gordon Conochie: A Tiger Rules the Mountain: Cambodia’s Pursuit of Democracy
"Will Cambodia recover its soul?" @947thepulse asked me & find out the surprising 2 who I think are the heroes in my book A Tiger Rules the Mountain - Cambodia's Pursuit of Democracy @MonashPub omny.fm/shows/the-blurb/the-…
Victorian politicians @TimRichardsonMP @MP4Cranbourne @HeangTak join the rally, taking a break from campaigning from Dunkley bi-election
South East Asian diaspora in Australia come together to call for human rights in their home countries and hold a moment's silence for those who have lost lives campaigning for them
Protest in Melbourne for more human rights in Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam @JulianHillMP says Cambodia still locking up opposition politicians, human rights and trade union workers
Protest in Melbourne for more human rights in Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam @JulianHillMP says Cambodia still locking up opposition politicians, human rights and trade union workers
Cambodia's new PM will visit Australia for ASEAN talking reform. Back home, human rights worker flees to avoid jail. & PM's father becomes Senate President so family rule. Gareth Evans, ex-Aus FM & I ask how Australia should respond @MonashPub @ConversationEDU @latrobe @ANUmedia
Cambodia's new leader, Hun Manet, will continue his global charm offensive in Australia next week.
Foreign Minister Gareth Evans and @GordonConochie argue Australia should use its leverage to push for good governance and real reform. @ConversationEDU
theconversation.com/cambodia…
British govt pays Drax £6bn to log old growth forests in Canada because UK's Drax power station is counted as carbon neutral because it uses wood pellets. Even though it emits 12 million tonnes of carbon p/a. Scandalous. bbc.com/news/science-environ…
Was in Cambodia recently & asked folk about importance of ASEAN. All dismissed it as a photo op so ASEAN much less influential than China. But I argue here its success is noticeable by what is not happening - no conflict between ASEAN members
How can ASEAN negotiate greater space for itself amid the intensifying great power rivalry? We ask a select group of experts to explore this key issue bit.ly/4bJ3LTJ | Our thanks to @ASEANWonk, @GordonConochie, Nazia Hussain and @hmarston4
Simple things hit me - 22,000 people sheltering in the hospital; women giving birth with no care; cancer patients unable to be treated; using the last dose of morphine so there's none left for the next people who come in
channel4.com/news/doctor-in-…
Gordon Conochie retweeted
I've spent the day in the Senate Inquiry into consulting services. Senators Richard Colbeck, Deborah O'Neill & @BarbaraPocock have been doing exceptional work on it.
I've been asking questions about procurement.
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Israel reports 12 UNRWA staff took part in Oct7 attacks but no evidence provided - @Channel4News. UNRWA send Israel a list of staff every year - no complaints. The West cut funding to UNRWA but diff response to ICJ ruling with lots of evidence channel4.com/news/israels-ev…
Heard that CPP lawyers have filed a complaint against @SoengSen demanding $500k in damages
Hun Sen appears to be angry at penultimate paragraph in this article about @sonchhay1 Karuna says CPP has used courts to oppress opposition & should change culture of threats. Can Cambodia have a culture of dialogue? cambodiadaily.com/2024/02/02…
Hun Sen appears to be angry at penultimate paragraph in this article about @sonchhay1 Karuna says CPP has used courts to oppress opposition & should change culture of threats. Can Cambodia have a culture of dialogue? cambodiadaily.com/2024/02/02…
Cambodia won't become more free with a new PM as old one still the power behind & he's calling for human rights worker @SoengSen to be sued for defamation freshnewsasia.com/index.php/…
Cambodia won't become more free with a new PM as old one still the power behind & he's calling for human rights worker @SoengSen to be sued for defamation freshnewsasia.com/index.php/…
