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How colonisation still impacts the lives of pacific people
#colonisation #colonialism #impacts #chogm #westernculture #hegemony #news #explainervideo #kingcharles #monarch #samoa #apia #pacific #islands #pacifika #pacificislands #pacificislanders #wellbeing #health
Chandan Nandy retweeted
🎧LISTEN: India’s former Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal has downplayed the need for reparations but reminds the British, “We know what happened” under the empire.
Listen to the latest episode of Leave It To The Experts wherever you get your podcasts:
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Chandan Nandy retweeted
Playing through injury is applauded because it embodies the “warrior” ethos of contact sports.
However, sport is not war, and concussion is causing many to rethink the value of playing through injury.
@Swinburne's Alan Pearce for 360info: 360info.org/will-afl-and-nrl…
#AFL #NRL
Chandan Nandy retweeted
Pacific Island countries are confronting the existential threat of climate change head-on.
@LaTrobe's Bernard Njindan Iyke for 360info:
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#climate #Pacific
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Along the Mekong River basin, many of the approximately 65 million people who rely on it for food, water and nutrition are struggling.
Read more:
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#mekong #foodsecurity #climate
Chandan Nandy retweeted
Human trafficking networks operating across the Mekong countries are preying on migrants fleeing drought-afflicted communities.
Read the full article by Puthborey Phon (@Umass) and Rumi Kato Price (@WUSTL):
360info.org/mekong-drought-i…
Chandan Nandy retweeted
My take on 'India-Australia Partnership on Critical Minerals' for @360info_global @down2earthindia. I argue that this partnership is well poised to power Energy transition and establish resilient supply chains.'
Grateful to @amitabhmattoo @NandyGram
downtoearth.org.in/energy/th…
Chandan Nandy retweeted
Singapore's #longevity success hides a dark side — the lonely deaths of its seniors — exposing a need to address social isolation in its ageing population.
Duke-NUS Medical School's Ad Maulod for 360info:
360info.org/living-long-but-…
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#ageing #publichealth #loneliness @dukenus
Chandan Nandy retweeted
As an antidote to loneliness, the Bengali #adda culture has no equal.
Haldia Government College's Ananya Chatterjee for 360info:
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#Culture #Bengali #Connection #MentalWellbeing #ElderlyCare #CommunityEngagement #loneliness
Chandan Nandy retweeted
It's free, prevents opioid deaths & is available without a prescription across Aus. Why has uptake of #naloxone been slow?
@MonashUni's @DrSuziNielsen & @LouisaPicco for 360info:
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#OpioidCrisis #HarmReduction #PublicHealth #Addiction @MonashAddiction
Chandan Nandy retweeted
Australia's #drug budget heavily focuses on law enforcement over harm reduction and prevention, underscoring the need for more balanced, effective spending.
@UNSW's Meg Grealy for 360info:
360info.org/where-is-austral…
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#auspol #harmreduction #addiction #publichealth #healthpolicy
Chandan Nandy retweeted
#Loneliness is a real downer. But there's a technique to combat it that improves your mood & can also rewire your brain for the better.
@MonashMalaysia's Dr Siew Li Teoh for 360info:
360info.org/can-mindfulness-…
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#MentalHealth #Mindfulness #Neuroplasticity #Wellbeing #lonely
Chandan Nandy retweeted
A glimmer of hope for the world's coral reefs has emerged from an unexpected source — the remote Kimberley coast of Western Australia.
@CurtinUni's @ZoeR_Coral for 360info:
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@wamuseum #coralCOREgroup @Curtin_TrEnD
#coral #biodiversity #Australia #climate
Chandan Nandy retweeted
Rohingya who sought refuge in Bangladesh are boarding boats to Indonesia. But with a new destination comes new challenges.
Monash University's Gabriela Fernando and Monash University, Indonesia's Sabina Puspita write for 360info: 360info.org/refugees-in-tran…
#refugee #humanrights
Chandan Nandy retweeted
Australia is a human rights outlier among liberal democracies, with no national charter of human rights.
The University of Western Australia's Fiona McGaughey & University of Newcastle's Amy Maguire for 360info:
360info.org/is-it-time-for-a…
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@uwanews @Uni_Newcastle #humanrights
Chandan Nandy retweeted
Three huge landfills on Delhi’s periphery are at once eyesores and markers of unsustainable consumption.
@JindalGlobalUNI's @AparnaAgarwal91 for 360info:
360info.org/under-delhis-mou…
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#waste #wastedisposal #SustainableFuture #climate #india #delhi
Chandan Nandy retweeted
It's on the rise and affects people of all body sizes and genders. But binge eating disorder is widely misunderstood and often ignored.
@MonashUni's @gemmasharp11 and @GabbyLubi for 360info:
360info.org/the-most-common-…
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#eatingdisorder #health #bingeeating
Chandan Nandy retweeted
An innovative Australian initiative is proof that with imagination and commitment, the circular economy is within reach.
@UNSW 's @VeenaSahajwalla for 360info:
360info.org/how-to-build-a-c…
#sustainability #manufacturing #waste #recycling #industry #science5050 #microfactories
Chandan Nandy retweeted
Millions of #slum-dwellers across Asia have nowhere to turn as temperatures regularly climb above 45°C for days at a time.
Aalok Khandekar, Anant Maringanti, Teja Malladi & Swastik Harish on the urgent need for community-driven solutions.
360info.org/how-slum-dweller…
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#heat
Chandan Nandy retweeted
"Approximately 30 percent of married women in India between 18 and 49 face domestic violence. About 3 percent report suffering physical violence while pregnant."
@TISSpeak's Nishi Mitra Vom Berg for 360info:
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