By Damian Baker: As part of our new focus on development and human rights issues, theangle.org is reposting old articles printed on the site which still have a high degree of revelance. We start with co-founder Damian Baker’s trip to Papua New Guinea in November 2009 where he encountered the lives of the people...
By Simon Hukin: Why I Love Tax and You Should Too A carbon tax has none of the problems associated with other carbon reduction schemes. The carbon tax is an incentive for polluters to clean up their act and to encourage venture capitalists to invest in innovative clean, renewable technologies, by making them more...
By Damian Baker: After a somewhat tense introduction we finally got to meet and talk with the leader of the remnants of the Bougainville militia General Chris Uma. Following the initial breaking of the ice, as General Uma seemed to realise we were there to tell his story, he relaxed and came across as...
By Kevin Rennie: With just over three weeks till key climate talks in Copenhagen, there is little optimism that a binding agreement will be reached. In Australia, Kevin Rudd’s Labor government has positioned itself uncomfortably in the middle of the national debate. Many of its supporters feel let down by what they see as...
By Damian Baker: Blood could again be spilled in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region of Bougainville if negotiations to restart the Panguna gold and copper mine are successful. Remnant members of the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA), now known as the Mekamui Defence Force, have said their demands must be met before they will...
