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Filipinos have proven that they have a fighting spirit which will serve them well as they seek to build a prosperous, peaceful and fair nation, writes Francis Ventura, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Melbourne who recently visited the country. An undeniable fact about Filipinos is that throughout their history, they have always risen up and …

"I cannot remember an election where there were no people killed" Read More »

Opportunities presented by petroleum, oil and mining resources in Papua New Guinea are ‘fragile and could easily be reversed’, according to a business forum attended by Commonwealth Correspondent Steph Carter, 21, from Brisbane, Australia. For the expat community in PNG’s budding capital, Port Moresby, bad imported wine and dynamic debate is to be expected for …

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Opportunities presented by petroleum, oil and mining resources in Papua New Guinea are ‘fragile and could easily be reversed’, according to a business forum attended by Commonwealth Correspondent Steph Carter, 21, from Brisbane, Australia. For the expat community in PNG’s budding capital, Port Moresby, bad imported wine and dynamic debate is to be expected for …

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With queues for welfare centres all too often snaking around street corners, it is shocking that so many people still fail to help the poor and disadvantaged, according to Aristle Tay, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Singapore. I saw it on a rather isolated corner of The Telegraph newspaper. But it struck me deeply. Apparently, …

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With queues for welfare centres all too often snaking around street corners, it is shocking that so many people still fail to help the poor and disadvantaged, according to Aristle Tay, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Singapore. I saw it on a rather isolated corner of The Telegraph newspaper. But it struck me deeply. Apparently, …

"I am frustrated with those who have fortunes but turn a blind eye" Read More »

Gareth Evans was one of Australia’s longest serving Foreign Ministers, leading diplomatic policy negotiations for eight years between 1988 and 1996. The Labor party heavyweight then went on to be President and CEO of the International Crisis Group, a world renowned think tank, and now serves as Chancellor of the Australian National University. Commonwealth Correspondent Francis …

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Earlier this year, young people from around the world were flown to London to take part in celebrations to mark Commonwealth Day 2012. Fale Lesa, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent who travelled from New Zealand, recounts the moment he met Queen Elizabeth II at Marlborough House. 10 March 2012: After a two day flight from Auckland, …

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Gross domestic product (GDP) as a measure of national progress is woefully inadequate. As Grant Duthie, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Brisbane, reports, it fails to consider the planet’s ecological limits and long-term sustainability. As world leaders meet for the Rio+20 summit in Brazil, UNEP executive director Achim Steiner has called on the world to …

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Gross domestic product (GDP) as a measure of national progress is woefully inadequate. As Grant Duthie, 18, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Brisbane, reports, it fails to consider the planet’s ecological limits and long-term sustainability. As world leaders meet for the Rio+20 summit in Brazil, UNEP executive director Achim Steiner has called on the world to …

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