• Senior Lecturer in the School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, Curtin University
Nine years after the Montara oil spill in the Timor Sea, victims have yet to receive compensation. PR Handout Image/PTTEP

The missing stories from Montara oil spill media coverage

Despite its magnitude, the response to the Montara oil spill did not receive the publicity of other offshore oil disasters like the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Tumpahan minyak dari sumur Montara di Laut Timor berdampak pada lingkungan hidup dan penghidupan masyarakat Timor Barat. PR Handout Image/PTTEP

Narasi yang hilang dari liputan media tentang tumpahan minyak Montara

Korban masih menunggu ganti rugi dampak tumpahan minyak Montara sembilan tahun lalu. Liputan media mengenai mitigasi bencana besar tersebut tidak substantif menurut sebuah penelitian.
Benedict Anderson gives a lecture, his last, on anarchism and nationalism at University of Indonesia. Thor Kerr

Ben Anderson’s legacy for our modern communities

Internationally renowned scholar Benedict Anderson, who helped us understand the formation of modern communities, has died in Indonesia at 79.
Indigenous groups are concerned about proposed changes to the process for determining heritage sites in Western Australia, including the location of the Nyoongar Tent embassy. Allen Stewart/Newspix

Frustration rises over changes to the WA Aboriginal Heritage Act

In June, the Western Australian Government released draft amendments to the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972. This is the legislation that determines what qualifies for heritage protection in the state – and…

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