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Since the early 1990’s there has been civil war and anarchy in Somalia. This was caused by the collapse of the communist regime under Mohammad Siad Barre in 1991 and saw the rise of civil and clan conflicts throughout the nation and surrounding regions with the country torn between militias such as the terrorist organisation Al-Shabab, or the factional governments such as Puntland, Somaliland and the internationally recognised government called the Somali Federal Government or the SFG. This has caused the international community to act through both legal and non-legal responses, however not all have been effective with certain major military interventions collapsing and limiting their own effectiveness and certain awareness raising campaigns failing to gain traction due to the presence of different autonomous regions and the limited infrastructure in Somalia. There have been several major legal and military interventions into Somalia, all of which aimed to maintain world order in ...

It is the very backbone of what truly makes a society 'civilised' and the lack thereof an 'uncivilised' society. It determines the social constructs and values of a society and as far as we are progressing, we are losing something of upmost importance, the value of social etiquette, as we do.  It was only the other day as I went to Event Cinemas that someone drew out their phone, brightly shining, undimmed and ignorant, that it occurred to me, our society is shifting so far from the moral backbone that we used to stand on. What is hilarious and rather ironic is that this 21st century society is also one that is very socially conscious and aware, one where volunteering is cheered and rewarded and one where almost every social and political issue is known and cared about. Yet, these simple things of social etiquette are disappearing too - a conundrum that I think can be whittled down to humility or the lack thereof in our modern day world. On the train, it wou...

Today is ANZAC Day and we commemorate more than just the ANZAC troops landing on Gallipoli in 1915. It is a day when we commemorate all Australian soldiers who have served and sacrificed their lives in all wars. We do not celebrate war nor do we disregard it; We solemnly respect and remember those who have fought for and with the Anzac’s and how war has affected us all. One of the most destructive Wars in human history would be World War II. More than 993, 000 Australians fought in that war with a majority in the Pacific theatre of the war, which was situated in the Pacific Ocean and South East Asia. On this solemn occasion, we shall look into detail of the Battle of Australia, specifically the battle of the Midway, an important naval battle that effectively turned the tides in the Pacific Theatre of the war.  Prior to the outbreak of World War II, Japan’s goal was to become a modern industrial nation and to catch up with the Western Powers, like France and Britain....