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The signs are all there. Read the Bible discernment of the bible is very important also.

I've thought about you this week too. Such sadness. x

Thanks for sharing wisdom.

I played ⚽️ With James for many years at Caulfield Park. I’m Very sad to hear that he recently feel ill and passed away. He was a lovely interesting person who l would enjoy talking to about any subject from Liverpool FC to workers rights to world politics. Condolences to all his family and friends.

Great Article. Capacity building is essential. Aid needs to be invested in building up the human resource sector. I don’t understand why brain dead people are recruited and yet we whine about the effectiveness of aid. Sack incompetent workers and get the top cream of the country in positions to spearhead head aid projects that will be deemed effective. Right now Aust Aid has a sinking pocket with lots of diversions. Isn’t effectiveness based on performance?

Thanks for the exposure Micheal! The SWP and PLS, as have been discussed extensively on this blog, seek to address both labour shortages in regional Australia and high unemployment across the Pacific. Farmers who wish to join the SWP are vetted for their ability to house, pay, and care for the workers, and then continue to be monitored for as long as they’re part of it.“ Farmers must not be burdened to pay the high cost.Our farmers are a forgotten bunch they have gone through the drought, the floods and the fires and yet we expect them to feed Australia at the market price stipulated by Coles, Woolworth, ect. The Government needs to support by making it economically viable for both the farmers and the workers.. Pacific Worker exploitation and separation from family is harsh.consideration must be taken when recruiting . The Pacific culture is neatly tied together by family and this forced separation has a long term effect on families which will lead to social issues such as divorce, domestic violence etc. There must be mutal understanding between all parties involved to make it a success. PNG has the least number of SW considering it’s a leading nation in the Pacific. This is an indication that there are unresolved issues that needs attention to make this program a success. I believe more needs to be done to even call it a success.

Climate change is disguised under man manipulating the weather. What is the root cause of climate change? Let’s not just pick the fruit of the problem, dig deeper. “weather modification is the act of intentionally manipulating or altering the weather. The most common form of weather modification is cloud seeding, which increases rain or snow, usually for the purpose of increasing the local water supply” When one understands the concept of weather manipulation and frequency control then doomsday would make sense. PNG is not an industrial nation like China or Australia and to blame carbon emissions for climate change is irrelevant.Im not against the idea of a greener planet but I’d like to know why men wants to manipulate weather? China is doing a good job at the moment. https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/05/10/china-is-launching-a-massive-weather-control-machine-the-size-of-alaska/amp/

My favourite teacher i had the honour to be taught & guided by. Such a humble & decorated man, always looking out for us students. He would always go above & beyond. The passion that came along with his work was just inspiring, what an experience it was to learn many lessons & skills from James. This was a great read, definitely correct in saying the best way to honour him is to continue thinking like him, to continue his teachings. He was so very calm also, it was honestly inspiring. He gave actually gave a lot of over-time & effort to invest in us students, really loved going to his class every single time. So sad to hear this. Deeply saddened by the shocking & sudden news. I wish his family all the best during this hard time. Respect.

It is nice to know that James never forgot the Jumma People of Chittagong Hill Tracts. His humanity, courage, passion and tireless work helped Timor-Leste a lot. I hope one day his scholarship will be extended to CHT and political support will bring freedom for Jumma People.

So interesting to read as an older relative by marriage to his brother. I always enjoyed the moments we shared especially his quirky sense of humour. I am so sad for his close colleagues and of course his family.

Gordon I'm greatly saddened to hear about James. I knew him since we both worked together at GMH in 1981...and only a few weeks ago he rang me to say how he was looking forward to Leeds United being back in the Premier League after a 16 year absence. I am the Leeds supporter and James was for Liverpool. When Liverpool beat Leeds 4-3 at the weekend I thought of James and wanted to ring him to moan about a dodgy penalty. I wish I had. Soon after we met I pushed James toward doing an apprenticeship; I told him he would then be a part of the 'aristocracy of Labour' (Marx, I believe), otherwise he should get back to university because he had been given a chance to get well educated and he shouldn't abuse that privilege by being on the production line at Holden. Eventually he did both. I miss him so much.

Devpolicy. "Just 14 people" interviewed and you have the time to write this report. Someone John Conroy@informaleconomy just labled "some Christians in PNG" on Twitter. A great conclusion indeed from this sport. What is your message to your readers? What do you want to say and how will this change the world by sensationalizing a 14 people interviewed survey. This is the reason, I have been calling Papua New Guineans to write and challenge outsiders trying to paint a usually blurred picture of PNG. This is not report, its gossip. Its pseudo science.