JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE Human Rights
Subcommittee
Australia's response to the Indian Ocean tsunami - Canberra
Schapelle Corby
FLASH BACK - 12th June 2006
Dr Robert Glasser is Chief E ecutive Officer of CARE Australia, the largest non-political, non-religious organisation in Australia.
Prior to coming to CARE he was Assistant Director General at the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) with responsibility for the Papua New Guinea program, AusAID's largest. He was previously responsible for the Corporate Policy and Mekong Branches at AusAID.
Dr Glasser has worked on international energy and environmental issues for the US Department of Energy and on peace and conflict issues at a number of institutions, including the Cornell University Peace Studies Program, the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, and the Arms Control Association in Washington DC. He received his PhD in International Relations from the Australian National University.
Taken from: JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE Human Rights Subcommittee
Dr Glasser - I have a very quick contribution. It is ironic that the same factor that motivated Australians to give generously in response to the tsunami -fundamentally the fact that Indonesia is on Australia's doorstep- also makes Australians very sensitive to what happens in Indonesia. For example, during the Schapelle Corby case, we had donors ringing us up saying, We want our donation back. That is similar to what happened when there was a crisis in West Papua. So it is part of the reason why people gave so generously but it is also part of managing the bilateral relationship. It would be very useful if at some point we could talk about the role of the media in emergencies.
Source:
http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/committees/commjnt/9284/toc_pdf/4692-2.pdf
Australia's response to the Indian Ocean tsunami - Canberra
Schapelle Corby
FLASH BACK - 12th June 2006
Dr Robert Glasser is Chief E ecutive Officer of CARE Australia, the largest non-political, non-religious organisation in Australia.
Prior to coming to CARE he was Assistant Director General at the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) with responsibility for the Papua New Guinea program, AusAID's largest. He was previously responsible for the Corporate Policy and Mekong Branches at AusAID.
Dr Glasser has worked on international energy and environmental issues for the US Department of Energy and on peace and conflict issues at a number of institutions, including the Cornell University Peace Studies Program, the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, and the Arms Control Association in Washington DC. He received his PhD in International Relations from the Australian National University.
Taken from: JOINT STANDING COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE AND TRADE Human Rights Subcommittee
Dr Glasser - I have a very quick contribution. It is ironic that the same factor that motivated Australians to give generously in response to the tsunami -fundamentally the fact that Indonesia is on Australia's doorstep- also makes Australians very sensitive to what happens in Indonesia. For example, during the Schapelle Corby case, we had donors ringing us up saying, We want our donation back. That is similar to what happened when there was a crisis in West Papua. So it is part of the reason why people gave so generously but it is also part of managing the bilateral relationship. It would be very useful if at some point we could talk about the role of the media in emergencies.
Source:
http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/download/committees/commjnt/9284/toc_pdf/4692-2.pdf
