Motion supporting Sri Lanka in Australian Federal Parliament Source : newswire Australian Shadow Minister for Community Safety, Migrant Services, and Multicultural Affairs Jason Wood today passed a motion in the Australian Federal Parliament in support of Sri Lanka. Addressing the Australian Federal Parliament, MP Jason Wood said the current economic crisis in Sri Lanka is propelling to be a humanitarian crisis, with shortages of food, medicines, and other essential items.  Stating that the economic crisis has also affected Sri Lankans living in Australia, the Australian Shadow Minister outlined the various charity programmes underway in Australia to provide assistance to Sri Lanka. He said several fundraisers are being carried out in Australia to assist Sri Lanka with much-needed medicines and equipment, such as “Save a Dream Team” and “Ride for Apeksha” which is organized by DS OBA Victoria in partnership with Rotary Australia.  Watch Australian Shadow Minister Jason Wood’s speech:  facebook ...

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First cut is the deepest! – By Aubrey Joachim   The magician has spoken. However, he did not pull any rabbits out of a hat. Instead he slashed the body of the damsel (in distress). Is it an illusion or will he be able to put her back and will she rise out of the façade? The newly appointed Prime Minister has spoken to the nation. The message was crisp, clear and succinct. The situation is grave. The patient is on life support. Sri Lankans will face hardships that they have never faced in their lives over the next few months. The stages of recovery will take time. If the patient comes out of life support it will progress through intensive care, critical care and a long period of hospitalisation before some modicum of recovery happens. A mere few months of hardships is the height of optimism. It seems more ...

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