http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/brian-doolan/ CEO of the Fred Hollows Foundation, en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/africa-now-the-good-news/ Once again Africa is gripped by a catastrophic famine.  As developed countries and NGOs scramble to mobilise aid, we are told incomprehensible numbers of people face a ghastly death by starvation, including hundreds of thousands of children. It can make you despair.  Sometimes we feel like turning away, we seem so powerless and the problems so entrenched and repetitive. Giving money can feel pointless; commercial TV news hardly mentions the crisis, guessing it will have viewers reaching for the remote control. But there’s another story about Africa many Australians might find very surprising. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Brian Doolan) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/africa-now-the-good-news/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/africa-now-the-good-news/#item6512 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:42:27 +0000 Brian Doolan | Author bios | The Punch