http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/joe-vecci/ Joe Vecci is a 22 year old university student, currently in his final year of an Economics degree at La Trobe University. His research is focused on Development Economics with a specific interest in education. In his spare time he works for the Darfur Australia Network (DAN) as the Research Co-ordinator. He has worked closely with and learnt a great deal from the Australian Darfur communities during his work at ‘DAN’. ‘DAN’ aims to raise awareness about the continuing tragedy in the Darfur region of Sudan, assist in the resettlement of Darfuri refugees and build solidarity between the Australian people and the people of Darfur. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +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/waging-war-against-sudanese-aspirations-for-peace/ Last week, Australia accepted Mr Ibrahim Bushra Mohamed Ali as the Sudanese Ambassador to Australia. The acceptance has been made in spite of the current crisis in Darfur, which is alleged to have been fuelled by the Khartoum government, and without apparent consideration of Australian Darfuris. This move has distressed members of the local Darfuri community because of the legitimacy it affords Khartoum and out of fear for their own safety. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Joe Vecci) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/waging-war-against-sudanese-aspirations-for-peace/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/waging-war-against-sudanese-aspirations-for-peace/#item4379 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:40:26 +0000 Joe Vecci | Author bios | The Punch