http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/martha-tattersall/ Martha Tattersall is Communications Manager at UNICEF Australia. Martha has recently returned from a secondment with UNICEF in Laos, where she visited and reported on UNICEF programs ranging from immunisation outreach in Bolikhamxay, nutrition programs in Attapeu and education in Luang Prabang. She spoke to concerned parliamentarians on the issue of cluster munitions last week. A Sydney writer who has worked previously as a feature and print journalist, Martha’s work has been published in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Australian Geographic magazine. A committed humanitarian, Martha is passionate about promoting the importance of an effective and efficient aid program. You can catch her on 2SER program, AidWorks, an overseas and development-aid focused program airing at 7 pm Wednesday evenings. Twitter @MarthaTatts http://www.marthatattersall.wordpress.com http://www.unicef.org.au 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/Bomb-legislation-is-a-complete-cluster-f-k/ It’s hard to wipe your bum if you have no hands. It’s hard to win at marbles when you only have one eye. And it’s pretty hard to work as a farmer when you have no legs. Seems pretty wacky, but this is the reality of living in a country beset with bombs dropped by our coalition partners over thirty years ago. I’ve just returned from working in Laos with UNICEF and was shocked to learn of the ongoing problems Australia has played a part in creating. I was even more shocked to think that Australia wants to continue to be involved in such a brutal manner of war. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Martha Tattersall) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Bomb-legislation-is-a-complete-cluster-f-k/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/Bomb-legislation-is-a-complete-cluster-f-k/#item6202 Sun, 03 Jul 2011 19:35:38 +0000 Martha Tattersall | Author bios | The Punch