http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/nicholas-a.j.-taylor/ Nicholas A.J. Taylor is principal of Taylor McKellar, and lecturer at La Trobe University. Previously, Nicholas spent more than seven years in the investment industry, where he worked chiefly as a research associate focusing on social and political risk. Nicholas is an active member of various associations, including Oxford Analytica and the United Nations Expert Group on Investment and Business in Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas. Nicholas holds both a Bachelor of Economics and Master of International Studies with honours from the University of Sydney, and is completing a doctorate on armaments trading at La Trobe University. 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/rio-tinto-a-tale-of-rampant-capitalism/ New Guinea, geographically as well as historically, is Australia’s closest relative. Separated from the mainland during the last glacial period, the waters filled-in what now separates them: 150km of the Torres Strait.  Despite being endowed with enviable mineral stores, economic and political exploitation has left New Guinea housing many of the poorest people on earth – particularly in the western half of West Papua.  Amidst a program toward independence from the Dutch, the international community neglected West Papua in order to realise a business deal between U.S. mining company Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (“Freeport”) and Soeharto – at the time an Indonesian army general.  feedback@thepunch.com.au (Nicholas A.J. Taylor) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/rio-tinto-a-tale-of-rampant-capitalism/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/rio-tinto-a-tale-of-rampant-capitalism/#item3174 Wed, 26 May 2010 19:50:16 +0000 Nicholas A.J. Taylor | Author bios | The Punch