Articles by Michael Deibert
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XSTRATA DREAMING: THE STRUGGLE OF ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIANS AGAINST A SWISS MINING GIANT
Michael Deibert,
15 May 2009
The McArthur River winds through Australia’s remote Northern Territory creating lush floodplains that sustain vast herds of kangaroos, wallabies and cattle. Above them, finches, wild turkeys, and flocks of migratory birds fill an endless sky. The area around the river, which runs 300 kilometers before emptying into the Gulf of Carpentaria, also provides spiritual sustenance […]
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Michael Deibert, Special to CorpWatch,
1 Nov 2008
In the heart of the war-scarred Ituri region in northeastern Congo, some 200 mud-covered men pan for traces of gold in the muddy brown waters. Working for the Congolese owners of Manyida camp, the miners are following a map of the site made by the Belgians, the country’s former colonial rulers. “It’s very difficult, punishing […]
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