Pakistan floods: Australia needs to do more!

Diaspora Blues

You’ve seen the harrowing images of locals being lifted into helicopters and floods washing away entire villages and destroying two million acres of crop. Thousands of people have lost their lives, and 33 million have been affected. Yet Australia has only pledged 2 million in aid, a number that our guest Aliya Ahmed thinks is appalling. Aliya, a Pakistani-Australian, identifies the groups doing important work on the ground. She also explains why Australia needs to do more.ReadingsThe west is ignoring Pakistan’s super-floods. Heed this warning: tomorrow it will be youCondolences and condemnation: Indigenous people and people of colour react to the death of Queen Elizabeth IISupportMahwari Justice: Menstrual Relief for PakistanIndus Relief 2022MusicQUEEN - Another One Bites The DustA.B. Original - January 26Miriam Makeba - Ndodemnyama (Beware, Verwoerd!) Bob Marley and The Wailers - Get Up, Stand UpEmily Wurramara - Black Boy