John Thompson is a freelance journalist, ACICIS alumni and a student of communications at RMIT. His areas of interests include domestic and international politics, human rights, culture and climate change. John has contributed to and reported for Independent Australia, Inclover, Melbourne Art Review, SYN and the City Journal.
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