University of Madras

Published on Dec 6, 2018 by Luke Hunt

In late 2018 Luke Hunt travelled to India where he addressed the University of Madras and the Women's Christian College in Chennai. The topic: Journalism from the Frontlines..

War in Another Century

Published on May 12, 2016 by Luke Hunt

A photo essay from wars and conflicts shot by journalist Luke Hunt and produced by Craig Skehan. Hunt's work mainly covers the latter part of the 20th and early 21st century. Click here to view on YouTube..

China’s aggression Splits Obama from Top Navy Advisers

Published on Apr 19, 2016 by Luke Hunt

Escalating tensions over China’s aggressive territorial claims in the South China Sea are casting a heavy pall over major international naval exercises underway in the Pacific, exposing what some analysts say is a growing rift between President Obama and his top naval advisers over how to repulse Beijing’s provocations in one of the world’s busiest sea lanes.Read more from Luke Hunt in The Washington Times .

Khmer Rouge Survivor Films Return to his Childhood

Published on Feb 29, 2016 by Luke Hunt

Bunhom Chhorn saw the black-uniformed killers in his nightmares as he was growing up in Melbourne.“They appeared stark and terrifyingly real, always trying to catch me or do me harm,” he says.Bunhom tried to push the images away as he studied, worked night-shift in a factory and then won a place in a documentary-making course.Read more from Lindsay Murdoch in The Age.

Malaysia, Philippines Face a New Sultan at a Bad Time

Published on Feb 28, 2016 by Luke Hunt

War against Islamic militancy in Southeast Asia has too often been complicated by layers of nationalism, provincial politics and tribal culture. It’s a thorn in Southern Thailand, Indonesia and in particular the Southern Philippines, where peace talks have struggled to accommodate all and end decades of conflict that feeds off of old tribal hatreds.The importance of the tribes can’t be underestimated, and this was highlighted by a recent appointment among the Sulu clans.Phugdalun Kiram II has been named as the next Sultan of Sulu, a clan position with pretensions to royal ownership of huge swathes of land including much of Sabah in Malaysia’s far east. He took the helm following the death of Esmail Kiram II last year.Read more from....