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August 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Nils Versemann/Shutterstock Crown Resorts was very sorry it had done so many wrong things in running its Melbourne casino, the company’s senior counsel, Michael Borsky, last week told Victoria’s Finkelstein royal commission. But his ... <a title="Crown Resorts is not too big to fail. It has failed already" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/09/crown-resorts-is-not-too-big-to-fail-it-has-failed-already-165659/" aria-label="Read more about Crown Resorts is not too big to fail. It has failed already">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruth McHugh-Dillon, Lecturer in European Languages (Spanish and Latin American Studies), Monash University Nationaal Archief, CC0 If you haven’t heard of Nada, one of the most important European novels of the 20th century, you’re not alone. Written in a few short months by Carmen Laforet, it was ... <a title="Guide to the Classics: Carmen Laforet’s Nada captures longing and desire in post-war Spain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/09/guide-to-the-classics-carmen-laforets-nada-captures-longing-and-desire-in-post-war-spain-164495/" aria-label="Read more about Guide to the Classics: Carmen Laforet’s Nada captures longing and desire in post-war Spain">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The director of the Bali Legal Aid Foundation (LBH), Ni Kadek Vany Primaliraning, has been reported to the Bali regional police for treason for allegedly facilitating a mass action by Papuan activists, reports CNN Indonesia. The report was confirmed by Vany when contacted by CNN Indonesia. Vany sent CNN Indonesia a ... <a title="Bali legal aid director cited for ‘treason’ after assisting Papuan protesters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/07/bali-legal-aid-director-cited-for-treason-after-assisting-papuan-protesters/" aria-label="Read more about Bali legal aid director cited for ‘treason’ after assisting Papuan protesters">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2021
By Bernadette Carreon of Pacific Island Times Four Micronesian leaders skipped the Pacific Islands Forum’s 51st virtual session yesterday, in a continuing protest over the organisation’s refusal to assign the leadership post to the subregion as previously agreed. Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama’s official apology proved not convincing enough to break the impasse and appease ... <a title="Micronesian leaders boycott Forum, stand firm on plan to leave bloc" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/07/micronesian-leaders-boycott-forum-stand-firm-on-plan-to-leave-bloc/" aria-label="Read more about Micronesian leaders boycott Forum, stand firm on plan to leave bloc">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Artist Dinar Candy has held a protest action over the extension of Indonesia’s Enforcement of Restrictions on Public Activities (PPKM) by wearing a bikini on the side of a road in Jakarta, reports CNN Indonesia. During the action, Candy also brought a banner with the message, “I’m stressed out because the ... <a title="Indonesian artist charged under ‘pornography’ law for bikini protest faces 10 years jail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/07/indonesian-artist-charged-under-pornography-law-for-bikini-protest-faces-10-years-jail/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian artist charged under ‘pornography’ law for bikini protest faces 10 years jail">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2021
By Paulini Curuqara in Suva Fiji Olympic rugby sevens captain Seremaia “Jerry” Tuwai’s parents couldn’t hold back their tears and kept thanking God for the blessings they have received. Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama yesterday announced on his Twitter page that the government was planning a $1 million (NZ$690,000) reward package for the national team. A ... <a title="Family happy with Fiji PM’s pledge of $1m package for sevens teams" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/07/family-happy-with-fiji-pms-pledge-of-1m-package-for-sevens-teams/" aria-label="Read more about Family happy with Fiji PM’s pledge of $1m package for sevens teams">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Karoly, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Chinatopix via AP On Monday, an extremely important report on the physical science of climate change will be released to the world. Produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the report will give world leaders the most up-to-date information ... <a title="Monday’s IPCC report is a really big deal for climate change. So what is it? And why should we trust it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/07/mondays-ipcc-report-is-a-really-big-deal-for-climate-change-so-what-is-it-and-why-should-we-trust-it-165614/" aria-label="Read more about Monday’s IPCC report is a really big deal for climate change. So what is it? And why should we trust it?">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Hall, Deputy Director (Research), Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Wikimedia Commons, CC BY This piece is part of a new series in collaboration with the ABC’s Saturday Extra program. Each week, the show will have a “who am I” quiz for listeners about influential figures who ... <a title="Jawaharlal Nehru’s vision for a just and equitable post-colonial world, with India leading the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/07/jawaharlal-nehrus-vision-for-a-just-and-equitable-post-colonial-world-with-india-leading-the-way-156307/" aria-label="Read more about Jawaharlal Nehru’s vision for a just and equitable post-colonial world, with India leading the way">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2021
Analysis by Bryce Edwards. Running alongside Judith Collins’ “Demand the Debate” campaign in public is something of a “Demand Reform” mood within her party. There will be heightened demands for change to be made to the top of the party this weekend, when National branch delegates convene for their Annual General Meeting. The conference looks ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s internal discontent and mood for change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/07/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nationals-internal-discontent-and-mood-for-change/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s internal discontent and mood for change">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2021
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby A female nurse in Madang is the first local Papua New Guinean to be tested positive for the highly infectious coronavirus covid-19 delta strain, with health officials scrambling to find out where she got it from. She becomes the eighth confirmed case in Papua New Guinea. The other seven ... <a title="Madang nurse tests positive as PNG covid delta fears rise after eight cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/06/madang-nurse-tests-positive-as-png-covid-delta-fears-rise-after-eight-cases/" aria-label="Read more about Madang nurse tests positive as PNG covid delta fears rise after eight cases">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2021
By Pita Ligaiula of Pacnews in Suva Fiji’s Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama used his inaugural speech as the new chair of the Pacific Islands Forum to offer an apology to the Micronesian members of the Pacific grouping who were angered by the way the Forum rejected their nominee for the Forum Secretary-General’s job. “I offer ... <a title="‘We’re sorry,’ Pacific Forum chair tells Micronesia over SG post" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/06/were-sorry-pacific-forum-chair-tells-micronesia-over-sg-post/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’re sorry,’ Pacific Forum chair tells Micronesia over SG post">Read more</a>
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August 6, 2021
RNZ Pacific Fiji has reported 968 new cases of covid-19 and 11 more deaths, including a teenager, for the 24 hours to 8am yesterday. That compares with 1187 infections and 11 deaths in the previous 24-hour period. The government also confirmed last night that all but one of the victims were not vaccinated. Of the ... <a title="Girl, 15, among 11 dead as 968 new covid cases confirmed in Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/06/girl-15-among-11-dead-as-968-new-covid-cases-confirmed-in-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about Girl, 15, among 11 dead as 968 new covid cases confirmed in Fiji">Read more</a>
