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December 20, 2021
By Yance Agapa in Jayapura Indonesia has strongly criticised the United Nations in response to cases of human rights violations in Papua being cited in the UN’s 2021 annual report. “Unfortunately the report neglects to highlight human rights violations happening in advanced countries, such as cases of Islamaphobia, racism and discrimination as well as hate ... <a title="Jakarta lashes out at UN annual report, denies intimidation of rights activists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/20/jakarta-lashes-out-at-un-annual-report-denies-intimidation-of-rights-activists/" aria-label="Read more about Jakarta lashes out at UN annual report, denies intimidation of rights activists">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2021
RNZ Pacific A committee has been set up in New Caledonia to support the re-election of French President Emmanuel Macron although he is yet to announce whether he will again seek office next April. The committee is headed by the mayor of Noumea Sonia Lagarde, who said Macron’s support for New Caledonia had been “flawless”. ... <a title="Pro-Macron presidential election committee formed in New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/20/pro-macron-presidential-election-committee-formed-in-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-Macron presidential election committee formed in New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT: By Johnny Blades, RNZ Pacific journalist Armed conflict in West Papua continues to claim lives, displace tens of thousands of people and cause resentment at Indonesian rule. But despite ongoing calls for help, neighbouring countries in the Pacific Islands region remain largely silent and ineffectual in their response. This year, Indonesia’s military has ... <a title="60,000 flee as West Papua conflict deepens, poses questions for region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/19/60000-flee-as-west-papua-conflict-deepens-poses-questions-for-region/" aria-label="Read more about 60,000 flee as West Papua conflict deepens, poses questions for region">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2021
By Yance Agapa in Jayapura The Papuan people have rejected the investigation team formed by the Indonesian state through the Attorney-General’s Office (AGO) to investigate alleged gross human rights violations in Paniai on 8 December 2014. “To this day Indonesia has never solved any cases of gross human rights violations in the land of Papua, ... <a title="Families of victims reject Jakarta 2014 Paniai massacre investigation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/19/families-of-victims-reject-jakarta-2014-paniai-massacre-investigation/" aria-label="Read more about Families of victims reject Jakarta 2014 Paniai massacre investigation">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2021
By Jake McKee, RNZ News reporter New Zealand’s longest covid-19 hospitalisation in Auckland and Northland during the first three months of the current outbreak was 61 days, and an overwhelming majority of patients were Māori or Pacific. Figures from the Northern Region Health Coordination Centre (NRHCC) released to RNZ News under the Official Information Act ... <a title="Majority of NZ delta covid outbreak hospital patients Māori and Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/19/majority-of-nz-delta-covid-outbreak-hospital-patients-maori-and-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Majority of NZ delta covid outbreak hospital patients Māori and Pacific">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2021
RNZ Pacific The United Nations says Indonesia must immediately drop charges and look into threats, intimidation and reprisals against human rights defender Veronica Koman and her family. Veronica Koman, a human and minority rights lawyer, is in self-imposed exile in Australia. However, she still faces several charges in Indonesia for alleged incitement, spreading fake news, ... <a title="UN warns Indonesia to stop reprisals against human rights defender" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/19/un-warns-indonesia-to-stop-reprisals-against-human-rights-defender/" aria-label="Read more about UN warns Indonesia to stop reprisals against human rights defender">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2021
How to stop ‘the normal principles of taxation’ destroying our economy and begin changes to create a citizen economy (Part A) EDITOR’S NOTE: Taxation is the mechanism for redistribution of wealth to combat inequality and for redirecting resources to build a society. But our current tax principles though largely hidden or not understood by ordinary ... <a title="LONG-FORM REPORT: Creating the citizen economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/18/long-form-report-creating-the-citizen-economy/" aria-label="Read more about LONG-FORM REPORT: Creating the citizen economy">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government has claimed it has delivered on its commitment to co-design an Indigenous Voice, but the parliamentary term will end without any such Voice being legislated or in place. This is despite the Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken ... <a title="There’ll be a lot more talk before we hear the Indigenous Voice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/18/therell-be-a-lot-more-talk-before-we-hear-the-indigenous-voice-173993/" aria-label="Read more about There’ll be a lot more talk before we hear the Indigenous Voice">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW Lukas Coch/AAP Thursday’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook reminds us of some uncomfortable truths. In the short term, MYEFO forecasts the economy bouncing back, with deficits shrinking, unemployment falling, and growth rebounding. But that will largely play out in the next ... <a title="Vital Signs. No return to austerity as Team Frydenberg prevails over the budget hawks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/17/vital-signs-no-return-to-austerity-as-team-frydenberg-prevails-over-the-budget-hawks-173902/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs. No return to austerity as Team Frydenberg prevails over the budget hawks">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Sweden Re Covid19, Sweden remains the enigma country that almost nobody wants to talk about, because the Swedish scientists may have been correct all along (although the Swedish bureaucrats certainly had significant shortcomings in the early months of the pandemic). The first chart shows five waves of covid in Sweden. The ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Scandinavia, Poland and Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/17/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-scandinavia-poland-and-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19: Scandinavia, Poland and Australia">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In her last podcast for the year, Michelle Grattan speaks with Treasurer Josh Frydenberg about the mid-year budget update, his optimism about the economy, and the election. Although Scott Morrison has the option of a March poll, Frydenberg says he ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Josh Frydenberg ‘thinking about the budget’ over Christmas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/17/politics-with-michelle-grattan-josh-frydenberg-thinking-about-the-budget-over-christmas-173994/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Josh Frydenberg ‘thinking about the budget’ over Christmas">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristen Lyons, Professor Environment and Development Sociology, The University of Queensland Universities are among the many institutions that sustain settler colonialism in Australia. The public university system was, and continues, to be part of the state’s investment in its own future. Universities emerged in Australia during the ... <a title="Amid global crisis, how can universities be regenerated to serve the common good?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/12/17/amid-global-crisis-how-can-universities-be-regenerated-to-serve-the-common-good-172495/" aria-label="Read more about Amid global crisis, how can universities be regenerated to serve the common good?">Read more</a>
