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June 3, 2021
RNZ Pacific A Court of Appeal decision today may pave the way for the FAST party to assume control of the Samoan government. Samoa’s Court of Appeal has voided the legal challenge by a Human Rights Protection Party (HRPP) women’s candidate, who said she was wrongly removed as an MP. Ali’imalemanu Alofa Tuuau had been ... <a title="Samoan court voids appeal over additional women’s seat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/03/samoan-court-voids-appeal-over-additional-womens-seat/" aria-label="Read more about Samoan court voids appeal over additional women’s seat">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
EDITORIAL: By the editorial board of the Samoa Observer Samoa’s 59th Independence Day has come and gone, without the usual fanfare and intense patriotism we have grown accustomed to from previous years. What we’ve seen for the last few weeks and indeed months has tested the strength of our democracy at the highest of levels ... <a title="Samoa Observer: Democracy tested as Samoa celebrates independence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/03/samoa-observer-democracy-tested-as-samoa-celebrates-independence/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa Observer: Democracy tested as Samoa celebrates independence">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
“We, the TPNPB under the leadership of General Goliath Tabuni reject [a bipartite] dialogue with Jakarta,” said Sambom, reports CNN Indonesia. However, the armed resistance is urging the Indonesian government to hold tripartite negotiations with the TPNPB-OPM Tabuni leadership and all components of the Papuan liberation movement who have been resisting Jakarta rule. This dialogue, ... <a title="Papuan armed resistance insists talks with Jakarta must be mediated by UN" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/03/papuan-armed-resistance-insists-talks-with-jakarta-must-be-mediated-by-un/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan armed resistance insists talks with Jakarta must be mediated by UN">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University Even by the standards of previous Israeli coalitions, the new government that’s just been announced includes strange bedfellows. The eight parties in the coalition range from the right-wing nationalist Yamina party to social-democratic Labor ... <a title="Israel’s new government doesn’t give Palestinians much hope. It could be time for a radical approach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/03/israels-new-government-doesnt-give-palestinians-much-hope-it-could-be-time-for-a-radical-approach-162077/" aria-label="Read more about Israel’s new government doesn’t give Palestinians much hope. It could be time for a radical approach">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Mick Tsikas/AAP Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a new temporary payment to support workers locked down in Melbourne. This follows growing pressure to provide specific support to those without work and heading into their second ... <a title="There’s a new temporary COVID disaster payment – who can get it? Who is missing out?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/03/theres-a-new-temporary-covid-disaster-payment-who-can-get-it-who-is-missing-out-162090/" aria-label="Read more about There’s a new temporary COVID disaster payment – who can get it? Who is missing out?">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Huw Griffiths, Senior Lecturer in English Literature, University of Sydney Peter Carroll and Mandela Mathia in The Cherry Orchard, Belvoir St Theatre. Belvoir/Brett Boardman Review: The Cherry Orchard, directed by Eamon Flack, Belvoir. In 1904, when Anton Chekhov wrote his last and greatest play, The Cherry Orchard, ... <a title="Belvoir’s The Cherry Orchard is a laugh-out-loud tragedy for uncertain times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/03/belvoirs-the-cherry-orchard-is-a-laugh-out-loud-tragedy-for-uncertain-times-160916/" aria-label="Read more about Belvoir’s The Cherry Orchard is a laugh-out-loud tragedy for uncertain times">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shane Cronin, Professor of Earth Sciences, University of Auckland Phil Walter/Getty Images While today’s pre-trial hearing over the Whakaari White Island tragedy revealed most of the 13 parties charged have yet to enter pleas, there is no disputing the basic facts. The December 9 2019 eruption struck ... <a title="Whakaari tragedy: court case highlights just how complex it is to forecast a volcanic eruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/03/whakaari-tragedy-court-case-highlights-just-how-complex-it-is-to-forecast-a-volcanic-eruption-161995/" aria-label="Read more about Whakaari tragedy: court case highlights just how complex it is to forecast a volcanic eruption">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nancy Baxter, Professor and Head of Melbourne School of Population & Global Health, The University of Melbourne James Ross/AAP A man from Wollert, a suburb in Melbourne’s north, breezed into Melbourne from South Australian hotel quarantine, stopped at a 7-11, had a curry, shopped in Epping, took ... <a title="Why do our COVID outbreaks always seem to happen in Melbourne? Randomness and bad luck" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/03/why-do-our-covid-outbreaks-always-seem-to-happen-in-melbourne-randomness-and-bad-luck-161978/" aria-label="Read more about Why do our COVID outbreaks always seem to happen in Melbourne? Randomness and bad luck">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jill Newby, Associate Professor and MRFF Career Development Fellow, UNSW Shutterstock As Melbourne prepares to begin a second week of lockdown, it’s important to recognise the serious toll this is likely to take on many people’s mental health. Research during earlier COVID lockdowns in Australia found lockdowns ... <a title="Lockdowns don’t get easier the more we have them. Melbourne, here are 6 tips to help you cope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/03/lockdowns-dont-get-easier-the-more-we-have-them-melbourne-here-are-6-tips-to-help-you-cope-161991/" aria-label="Read more about Lockdowns don’t get easier the more we have them. Melbourne, here are 6 tips to help you cope">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bonita Mason, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, University of South Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names of people who have passed away, and descriptions of these deaths. One year has passed since George Floyd’s death under the knee of a Minneapolis ... <a title="Australia’s news media play an important role reminding the country that Black lives still matter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/03/australias-news-media-play-an-important-role-reminding-the-country-that-black-lives-still-matter-161412/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s news media play an important role reminding the country that Black lives still matter">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Soanes, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock If trees are cut down in the city, where will possums live? – Millie, age 9, Sydney. Hi Millie. Thanks for your question. I worry about this too. Trees are really important ... <a title="Curious Kids: if trees are cut down in the city, where will possums live?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/03/curious-kids-if-trees-are-cut-down-in-the-city-where-will-possums-live-161810/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: if trees are cut down in the city, where will possums live?">Read more</a>
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June 3, 2021
A View from Afar: Selwyn Manning and Paul Buchanan present this week’s podcast, where they analyse the Australia-China-New Zealand relationship. Has this reached a tipping-point? Also, Israel. How stable will this cobbled together coalition of anti-Netanyahu parties be?
