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May 17, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has failed to get any electoral “bounce” from last week’s budget, despite it being widely seen as good for the economy, according to Newspoll. Labor retains a two-party lead of 51-49%, although there was a 2 point fall ... <a title="No ‘bounce’ for government from big-spend budget: Newspoll" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/no-bounce-for-government-from-big-spend-budget-newspoll-160979/" aria-label="Read more about No ‘bounce’ for government from big-spend budget: Newspoll">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2021
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Indonesia is pressuring Papua New Guinea over an illegal group East Sepik claiming to form an army unit to help West Papuan pro-independence rebels fighting against Indonesian forces across the border. Calling such armed groups as “terrorists”, Indonesia’s Ambassador to PNG, Andriana Supandy, said his country respected the sovereignty ... <a title="Indonesia pressures PNG over militant video by West Papuan supporters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/16/indonesia-pressures-png-over-militant-video-by-west-papuan-supporters/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia pressures PNG over militant video by West Papuan supporters">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2021
RNZ News Samoa is to hear on Monday whether fresh elections will go ahead next week. The Supreme Court heard challenges yesterday to the new ballot called last week by the Head of State, Tuimaleali’ifano Va’aletoa Sualauvi II. Chief Justice Satiu Simativa Perese said the hearing would test the extent of the powers held by ... <a title="Samoa court test case ruling on fresh elections due Monday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/16/samoa-court-test-case-ruling-on-fresh-elections-due-monday/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa court test case ruling on fresh elections due Monday">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A collective of community groups in Tahiti trying to preserve a historical-cultural icon at Tautira have condemned the Tahitian government for “deliberately trying to destroy our heritage”. The iconic Tahua-Reva is the community’s sacred mountain on the southeastern tip of Tahiti-Iti, the smaller section adjoining the main island of Tahiti. The ... <a title="Tahitian community groups try to save endangered sacred mountain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/16/tahitian-community-groups-try-to-save-endangered-sacred-mountain/" aria-label="Read more about Tahitian community groups try to save endangered sacred mountain">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on the Indonesian police to drop politically motivated treason charges against West Papua National Committee (KNPB) spokesperson Victor Yeimo. Yeimo was arrested for calling for an independence referendum for Papua which he expressed in 2019 during the anti-racism protests and riots in Papua and West ... <a title="HRW demands police drop treason charges against Papuan activist Yeimo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/16/hrw-demands-police-drop-treason-charges-against-papuan-activist-yeimo/" aria-label="Read more about HRW demands police drop treason charges against Papuan activist Yeimo">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2021
Media offices have been bombed and Palestinian and international journalists arrested, beaten and threatened by Israeli forces amid escalating violence in Gaza, reports the International Federation of Journalists. The IFJ has declared in a statement that it stands in solidarity with the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) and all Palestinian and foreign media workers that have ... <a title="Palestine: Hold Israel accountable for crimes against journalists, says IFJ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/16/palestine-hold-israel-accountable-for-crimes-against-journalists-says-ifj/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine: Hold Israel accountable for crimes against journalists, says IFJ">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk New Zealand’s Green Party has condemned the violent and forced displacement of the Palestinian Sheikh Jarrah community of East Jerusalem by Israeli forces and settlers. “We further condemn the recent indiscriminate bombing of the Gaza Strip causing the deaths of [113 Palestinian civilians, including 31 children], we call on both the ... <a title="NZ Greens condemn Israeli violence against Palestinian communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/16/nz-greens-condemn-israeli-violence-against-palestinian-communities/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Greens condemn Israeli violence against Palestinian communities">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2021
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage With congressman Guillermo Bermejo, member of Pedro Castillo’s Presidential Campaign Join the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) to analyze the decisive presidential election taking place this June 6 in Perú. COHA Director Patricio Zamorano, COHA Senior Research Fellow Alina Duarte and COHA Senior Analyst William Camacaro will interview ... <a title="COHA Webinar | Pedro Castillo Advances A New Progressive Agenda to Win the Presidency in Peru" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/15/coha-webinar-pedro-castillo-advances-a-new-progressive-agenda-to-win-the-presidency-in-peru/" aria-label="Read more about COHA Webinar | Pedro Castillo Advances A New Progressive Agenda to Win the Presidency in Peru">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Hodgson, Professor, Curtin Law School and Curtin Business School, Curtin University We’re told that this budget, more than most, delivered for women. Commonwealth Treasury Certainly for the first time in years it was accompanied by a Women’s Budget Statement printed as part of the budget papers ... <a title="The Women’s Budget Statement was more like a first step than a revolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/15/the-womens-budget-statement-was-more-like-a-first-step-than-a-revolution-160787/" aria-label="Read more about The Women’s Budget Statement was more like a first step than a revolution">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. It’s been a big month, so far, for the Maldive Islands. Further, some of New Zealand’s leading cricketers (including captain Kane Williamson) are manuhiri in the Maldives. Indian Ocean neighbour – the Seychelles – has even more reported new cases per capita than the Maldives. I guess that neither country did ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Covid19 League Charts for the 2nd Week of May" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/14/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid-19-covid19-league-charts-for-the-2nd-week-of-may/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid-19: Covid19 League Charts for the 2nd Week of May">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Bartlett, Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) yesterday revealed there have been six reports of Guillain-Barré syndrome in Australia following the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine. This is an autoimmune disorder, which causes muscle weakness, numbness and tingling. ... <a title="Could the AstraZeneca vaccine cause Guillain-Barré syndrome? We don’t know yet — but there’s minimal cause for concern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/14/could-the-astrazeneca-vaccine-cause-guillain-barre-syndrome-we-dont-know-yet-but-theres-minimal-cause-for-concern-160923/" aria-label="Read more about Could the AstraZeneca vaccine cause Guillain-Barré syndrome? We don’t know yet — but there’s minimal cause for concern">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Chamberlain, Associate Professor Indigenous Health Equity, La Trobe University Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (First Nations) children are increasingly being removed from their families and placed into out-of-home care, raising concerns of another Stolen Generation. One of the main reasons is reporting to child protection services ... <a title="First Nations families need support to stay together, before we create another Stolen Generation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/14/first-nations-families-need-support-to-stay-together-before-we-create-another-stolen-generation-159131/" aria-label="Read more about First Nations families need support to stay together, before we create another Stolen Generation">Read more</a>
