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Year: 2021

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Papuan protest outside UN after Anari gagged for second time

April 23, 2021

Papuan protesters outside the United Nations headquarters yesterday after John Anari was gagged again from making a full statement at the UN Permanent Forum for Indigenous Issues. Image: Screenshot from the WPLO YouTube channel COMMENT: By Andrew Johnson Gagged again! West Papuan Liberation Organisation (WPLO) representative John Anari was allowed to introduce himself at the ... <a title="Papuan protest outside UN after Anari gagged for second time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/papuan-protest-outside-un-after-anari-gagged-for-second-time/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan protest outside UN after Anari gagged for second time">Read more</a>

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PNG Parliament adjourned for general health and safety, says Marape

April 23, 2021

By Rebecca Kuku in Port MoresbyPapua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape has defended the adjournment of Parliament for four months, saying this is for the health and safety of everyone. He said he was not willing to “sacrifice the health of our elected leaders while at the same time, observe the parliamentary process that ... <a title="PNG Parliament adjourned for general health and safety, says Marape" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/png-parliament-adjourned-for-general-health-and-safety-says-marape/" aria-label="Read more about PNG Parliament adjourned for general health and safety, says Marape">Read more</a>

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Locke invested with NZ Order of Merit for his human rights advocacy

April 23, 2021

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The Governor-General, Dame Patsy Reddy, this week invested social justice advocate and former Green Party MP Keith Locke as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit “for services to human rights advocacy”. Locke described the the award in the New Year Honours list as recognition of the great work ... <a title="Locke invested with NZ Order of Merit for his human rights advocacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/locke-invested-with-nz-order-of-merit-for-his-human-rights-advocacy/" aria-label="Read more about Locke invested with NZ Order of Merit for his human rights advocacy">Read more</a>

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‘They track our every move’: why the cards were stacked against a union at Amazon

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Walker, Adjunct Fellow, Centre for Workforce Futures, Macquarie University “Working at an Amazon warehouse is no easy thing. The shifts are long. The pace is super-fast. You are constantly being watched and monitored. They seem to think you are just another machine.” So testified Jennifer Bates ... <a title="‘They track our every move’: why the cards were stacked against a union at Amazon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/they-track-our-every-move-why-the-cards-were-stacked-against-a-union-at-amazon-159531/" aria-label="Read more about ‘They track our every move’: why the cards were stacked against a union at Amazon">Read more</a>

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No one is mourning the end of district health boards, but rebuilding trust in the system won’t be easy

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Tenbensel, Associate Professor, Health Policy, University of Auckland This week’s announcement that all district health boards (DHBs) would be abolished and replaced with a centralised health agency took a lot of people by surprise. Most key health sector interest groups appear to support the proposed agency, ... <a title="No one is mourning the end of district health boards, but rebuilding trust in the system won’t be easy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/no-one-is-mourning-the-end-of-district-health-boards-but-rebuilding-trust-in-the-system-wont-be-easy-159545/" aria-label="Read more about No one is mourning the end of district health boards, but rebuilding trust in the system won’t be easy">Read more</a>

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COVID vaccine may lead to a harmless lump in your armpit, so women advised to delay mammograms for 6 weeks

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rik Thompson, Professor of Breast Cancer Research, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation and School of Biomedical Sciences,, Queensland University of Technology Australian women are being asked to think about the timing of breast cancer screening as they prepare to receive their COVID vaccine. This is in ... <a title="COVID vaccine may lead to a harmless lump in your armpit, so women advised to delay mammograms for 6 weeks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/covid-vaccine-may-lead-to-a-harmless-lump-in-your-armpit-so-women-advised-to-delay-mammograms-for-6-weeks-159529/" aria-label="Read more about COVID vaccine may lead to a harmless lump in your armpit, so women advised to delay mammograms for 6 weeks">Read more</a>

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I understand the rationale to limit travellers from India, but I still feel uneasy

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, La Trobe University On Thursday, national cabinet agreed to list India as a “high-risk” country and temporarily reduce the number of people returning to Australia from the country by 30%. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said other countries would soon be added to the ... <a title="I understand the rationale to limit travellers from India, but I still feel uneasy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/i-understand-the-rationale-to-limit-travellers-from-india-but-i-still-feel-uneasy-159627/" aria-label="Read more about I understand the rationale to limit travellers from India, but I still feel uneasy">Read more</a>

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Submarines are designed to hide – so what happens when one goes missing?

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Goldrick, Adjunct Professor in Naval and Maritime Strategy and Policy, Australian National University In waters north of Bali, a frantic search is underway for the Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala, missing with 53 crew since the boat failed to make a routine signal report on Wednesday morning. ... <a title="Submarines are designed to hide – so what happens when one goes missing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/submarines-are-designed-to-hide-so-what-happens-when-one-goes-missing-159634/" aria-label="Read more about Submarines are designed to hide – so what happens when one goes missing?">Read more</a>

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All my loving: Young Talent Time still glows, 50 years since first airing on Australian TV

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney This weekend marks 50 years since the television premiere of Young Talent Time — a pastel-coloured, saccharine-sweet mix of talent competition, pop music tribute show and star factory. Accordingly, the National Film and Sound Archive (NSFA) has ... <a title="All my loving: Young Talent Time still glows, 50 years since first airing on Australian TV" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/all-my-loving-young-talent-time-still-glows-50-years-since-first-airing-on-australian-tv-159533/" aria-label="Read more about All my loving: Young Talent Time still glows, 50 years since first airing on Australian TV">Read more</a>

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VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Biden’s climate change summit, Australia’s climate policy, and George Christensen

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Michelle Grattan discusses the week in politics with University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher. This week the pair discuss some of the developments in the Biden climate summit, which commenced Thursday night. They also discuss the federal government’s “tearing ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Biden’s climate change summit, Australia’s climate policy, and George Christensen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/video-michelle-grattan-on-bidens-climate-change-summit-australias-climate-policy-and-george-christensen-159633/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on Biden’s climate change summit, Australia’s climate policy, and George Christensen">Read more</a>

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India’s staggering COVID crisis could have been avoided. But the government dropped its guard too soon

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pradeep Taneja, Senior Lecturer in Asian Politics, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne India reported 314,000 new cases of COVID-19 on April 22, the highest-ever infection tally recorded by any country on a single day. Many hospitals across the country are unable to ... <a title="India’s staggering COVID crisis could have been avoided. But the government dropped its guard too soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/indias-staggering-covid-crisis-could-have-been-avoided-but-the-government-dropped-its-guard-too-soon-159538/" aria-label="Read more about India’s staggering COVID crisis could have been avoided. But the government dropped its guard too soon">Read more</a>

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Spot the difference: As world leaders rose to the occasion at the Biden climate summit, Morrison faltered

April 23, 2021

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lesley Hughes, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University Prime Minister Scott Morrison overnight addressed a much anticipated virtual climate summit convened by US President Joe Biden, claiming future generations “will thank us not for what we have promised, but what we deliver”. But what will his ... <a title="Spot the difference: As world leaders rose to the occasion at the Biden climate summit, Morrison faltered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/04/23/spot-the-difference-as-world-leaders-rose-to-the-occasion-at-the-biden-climate-summit-morrison-faltered-159295/" aria-label="Read more about Spot the difference: As world leaders rose to the occasion at the Biden climate summit, Morrison faltered">Read more</a>