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January 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Greste, Professor of Journalism and Communications, The University of Queensland When UK District Judge Vanessa Baraitser declared she was rejecting the US request to extradite Julian Assange, his partner Stella Moris wept with relief. In an emotional speech outside the court, Moris described the ruling as ... <a title="Julian Assange’s extradition victory offers cold comfort for press freedom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/05/julian-assanges-extradition-victory-offers-cold-comfort-for-press-freedom-152676/" aria-label="Read more about Julian Assange’s extradition victory offers cold comfort for press freedom">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nematullah Bizhan, Lecturer in Public Policy at the Development Policy Centre, Australian National University, & Senior Research Associate with the Global Economic Governance Program, Oxford University, Australian National University Peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban are set to resume today in Doha, at a time ... <a title="For the Afghan peace talks to succeed, a ceasefire is the next — and perhaps toughest — step forward" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/05/for-the-afghan-peace-talks-to-succeed-a-ceasefire-is-the-next-and-perhaps-toughest-step-forward-152610/" aria-label="Read more about For the Afghan peace talks to succeed, a ceasefire is the next — and perhaps toughest — step forward">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Clive Williams, Australian National University Tensions are running high in the Middle East in the waning days of the Trump administration. Over the weekend, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif claimed Israeli agents were planning to attack US forces in Iraq to provide US President Donald Trump with a pretext for striking Iran. ... <a title="Are US and Iran headed for a military showdown before Trump leaves office?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/05/are-us-and-iran-headed-for-a-military-showdown-before-trump-leaves-office/" aria-label="Read more about Are US and Iran headed for a military showdown before Trump leaves office?">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Waikeria prison riot Chris Trotter: A Powerful political metaphor Polly Gillespie (Stuff): The prison riot that didn’t need to happen Kim Workman (RNZ): Transforming Waikeria – Hōkai Rangi or Hōkai Nuku? John Minto (Daily Blog): Waikeria – dignity and ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 5 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/05/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-january-5-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – January 5 2021">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is relieved by the January 4 ruling of UK District Judge Vanessa Baraitser to block the United States’ attempt to extradite WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange. However, it is extremely disappointed by the court’s failure to reject the substance of the case, leaving the door open to further ... <a title="RSF hails UK court blocking of US bid to extradite Julian Assange" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/05/rsf-hails-uk-court-blocking-of-us-bid-to-extradite-julian-assange/" aria-label="Read more about RSF hails UK court blocking of US bid to extradite Julian Assange">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Haskell-Dowland, Associate Dean (Computing and Security), Edith Cowan University With the festive season having come to a close, consumers the world over will be playing with a variety of new tech toys. In recent years, the most popular gadgets sold on Amazon have included a variety ... <a title="The Christmas gifts that keep giving (your data away) — and how to prevent this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/05/the-christmas-gifts-that-keep-giving-your-data-away-and-how-to-prevent-this-152242/" aria-label="Read more about The Christmas gifts that keep giving (your data away) — and how to prevent this">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Starling, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Sydney How do we know when animals who don’t have tails are happy? — Goldie Rose, aged 5. Great question Goldie! Animals use their tails for steering, holding, balancing and swimming, but they also use them as a way to talk ... <a title="Curious Kids: how can we tell if an animal is happy without a wagging tail?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/05/curious-kids-how-can-we-tell-if-an-animal-is-happy-without-a-wagging-tail-150374/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how can we tell if an animal is happy without a wagging tail?">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Spotify offered the promise that, in the age of digital downloads, all artists would get paid for their music, and some would get paid a lot. Lorde and Billie Eilish showed what was ... <a title="Stream weavers: the musicians’ dilemma in Spotify’s pay-to-play plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/05/stream-weavers-the-musicians-dilemma-in-spotifys-pay-to-play-plan-151479/" aria-label="Read more about Stream weavers: the musicians’ dilemma in Spotify’s pay-to-play plan">Read more</a>
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January 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University If the National Gallery of Victoria’s 2017 Triennial broke attendance records with more than 1.2 million visitors, it is nothing short of a miracle the 2020 Triennial is taking place at all. To bring together more than ... <a title="Enthralling, dystopian, sublime: NGV Triennial has a huge ‘wow’ factor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/05/enthralling-dystopian-sublime-ngv-triennial-has-a-huge-wow-factor-152607/" aria-label="Read more about Enthralling, dystopian, sublime: NGV Triennial has a huge ‘wow’ factor">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clive Williams, Campus visitor, ANU Centre for Military and Security Law, Australian National University Tensions are running high in the Middle East in the waning days of the Trump administration. Over the weekend, Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, claimed Israeli agents were planning to attack US ... <a title="Are the US and Iran headed for a military showdown before Trump leaves office?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/04/are-the-us-and-iran-headed-for-a-military-showdown-before-trump-leaves-office-152606/" aria-label="Read more about Are the US and Iran headed for a military showdown before Trump leaves office?">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Laufer, Associate Professor, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington In Australia, New Zealand and around the world, COVID has turned luxury and semi-luxury hotels into quarantine facilities. Among the four and five-star hotels reported as having been used for temporary detention are Sydney’s Intercontinental, ... <a title="After COVID we may never think about hotels in the same way again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/04/after-covid-we-may-never-think-about-hotels-in-the-same-way-again-151373/" aria-label="Read more about After COVID we may never think about hotels in the same way again">Read more</a>
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January 4, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Laurenceson, Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney Great power competition in the Asia-Pacific region has been building for years. But COVID-19 has turbo-charged the shifts taking place and China is finishing 2020 in a significantly stronger position compared with the US ... <a title="China enters 2021 a stronger, more influential power — and Australia may feel the squeeze even more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/01/04/china-enters-2021-a-stronger-more-influential-power-and-australia-may-feel-the-squeeze-even-more-150943/" aria-label="Read more about China enters 2021 a stronger, more influential power — and Australia may feel the squeeze even more">Read more</a>
