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March 4, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A West Papuan advocacy group in Australia has appealed to Foreign Minister Marise Payne to take the cue from a new United Nations Rapporteurs statement this week condemning the “ongoing human rights abuses” in the Indonesian-ruled West Papuan region. Joe Collins of the Australia West Papua Association (AWPA) said there was ... <a title="Australian group calls for action over UN Indonesian ‘Papuan abuses’ report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/australian-group-calls-for-action-over-un-indonesian-papuan-abuses-report/" aria-label="Read more about Australian group calls for action over UN Indonesian ‘Papuan abuses’ report">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
RNZ News Small groups of anti-mandate protesters are still lingering around Wellington after being cleared out of New Zealand’s Parliament precinct on Wednesday The disparate collection of groups and individuals who took part in the protests are divided about what happens next. Police say go home, and some protest groups like Voices for Freedom have ... <a title="Anti-mandate protesters try to camp at marae – told to ‘go home’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/anti-mandate-protesters-try-to-camp-at-marae-told-to-go-home/" aria-label="Read more about Anti-mandate protesters try to camp at marae – told to ‘go home’">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Sean Phelan, Massey University One striking feature of the “freedom convoy” protests in Ottawa, Wellington and elsewhere has been the intense antagonism towards “mainstream media” (MSM). These antagonisms are expressed not only in now familiar descriptions of MSM journalists as sinister agents of a wider power elite, coupled with pity or scorn for ... <a title="Why legitimate criticism of the ‘mainstream’ media is in danger of being hijacked by anti-vax and ‘freedom’ movements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/why-legitimate-criticism-of-the-mainstream-media-is-in-danger-of-being-hijacked-by-anti-vax-and-freedom-movements/" aria-label="Read more about Why legitimate criticism of the ‘mainstream’ media is in danger of being hijacked by anti-vax and ‘freedom’ movements">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Paddy Nixon talk about this week in politics. They canvass the war between Russia and Ukraine, as Western nations continue to ramp up tough sanctions against Russia ... <a title="VIDEO: The war, the floods, and COVID and campaigning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/video-the-war-the-floods-and-covid-and-campaigning-178519/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: The war, the floods, and COVID and campaigning">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bradley J. Moggridge, Associate Professor in Indigenous Water Science, University of Canberra The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) assessment reports have great influence over government decision-making on climate change. The latest report, launched this week, for the first time features Indigenous Knowledges alongside Western scientific research. ... <a title="IPCC reports still exclude Indigenous voices. Come join us at our sacred fires to find answers to climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/ipcc-reports-still-exclude-indigenous-voices-come-join-us-at-our-sacred-fires-to-find-answers-to-climate-change-178045/" aria-label="Read more about IPCC reports still exclude Indigenous voices. Come join us at our sacred fires to find answers to climate change">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate R Saunders, Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology The extreme rain and flooding bombarding Australia’s east coast has inflicted a heavy toll on lives and livelihoods. This, however, could’ve been minimised if weather warning systems had been clearly translated into on-the-ground, local impacts for communities. Early and ... <a title="People could’ve prepared for the floods better if the impacts of weather forecasts were clearly communicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/people-couldve-prepared-for-the-floods-better-if-the-impacts-of-weather-forecasts-were-clearly-communicated-178309/" aria-label="Read more about People could’ve prepared for the floods better if the impacts of weather forecasts were clearly communicated">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Covid has a habit of biting us on the bum, just as key milestones seem to be behind us. A diverse range of countries are facing current setbacks: eg Chile, Colombia, Bulgaria (where one in a hundred people have died from Covid), Hong Kong, South Korea, Israel. In Ukraine, there have ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 Concerns: Israel, South Korea and others" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-concerns-israel-south-korea-and-others/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 Concerns: Israel, South Korea and others">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Fortescue, Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney There has been constant speculation for most of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 22 years in power as to what it would take to bring about his departure. Authoritarian leaders tend to depart according to two scenarios (beyond natural causes): forced out ... <a title="As the Ukraine war drags on, how secure will Putin’s hold on power remain?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/as-the-ukraine-war-drags-on-how-secure-will-putins-hold-on-power-remain-178312/" aria-label="Read more about As the Ukraine war drags on, how secure will Putin’s hold on power remain?">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Goldsworthy, Associate Professor in Criminology, Bond University The latest report from the Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) shows the homicide rate is increasing in Australia. But should we be concerned and how does Australia compare to other similar countries? Is crime in general increasing or is ... <a title="Homicide is on the rise in Australia. Should we be concerned?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/homicide-is-on-the-rise-in-australia-should-we-be-concerned-178320/" aria-label="Read more about Homicide is on the rise in Australia. Should we be concerned?">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bhiamie Williamson, Research Associate & PhD Candidate, Australian National University The flooding crisis that has engulfed much of Australia’s east coast is yet more evidence of the catastrophic impacts of climate change. While all people are forced to confront similar challenges such as forced evacuations, loss of ... <a title="Like many disasters in Australia, Aboriginal people are over-represented and under-resourced in the NSW floods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/like-many-disasters-in-australia-aboriginal-people-are-over-represented-and-under-resourced-in-the-nsw-floods-178420/" aria-label="Read more about Like many disasters in Australia, Aboriginal people are over-represented and under-resourced in the NSW floods">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Kelsey, Professor of Law, University of Auckland Shutterstock The free trade agreement (FTA) signed between New Zealand and the United Kingdom this week demonstrates the intransigence of political leaders and their official advisers in the face of concerted demands to rethink the country’s trade policy paradigm. ... <a title="Behind the ‘inclusive’ window dressing, the NZ-UK free trade deal disappoints politically and economically" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/behind-the-inclusive-window-dressing-the-nz-uk-free-trade-deal-disappoints-politically-and-economically-178408/" aria-label="Read more about Behind the ‘inclusive’ window dressing, the NZ-UK free trade deal disappoints politically and economically">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Vonasch, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of Canterbury GettyImages Like the many similar movements against vaccine mandates and other pandemic restrictions around the world, New Zealand’s protests have expressed a unifying concern with personal freedoms. One of the highest-profile groups at the occupation of parliament grounds ... <a title="How protesters demanding ‘freedom’ from COVID restrictions ignore the way liberty really works" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/how-protesters-demanding-freedom-from-covid-restrictions-ignore-the-way-liberty-really-works-178287/" aria-label="Read more about How protesters demanding ‘freedom’ from COVID restrictions ignore the way liberty really works">Read more</a>
