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December 11, 2022
By Ella Melake in Suva The People’s Alliance leader Sitiveni Rabuka in Fiji says he is ready to use all the experience and knowledge he has gained in his 74 years to lead the country to peace. Speaking to a packed audience during a rally at Nasinu Sangam School, Narere, Nasinu, on Thursday night, the ... <a title="Fiji elections: Rabuka – ‘What I’m doing now is a vision’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/11/fiji-elections-rabuka-what-im-doing-now-is-a-vision/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: Rabuka – ‘What I’m doing now is a vision’">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2022
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s hints this week that reforms will be pared back in 2023 — and an untidy interview by Broadcasting Minister Willie Jackson — has added to scepticism about the Aotearoa New Zealand government’s public media plan. But while the media have aired angst about editorial independence, trust and costs, the opportunities have ... <a title="Mediawatch: NZ public media merger meets growing resistance as clock ticks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/11/mediawatch-nz-public-media-merger-meets-growing-resistance-as-clock-ticks/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: NZ public media merger meets growing resistance as clock ticks">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2022
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva People are not powerless in a “real” democracy, says prominent Suva-based Fiji lawyer Richard Naidu. Speaking to The Fiji Times during an interview, Naidu – who writes a weekly column for the newspaper – outlined why citizens should take an active interest in politics. “I think people have got to ... <a title="Fiji elections: People ‘not powerless’ in real democracy, says Naidu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/11/fiji-elections-people-not-powerless-in-real-democracy-says-naidu/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: People ‘not powerless’ in real democracy, says Naidu">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Maguire, Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP/AAP Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong chose Human Rights Day to announce Magnitsky-style sanctions against 13 Russian and Iranian individuals and two entities, in response to egregious human rights abuses. Wong has ... <a title="Australia announces ‘Magnitsky’ sanctions against targets in Russia and Iran. What are they and will they work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/11/australia-announces-magnitsky-sanctions-against-targets-in-russia-and-iran-what-are-they-and-will-they-work-196346/" aria-label="Read more about Australia announces ‘Magnitsky’ sanctions against targets in Russia and Iran. What are they and will they work?">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2022
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva The People’s Alliance party leader Sitiveni Rabuka claims the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) “has sold its soul” in secretly “working in cahoots” with the FijiFirst party after SODELPA lodged a complaint against the alliance with the Fijian Elections Office yesterday. Rabuka claimed the complaint against the People’s Alliance on ... <a title="Fiji elections: SODELPA has ‘sold its soul’, says Rabuka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/10/fiji-elections-sodelpa-has-sold-its-soul-says-rabuka/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: SODELPA has ‘sold its soul’, says Rabuka">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra original Dan Himbrechts/AAP The federal government will provide up to $1.5 billion – to be matched by states and territories – for “targeted and temporary” relief on power bills for low and middle income households and small businesses. Under a ... <a title="Power package: $3 billion for ‘targeted and temporary’ relief on bills" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/power-package-3-billion-for-targeted-and-temporary-relief-on-bills-196292/" aria-label="Read more about Power package: $3 billion for ‘targeted and temporary’ relief on bills">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Courtney Walton, Research Fellow & Psychologist, Mental Health in Elite Sports, The University of Melbourne Throughout history, sports have been guilty of prioritising certain groups at the exclusion of others. There has been a pervasive idea that being an athlete requires the demonstration of traditionally masculine traits. ... <a title="New study reveals gender bias in sport research. It’s yet another hurdle to progress in women’s sport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/new-study-reveals-gender-bias-in-sport-research-its-yet-another-hurdle-to-progress-in-womens-sport-196027/" aria-label="Read more about New study reveals gender bias in sport research. It’s yet another hurdle to progress in women’s sport">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University Shutterstock In a bid to arrest escalating power prices, Australia’s federal, state and territory governments have agreed to impose caps on the wholesale price of coal and gas. Announcing the decision after National Cabinet met on Friday, Prime ... <a title="Will price caps on coal and gas bring power prices down? An expert isn’t so sure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/will-price-caps-on-coal-and-gas-bring-power-prices-down-an-expert-isnt-so-sure-196277/" aria-label="Read more about Will price caps on coal and gas bring power prices down? An expert isn’t so sure">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ashwin Swaminathan, Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University Medical School, Australian National University AP Photo/Mark Lennihan Like Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Obrador before him, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been infected with COVID for a second time. In the middle of ... <a title="There are still good reasons to avoid catching COVID again – for one, your risk of long COVID goes up each time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/there-are-still-good-reasons-to-avoid-catching-covid-again-for-one-your-risk-of-long-covid-goes-up-each-time-196041/" aria-label="Read more about There are still good reasons to avoid catching COVID again – for one, your risk of long COVID goes up each time">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
In 2006, Fiji’s current Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, seized power from a government that had been elected only seven months earlier. Named the “good governance coup”, the takeover was justified by concerns about corruption as well as racism. Sixteen years later, Fiji is about to go to the polls for the third time since Bainimarama ... <a title="An update on the ‘good governance coup’ – political will, corruption in Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/an-update-on-the-good-governance-coup-political-will-corruption-in-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about An update on the ‘good governance coup’ – political will, corruption in Fiji">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
The Sunday Bulletin Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape says it is very disappointing that foreign-owned media in the country continue to run “fake news”. He said this after an editorial in the Malaysian-owned National on Wednesday claimed that former Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop had “rubbished” Papua New Guinea at the PNG Mining ... <a title="Marape blasts foreign media, claiming ‘fake news’ on mining conference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/marape-blasts-foreign-media-claiming-fake-news-on-mining-conference/" aria-label="Read more about Marape blasts foreign media, claiming ‘fake news’ on mining conference">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
By Jan Kohout, RNZ Pacific journalist A new initiative has been launched in 15 Pacific Island countries to improve educational standards. The Pacific Regional Inclusive Education Review was launched last week with each country having their own national surveys with the assistance of community groups, NGOs and stakeholders. It has has been signed by Cook ... <a title="New review aims to ensure education is ‘a right’ across the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/new-review-aims-to-ensure-education-is-a-right-across-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about New review aims to ensure education is ‘a right’ across the Pacific">Read more</a>
