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April 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Jefferson, Senior Lecturer in Education, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Many Year 10 students are beginning to think seriously about what subjects they might pick for years 11 and 12. These are important decisions – not just because they may form the basis of further university study ... <a title="Year 10 students are thinking about their final subjects – here’s how parents can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/11/year-10-students-are-thinking-about-their-final-subjects-heres-how-parents-can-help-203164/" aria-label="Read more about Year 10 students are thinking about their final subjects – here’s how parents can help">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ou Yang, Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne The best word to describe the way Australia taxes alcoholic drinks is “incoherent”. It was the word used by the 2010 Henry Tax Review to describe a system in which some wine effectively faces no alcohol tax, expensive wine ... <a title="Australia’s system of taxing alcohol is ‘incoherent’, but our research suggests a single tax rate isn’t the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/11/australias-system-of-taxing-alcohol-is-incoherent-but-our-research-suggests-a-single-tax-rate-isnt-the-answer-195907/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s system of taxing alcohol is ‘incoherent’, but our research suggests a single tax rate isn’t the answer">Read more</a>
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April 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Lecturer, Screen Studies, University of New England Lionsgate At the beginning of the first John Wick film, the tools of his deadly trade lie entombed beneath concrete, buried alongside Wick’s worst self – the pitiless assassin only his happy marriage permitted him to retire. Fans ... <a title="How the John Wick franchise fits into the bloody tradition of the revenge film genre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/11/how-the-john-wick-franchise-fits-into-the-bloody-tradition-of-the-revenge-film-genre-203136/" aria-label="Read more about How the John Wick franchise fits into the bloody tradition of the revenge film genre">Read more</a>
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April 10, 2023
RNZ Pacific The authorities in Indonesia’s Papua region say the search for a New Zealand pilot taken hostage by West Papua Liberation Movement freedom fighters more than two months ago has been extended. Philip Mehrtens, a pilot for Susi Airlines, was taken hostage in the remote Nduga district on February 7. According to Antara News, ... <a title="Search for NZ pilot taken hostage by Papua rebels extended, says Indonesia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/10/search-for-nz-pilot-taken-hostage-by-papua-rebels-extended-says-indonesia/" aria-label="Read more about Search for NZ pilot taken hostage by Papua rebels extended, says Indonesia">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2023
By Russell Palmer, RNZ News digital political journalist Unprecedented levels of disinformation will only get worse this election in Aotearoa New Zealand, but systems set up to deal with it during the pandemic have all been shut down, Disinformation Project researcher Dr Sanjana Hattotuwa has warned. He says the levels of vitriol and conspiratorial discourse ... <a title="Rise in NZ disinformation, conspiracy theories prompts calls for election protections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/09/rise-in-nz-disinformation-conspiracy-theories-prompts-calls-for-election-protections/" aria-label="Read more about Rise in NZ disinformation, conspiracy theories prompts calls for election protections">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2023
By Anish Chand in Suva Post Fiji Ltd has engaged a law firm to recover $9.6 million from an Australia-based mail logistics company that used Post Fiji’s logo to conduct business dealings with postal agencies around the globe. This, according to the Auditor-General in his report on the review of public enterprises 2020-2021 that was ... <a title="$9.6m scandal – Post Fiji to pay huge bill to Australia-based mail company" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/08/9-6m-scandal-post-fiji-to-pay-huge-bill-to-australia-based-mail-company/" aria-label="Read more about $9.6m scandal – Post Fiji to pay huge bill to Australia-based mail company">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook The late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel laureate and tireless campaigner against South African apartheid, once observed: “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” For decades, the BBC’s editorial policy in reporting on Israel and Palestine has consistently chosen the side of the oppressor — and ... <a title="Al-Aqsa raid: How BBC coverage is enabling Israeli violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/08/al-aqsa-raid-how-bbc-coverage-is-enabling-israeli-violence/" aria-label="Read more about Al-Aqsa raid: How BBC coverage is enabling Israeli violence">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2023
EDITORIAL: By the editor-in-chief Fred Wesley It’s gone! Finito! Yesterday was a memorable day for the media. The Media Industry Development Act was repealed in Parliament. The draconian piece of legislation is no more — and good riddance! After 16 years, we finally can heave a sigh of relief, and look forward with great confidence. ... <a title="The Fiji Times: Draconian media law gone – good riddance!" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/08/the-fiji-times-draconian-media-law-gone-good-riddance/" aria-label="Read more about The Fiji Times: Draconian media law gone – good riddance!">Read more</a>
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April 7, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content GOVERNMENT, JACINDA ARDERN, PUBLIC SERVICE Peter Dunne (Newsroom): Nash is only half gone and the after-effects will linger Brian Easton (Pundit): The Fashion For Generic Management Is Not Working ... <a title="Newsletter: April 7 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/07/newsletter-april-7-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: April 7 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Ken Wyatt made history when he became the first Indigenous member of the House of Representatives in 2010. In 2019, he became the first Indigenous federal cabinet minister when he was appointed minister for Indigenous Australians in the Morrison government. ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: the high cost of the Liberals’ Voice rejection – for both Peter Dutton and the party" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/grattan-on-friday-the-high-cost-of-the-liberals-voice-rejection-for-both-peter-dutton-and-the-party-203419/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: the high cost of the Liberals’ Voice rejection – for both Peter Dutton and the party">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Liberals have formally decided to oppose the Voice. Peter Dutton has declared he will campaign against it, a high risk strategy when polls are showing a majority of Australians currently support a “yes” vote. Noel Pearson was scathing of ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham on the Voice, Aston, the Liberals, Uranium" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/politics-with-michelle-grattan-simon-birmingham-on-the-voice-aston-the-liberals-uranium-203416/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Birmingham on the Voice, Aston, the Liberals, Uranium">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gavin Rowell, Professor in High Energy Astrophyics, University of Adelaide LST-1 prototype in La Palma, Spain. Tomohiro Inada/CTA, CC BY-NC-ND Long gone are the days when astronomers only studied the skies with simple optical telescopes. Today, unveiling the mysteries of the Universe involves ever-larger and more complex ... <a title="A ‘next-generation’ gamma-ray observatory is underway to probe the extreme Universe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/a-next-generation-gamma-ray-observatory-is-underway-to-probe-the-extreme-universe-191772/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘next-generation’ gamma-ray observatory is underway to probe the extreme Universe">Read more</a>
