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July 8, 2023
Investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein . . . author of The Palestine Laboratory. Image: The author Asia Pacific Report: LocationsMonday, July 17: ChristchurchPublic meeting, 7pmKnox Centre, Cnr Bealey Avenue & Victoria street, Christchurch (books available)https://www.facebook.com/events/813719740268177/ Tuesday, July 18: Wellington7pmSt Andrews on the Terrace, 30 The Terrace (Unity Books will have a rep there)https://www.facebook.com/events/644521054258279/ Wednesday, July 19: ... <a title="Palestine a testing ground for Israeli ‘occupation war tech’, says author" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/08/palestine-a-testing-ground-for-israeli-occupation-war-tech-says-author/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine a testing ground for Israeli ‘occupation war tech’, says author">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2023
Jubi News The Jayapura High Court has found West Papuan human rights and social justice activist Victor Yeimo guilty of treason and sentenced him to one year in prison in an appeal judgement this week. The verdict was delivered during a public session held by the panel of judges headed by Paluko Hutagalung, with Adrianus ... <a title="Jayapura court finds Yeimo guilty of ‘treason’ in appeal – longer sentence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/08/jayapura-court-finds-yeimo-guilty-of-treason-in-appeal-longer-sentence/" aria-label="Read more about Jayapura court finds Yeimo guilty of ‘treason’ in appeal – longer sentence">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2023
Pacific island countries’ “relentless” efforts at the UN’s specialist agency on shipping, International Maritime Organisation (IMO), has resulted in the adoption of a new emissions reductions strategy to ensure the Paris Agreement goal remains within reach. The IMO’s 80th Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC80) was under pressure to deliver an outcome to reduce the global ... <a title="UN shipping agency endorses 1.5 degrees plan after ‘relentless Pacific lobbying’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/08/un-shipping-agency-endorses-1-5-degrees-plan-after-relentless-pacific-lobbying/" aria-label="Read more about UN shipping agency endorses 1.5 degrees plan after ‘relentless Pacific lobbying’">Read more</a>
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July 8, 2023
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage John Perry, Masaya, Nicaragua On the fifth anniversary of the 2018 coup attempt in Nicaragua, conflicting accounts of the violence and killings still persist. The mainstream media has characterized the opposition protests as generally peaceful and cases of opposition violence as counter violence against brutal repression of dissent ... <a title="Nicaragua: On the Fifth Anniversary of a Coup Attempt, Conflicting Accounts Persist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/08/nicaragua-on-the-fifth-anniversary-of-a-coup-attempt-conflicting-accounts-persist/" aria-label="Read more about Nicaragua: On the Fifth Anniversary of a Coup Attempt, Conflicting Accounts Persist">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darren O’Donovan, Senior Lecturer in Administrative Law, La Trobe University The long-awaited robodebt royal commission report landed today, making searing adverse findings against both politicians and bureaucrats. Key individuals are denounced in stark moral terms: for venality, cowardice and callous disregard. The report contains the statement that ... <a title="Victims now know they were right about robodebt all along. Let the royal commission change the way we talk about welfare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/07/victims-now-know-they-were-right-about-robodebt-all-along-let-the-royal-commission-change-the-way-we-talk-about-welfare-209216/" aria-label="Read more about Victims now know they were right about robodebt all along. Let the royal commission change the way we talk about welfare">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Robodebt Royal Commissioner Catherine Holmes has referred multiple individuals involved with the illegal scheme for civil and criminal prosecutions and other actions. But the names remain secret. They are contained in a sealed section of Holmes’ report, released Friday, with ... <a title="Robodebt royal commissioner makes multiple referrals for prosecution, condemning scheme as ‘crude and cruel’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/07/robodebt-royal-commissioner-makes-multiple-referrals-for-prosecution-condemning-scheme-as-crude-and-cruel-209318/" aria-label="Read more about Robodebt royal commissioner makes multiple referrals for prosecution, condemning scheme as ‘crude and cruel’">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ehsan Dehghan, Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology Robin Worrall / Unsplash The royal commission into the unlawful robodebt scheme has delivered its findings. On the final day of public hearings, Commissioner Catherine Holmes highlighted the crucial role of citizen journalists and activists on Twitter. She described the ... <a title="The rise of #Robodebt: how Twitter activists pushed a government scandal from hashtags to a royal commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/07/the-rise-of-robodebt-how-twitter-activists-pushed-a-government-scandal-from-hashtags-to-a-royal-commission-209131/" aria-label="Read more about The rise of #Robodebt: how Twitter activists pushed a government scandal from hashtags to a royal commission">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Robodebt Royal Commissioner Catherine Holmes has recommended the referral of multiple individuals involved with the illegal scheme for civil and criminal prosecutions. But the names remain secret. They are contained in a sealed section of Holmes’ report, released Friday, with ... <a title="Robodebt royal commission recommends multiple referrals for prosecution, condemning scheme as ‘crude and cruel’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/07/robodebt-royal-commission-recommends-multiple-referrals-for-prosecution-condemning-scheme-as-crude-and-cruel-209318/" aria-label="Read more about Robodebt royal commission recommends multiple referrals for prosecution, condemning scheme as ‘crude and cruel’">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Speck, Emerita Professor, Art History and Curatorship, University of Adelaide Nickolas Muray, born Szeged, Hungary 1892, died New York, United States of America 1965, Frida Kahlo on bench #5, 1938, New York, United States of America, carbon print, 45.5 x 36 cm; The Jacques and Natasha ... <a title="Frida & Diego: Love & Revolution is insightful and beautiful; a reminder of how Anglo-American our conception of modern art is" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/07/frida-and-diego-love-and-revolution-is-insightful-and-beautiful-a-reminder-of-how-anglo-american-our-conception-of-modern-art-is-208022/" aria-label="Read more about Frida & Diego: Love & Revolution is insightful and beautiful; a reminder of how Anglo-American our conception of modern art is">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Tolbert, Associate Professor of Science and Environmental Education, University of Canterbury Shutterstock/Ground Picture Long-standing debates about the purpose and focus of a school science curriculum have resurfaced this week as New Zealand is refreshing its approach to science education. Some responses to an early draft of ... <a title="NZ curriculum refresh: the world faces complex challenges and science education must reflect that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/07/nz-curriculum-refresh-the-world-faces-complex-challenges-and-science-education-must-reflect-that-209232/" aria-label="Read more about NZ curriculum refresh: the world faces complex challenges and science education must reflect that">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University Shutterstock The launch of social media app Threads as a competitor to Twitter is a game-changer. Meta, which also owns Facebook and Instagram, launched the new platform yesterday, ahead of schedule. ... <a title="Why Meta’s Threads app is the biggest threat to Twitter yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/07/why-metas-threads-app-is-the-biggest-threat-to-twitter-yet-209220/" aria-label="Read more about Why Meta’s Threads app is the biggest threat to Twitter yet">Read more</a>
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July 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Gore, Laureate Professor of Education, Director Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, University of Newcastle Last August, the federal government set up an expert panel to look at teacher education in Australia. In part, this was born out of education ministers’ concerns about the shortage of teachers ... <a title="Teaching degrees are set for a major overhaul, but this is not what the profession needs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/07/teaching-degrees-are-set-for-a-major-overhaul-but-this-is-not-what-the-profession-needs-209223/" aria-label="Read more about Teaching degrees are set for a major overhaul, but this is not what the profession needs">Read more</a>
