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May 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Carter, Associate Professor, RMIT University GOES-18 image of Hunga Tonga Volcano. NOAA With technology increasingly embedded in our everyday lives, it is becoming more important to understand space weather and its impacts on tech. When one hears “space weather”, one typically thinks of huge explosions on ... <a title="The Tonga volcano eruption caused a ‘super bubble’ in Earth’s ionosphere, disrupting satellite navigation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/25/the-tonga-volcano-eruption-caused-a-super-bubble-in-earths-ionosphere-disrupting-satellite-navigation-204546/" aria-label="Read more about The Tonga volcano eruption caused a ‘super bubble’ in Earth’s ionosphere, disrupting satellite navigation">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2023
By Walter Zweifel, RNZ Pacific reporter New Caledonia’s largest pro-independence party says the latest French pronouncement on self-determination is an insult to the decolonisation process. Amid a dispute over the validity of the referendum process under the Noumea Accord, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin told the United Nations last week that self-determination might take “one ... <a title="Caledonian Union dismisses ‘two generations to self-determination’ comment as an insult" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/24/caledonian-union-dismisses-two-generations-to-self-determination-comment-as-an-insult/" aria-label="Read more about Caledonian Union dismisses ‘two generations to self-determination’ comment as an insult">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2023
ABC Pacific Beat Timor-Leste independence hero Xanana Gusmao has won the parliamentary election, but the country’s first president may contest the count after his party fell short of an outright majority. The result of Sunday’s election paves the way for a return to power for the 76-year-old, Timor-Leste’s first president, if he can form a ... <a title="Timor-Leste’s opposition party wins election ‘punishing’ ruling Fretilin coalition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/24/timor-lestes-opposition-party-wins-election-punishing-ruling-fretilin-coalition/" aria-label="Read more about Timor-Leste’s opposition party wins election ‘punishing’ ruling Fretilin coalition">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2023
By Iliesa Tora, RNZ Pacific journalist, and Kelvin Anthony, lead digital and social media journalist Chiefs are to serve people and not to be served, Fiji President Ratu Wiliame Katonivere told the Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) on Bau Island in Fiji today. The Council — regarded as the apex of traditional Fijian leadership and ... <a title="Fiji President welcomes inclusive ‘new dawn’ for Great Council of Chiefs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/24/fiji-president-welcomes-inclusive-new-dawn-for-great-council-of-chiefs/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji President welcomes inclusive ‘new dawn’ for Great Council of Chiefs">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2023
Asia Pacific Report An Australian advocacy group has called for West Papua to be reinscribed on the United Nations list of “non self-governing territories”, citing the “sham” vote in 1969 and the worsening human rights violations in the Indonesian-ruled Melanesian region. The UN Special Committee on Decolonisation began its 2023 Pacific Regional Seminar in Bali, ... <a title="Protesters call for West Papua to be included on UN ‘decolonisation’ list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/24/protesters-call-for-west-papua-to-be-included-on-un-decolonisation-list/" aria-label="Read more about Protesters call for West Papua to be included on UN ‘decolonisation’ list">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team. In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda ... <a title="Word from The Hill: On the Voice, the Quad, and Indian PM Modi’s visit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/24/word-from-the-hill-on-the-voice-the-quad-and-indian-pm-modis-visit-206305/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: On the Voice, the Quad, and Indian PM Modi’s visit">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute Shutterstock Major state tax reforms are few and far between in Australia, which is what makes Tuesday‘s Victorian budget very, very significant. Victoria’s government announced it will abolish stamp duty for commercial and industrial properties and replace it with ... <a title="Victoria shows Australia how to finally abolish stamp duty once and for all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/24/victoria-shows-australia-how-to-finally-abolish-stamp-duty-once-and-for-all-205646/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria shows Australia how to finally abolish stamp duty once and for all">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By KB Heylen, PhD Candidate, Macquarie University More than 6 million Australians have used the “buy now, pay later” lending services offered by Afterpay, Zip and more than a dozen other companies. Buy now, pay later offers an easy and convenient alternative to credit card services. You can ... <a title="The rules for Afterpay, Zip and other ‘buy now, pay later’ providers are changing. What it means for you, and them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/24/the-rules-for-afterpay-zip-and-other-buy-now-pay-later-providers-are-changing-what-it-means-for-you-and-them-206184/" aria-label="Read more about The rules for Afterpay, Zip and other ‘buy now, pay later’ providers are changing. What it means for you, and them">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2023
INTERACTIVE WEBCAST: Join the LIVE recording of Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning’s podcast A View from Afar at midday Thursday (New Zealand time) and Wednesday 8pm (US EDT). In this the second episode of A View from Afar podcast for 2023, political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will analyse the question: How ... <a title="LIVE PODCAST@Midday Thurs: How Stable is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Hold on Power?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/24/live-podcastmidday-thurs-how-stable-is-russian-president-vladimir-putins-hold-on-power/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE PODCAST@Midday Thurs: How Stable is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Hold on Power?">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University The Andrews government’s ninth budget is its toughest. The bill from Victoria’s COVID experience, as well as the state government’s ambitious infrastructure spending, has finally come due. The pandemic has added more than $30 billion to the state’s total net ... <a title="Victoria bites $117 billion bullet, begins the long march of land tax reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/24/victoria-bites-117-billion-bullet-begins-the-long-march-of-land-tax-reform-206066/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria bites $117 billion bullet, begins the long march of land tax reform">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Dale, Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland Australian entertainer and artist Rolf Harris has died at the age of 93. After a prominent career as an artist, particularly in the UK, in 2014 Harris was convicted of 12 counts of indecent assault. ... <a title="Even after his death, Rolf Harris’ artwork will stand as reminders of his criminal acts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/24/even-after-his-death-rolf-harris-artwork-will-stand-as-reminders-of-his-criminal-acts-206282/" aria-label="Read more about Even after his death, Rolf Harris’ artwork will stand as reminders of his criminal acts">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Ryan, Lecturer in Criminology, Deakin University Shutterstock The use of a Taser to subdue a 95-year-old dementia patient at an aged care home in Cooma, New South Wales, last week is yet another sickening example of what can go wrong when police rely too heavily on ... <a title="Why doesn’t Australia have greater transparency around Taser use by police?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/24/why-doesnt-australia-have-greater-transparency-around-taser-use-by-police-206085/" aria-label="Read more about Why doesn’t Australia have greater transparency around Taser use by police?">Read more</a>
