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March 21, 2023
By Arieta Vakasukawaqa in Suva The installation of the Turaga Bale na Vunivalu Na Tui Kaba, Ratu Epenisa Cakobau, clearly indicates that Fiji’s traditional chiefly system still has a strong footing and chiefs still command respect among the country’s citizens. This is the view of Dr Paul Geraghty, the University of the South Pacific’s associate ... <a title="Traditional chiefs still have strong place in Fiji, says linguist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/21/traditional-chiefs-still-have-strong-place-in-fiji-says-linguist/" aria-label="Read more about Traditional chiefs still have strong place in Fiji, says linguist">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Shailendra Bahadur Singh in Suva The long-running row between the former Fiji government and the Suva-based regional University of the South Pacific (USP) has come back to haunt former Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama, who spent a night in a police cell on March 9 before appearing in court, charged with abuse of ... <a title="How the USP political saga may end the era of Bainimarama and FijiFirst" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/21/how-the-usp-political-saga-may-end-the-era-of-bainimarama-and-fijifirst/" aria-label="Read more about How the USP political saga may end the era of Bainimarama and FijiFirst">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2023
By Antoine Samoyeau in Pape’ete About 3000 activists of French Polynesia’s pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party met for six hours at the weekend with the executives insisting that they were “united’ after a recent upheaval over leadership. The party also presented a “renewed” slate of 73 candidates for next month’s territorial elections which includes many new ... <a title="Pro-independence party Tavini’s heals rift with ‘unity and credibility’ congress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/21/pro-independence-party-tavinis-heals-rift-with-unity-and-credibility-congress/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-independence party Tavini’s heals rift with ‘unity and credibility’ congress">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The first arrest has been made following the Brereton inquiry into allegations that Australians committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Former SAS soldier, Oliver Schulz, 41, has been remanded in custody after his arrest by police in regional NSW. He is ... <a title="First Australian charged with war crime of murder in Afghanistan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/20/first-australian-charged-with-war-crime-of-murder-in-afghanistan-202148/" aria-label="Read more about First Australian charged with war crime of murder in Afghanistan">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Park, Judith and David Coffey Chair in Sustainable Agriculture, Plant Breeding Institute, University of Sydney Shutterstock Some 70% of the World Heritage-listed Lord Howe Island has been closed to non-essential visitors in response to a recurrence of the plant disease myrtle rust. Myrtle rust, native to ... <a title="What is myrtle rust and why has this disease closed Lord Howe Island to visitors?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/20/what-is-myrtle-rust-and-why-has-this-disease-closed-lord-howe-island-to-visitors-202045/" aria-label="Read more about What is myrtle rust and why has this disease closed Lord Howe Island to visitors?">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suranga Seneviratne, Senior Lecturer – Security, University of Sydney Shutterstock Are you tired of receiving SMS scams pretending to be from Australia Post, the tax office, MyGov and banks? You’re not alone. Each year, thousands of Australians fall victim to SMS scams. And losses have surged in ... <a title="Scammers can slip fake texts into legitimate SMS threads. Will a government crackdown stop them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/20/scammers-can-slip-fake-texts-into-legitimate-sms-threads-will-a-government-crackdown-stop-them-200644/" aria-label="Read more about Scammers can slip fake texts into legitimate SMS threads. Will a government crackdown stop them?">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Misha Ketchell, Editor, The Conversation Thanks in no small part to the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), today few people would be foolish enough to dispute the scientific consensus on the climate crisis. But as recently as a decade ago that wasn’t the ... <a title="Introducing Fear and Wonder: The Conversation’s new climate podcast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/20/introducing-fear-and-wonder-the-conversations-new-climate-podcast-200066/" aria-label="Read more about Introducing Fear and Wonder: The Conversation’s new climate podcast">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eric Windholz, Senior Lecturer and Associate, Monash Centre for Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies, Monash University Inadequate, inequitable, and in some cases possibly in breach of workers’ compensation laws. That’s how bad the current insurance arrangements are for Australia’s professional sports people, who get less support for ... <a title="Why sports stars get less support than other injured workers – and how we can fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/20/why-sports-stars-get-less-support-than-other-injured-workers-and-how-we-can-fix-it-200702/" aria-label="Read more about Why sports stars get less support than other injured workers – and how we can fix it">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Kingsford, Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney Bill Ormonde, Author provided Millions of dead fish float on the surface of the river. Native bony herring and introduced young carp, as well as a few mature Murray cod and golden perch. History is ... <a title="How did millions of fish die gasping in the Darling – after three years of rain?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/20/how-did-millions-of-fish-die-gasping-in-the-darling-after-three-years-of-rain-202125/" aria-label="Read more about How did millions of fish die gasping in the Darling – after three years of rain?">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter McNeil, Distinguished Professor of Design History, UTS, University of Technology Sydney Sydney World Pride and Mardi Gras 2023 were a huge success. Sydney was activated in a way rarely seen – block and street parties, cultural festivals and dance parties for all tastes. Now that the ... <a title="‘A place to dance and a place to cry’: Pride (R)evolution is an authentic exhibition for queer communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/20/a-place-to-dance-and-a-place-to-cry-pride-r-evolution-is-an-authentic-exhibition-for-queer-communities-201659/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A place to dance and a place to cry’: Pride (R)evolution is an authentic exhibition for queer communities">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Pawson, Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Pandemic-generated pressures have left our rental housing market reeling. Australia-wide, vacancy rates are at rock-bottom levels. Rents are soaring at record rates. Queensland has been at the epicentre of the ... <a title="The post-COVID crisis hit Queensland hardest. With 100,000 households needing low-cost housing, here’s how it can recover" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/20/the-post-covid-crisis-hit-queensland-hardest-with-100-000-households-needing-low-cost-housing-heres-how-it-can-recover-199514/" aria-label="Read more about The post-COVID crisis hit Queensland hardest. With 100,000 households needing low-cost housing, here’s how it can recover">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Dan Himbrechts/Paul Braven/AAP The New South Wales state election will be held on Saturday. I had a preview of both the lower and upper houses last week. ... <a title="NSW Resolve poll has narrow lead for Labor five days before election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/20/nsw-resolve-poll-has-narrow-lead-for-labor-five-days-before-election-201944/" aria-label="Read more about NSW Resolve poll has narrow lead for Labor five days before election">Read more</a>
