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March 24, 2024
Asia Pacific Report A leader of one of New Zealand’s main Palestine solidarity groups today called on the government to expel the Israeli ambassador and call for an immediate ceasefire in the genocidal war on Gaza. “We know what the crimes are — occupation. Land theft. Ethnic cleansing. Apartheid. Genocide. All crimes against humanity,” Palestine ... <a title="NZ protesters call for expulsion of Israeli ambassador over Gaza atrocities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/24/nz-protesters-call-for-expulsion-of-israeli-ambassador-over-gaza-atrocities/" aria-label="Read more about NZ protesters call for expulsion of Israeli ambassador over Gaza atrocities">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2024
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Papua New Guinea and Bougainville appear no closer to the tabling in the National Parliament of the referendum on independence. The non-binding referendum, conducted in 2019, as required by the Bougainville Peace Agreement of 2001, resulted in 97.8 percent of voters supporting independence for a region torn apart ... <a title="Bougainville threat to bypass PNG Parliament in independence standoff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/24/bougainville-threat-to-bypass-png-parliament-in-independence-standoff/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville threat to bypass PNG Parliament in independence standoff">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Olver, Adjunct Professsor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide Catherine, Princess of Wales, is undergoing treatment for cancer. In a video thanking followers for their messages of support after her major abdominal surgery, the Princess of Wales explained, “tests after ... <a title="Kate Middleton is having ‘preventive chemotherapy’ for cancer. What does this mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/24/kate-middleton-is-having-preventive-chemotherapy-for-cancer-what-does-this-mean-226461/" aria-label="Read more about Kate Middleton is having ‘preventive chemotherapy’ for cancer. What does this mean?">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Barton, Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation; Scholar -In-Residence Asia Society Australia, Deakin University It appears almost certain the brutal assault on a Russian crowd settling down to watch a rock concert in Moscow on Friday night was an Islamist ... <a title="Why would Islamic State attack Russia and what does this mean for the terrorism threat globally?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/24/why-would-islamic-state-attack-russia-and-what-does-this-mean-for-the-terrorism-threat-globally-226464/" aria-label="Read more about Why would Islamic State attack Russia and what does this mean for the terrorism threat globally?">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hortle, Research Fellow, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania The votes have been cast, but the helter skelter race to form the next Tasmanian government is just beginning. While the results aren’t likely to be formalised for a couple of weeks, the island state’s voters haven’t ... <a title="Tasmanians have voted in a hung parliament, but neither major party is backing down from taking the reins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/24/tasmanians-have-voted-in-a-hung-parliament-but-neither-major-party-is-backing-down-from-taking-the-reins-225776/" aria-label="Read more about Tasmanians have voted in a hung parliament, but neither major party is backing down from taking the reins">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2024
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 Tasmania has five electorates that each return seven members using the proportional Hare-Clark system, for a total of 35 seats. A quota is one-eighth of the vote, ... <a title="Liberals will win most seats in Tasmanian election, but be short of a majority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/24/liberals-will-win-most-seats-in-tasmanian-election-but-be-short-of-a-majority-226398/" aria-label="Read more about Liberals will win most seats in Tasmanian election, but be short of a majority">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2024
PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape says funding for impending byelections is not an issue. “We are assisting the Electoral Commission with funding, I have strongly advised Electoral Commissioner to get the byelection up and running. “Put the programme together, get to Treasury and request funding and the byelections must be done. ... <a title="PNG ‘isn’t broke’, says PM Marape who wants byelections to go ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/23/png-isnt-broke-says-pm-marape-who-wants-byelections-to-go-ahead/" aria-label="Read more about PNG ‘isn’t broke’, says PM Marape who wants byelections to go ahead">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2024
Asia Pacific Report A West Papuan pro-independence leader has condemned the “sadistic brutality” of Indonesian soldiers in a torture video and called for an urgent United Nations human rights visit to the colonised Melanesian territory. “There is an urgent need for states to take more serious action on human rights in West Papua,” said president ... <a title="Wenda condemns ‘sadistic brutality’ of Indonesian torture of Papuan – calls for UN action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/23/wenda-condemns-sadistic-brutality-of-indonesian-torture-of-papuan-calls-for-un-action/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda condemns ‘sadistic brutality’ of Indonesian torture of Papuan – calls for UN action">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2024
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Prominent Pasifika community leader Pakilau Manase Lua has resigned from New Zealand Rugby’s (NZR) Pasifika Advisory Group, saying it is “unacceptable” for there still to be no Pacific representation on the board. Pakilau officially resigned from NZR’s PAG on Thursday night. “They (NZR) made us a toothless advisory ... <a title="‘Performing monkeys for colonial institutions’ – Pacific adviser quits NZ Rugby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/23/performing-monkeys-for-colonial-institutions-pacific-adviser-quits-nz-rugby/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Performing monkeys for colonial institutions’ – Pacific adviser quits NZ Rugby">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Bell-James, Associate Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland Sundry Photography, Shutterstock Australia has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to halt and reverse biodiversity loss through ambitious law and policy reform. The federal government is currently rewriting our national environmental laws and updating the overarching ... <a title="Australia must lead the world on nature restoration through ambitious interpretation of international law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/23/australia-must-lead-the-world-on-nature-restoration-through-ambitious-interpretation-of-international-law-225903/" aria-label="Read more about Australia must lead the world on nature restoration through ambitious interpretation of international law">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2024
Pacific Media Watch Editorial staff at Australia’s public broadcaster ABC have again registered a vote of no confidence in managing director David Anderson and senior managers over the handling of complaints by Israeli lobbyists. At a national meeting of members of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance this week, staff passed a resolution of no ... <a title="ABC editorial staff call for content chief to resign over Gaza comments sacking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/23/abc-editorial-staff-call-for-content-chief-to-resign-over-gaza-comments-sacking/" aria-label="Read more about ABC editorial staff call for content chief to resign over Gaza comments sacking">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan van den Hoek, Senior Lecturer, Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of the Sunshine Coast Various forms of motorsport are passionately followed around the world, and the pinnacle of the sport is Formula 1 – a fast-paced battle between drivers and teams with some of the most finely ... <a title="What happens to F1 drivers’ bodies, and what sort of training do they do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/22/what-happens-to-f1-drivers-bodies-and-what-sort-of-training-do-they-do-226331/" aria-label="Read more about What happens to F1 drivers’ bodies, and what sort of training do they do?">Read more</a>
