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March 20, 2024
By Melyne Baroi in Port Moresby A senior National Court judge in Papua New Guinea has dismissed an expatriate prisoner’s request to have his sentence suspended due to poor health. Judge Panuel Mogish said the court was interested in maintaining a standard that was equal to both non-citizens and citizens of Papua New Guinea. “Suspension ... <a title="PNG judge says ‘no double standards’ – expat prisoners must do their time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/20/png-judge-says-no-double-standards-expat-prisoners-must-do-their-time/" aria-label="Read more about PNG judge says ‘no double standards’ – expat prisoners must do their time">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2024
Pacific Media Watch Earthwise hosts Lois and Martin Griffiths. Earthwise presenters Lois and Martin Griffiths on Plains FM 96.9 community radio talk to Dr David Robie, a New Zealand author, independent journalist and media educator with a passion for the Asia-Pacific region. David talks about the struggle to raise awareness of critical Pacific issues such ... <a title="Earthwise talks to David Robie on Pacific issues and news media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/earthwise-talks-to-david-robie-on-pacific-issues-and-news-media/" aria-label="Read more about Earthwise talks to David Robie on Pacific issues and news media">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2024
Pacific Media Watch Ismail al-Ghoul, an Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent who was held for 12 hours at Gaza’s al-Shifa hospital, says Israeli forces rounded up Palestinian journalists at the facility and made them kneel on the ground for hours, while naked and blindfolded. “The occupation forces handcuffed and blindfolded us for about 12 hours from ... <a title="Israeli troops seize, blindfold naked journalists in bid to ‘silence’ Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/israeli-troops-seize-blindfold-naked-journalists-in-bid-to-silence-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Israeli troops seize, blindfold naked journalists in bid to ‘silence’ Gaza">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute chinasong, Shutterstock Electricity customers in four Australian states can breathe a sigh of relief. After two years in a row of 20% price increases, power prices have finally stabilised. In many places they’re going down. The good news is contained ... <a title="Finally, good news for power bills: energy regulator promises small savings for most customers on the ‘default market offer’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/finally-good-news-for-power-bills-energy-regulator-promises-small-savings-for-most-customers-on-the-default-market-offer-226020/" aria-label="Read more about Finally, good news for power bills: energy regulator promises small savings for most customers on the ‘default market offer’">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Lupton, SHARP Professor, Vitalities Lab, Centre for Social Research in Health and Social Policy Centre, and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, UNSW Sydney kitzcorner/Shutterstock The assertion from Queensland’s chief health officer John Gerrard that it’s time to stop using the term ... <a title="Why scrapping the term ‘long COVID’ would be harmful for people with the condition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/why-scrapping-the-term-long-covid-would-be-harmful-for-people-with-the-condition-225880/" aria-label="Read more about Why scrapping the term ‘long COVID’ would be harmful for people with the condition">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock Why are musicians so keen to get played on the radio? It can’t be because of the money. In Australia they are paid at rates so low they come close to making streaming services ... <a title="What’ll happen when Facebook stops paying for news? Here’s what happened when radio stopped paying for music" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/whatll-happen-when-facebook-stops-paying-for-news-heres-what-happened-when-radio-stopped-paying-for-music-226013/" aria-label="Read more about What’ll happen when Facebook stops paying for news? Here’s what happened when radio stopped paying for music">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2024
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz) It’s been a tumultuous time in politics in recent months, as the new National-led Government has driven through its “First 100 Day programme”. During this period there’s been a handful of opinion polls, which overall just show a minimal amount of flux in public support for ... <a title="Bryce Edwards Analysis – Scoring 4.6 out of 10, the new Government is struggling in the polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/bryce-edwards-analysis-scoring-4-6-out-of-10-the-new-government-is-struggling-in-the-polls/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards Analysis – Scoring 4.6 out of 10, the new Government is struggling in the polls">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Curran, Associate Professor of Ecology, Lincoln University, New Zealand Getty Images/Gerald Corsi In the latest move to reform environmental laws in New Zealand, the coalition government has introduced a bill to fast-track consenting processes for projects deemed to be of national or regional significance. The Fast-track ... <a title="The government wants to fast-track approvals of large infrastructure projects – that’s bad news for NZ’s biodiversity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/the-government-wants-to-fast-track-approvals-of-large-infrastructure-projects-thats-bad-news-for-nzs-biodiversity-225790/" aria-label="Read more about The government wants to fast-track approvals of large infrastructure projects – that’s bad news for NZ’s biodiversity">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2024
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Food rationing is underway in remote areas in Papua New Guinea’s Highlands following torrential rain and flash flooding. More than 20 people have been reported dead in Chimbu Province. In nearby Enga Province, the centre of last month’s massacre, a 15-year-old boy has been swept away in flooding. Wapenamanda ... <a title="‘Only one meal per day’ – 20 die in PNG Highlands flooding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/only-one-meal-per-day-20-die-in-png-highlands-flooding/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Only one meal per day’ – 20 die in PNG Highlands flooding">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Hughes, Lecturer, Research School of Management, Australian National University After months of debate and intrigue, the AFL’s 19th and newest team, the Tasmania Devils, finally launched its jumper, logo and colours in Devonport this week. The Devils will wear green, yellow and red, and their guernsey ... <a title="Devil in the details: breaking down the branding of the AFL’s newest team" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/devil-in-the-details-breaking-down-the-branding-of-the-afls-newest-team-226010/" aria-label="Read more about Devil in the details: breaking down the branding of the AFL’s newest team">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Gaunson, Associate Professor in Cinema Studies, RMIT University Narelle Portanier/Binge “If you don’t know who your mob are, you don’t know who you are,” Detective Andrea “Andie” Whitford (played by Leah Purcell) is told early into the new crime series High Country. Andie has recently arrived ... <a title="Led by Leah Purcell’s captivating performance, High Country delivers fresh take on Australian rural noir" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/led-by-leah-purcells-captivating-performance-high-country-delivers-fresh-take-on-australian-rural-noir-225890/" aria-label="Read more about Led by Leah Purcell’s captivating performance, High Country delivers fresh take on Australian rural noir">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Vivienne Bentley, Research Scientist, Responsible Innovation, Data61, CSIRO ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock Today, almost a quarter of Australians are digitally excluded. This means they miss out on the social, educational and economic benefits online connectivity provides. In the face of this ongoing “digital divide”, countries are now talking about ... <a title="The ‘digital divide’ is already hurting people’s quality of life. Will AI make it better or worse?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/19/the-digital-divide-is-already-hurting-peoples-quality-of-life-will-ai-make-it-better-or-worse-222987/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘digital divide’ is already hurting people’s quality of life. Will AI make it better or worse?">Read more</a>
