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March 10, 2024
Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto discusses democracy (in English) at the Mandiri Investment Forum on March 5. Video: Kompas TV By Dani Prabowo in Jakarta Indonesia’s Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto — the man expected to become President after his decisive win in last month’s elections — says democracy in the country is still messy and very ... <a title="Prabowo says democracy ‘messy and costly’, calls for improvement" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/10/prabowo-says-democracy-messy-and-costly-calls-for-improvement/" aria-label="Read more about Prabowo says democracy ‘messy and costly’, calls for improvement">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2024
RNZ News Outspoken MP Chlöe Swarbrick will be the Green Party’s new co-leader alongside Marama Davidson, as climate change specialist James Shaw steps down. Last month, Shaw said he would be stepping down from his duties as co-leader in March. Dunedin-based activist and conservationist Alex Foulkes had put his hand up too for the role ... <a title="Chlöe Swarbrick to replace NZ’s outgoing Green Party co-leader James Shaw" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/10/chloe-swarbrick-to-replace-nzs-outgoing-green-party-co-leader-james-shaw/" aria-label="Read more about Chlöe Swarbrick to replace NZ’s outgoing Green Party co-leader James Shaw">Read more</a>
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March 10, 2024
Asia Pacific Report About 5000 protesters calling for an immediate ceasefire and an end to Israeli’s genocidal war on Gaza took today part in a rally in Auckland’s Te Komititanga Square and a march up Queen Street in the business heart of New Zealand’s largest city. This was one of a series of protests across ... <a title="‘Not complicated’ over killing children, Swarbrick tells Gaza ceasefire rally" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/10/not-complicated-over-killing-children-swarbrick-tells-gaza-ceasefire-rally/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Not complicated’ over killing children, Swarbrick tells Gaza ceasefire rally">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terry Hughes, Distinguished Professor, James Cook University For the fifth time in just the past eight summers – 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022 and now 2024 – huge swathes of the Great Barrier Reef are experiencing extreme heat stress that has triggered yet another episode of mass coral ... <a title="The Great Barrier Reef’s latest bout of bleaching is the fifth in eight summers – the corals now have almost no reprieve" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/09/the-great-barrier-reefs-latest-bout-of-bleaching-is-the-fifth-in-eight-summers-the-corals-now-have-almost-no-reprieve-225348/" aria-label="Read more about The Great Barrier Reef’s latest bout of bleaching is the fifth in eight summers – the corals now have almost no reprieve">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2024
PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea’s national airline flight from Port Moresby to Cairns today was operated by an all female Air Niugini crew in recognition of International Women’s Day. With the day’s theme of “Invest in Women, Accelerate Progress”, the national airline continues its progress in equal participation for all women within the organisation, whether ... <a title="All female Air Niugini crew fly out to Cairns on International Women’s Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/09/all-female-air-niugini-crew-fly-out-to-cairns-on-international-womens-day/" aria-label="Read more about All female Air Niugini crew fly out to Cairns on International Women’s Day">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2024
Tonga has been locked in a political standoff between the country’s King Tupou VI and Prime Minister Siaosi Sovaleni Hu’akavameiliku which erupted into a heated row in Parliament this week with two MPs being suspended. Here Kaniva News editor Kalino Latu gives his recent reaction to an ultimatum by the Tongan nobles. EDITORIAL: By Kalino ... <a title="Kaniva News: Nobles’ letter demanding PM resign over royal memo takes Tonga back to dark ages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/09/kaniva-news-nobles-letter-demanding-pm-resign-over-royal-memo-takes-tonga-back-to-dark-ages/" aria-label="Read more about Kaniva News: Nobles’ letter demanding PM resign over royal memo takes Tonga back to dark ages">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2024
Pacific Media Watch About 25 pro-Palestinian protesters picketed the Auckland headquarters of Radio New Zealand today in the second of two demonstrations claiming that media is providing biased coverage of Israeli’s war on Gaza that is now in its fifth month. Last week protesters directed their criticism at Television New Zealand which never reported the ... <a title="Palestine supporters picket RNZ studios and call for ‘truth’ on Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/09/palestine-supporters-picket-rnz-studios-and-call-for-truth-on-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine supporters picket RNZ studios and call for ‘truth’ on Gaza">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2024
RNZ News Television New Zealand is proposing to axe its long-running and award-winning current affairs programme Sunday, hosted by veteran broadcaster Miriama Kamo. It is part of plans to cut dozens of jobs at the public broadcaster. Staff were learning which programmes will be affected at a series of meetings today. TVNZ said a proposal ... <a title="TVNZ plans to axe Fair Go, Sunday, midday and night news in restructure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/08/tvnz-plans-to-axe-fair-go-sunday-midday-and-night-news-in-restructure/" aria-label="Read more about TVNZ plans to axe Fair Go, Sunday, midday and night news in restructure">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Fitzpatrick, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Social Sciences, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock They knew we had separated. Why did they let him cancel the policy and refund him the money without giving me a call to let me know the house and contents were no longer insured, ... <a title="Insurance is the latest weapon financial abusers use against their partners. Here’s how we fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/08/insurance-is-the-latest-weapon-financial-abusers-use-against-their-partners-heres-how-we-fix-it-224632/" aria-label="Read more about Insurance is the latest weapon financial abusers use against their partners. Here’s how we fix it">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute t_rust/Getty This article is part of The Conversation’s series examining the housing crisis. Read the other articles in the series here. Treasurer Jim Chalmers is leading a push to get private investors to help build more social and affordable ... <a title="Let’s not kid ourselves that private investors or super funds will build the social housing we need" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/08/lets-not-kid-ourselves-that-private-investors-or-super-funds-will-build-the-social-housing-we-need-224635/" aria-label="Read more about Let’s not kid ourselves that private investors or super funds will build the social housing we need">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Noetel, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The University of Queensland Alliance Images/Shutterstock A new nationally representative survey has revealed Australians are deeply concerned about the risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI). They want the government to take stronger action to ensure its safe development and use. We ... <a title="80% of Australians think AI risk is a global priority. The government needs to step up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/08/80-of-australians-think-ai-risk-is-a-global-priority-the-government-needs-to-step-up-225175/" aria-label="Read more about 80% of Australians think AI risk is a global priority. The government needs to step up">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katey Thom, Associate professor, Auckland University of Technology New Zealand’s justice system is failing. The country has one of the highest rates of incarceration in the OECD, and over 56% of people with prior convictions are reconvicted within two years. Some 52% of people in prison identify ... <a title="Personal trauma and criminal offending are closely linked – real rehabilitation is only possible with justice system reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/08/personal-trauma-and-criminal-offending-are-closely-linked-real-rehabilitation-is-only-possible-with-justice-system-reform-224627/" aria-label="Read more about Personal trauma and criminal offending are closely linked – real rehabilitation is only possible with justice system reform">Read more</a>
