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March 10, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Gavin Ellis Little more than a month into the new US presidency, The Washington Post’s owner dimmed the light on a motto that became a beacon for freedom during the first Trump administration. “Democracy dies in darkness” has appeared below Washington Post for the past eight years. Last month it was powdered in ... <a title="Gavin Ellis: Amazon founder Bezos dims lights on democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/10/gavin-ellis-amazon-founder-bezos-dims-lights-on-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about Gavin Ellis: Amazon founder Bezos dims lights on democracy">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2025
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – A Palestinian-Australian man has been criminally charged for voicing criticisms of Zionism during a protest against Israel’s genocide in Gaza. He could spend months in prison. The Age reports that restaurant owner Hash Tayeh has been charged with four counts of “using insulting words in public” ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: Zionism is strangling free speech in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/09/caitlin-johnstone-zionism-is-strangling-free-speech-in-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: Zionism is strangling free speech in Australia">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Narelle Miragliotta, Associate Professor in Politics, Murdoch University The Roger Cook Labor government has been returned comfortably to government in Western Australia, securing a commanding, even if reduced, majority in the Legislative Assembly. On election night, ABC election analyst Antony Green projected Labor had secured at least ... <a title="Another decisive Labor win in WA, but much remains at stake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/09/another-decisive-labor-win-in-wa-but-much-remains-at-stake-249693/" aria-label="Read more about Another decisive Labor win in WA, but much remains at stake">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jodie Bailie, Senior Research Fellow, The University Centre for Rural Health and The Centre for Disability Research and Policy, University of Sydney Ex-cyclone Alfred is bringing significant rainfall to southeast Queensland and the Northern Rivers of New South Wales. Flooding has hit Lismore, Ballina, Grafton, Brisbane and ... <a title="Ex-Cyclone Alfred has left flooding in its wake. Here’s how floods affect our health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/09/ex-cyclone-alfred-has-left-flooding-in-its-wake-heres-how-floods-affect-our-health-251488/" aria-label="Read more about Ex-Cyclone Alfred has left flooding in its wake. Here’s how floods affect our health">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2025
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 With 61% of enrolled voters counted in Saturday’s Western Australian election, the ABC is calling 40 of the 59 lower house seats for Labor, five for the ... <a title="Labor wins third successive landslide in WA election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/09/labor-wins-third-successive-landslide-in-wa-election-251721/" aria-label="Read more about Labor wins third successive landslide in WA election">Read more</a>
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March 9, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Activists in Aotearoa New Zealand marked International Women’s Day today and the start of Ramadan this week with solidarity rallies across the country, calling for justice and peace for Palestinian women and the territories occupied illegally by Israel. The theme this year for IWD is “For all women and girls: Rights. Equality. ... <a title="International Women’s Day activists protest in solidarity with Palestinians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/09/international-womens-day-activists-protest-in-solidarity-with-palestinians/" aria-label="Read more about International Women’s Day activists protest in solidarity with Palestinians">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Women from Aotearoa, Philippines, Palestine and South Africa today called for justice and peace for the people of Gaza and the West Bank, currently under a genocidal siege and attacks being waged by Israel for the past 16 months. Marking International Women’s Day, the rally highlighted the theme: “For all women and ... <a title="Gallery: NZ women call for long-term peace and justice in Palestine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/08/gallery-nz-women-call-for-long-term-peace-and-justice-in-palestine/" aria-label="Read more about Gallery: NZ women call for long-term peace and justice in Palestine">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The “maybe” March 25 budget is now a definite, the government’s hand forced by cyclone Alfred. Anthony Albanese held open his option of calling an April 12 poll this weekend until the battering winds and waves and certain flooding made ... <a title="View from The Hill: Alfred forces Albanese into budget of risks and opportunities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/08/view-from-the-hill-alfred-forces-albanese-into-budget-of-risks-and-opportunities-251622/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Alfred forces Albanese into budget of risks and opportunities">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Cook, Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University Tropical Cyclone Alfred has passed – now downgraded to a tropical low. But do not be lured into a false sense of security. Grave dangers remain. Parts of southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales face heavy and ... <a title="Brisbane is bracing for floods yet again. History shows residents should remain on very high alert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/08/brisbane-is-bracing-for-floods-yet-again-history-shows-residents-should-remain-on-very-high-alert-251719/" aria-label="Read more about Brisbane is bracing for floods yet again. History shows residents should remain on very high alert">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Westrupp, Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin University Cyclones and floods are terrifying and unpredictable. The stress of ensuring your family’s safety, worrying about what might happen and then coping with the aftermath can feel overwhelming. Some parents are also managing kids and young people through the ... <a title="How can parents talk to their kids about Cyclone Alfred?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/08/how-can-parents-talk-to-their-kids-about-cyclone-alfred-251712/" aria-label="Read more about How can parents talk to their kids about Cyclone Alfred?">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia After a wet and wild night, residents of southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales are assessing the damage wrought by Cyclone Alfred, which has been downgraded to a tropical low. While the damaging winds have dissipated, heavy ... <a title="After the winds, now comes the rain and floods. Here’s what you need to know about ex-Cyclone Alfred" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/08/after-the-winds-now-comes-the-rain-and-floods-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-ex-cyclone-alfred-251793/" aria-label="Read more about After the winds, now comes the rain and floods. Here’s what you need to know about ex-Cyclone Alfred">Read more</a>
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March 8, 2025
PROFILE: By Malum Nalu in Port Moresby For nearly half a century, Papua New Guinea has been more than just a home for Laurence “Rocky” Roe — it has been his canvas, his inspiration, and his great love. A master behind the lens, Rocky has captured the soul of the nation through his photography, preserving ... <a title="Through the lens of time: A tribute to ‘Rocky’ Roe’s PNG photography" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/08/through-the-lens-of-time-a-tribute-to-rocky-roes-png-photography/" aria-label="Read more about Through the lens of time: A tribute to ‘Rocky’ Roe’s PNG photography">Read more</a>
