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Protesters call for West Papua to be included on UN ‘decolonisation’ list

May 24, 2023

Asia Pacific Report An Australian advocacy group has called for West Papua to be reinscribed on the United Nations list of “non self-governing territories”, citing the “sham” vote in 1969 and the worsening human rights violations in the Indonesian-ruled Melanesian region. The UN Special Committee on Decolonisation began its 2023 Pacific Regional Seminar in Bali, ... <a title="Protesters call for West Papua to be included on UN ‘decolonisation’ list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/24/protesters-call-for-west-papua-to-be-included-on-un-decolonisation-list/" aria-label="Read more about Protesters call for West Papua to be included on UN ‘decolonisation’ list">Read more</a>

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Don’t say the Aboriginal flag was ‘freed’ – it belongs to us, not the Commonwealth

January 27, 2022

ANALYSIS: By Bronwyn Carlson, Macquarie University We woke to the news yesterday that the Australian government has negotiated with the designer of the Aboriginal flag Harold Thomas, and copyright for the flag will be transferred to the Commonwealth. The government has now stated the flag is freely available for public use. Prime Minister Scott Morrison ... <a title="Don’t say the Aboriginal flag was ‘freed’ – it belongs to us, not the Commonwealth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/27/dont-say-the-aboriginal-flag-was-freed-it-belongs-to-us-not-the-commonwealth/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t say the Aboriginal flag was ‘freed’ – it belongs to us, not the Commonwealth">Read more</a>