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August 18, 2022
RNZ Pacific A former president of Kiribati warns the crisis involving the island nation’s government and the courts has left the country with a “dysfunctional judiciary” and put a question mark over its democratic system. The Kiribati government suspended its chief justice in July and last Thursday immigration and police detained and attempted to deport ... <a title="Former Kiribati president warns judicial crisis could undermine democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/18/former-kiribati-president-warns-judicial-crisis-could-undermine-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about Former Kiribati president warns judicial crisis could undermine democracy">Read more</a>
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July 14, 2022
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific at the Pacific Islands Forum in Suva Former Kiribati President Anote Tong suspects a major agreement is “cooking” between Beijing and Tarawa after the country’s decision to quit the Pacific Islands Forum. Kiribati President Taneti Maamau’s “surprise” announcement to abandon its membership from the region’s premier policy and political body ... <a title="Kiribati ‘cooking something with China’, says ex-Kiribati president" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/14/kiribati-cooking-something-with-china-says-ex-kiribati-president/" aria-label="Read more about Kiribati ‘cooking something with China’, says ex-Kiribati president">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Australia is accused of using “diplomatic strong-arm tactics” to water down outcomes in Pacific climate negotiations and “buy silence” on climate change, a new report has revealed. Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s report, Australia: Pacific Bully and International Outcast, reveals that the Australian government uses “bullying tactics” in regional negotiations on climate change, ... <a title="Australia accused of ‘bullying’ Pacific over climate action, ‘buying silence’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/04/australia-accused-of-bullying-pacific-over-climate-action-buying-silence/" aria-label="Read more about Australia accused of ‘bullying’ Pacific over climate action, ‘buying silence’">Read more</a>
