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May 15, 2026
The NSW Parliament’s antisemitism report was folded into the Bondi Royal Commission, missing the airing of contesting views and rigorous questioning, reports Michael West Media.COMMENTARY: By Stephen Lawrence Throughout 2025, I served on Australia’s first parliamentary inquiry into society-wide antisemitism. When the Bondi terrorist atrocity occurred, we had yet to finalise a report, and I ... <a title="NSW antisemitism hearings ‘drowned’ in the Bondi Royal Commission" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/15/nsw-antisemitism-hearings-drowned-in-the-bondi-royal-commission/" aria-label="Read more about NSW antisemitism hearings ‘drowned’ in the Bondi Royal Commission">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2026
By Kim Wingerei Saher Alghorra, a Palestinian photojournalist, has won the Pulitzer Prize for a series of photographs published in The New York Times. What’s the scam? The scam is that so far, not a single Australian or New Zealand mainstream media outlet has reported on it, let alone dared show the “haunting images” from ... <a title="Palestinian photojournalist wins Pulitzer for breaking news photography" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/14/palestinian-photojournalist-wins-pulitzer-for-breaking-news-photography/" aria-label="Read more about Palestinian photojournalist wins Pulitzer for breaking news photography">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2026
In a fawning softball 60 Minutes interview released on Sunday, Benjamin Netanyahu stressed the importance of winning “the propaganda war” on social media. This comes as Israel moves to quadruple its propaganda budget to $730 million a year. Major Garrett (which apparently is a real name belonging to a real guy who works for 60 ... <a title="Netanyahu stresses the need for more propaganda as Israel’s Hasbara budget soars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/12/netanyahu-stresses-the-need-for-more-propaganda-as-israels-hasbara-budget-soars/" aria-label="Read more about Netanyahu stresses the need for more propaganda as Israel’s Hasbara budget soars">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2026
The Bondi Royal Commission started its public hearings in Australia last week — and the mainstream media is lapping up the “antisemitism” narrative while ignoring other Jewish voices, reports Michael West Media. ANALYSIS: By Stephanie Tran The first block of public hearings for the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion began last week, focusing ... <a title="Australian ‘antisemitism’ – the Royal Conflation Commission is in session" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/11/australian-antisemitism-the-royal-conflation-commission-is-in-session/" aria-label="Read more about Australian ‘antisemitism’ – the Royal Conflation Commission is in session">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2026
RNZ Pacific A female journalist in Tonga has been threatened at gunpoint following the broadcast of a news story about an Australian criminal deportee serving a life sentence in Tonga for methamphetamine importation. The incident, in which an unknown individual threatened the journalist at the Kele’a Publications office in Nuku’alofa 12 days ago — 23 ... <a title="Tongan police investigate journalist threatened at gunpoint after gang-related report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/06/tongan-police-investigate-journalist-threatened-at-gunpoint-after-gang-related-report/" aria-label="Read more about Tongan police investigate journalist threatened at gunpoint after gang-related report">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2026
RNZ Pacific Fiji has recorded the biggest improvement in the Pacific in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, rising to 24th out of 180 countries. The index has been compiled and published by global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) since 2002. Papua New Guinea moved up slightly on the index to 73rd. But Samoa ... <a title="Fiji climbs to 24th in World Press Freedom Index, biggest gain in the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/05/04/fiji-climbs-to-24th-in-world-press-freedom-index-biggest-gain-in-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji climbs to 24th in World Press Freedom Index, biggest gain in the Pacific">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Eugene Doyle If Iran succeeds in extracting reparations for the damage done to it in the US-Israeli war, it will be a world historic moment. Iran may be bloodied but it remains unbowed and is seeking compensation from the Arab states over “direct involvement” in the US-Israeli war of aggression. Iran sent a ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Iran demands hundreds of billions in reparations for being attacked. Guess who’ll pay?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/27/eugene-doyle-iran-demands-hundreds-of-billions-in-reparations-for-being-attacked-guess-wholl-pay/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Iran demands hundreds of billions in reparations for being attacked. Guess who’ll pay?">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2026
University of Sydney’s appointment of pro-Israel academic Michael Abrahams-Sprod as antisemitism adviser has exposed management to an embarrassing conflict in its approach to freedom of expression. Wendy Bacon reports for Michael West Media. SPECIAL REPORT: By Wendy Bacon While University of Sydney antisemitism adviser Dr Michael Abrahams-Sprod works in vice-chancellor Mark Scott’s office as its ... <a title="Antisemitism or anti-Zionism? Sydney Uni pressure to silence Israel, apartheid critics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/23/antisemitism-or-anti-zionism-sydney-uni-pressure-to-silence-israel-apartheid-critics/" aria-label="Read more about Antisemitism or anti-Zionism? Sydney Uni pressure to silence Israel, apartheid critics">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
Updated research has shown up lingering headaches over the impacts of decades-long nuclear testing in the Pacific islands and interventions of outside powers, amid growing threats from climate change, writes Dr Lee Duffield. REVIEW: By Lee Duffield The journalist, professor and peace activist Dr David Robie, was one of a media party on the ill-fated ... <a title="Nuclear – now climate change: New book on how great powers have plagued the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/nuclear-now-climate-change-new-book-on-how-great-powers-have-plagued-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Nuclear – now climate change: New book on how great powers have plagued the Pacific">Read more</a>
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April 22, 2026
University of Sydney’s vice-chancellor Mark Scott appointed a special advisor for the institution’s antisemitism training programme, but forgot to tell anyone until months later. The first of a two-part series on Zionist influence in Australian universities for Michael West Media. By Wendy Bacon and Cathy Peters in Sydney The person chosen for the role of ... <a title="Sydney Uni appoints antisemitism ‘lecturer’, forgets to tell anybody" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/22/sydney-uni-appoints-antisemitism-lecturer-forgets-to-tell-anybody/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney Uni appoints antisemitism ‘lecturer’, forgets to tell anybody">Read more</a>
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April 17, 2026
By Stephanie Tran of Michael West Media The Supreme Court of New South Wales has struck down the state’s draconian anti-protest laws, ruling they impose an “impermissible burden” on political communication and are invalid. In a landmark decision yesterday, the court declared key provisions of the anti-protest laws introduced after the Bondi terrorist attack unconstitutional, ... <a title="‘Unconstitutional’ – NSW court strikes down Minns’ draconian anti-protest laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/17/unconstitutional-nsw-court-strikes-down-minns-draconian-anti-protest-laws/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Unconstitutional’ – NSW court strikes down Minns’ draconian anti-protest laws">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone I don’t mind admitting that I hope the US and Israel suffer a crushing, devastating defeat in Iran. I hope this war collapses the entire US empire. My only loyalty is to humanity, and being on Team Human in today’s world means being against the US empire and against Israel. I ... <a title="Caitlin Johnstone: I hope the US loses and the empire collapses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/16/caitlin-johnstone-i-hope-the-us-loses-and-the-empire-collapses/" aria-label="Read more about Caitlin Johnstone: I hope the US loses and the empire collapses">Read more</a>
