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ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for April 9, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on April 9, 2026.
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How Trump’s White House demands as prerequisites for stopping bombings bit the dust
COMMENTARY: By Yanis Varoufakis Having launched an illegal, destructive war that brutally struck the entire planet’s economy (and confirmed once again Europe’s combination of irrelevance and hypocrisy), and after threatening Iran with genocide and “civilisational annihilation,” President Trump ultimately backed down on everything. Like a Roman Emperor during the Empire’s declining years would declare victory ... <a title="How Trump’s White House demands as prerequisites for stopping bombings bit the dust" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/09/how-trumps-white-house-demands-as-prerequisites-for-stopping-bombings-bit-the-dust/" aria-label="Read more about How Trump’s White House demands as prerequisites for stopping bombings bit the dust">Read more</a>
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Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived
There is a bitter truth that must be spoken before we can talk honestly about what is happening to us now. Michael West Media reports on Australia’s quiet complicity in the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran. COMMENTARY: By Andrew Brown When the bombs fell on Gaza, Australia was quiet. When the hospitals were destroyed, when ... <a title="Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/ignoring-genocide-the-bill-for-australias-silence-has-arrived/" aria-label="Read more about Ignoring genocide – the bill for Australia’s silence has arrived">Read more</a>
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ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for April 8, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on April 8, 2026.
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‘Someone, everyone, stop them’ – and now Trump has pulled back from the brink
COMMENTARY: By Marilyn Garson, of Sh’ma Koleinu – Alternative Jewish Voices Vietnam survived Nixon’s madman theory and the world survived the era of mutually assured destruction. Now we face the moment of two super-empowered shitheads. There is nothing nicer to call them. Who will stop two self-obsessed, very old men, already dedicated to tearing down ... <a title="‘Someone, everyone, stop them’ – and now Trump has pulled back from the brink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/08/someone-everyone-stop-them-and-now-trump-has-pulled-back-from-the-brink/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Someone, everyone, stop them’ – and now Trump has pulled back from the brink">Read more</a>
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Open letter to Peters: We fought fascism. Why are we silent now?
OPEN LETTER: By Nureddin Abdurahman to NZ Foreign Minister Winston Peters Minister, You are about to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a time of real global tension. Moments like this define countries. My great-grandfather fought fascism. In 1935, when fascist Italy invaded my country of birth, Ethiopia, then Abyssinia, Emperor Haile Selassie ... <a title="Open letter to Peters: We fought fascism. Why are we silent now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/open-letter-to-peters-we-fought-fascism-why-are-we-silent-now/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter to Peters: We fought fascism. Why are we silent now?">Read more</a>
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This isn’t journalism – Australia’s Bowen beat-up and the Iran war
The Murdoch press runs cover for an illegal war by blaming the wrong man entirely, instead of informing the public of facts. Michael West Media reports. COMMENTARY: By Andrew Brown Here is a reliable indicator that you are being managed rather than informed. When the story gets complicated, when the real cause of your pain ... <a title="This isn’t journalism – Australia’s Bowen beat-up and the Iran war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/this-isnt-journalism-australias-bowen-beat-up-and-the-iran-war/" aria-label="Read more about This isn’t journalism – Australia’s Bowen beat-up and the Iran war">Read more</a>
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Eugene Doyle: Saudi Arabia’s ‘Nordstream’ pipeline is waiting to be hit
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle If the US-Israelis escalate, the Saudis should fear for the future of the Yanbu pipeline. So should we — even if you don’t know it by name. If Trump and Netanyahu make good on their genocidal threats against Iran and escalate, “Yanbu” may soon be as familiar to you as “Hormuz”. ... <a title="Eugene Doyle: Saudi Arabia’s ‘Nordstream’ pipeline is waiting to be hit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/eugene-doyle-saudi-arabias-nordstream-pipeline-is-waiting-to-be-hit/" aria-label="Read more about Eugene Doyle: Saudi Arabia’s ‘Nordstream’ pipeline is waiting to be hit">Read more</a>
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ER Report: A Roundup of Significant Articles on EveningReport.nz for April 7, 2026
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on April 7, 2026.
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Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise to join Global Sumud Flotilla mission to Gaza
By Brett Wilkins Greenpeace International has announced that the MY Arctic Sunrise — one of its largest vessels — will be taking part in the upcoming Global Sumud Flotilla relaunch in order “to directly challenge Israel’s ongoing blockade of aid to Gaza”. The green group said the Arctic Sunrise, an icebreaker that’s been part of ... <a title="Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise to join Global Sumud Flotilla mission to Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/greenpeaces-arctic-sunrise-to-join-global-sumud-flotilla-mission-to-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise to join Global Sumud Flotilla mission to Gaza">Read more</a>
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‘Never have I felt so dependent on … feelings of one administration’, says NZ’s Willis on Trump and Iran
RNZ News New Zealand’s Finance Minister says she has “never felt so dependent on the actions and feelings of one administration and its leaders”, as concerns grow about the fuel shock triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran. And the Prime Minister has called the US President’s foul-mouthed threats to Iran “unhelpful” and the US’ ... <a title="‘Never have I felt so dependent on … feelings of one administration’, says NZ’s Willis on Trump and Iran" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/never-have-i-felt-so-dependent-on-feelings-of-one-administration-says-nzs-willis-on-trump-and-iran/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Never have I felt so dependent on … feelings of one administration’, says NZ’s Willis on Trump and Iran">Read more</a>
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‘No kings’: What Americans can learn from other nonviolent civil activism movements
ANALYSIS: Introduced by Robert Reich From time to time, I post transcripts I’ve come across of particularly insightful conversations. Here’s one that’s particularly relevant to the US “No Kings” Day protests at the weekend. Recently, The Conversation hosted a webinar in which executive editor and general manager Beth Daley interviewed John Shattuck, professor of practice ... <a title="‘No kings’: What Americans can learn from other nonviolent civil activism movements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/04/07/no-kings-what-americans-can-learn-from-other-nonviolent-civil-activism-movements/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No kings’: What Americans can learn from other nonviolent civil activism movements">Read more</a>