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June 5, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Two raids by the Australian Federal Police (AFP) on journalists and media organisations within the last 24 hours represent a disturbing attempt to intimidate legitimate news journalism that is in the public interest, says the union for Australian journalists, the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA). Yesterday’s raid on a News ... <a title="MEAA blasts ‘disturbing assaults’ on press freedom after new ABC raid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/05/meaa-blasts-disturbing-assaults-on-press-freedom-after-new-abc-raid/" aria-label="Read more about MEAA blasts ‘disturbing assaults’ on press freedom after new ABC raid">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2019
By Kristen Lyons of the University of Queensland Climate change threatens Australia in many different ways, and can devastate rural and urban communities alike. For Torres Strait Islanders, it is a crisis that is washing away their homes, infrastructure and even cemeteries. The failure to take action on this crisis has led a group of ... <a title="Torres Strait Islanders in UN challenge over Australian climate ‘rights abuses’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/27/torres-strait-islanders-in-un-challenge-over-australian-climate-rights-abuses/" aria-label="Read more about Torres Strait Islanders in UN challenge over Australian climate ‘rights abuses’">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2019
By RNZ Pacific The Australian election result has precipitated a wave of suicide attempts among Manus Island refugees that the government can no longer ignore, warns a refugee advocate. The Liberal Party-led Coalition was returned to power on Saturday. It defeated the Labor Party, which had promised to expedite the resettlement of about 900 refugees ... <a title="Canberra cannot ignore Manus Island suicide attempt crisis, warns advocate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/22/canberra-cannot-ignore-manus-island-suicide-attempt-crisis-warns-advocate/" aria-label="Read more about Canberra cannot ignore Manus Island suicide attempt crisis, warns advocate">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2019
By Michael Andrew Journalism students across Australia collaborated in an immense project to cover this month’s federal election. Organised through The Junction, a website showcasing and promoting student journalism, the coverage featured in-depth stories profiling every candidate in each electorate throughout the election build up. Seventeen universities, hundreds of students and 80 staff across the ... <a title="Journo students form ‘biggest newsroom’ to cover election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/20/journo-students-form-biggest-newsroom-to-cover-election/" aria-label="Read more about Journo students form ‘biggest newsroom’ to cover election">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2019
By Marija Taflaga of the Australian National University in Canberra The man that has “always believed in miracles” has just delivered one for the Liberal party. It’s not clear at the time of writing if the government will have minority or a narrow majority. But it is a deafening defeat for Labor. This election result ... <a title="Morrison leads Coalition to ‘miracle’ win, but how do they govern now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/20/morrison-leads-coalition-to-miracle-win-but-how-do-they-govern-now/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison leads Coalition to ‘miracle’ win, but how do they govern now?">Read more</a>
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May 9, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The Koori Mail, after awaiting permission from the Kapeen family, has announced with great sadness the sudden passing of Koori Mail chairperson and Bundjalung elder, Russell Kapeen. “Uncle Russell” passed away on Saturday, May 4, in his home at Coraki, NSW, the Koori Mail statement said. He was 72. The Koori ... <a title="Koori Mail’s ‘Uncle Russell’ was a dedicated Indigenous voice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/05/09/koori-mails-uncle-russell-was-a-dedicated-indigenous-voice/" aria-label="Read more about Koori Mail’s ‘Uncle Russell’ was a dedicated Indigenous voice">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Deep Saini speaks with Michelle Grattan about the week in politics. They discuss the messaging and tactics of the leaders on the campaign trail, the resurrection of the issue of water buybacks, and the impact of ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on week two of the campaign #AusVotes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/video-michelle-grattan-on-week-two-of-the-campaign-ausvotes-116068/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on week two of the campaign #AusVotes">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Aulich, Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra, University of Canberra Our “state of the states” series takes stock of the key issues, seats and policies affecting the vote in each of Australia’s states. We’ll check in with our expert political analysts around the country every ... <a title="State of the states: Palmer’s preference deal and watergate woes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/state-of-the-states-palmers-preference-deal-and-watergate-woes-115910/" aria-label="Read more about State of the states: Palmer’s preference deal and watergate woes">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hanlie Booysen, Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington During his two-day royal visit this week, Prince William has met with survivors of the Christchurch mosque shootings and has praised New Zealand’s response to the attacks. To the people of New Zealand and the people of Christchurch, to our ... <a title="Why New Zealand needs to translate its response to Christchurch attacks into foreign policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/why-new-zealand-needs-to-translate-its-response-to-christchurch-attacks-into-foreign-policy-115556/" aria-label="Read more about Why New Zealand needs to translate its response to Christchurch attacks into foreign policy">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Guest, Professor of Economics and National Senior Teaching Fellow, Griffith University Bill Shorten is holding out the prospect of protecting Australian workers from foreign ones. He has pledged to tighten the visa system for short-term skilled migrants, ensuring they have to be paid more so that ... <a title="Labor’s crackdown on temporary visa requirements won’t much help Australian workers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/labors-crackdown-on-temporary-visa-requirements-wont-much-help-australian-workers-115844/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s crackdown on temporary visa requirements won’t much help Australian workers">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Fletcher, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria University of Wellington The latest statistics on childhood poverty in New Zealand suggest that, on some key measures, things are worse than previously estimated. About one in six children (16% or ... <a title="New Zealand’s dismal record on child poverty and the government’s challenge to turn it around" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/new-zealands-dismal-record-on-child-poverty-and-the-governments-challenge-to-turn-it-around-115366/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s dismal record on child poverty and the government’s challenge to turn it around">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cathal D. O’Connell, Researcher and Centre Manager, BioFab3D (St Vincent’s Hospital), University of Melbourne This article is an edited extract from an essay, The search for ET, in The New Disruptors, the 64th edition of Griffith Review. We’re publishing it as part of our occasional series Zoom ... <a title="Why the idea of alien life now seems inevitable and possibly imminent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/why-the-idea-of-alien-life-now-seems-inevitable-and-possibly-imminent-115643/" aria-label="Read more about Why the idea of alien life now seems inevitable and possibly imminent">Read more</a>
