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May 15, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When he mounted the stage as a warm-up speaker at Sunday’s Liberal launch, Josh Frydenberg received a reception beyond the obligatory enthusiasm required of the handpicked party faithful at these affairs. “Wow – I wish I got that reception in ... <a title="View from The Hill: Scott Morrison tells Liberal launch ‘I’m just warming up’, as he pitches on home ownership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/15/view-from-the-hill-scott-morrison-tells-liberal-launch-im-just-warming-up-as-he-pitches-on-home-ownership-183100/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Scott Morrison tells Liberal launch ‘I’m just warming up’, as he pitches on home ownership">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Dave Sharma/Facebook; Allegra Spender/Facebook The battles in the most high-profile teal seats have become nail-biters, not least because some “soft” voters in these previously safe Liberal heartland electorates are leaving their decisions until very late. In the third and final ... <a title="The Wentworth Project: ‘Soft’ voters say Spender out-campaigning Sharma but some still weighing decision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/14/the-wentworth-project-soft-voters-say-spender-out-campaigning-sharma-but-some-still-weighing-decision-183096/" aria-label="Read more about The Wentworth Project: ‘Soft’ voters say Spender out-campaigning Sharma but some still weighing decision">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Israel’s fatal shooting of leading Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh as she covered clashes in the West Bank city of Jenin is a serious violation of the Geneva Conventions and UN Security Council Resolution 2222 on the protection of journalists, says the Paris-based media freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF). ... <a title="RSF calls for independent probe into Al Jazeera reporter’s West Bank killing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/14/rsf-calls-for-independent-probe-into-al-jazeera-reporters-west-bank-killing/" aria-label="Read more about RSF calls for independent probe into Al Jazeera reporter’s West Bank killing">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2022
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has confirmed that she has tested positive for covid-19. Her daughter Neve tested positive on Wednesday, she added in the post. Her partner Clarke Gayford tested positive on Sunday. “Despite best efforts, unfortunately I’ve joined the rest of my family and tested positive for covid-19,” Ardern wrote on social ... <a title="PM Jacinda Ardern tests positive for covid-19 – NZ cases rising" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/14/pm-jacinda-ardern-tests-positive-for-covid-19-nz-cases-rising/" aria-label="Read more about PM Jacinda Ardern tests positive for covid-19 – NZ cases rising">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Aotearoa New Zealand’s chair of the Māori Council, Matthew Tūkākī, has revealed the degree of “horrific abuse” he has been facing in a Today FM radio discussion about the forthcoming Tauranga byelection in the city claimed to be a hotspot of white supremacy and racism. He joined Lloyd Burr on Today’s ... <a title="Tūkākī reveals ‘horrific abuse’ he receives over NZ’s hotspot of racism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/14/tukaki-reveals-horrific-abuse-he-receives-over-nzs-hotspot-of-racism/" aria-label="Read more about Tūkākī reveals ‘horrific abuse’ he receives over NZ’s hotspot of racism">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Activists have condemned alleged terror and intimidation against Papuan human rights activists and called the police to thoroughly investigate an alleged arson attack at Papua Legal Aid Institute (LBH Papua) on Monday. The Foundation of the Indonesian Legal Aid Institute (YLBHI) and Papua Humanitarian Coalition, condemned the alleged attack of burning ... <a title="Activists demand full probe into terror attack on Papuan legal aid office" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/14/activists-demand-full-probe-into-terror-attack-on-papuan-legal-aid-office/" aria-label="Read more about Activists demand full probe into terror attack on Papuan legal aid office">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup is entirely subscriber-funded. The ethos behind this public service is to help foster a robust and informed public debate, with a great diversity of perspectives. If you appreciate what we are doing in providing non-partisan analysis and information about politics, economy, and society, please consider helping us keep ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What happened to the big “immigration reset”?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/14/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-what-happened-to-the-big-immigration-reset/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What happened to the big “immigration reset”?">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne AAP/Lukas Coch A Newspoll, conducted May 10-13 from a sample of 1,532, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, unchanged from the previous week’s Newspoll. Primary votes were 38% Labor (down one), 35% Coalition (steady), 11% ... <a title="Labor retains large Newspoll lead but Albanese’s ratings fall; special poll gives Labor clear House majority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/14/labor-retains-large-newspoll-lead-but-albaneses-ratings-fall-special-poll-gives-labor-clear-house-majority-182858/" aria-label="Read more about Labor retains large Newspoll lead but Albanese’s ratings fall; special poll gives Labor clear House majority">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Clark, Deputy Engagement Editor, The Conversation An existential moment for the Liberal party? Another female leader for Labor? In this episode of our election podcast Below the Line, our expert panel talk us through what might happen to the major parties if they do not win ... <a title="Below the Line: What might happen to the major party that loses the election? – podcast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/13/below-the-line-what-might-happen-to-the-major-party-that-loses-the-election-podcast-183033/" aria-label="Read more about Below the Line: What might happen to the major party that loses the election? – podcast">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Principal Fellow (Hon), Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne. Editor in Chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, The University of Melbourne Winner Archibald Prize 2022, Blak Douglas Moby Dickens, synthetic polymer paint on linen, 300 x 200 cm © the artist, image ... <a title="‘I can’t think of a more timely painting’: Blak Douglas’s Moby Dickens is a deserving winner of the 2022 Archibald Prize" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/13/i-cant-think-of-a-more-timely-painting-blak-douglass-moby-dickens-is-a-deserving-winner-of-the-2022-archibald-prize-179771/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I can’t think of a more timely painting’: Blak Douglas’s Moby Dickens is a deserving winner of the 2022 Archibald Prize">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby On the eve of Papua New Guinea heading into its 2022 national general elections, the bearer of one of the highest offices in the country has tragically died. Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil died in a head-on vehicle collision along the Bulolo Highway in Morobe Province on Wednesday night. ... <a title="Driver in deputy PM’s fatal accident in hospital, PNG police call for calm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/13/driver-in-deputy-pms-fatal-accident-in-hospital-png-police-call-for-calm/" aria-label="Read more about Driver in deputy PM’s fatal accident in hospital, PNG police call for calm">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2022
RNZ Pacific Vanuatu’s outgoing president, Obed Moses Tallis, has urged the government not to abolish the Ministry of Justice, warning against a “dictatorial system”. His opening speech to Parliament’s first “ordinary” session of 2022 is his final duty of his mandate which will end in July. “In my observation during my five-year term as a ... <a title="Vanuatu president warns against ‘dictatorship’ if Justice Ministry is abolished" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/13/vanuatu-president-warns-against-dictatorship-if-justice-ministry-is-abolished/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu president warns against ‘dictatorship’ if Justice Ministry is abolished">Read more</a>
