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August 14, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The #HoldTheLine (#HTL) Coalition has welcomed the dismissal of a cyber-libel charge against Rappler CEO and founder Maria Ressa in the Philippines — the second “spurious” charge against Ressa to be dropped in just two months, says Reporters Without Borders. The #HTL coalition calls for all remaining charges to be immediately ... <a title="#HoldTheLine Coalition welcomes new dismissal of cyber-libel charge against Rappler’s Maria Ressa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/14/holdtheline-coalition-welcomes-new-dismissal-of-cyber-libel-charge-against-rapplers-maria-ressa/" aria-label="Read more about #HoldTheLine Coalition welcomes new dismissal of cyber-libel charge against Rappler’s Maria Ressa">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT: By Ena Manuireva Two days after President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Mā’ohi Nui last month, where the French leader urged the local population to get vaccinated against the danger of the new delta variant of the covid pandemic already on the islands, High Commissioner Domique Sorain and territorial President Édouard Fritch announced a ... <a title="Tahiti’s ‘wedding of the year’ turns into political row over covid hypocrisy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/14/tahitis-wedding-of-the-year-turns-into-political-row-over-covid-hypocrisy/" aria-label="Read more about Tahiti’s ‘wedding of the year’ turns into political row over covid hypocrisy">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2021
By Litia Cava in Suva Former Fiji opposition leader Sitiveni Rabuka has submitted his application to register his newly proposed political party — the “People’s Aliance”. A statement released by the Fijian Elections Office stated that the Registrar of Political Parties, Mohammed Saneem, was now processing the application to register the party. According to the ... <a title="Rabuka makes move – former Fiji PM registers proposed ‘People’s Alliance’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/14/rabuka-makes-move-former-fiji-pm-registers-proposed-peoples-alliance/" aria-label="Read more about Rabuka makes move – former Fiji PM registers proposed ‘People’s Alliance’">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2021
RNZ Pacific The New Zealand government says it has full confidence Samoa’s new government and its judiciary will continue to act with integrity. This comes after former prime minister, Tuila’epa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi, claimed that the recent actions of the judiciary had “shattered” the constitution and the law of the jungle now applied. Tuila’epa claimed the ... <a title="NZ reaffirms support for Samoa’s Fiame, as Tuila’epa grumbles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/14/nz-reaffirms-support-for-samoas-fiame-as-tuilaepa-grumbles/" aria-label="Read more about NZ reaffirms support for Samoa’s Fiame, as Tuila’epa grumbles">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Hoadley, Associate Professor, University of Auckland The US ambassador to the USSR, George Kennan, chats with a reporter in 1952 after the Soviets told the US State Department that Kennan must be recalled immediately. Bettmann/contributor/Getty Images This piece is part of a new series in collaboration ... <a title="George Kennan urged American leadership and patience to counter the Soviets. Instead, the Cold War ensued" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/14/george-kennan-urged-american-leadership-and-patience-to-counter-the-soviets-instead-the-cold-war-ensued-156306/" aria-label="Read more about George Kennan urged American leadership and patience to counter the Soviets. Instead, the Cold War ensued">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Green, Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Author provided The Kimberley region is host to Australia’s oldest known rock paintings. But people were carving engravings into some of these rocks before they were creating paintings. Rock art sites on Balanggarra Country in the northeast Kimberley region ... <a title="Light and shade: how the natural ‘glazes’ on the walls of Kimberley rock shelters help reveal the world the artists lived in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/14/light-and-shade-how-the-natural-glazes-on-the-walls-of-kimberley-rock-shelters-help-reveal-the-world-the-artists-lived-in-164952/" aria-label="Read more about Light and shade: how the natural ‘glazes’ on the walls of Kimberley rock shelters help reveal the world the artists lived in">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jarryd Pla, Senior Lecturer in Quantum Engineering, UNSW Serwan Asaad/UNSW, Author provided Vaccine and drug development, artificial intelligence, transport and logistics, climate science — these are all areas that stand to be transformed by the development of a full-scale quantum computer. And there has been explosive growth ... <a title="How a simple crystal could help pave the way to full-scale quantum computing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/14/how-a-simple-crystal-could-help-pave-the-way-to-full-scale-quantum-computing-165956/" aria-label="Read more about How a simple crystal could help pave the way to full-scale quantum computing">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Linda Steele, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney Chris Pizzello/AP News Britney Spears’ father has agreed to step down from her conservatorship might have you wondering how equivalent laws work in Australia. Australia doesn’t have “conservatorships” but rather guardianship and financial management laws for ... <a title="#FreeBritney has many of us wondering: do we have conservatorships in Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/13/freebritney-has-many-of-us-wondering-do-we-have-conservatorships-in-australia-166095/" aria-label="Read more about #FreeBritney has many of us wondering: do we have conservatorships in Australia?">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lesley Russell, Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney Almost every day in recent months, Australian Medical Association (AMA) president Dr Omar Khorshid has appeared in the media, commenting on various issues related to the coronavirus pandemic. These include changing recommendations about the ... <a title="Media and politicians often defer to the AMA on COVID policies. But what role should the doctors’ group have in the pandemic?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/13/media-and-politicians-often-defer-to-the-ama-on-covid-policies-but-what-role-should-the-doctors-group-have-in-the-pandemic-165074/" aria-label="Read more about Media and politicians often defer to the AMA on COVID policies. But what role should the doctors’ group have in the pandemic?">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Partridge, NHMRC/National Heart Foundation Early Career Fellow, University of Sydney Shutterstock With the simple touch of a smartphone, online food delivery services conveniently offer takeaway food straight to your door. Contact-free delivery has surged in popularity as lockdowns have limited physical access to restaurants and food ... <a title="Appetite for convenience: how the surge in online food delivery could be harming our health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/13/appetite-for-convenience-how-the-surge-in-online-food-delivery-could-be-harming-our-health-163348/" aria-label="Read more about Appetite for convenience: how the surge in online food delivery could be harming our health">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Freeland, Professorial Fellow, Bond University / Emeritus Professor of International Law, Western Sydney University, Western Sydney University What do cyberspace and outer space have in common? As we make clear in a new report to the Department of Defence, both are new frontiers for national security ... <a title="Cyberspace and outer space are new frontiers for national security, according to an expert report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/13/cyberspace-and-outer-space-are-new-frontiers-for-national-security-according-to-an-expert-report-165988/" aria-label="Read more about Cyberspace and outer space are new frontiers for national security, according to an expert report">Read more</a>
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August 13, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When Treasurer Josh Frydenberg joined the podcast in December, the outlook was positive. While the forecast deficit was massive at nearly $200 billion, it had been revised down and the prospects for growth and employment revised up. Frydenberg said then: ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Josh Frydenberg on uncertain economic times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/08/13/politics-with-michelle-grattan-josh-frydenberg-on-uncertain-economic-times-166091/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Josh Frydenberg on uncertain economic times">Read more</a>
