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December 6, 2020
Pacific Media Centre newsdesk Indonesia’s Presidential Staff Office says it regrets the raising of the Morning Star flag – which is identified with Papuan independence – at the Indonesian Consulate General (KJRI) in Melbourne, Australia, this week. Presidential Staff Office deputy for political, legal, security and human rights affairs Jaleswari Pramowardhani insisted that the area ... <a title="Jakarta ‘regrets’ Morning Star flag protest at Melbourne consulate after video goes viral" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/06/jakarta-regrets-morning-star-flag-protest-at-melbourne-consulate-after-video-goes-viral/" aria-label="Read more about Jakarta ‘regrets’ Morning Star flag protest at Melbourne consulate after video goes viral">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A renewed declaration of independence by an exiled West Papuan leader has stirred a negative response from other Papuan independence fighters who are part of the West Papua liberation army force clashing with Indonesian security troops. The rival fighters have rejected the peaceful unilateral claim of independence and in particular the ... <a title="Rival OPM leaders dispute Papuan ‘independence’ declaration" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/05/rival-opm-leaders-dispute-papuan-independence-declaration/" aria-label="Read more about Rival OPM leaders dispute Papuan ‘independence’ declaration">Read more</a>
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December 5, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Ellerton, Senior Lecturer in Critical Thinking; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland The three recent appearances (and two subsequent removals) of “monoliths” in Romania, Utah and California are intriguing examples of what can capture the public’s imagination. These constructions are metallic-looking structures ... <a title="Mystery monoliths: why conspiracists are ‘meh’ about the phenomenon — and how you can start a better conspiracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/05/mystery-monoliths-why-conspiracists-are-meh-about-the-phenomenon-and-how-you-can-start-a-better-conspiracy-151376/" aria-label="Read more about Mystery monoliths: why conspiracists are ‘meh’ about the phenomenon — and how you can start a better conspiracy">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Ananian-Welsh, Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland The most extensive review of Australia’s intelligence sector since the 1970s has released its public report. The Comprehensive Review of the Legal Framework of the National Intelligence Community – the “Richardson Review” – culminated ... <a title="National security review recommends complete overhaul of electronic surveillance – but will it work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/04/national-security-review-recommends-complete-overhaul-of-electronic-surveillance-but-will-it-work-151462/" aria-label="Read more about National security review recommends complete overhaul of electronic surveillance – but will it work?">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk December 1 flag day protests have taken place in several cities around Indonesia including the capital Jakarta, Yogyakarta (Central Java), Ternate (North Maluku) and Sinjai (South Sulawesi), reports Arah Juang. The actions were launched to commemorate West Papua Independence Day. But even before the actions were launched, security forces attempted to ... <a title="Papuan flag day protests in Yogya, Jakarta reject ‘special autonomy’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/04/papuan-flag-day-protests-in-yogya-jakarta-reject-special-autonomy/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan flag day protests in Yogya, Jakarta reject ‘special autonomy’">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paddy Nixon discuss the week in politics. This week Michelle and Paddy discuss the bilateral relationship between Australia and China, including a ‘repugnant’ tweet from ... <a title="VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the difficult bilateral relationship between Australia and China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/04/video-michelle-grattan-on-the-difficult-bilateral-relationship-between-australia-and-china-151471/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the difficult bilateral relationship between Australia and China">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lachlan G. Howell, Casual Academic and PhD Candidate | School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle More and more threatened species are relying on captive breeding to avoid extinction. Some species on the brink only exist in captivity, and others depend on captive breeding for ... <a title="Human reproductive technologies like sperm freezing and IVF could be used to save threatened species" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/04/human-reproductive-technologies-like-sperm-freezing-and-ivf-could-be-used-to-save-threatened-species-148637/" aria-label="Read more about Human reproductive technologies like sperm freezing and IVF could be used to save threatened species">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Wade, Lecturer in Social Inquiry, La Trobe University Review: Oliver Sacks: His Own Life, directed by Ric Burns Apropos of nothing but a bowl of jello placed before him, a stifled laugh escapes from Oliver Sacks, the famed neurologist, writer and public intellectual. “What are you ... <a title="Film review: the immoderate adventures of Oliver Sacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/04/film-review-the-immoderate-adventures-of-oliver-sacks-151023/" aria-label="Read more about Film review: the immoderate adventures of Oliver Sacks">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael P.H. Stumpf, Professor for Theoretical Systems Biology, University of Melbourne How do you know that something you are looking for is not there? Looking for a needle in a haystack is fundamentally easy – however laborious and tedious – if you know it’s definitely there. Looking ... <a title="Almost half a million tests, zero positives: how statistics shows we can be confident COVID-19 is gone from Victoria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/04/almost-half-a-million-tests-zero-positives-how-statistics-shows-we-can-be-confident-covid-19-is-gone-from-victoria-151281/" aria-label="Read more about Almost half a million tests, zero positives: how statistics shows we can be confident COVID-19 is gone from Victoria">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Jomeen, Professor of Midwifery and Dean in the Faculty of Health Sciences, Southern Cross University Many pregnant women worry about birth. Some, however, suffer from a much more serious condition called tokophobia: a severe and unreasoning dread of childbirth, which is sometimes accompanied by a disgust ... <a title="Tokophobia is an extreme fear of childbirth. Here’s how to recognise and treat it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/04/tokophobia-is-an-extreme-fear-of-childbirth-heres-how-to-recognise-and-treat-it-149264/" aria-label="Read more about Tokophobia is an extreme fear of childbirth. Here’s how to recognise and treat it">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2020
By RNZ Pacific The Northern Marianas is ready for its allocation of covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer after acquiring 10 ultra-cold freezers from South Korea. The acquisition of the freezers came as the CNMI waits for the Pfizer vaccines to get Emergency Use Authorisation approval from the US Food and Drug Administration. Even though the vaccines ... <a title="Northern Marianas gets vaccine freezers for covid-19 treatment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/04/northern-marianas-gets-vaccine-freezers-for-covid-19-treatment/" aria-label="Read more about Northern Marianas gets vaccine freezers for covid-19 treatment">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Steer, Senior Lecturer in English, Massey University Just as writers and artists today are responding to the Anthropocene through climate fiction and eco art, earlier generations chronicled an environmental crisis that presaged humanity’s global impact. The Anthropocene is a proposed geological epoch that powerfully expresses the ... <a title="The forgotten environmental crisis: how 20th century settler writers foreshadowed the Anthropocene" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/04/the-forgotten-environmental-crisis-how-20th-century-settler-writers-foreshadowed-the-anthropocene-150727/" aria-label="Read more about The forgotten environmental crisis: how 20th century settler writers foreshadowed the Anthropocene">Read more</a>
