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November 1, 2020
The Niugini Biomed Ltd papers … seeking to “leap frog” over all the other things Papua New Guinea needs and do drug research. Image: Scott Waide blog We cannot even get National Agriculture and Quarantine Inspection Authority (NAQIA) accredited laboratories up and running around Papua New Guinea for various lab testing our requirements. These labs ... <a title="Challenging covid-19 – two critics of PNG’s K10m drug development plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/01/challenging-covid-19-two-critics-of-pngs-k10m-drug-development-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Challenging covid-19 – two critics of PNG’s K10m drug development plan">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne With 48% of enrolled voters counted in Saturday’s Queensland election, the ABC is giving Labor 47 of the 93 seats (a bare majority), the LNP 33, all Others seven and six seats remain in doubt. ... <a title="Labor wins Queensland election, as Greens could win up to four seats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/01/labor-wins-queensland-election-as-greens-could-win-up-to-four-seats-148715/" aria-label="Read more about Labor wins Queensland election, as Greens could win up to four seats">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2020
By RNZ News Green Party delegates have voted to accept a deal with Labour which will give it two ministerial portfolios outside of cabinet in the New Zealand government. Consensus was blocked, so the party required 75 percent of delegates to get the deal across the line this evening. Labour offered the Green Party the ... <a title="NZ Greens accept Labour’s offer for ‘cooperation agreement’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/11/01/nz-greens-accept-labours-offer-for-cooperation-agreement/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Greens accept Labour’s offer for ‘cooperation agreement’">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2020
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The Papua Province Humanitarian Team for Cases of Violence Against Religious Figures in Intan Jaya Regency, Haris Azhar, has announced the results of their investigation into the shooting of Pastor Yeremia Zanambani who was allegedly shot by a rogue Indonesian military (TNI) officer in Hitadipa District, Intan Jaya, on September 19, ... <a title="Independent investigators blame TNI for murder of Papuan pastor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/31/independent-investigators-blame-tni-for-murder-of-papuan-pastor/" aria-label="Read more about Independent investigators blame TNI for murder of Papuan pastor">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2020
Source: Council on Hemispheric Affairs – Analysis-Reportage By Patricio ZamoranoFrom Washington DC A wave of Indigenous peoples supporting the Luis Arce-David Choquehuanca presidential ticket defeated the main right-wing candidate, Carlos Mesa by 20 points, restoring democracy to Bolivia. Just days later around 80% of Chilean voters decided by referendum to re-found their nation with a ... <a title="Radical neoliberalism was born and will die in Chile" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/31/radical-neoliberalism-was-born-and-will-die-in-chile/" aria-label="Read more about Radical neoliberalism was born and will die in Chile">Read more</a>
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October 31, 2020
The euthanasia referendum has passed New Zealand’s public vote, with 65.2 percent voting in favour, but the cannabis question has 53.1 percent voting “no” so far, preliminary results show. The number of voters who chose “no” in the End of Life Choice referendum reached 33.8 percent. In the cannabis question, “yes” received 46.1 percent of ... <a title="NZ referendum preliminary results – yes to euthanasia reform, no to cannabis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/31/nz-referendum-preliminary-results-yes-to-euthanasia-reform-no-to-cannabis/" aria-label="Read more about NZ referendum preliminary results – yes to euthanasia reform, no to cannabis">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Barton, Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University After three people died in a knife attack in Nice this week that French President Emmanuel Macron called an “Islamist terrorist attack”, there was a sense of déjà vu — we ... <a title="For French Muslims, every terror attack brings questions about their loyalty to the republic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/30/for-french-muslims-every-terror-attack-brings-questions-about-their-loyalty-to-the-republic-149151/" aria-label="Read more about For French Muslims, every terror attack brings questions about their loyalty to the republic">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Tranter, Professor of Sociology, University of Tasmania It’s written into electoral folklore that Labor was wiped out at the 2019 federal election because Queensland didn’t like its position on coal. As the story goes, Labor’s lukewarm support for the Adani coal mine and its ambitious climate ... <a title="Labor politicians need not fear: Queenslanders are no more attached to coal than the rest of Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/30/labor-politicians-need-not-fear-queenslanders-are-no-more-attached-to-coal-than-the-rest-of-australia-148993/" aria-label="Read more about Labor politicians need not fear: Queenslanders are no more attached to coal than the rest of Australia">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia should develop a national aerial fire fighting capability and fuel load management strategies should be more transparent, the inquiry set up following last summer’s devastating bushfires has recommended. In its 80 recommendations, including many shared between federal and state ... <a title="Set up national air fleet to fight fires, says royal commission, warning of worsening weather" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/30/set-up-national-air-fleet-to-fight-fires-says-royal-commission-warning-of-worsening-weather-149165/" aria-label="Read more about Set up national air fleet to fight fires, says royal commission, warning of worsening weather">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania The bushfire royal commission today handed down its long-awaited final report. At almost 1,000 pages, it will take us all some time to digest. But it marks the start of Australia’s national disaster adaptation journey after ... <a title="The bushfire royal commission has made a clarion call for change. Now we need politics to follow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/30/the-bushfire-royal-commission-has-made-a-clarion-call-for-change-now-we-need-politics-to-follow-149158/" aria-label="Read more about The bushfire royal commission has made a clarion call for change. Now we need politics to follow">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania The bushfire royal commission today handed down its long-awaited final report. At almost 1,000 pages, it will take us all some time to digest. But it marks the start of Australia’s national disaster adaptation journey after ... <a title="The bushfire royal commission sets a strong precedent for change. Now we need politics to follow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/30/the-bushfire-royal-commission-sets-a-strong-precedent-for-change-now-we-need-politics-to-follow-149158/" aria-label="Read more about The bushfire royal commission sets a strong precedent for change. Now we need politics to follow">Read more</a>
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October 30, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Uhlmann, Professor of English, Writing and Society Research Centre, Western Sydney University Review: Cursed! by Kodie Bedford, directed by Jason Klarwein Tucked away at the back of the program for Kodie Bedford’s first play Cursed! is a blurb on Belvoir, mentioning the company has “faith in ... <a title="Review: Cursed! is a play of outrageous wit and deep thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/10/30/review-cursed-is-a-play-of-outrageous-wit-and-deep-thought-148333/" aria-label="Read more about Review: Cursed! is a play of outrageous wit and deep thought">Read more</a>
