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April 16, 2025
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has survived a motion of no confidence against him in Parliament. During the proceedings, livestreamed on EMTV, Speaker Job Pomat announced the results of the vote as 16 votes in favour and 89 against. In moving the motion, the member for Abau, ... <a title="PNG’s ‘chief servant’ James Marape defeats no-confidence vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/16/pngs-chief-servant-james-marape-defeats-no-confidence-vote/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s ‘chief servant’ James Marape defeats no-confidence vote">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sussex, Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University A news report that Russia has sought to base long-range aircraft in Indonesia caught Australia’s political leaders by surprise during an already hectic election campaign. The military publication Janes ... <a title="Does Russia have military interest in Indonesia? Here’s what we know – and why Australia would be concerned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/does-russia-have-military-interest-in-indonesia-heres-what-we-know-and-why-australia-would-be-concerned-254601/" aria-label="Read more about Does Russia have military interest in Indonesia? Here’s what we know – and why Australia would be concerned">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Former US President Barack Obama has taken to social media to praise Harvard’s decision to stand up for academic freedom by rebuffing the Trump administration’s demands. “Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions — rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking concrete steps to make ... <a title="Obama praises Harvard for ‘setting example’ to universities resisting Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/obama-praises-harvard-for-setting-example-to-universities-resisting-trump/" aria-label="Read more about Obama praises Harvard for ‘setting example’ to universities resisting Trump">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra For a few hours on Tuesday afternoon, it seemed just possible the Russians might be sending their planes to a base very near us. A claim on the military and intelligence site Janes that said the Russians were seeking to ... <a title="Election Diary: for a few hours, it seemed possible the Russians might be coming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/election-diary-for-a-few-hours-it-seemed-possible-the-russians-might-be-coming-254604/" aria-label="Read more about Election Diary: for a few hours, it seemed possible the Russians might be coming">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron J. Snoswell, Research Fellow in AI Accountability, Queensland University of Technology Google Deepmind / Unsplash Earlier this year, scientists discovered a peculiar term appearing in published papers: “vegetative electron microscopy”. This phrase, which sounds technical but is actually nonsense, has become a “digital fossil” – an ... <a title="A weird phrase is plaguing scientific papers – and we traced it back to a glitch in AI training data" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/a-weird-phrase-is-plaguing-scientific-papers-and-we-traced-it-back-to-a-glitch-in-ai-training-data-254463/" aria-label="Read more about A weird phrase is plaguing scientific papers – and we traced it back to a glitch in AI training data">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The significant turn-around in the federal polls ahead of the 2025 federal election, with the momentum now moving firmly in Labor’s direction. A national Resolve poll for ... <a title="Labor surges to 7-point lead in Resolve poll, and has sizeable leads in two other national polls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/labor-surges-to-7-point-lead-in-resolve-poll-and-has-sizeable-leads-in-two-other-national-polls-254516/" aria-label="Read more about Labor surges to 7-point lead in Resolve poll, and has sizeable leads in two other national polls">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Moataz ElQadi, Adjunct Researcher, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University Daria Nipot/Shutterstock Our personal information is more valuable than ever. The most recent government cyber threat report warns that foreign state actors have an “enduring interest” in obtaining sensitive and personally identifiable information about Australians. In recent ... <a title="Renting a home in Australia means handing over too much sensitive info. It’s a national security risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/renting-a-home-in-australia-means-handing-over-too-much-sensitive-info-its-a-national-security-risk-254293/" aria-label="Read more about Renting a home in Australia means handing over too much sensitive info. It’s a national security risk">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Murray, Senior Lecturer, nutrition, Swinburne University of Technology Stefanie Mohr Photography/Shutterstock With Easter around the corner, you’ll have seen chocolate Easter eggs on supermarket shelves. Maybe you’ve bought some already. But is there a difference between Easter chocolate and the everyday kind? Does Easter chocolate really ... <a title="What’s the difference between Easter egg chocolate and regular chocolate?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/whats-the-difference-between-easter-egg-chocolate-and-regular-chocolate-252026/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between Easter egg chocolate and regular chocolate?">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on April 15, 2025.
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April 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Grantham, Lecturer in Communication, Griffith University From Abbie Chatfield and Hannah Ferguson to Ozzy Man, influencers have never been more central to an Australian election campaign. Much has been made of the increasingly common site of politicians on TikTok or Instagram reels. Some political groups don’t ... <a title="Social media is the new election battleground. Is embracing influencers smart, risky or both?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/social-media-is-the-new-election-battleground-is-embracing-influencers-smart-risky-or-both-253537/" aria-label="Read more about Social media is the new election battleground. Is embracing influencers smart, risky or both?">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lester Munson, Non-Resident Fellow, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney After announcing Liberation Day – stiff “retaliatory” tariffs on every country and penguin-inhabited island in the world – US President Donald Trump rescinded the vast majority of tariffs eight days later when stock and bond markets ... <a title="Trump’s tariffs rollercoaster is really about Republican unity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/trumps-tariffs-rollercoaster-is-really-about-republican-unity-254471/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s tariffs rollercoaster is really about Republican unity">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2025
By Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai, RNZ Pacific journalist in Hawai’i New Zealand’s Pacific connection with the United States is “more important than ever”, says Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters after rounding up the Hawai’i leg of his Pacific trip. Peters said common strategic interests of the US and New Zealand were underlined while in the state. “Our ... <a title="Peters emphasises growing importance of NZ’s Pacific ties with the United States" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/15/peters-emphasises-growing-importance-of-nzs-pacific-ties-with-the-united-states/" aria-label="Read more about Peters emphasises growing importance of NZ’s Pacific ties with the United States">Read more</a>
