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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chiara Holgate, Hydroclimatologist, Australian National University Jason O’Brien/AAP At any one time, Earth’s atmosphere holds only about a week’s worth of rain. But rainfall and floods have devastated Australia’s eastern regions for weeks and more heavy rain is forecast. So where’s all this water coming from? We ... <a title="The east coast rain seems endless. Where on Earth is all the water coming from?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/the-east-coast-rain-seems-endless-where-on-earth-is-all-the-water-coming-from-178316/" aria-label="Read more about The east coast rain seems endless. Where on Earth is all the water coming from?">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato GettyImages With the cabinet meeting today agreeing to targeted Russian sanctions legislation, New Zealand is preparing to circumvent its normal United Nations-based response to international crises. The Russia Sanctions Bill will allow additional sanctions against Russia, including the ability ... <a title="How will NZ’s law targeting sanctions against Russia work – and what are the risks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/how-will-nzs-law-targeting-sanctions-against-russia-work-and-what-are-the-risks-178634/" aria-label="Read more about How will NZ’s law targeting sanctions against Russia work – and what are the risks?">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa French, Professor & Dean, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University ABC TV Review: The Exhibitionists, ABC TV What do you picture in your mind when you imagine an artist? Is it a man in a beret? Do you think Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Van Gogh? ... <a title="From the ABC and the National Gallery of Australia, The Exhibitionists explores the unsung talent of Australian art" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/from-the-abc-and-the-national-gallery-of-australia-the-exhibitionists-explores-the-unsung-talent-of-australian-art-176804/" aria-label="Read more about From the ABC and the National Gallery of Australia, The Exhibitionists explores the unsung talent of Australian art">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Christopher Luxon speech; National Party Chris Trotter (Interest): It’ll take more than tax ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 07 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-07-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 07 2022">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Three members of the United States Congress have introduced a resolution to recognise the legacy of US nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands. Congresswoman Katie Porter along with Senators Mazie Hirono and Ed Markey brought in the resolution to coincide with Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day on March 1. On 1 March 1954, the US exploded ... <a title="Bid for US Congress to acknowledge nuclear tests ‘darkest chapter’ in Marshalls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/bid-for-us-congress-to-acknowledge-nuclear-tests-darkest-chapter-in-marshalls/" aria-label="Read more about Bid for US Congress to acknowledge nuclear tests ‘darkest chapter’ in Marshalls">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Opposition National MP Simon Bridges, a former party leader, and backbench Labour MP Anahila Kanongataá-Suisuiki have tested positive for covid-19 with a record 696 cases in hospital. Bridges is National’s spokesperson for finance and infrastructure. Kanongataá-Suisuiki said in a Facebook post that she had tested positive on a day 3 test of home isolation, after ... <a title="National MP Simon Bridges tests covid-19 positive – record 696 in NZ hospitals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/national-mp-simon-bridges-tests-covid-19-positive-record-696-in-nz-hospitals/" aria-label="Read more about National MP Simon Bridges tests covid-19 positive – record 696 in NZ hospitals">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
The United Nations chief scientific agency on climate change released its latest report on Monday. The IPCC Working Group II report on climate impacts, adaptation, and vulnerability says man-made climate change is causing unprecedented damage to the natural environment and the livelihoods of billions of people. It also says global warming is set to rise ... <a title="Pacific Climate Warrior on what the latest IPCC report means for the region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/pacific-climate-warrior-on-what-the-latest-ipcc-report-means-for-the-region/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Climate Warrior on what the latest IPCC report means for the region">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hamid R. Jamali, Associate Professor and Associate Head, School of Information and Communication Studies, Charles Sturt University Shutterstock At least 140 Australian journals ceased publication in the past decade. While there are still more than 650 Australian journals, 75% of the discontinued ones served the arts, social ... <a title="Australia has lost 140 journals in a decade. That’s damaging for local research and education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/australia-has-lost-140-journals-in-a-decade-thats-damaging-for-local-research-and-education-177807/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has lost 140 journals in a decade. That’s damaging for local research and education">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meribah Rose, Associate Lecturer in Criminology, La Trobe University The retrial of Jason Roberts, accused of killing two Melbourne policemen in 1998, is expected to begin this week in Melbourne. The retrial marks a significant milestone in Victoria’s criminal justice system – it’s the first to occur ... <a title="A retrial is happening in a police murder case 20 years after the conviction. Two lawyers explain the case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/a-retrial-is-happening-in-a-police-murder-case-20-years-after-the-conviction-two-lawyers-explain-the-case-178521/" aria-label="Read more about A retrial is happening in a police murder case 20 years after the conviction. Two lawyers explain the case">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Jerker B. Svantesson, Professor, Bond University Shutterstock In response to the Russian cyber attacks that have accompanied its invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian government has begun recruiting what it calls an “IT army”. Perhaps a more accurate term would be a “cyber militia”, given it will ... <a title="Ukraine is recruiting an ‘IT army’ of cyber warriors. Here’s how Australia could make it legal to join" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/ukraine-is-recruiting-an-it-army-of-cyber-warriors-heres-how-australia-could-make-it-legal-to-join-178414/" aria-label="Read more about Ukraine is recruiting an ‘IT army’ of cyber warriors. Here’s how Australia could make it legal to join">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Nicholls, Associate professor in regulation and governance, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock The world’s five leading tech companies – Google (now Alphabet), Apple, Facebook (now Meta), Amazon and Microsoft – have taken steps to impose significant and (mainly) voluntary sanctions on Russia, in response to its invasion of ... <a title="The power of tech giants has made them as influential as nations. Here’s how they’re sanctioning Russia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/the-power-of-tech-giants-has-made-them-as-influential-as-nations-heres-how-theyre-sanctioning-russia-178424/" aria-label="Read more about The power of tech giants has made them as influential as nations. Here’s how they’re sanctioning Russia">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yolanda Vega, Lecturer and PhD Researcher, Swinburne University of Technology Tracey Nearmy/AAP We are about to mark another International Women’s Day. But amid the breakfasts and uplifting speeches about girl power, we will also be reminded of the appalling rates of violence against women, the stubborn gender ... <a title="New research asked government insiders how to fix gender discrimination in Australia – this is what they said" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/new-research-asked-government-insiders-how-to-fix-gender-discrimination-in-australia-this-is-what-they-said-177539/" aria-label="Read more about New research asked government insiders how to fix gender discrimination in Australia – this is what they said">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Director, Health and Aged Care Program, Grattan Institute Shutterstock Nearly every Australian uses some part of the health system every year, whether it be going to the GP, getting a prescription filled, or seeing a specialist. Despite having a universal health-care system, we often still ... <a title="Last year, half a million Australians couldn’t afford to fill a script. Here’s how to rein in rising health costs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/last-year-half-a-million-australians-couldnt-afford-to-fill-a-script-heres-how-to-rein-in-rising-health-costs-178301/" aria-label="Read more about Last year, half a million Australians couldn’t afford to fill a script. Here’s how to rein in rising health costs">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Seers, PhD Candidate, Charles Sturt University Shutterstock Wellness is mainly marketed to women. We’re encouraged to eat clean, take personal responsibility for our well-being, happiness and life. These are the hallmarks of a strong, independent woman in 2022. But on the eve of International Women’s Day, ... <a title="Wellness is not women’s friend. It’s a distraction from what really ails us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/wellness-is-not-womens-friend-its-a-distraction-from-what-really-ails-us-177446/" aria-label="Read more about Wellness is not women’s friend. It’s a distraction from what really ails us">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Noel D Preece, Adjunct Asssociate Professor, James Cook University Shutterstock At the time Australia was colonised by Europeans, an estimated 180 mammal species lived in the continent’s northern savannas. The landscape teemed with animals, from microbats to rock-wallabies and northern quolls. Many of these mammals were found ... <a title="Extinction crisis: native mammals are disappearing in Northern Australia, but few people are watching" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/extinction-crisis-native-mammals-are-disappearing-in-northern-australia-but-few-people-are-watching-178313/" aria-label="Read more about Extinction crisis: native mammals are disappearing in Northern Australia, but few people are watching">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Couch, Senior Lecturer – Youth Work and International Development, Australian Catholic University Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is dominating our screens and conversations. Children and young people are constantly being exposed to images and information about the devastation there. This kind of exposure can lead to heightened ... <a title="Teachers can offer a safe space for students to talk about the war in Ukraine and help them take action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/teachers-can-offer-a-safe-space-for-students-to-talk-about-the-war-in-ukraine-and-help-them-take-action-178406/" aria-label="Read more about Teachers can offer a safe space for students to talk about the war in Ukraine and help them take action">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University Shutterstock The great enforced global experiment in working from home is coming to an end, as vaccines, the Omicron variant and new therapeutic drugs bring the COVID-19 crisis under control. But a voluntary experiment ... <a title="Even Google agrees there’s no going back to the old office life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/even-google-agrees-theres-no-going-back-to-the-old-office-life-177808/" aria-label="Read more about Even Google agrees there’s no going back to the old office life">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Sparkes, Senior Lecturer (Media Studies and Production), University of Southern Queensland Paramount Pictures When it was released 50 years ago, The Godfather won a swag of Oscars and hailed director Francis Ford Coppola as the voice of a new auteur. But timing is, as they say, ... <a title="The Godfather at 50: set among the American Mafia of the 40s, Coppola’s film is unmistakably a film of the disillusioned 70s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/the-godfather-at-50-set-among-the-american-mafia-of-the-40s-coppolas-film-is-unmistakably-a-film-of-the-disillusioned-70s-178030/" aria-label="Read more about The Godfather at 50: set among the American Mafia of the 40s, Coppola’s film is unmistakably a film of the disillusioned 70s">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A West Papuan leader has praised the “bravery and spirit” of Ukrainians defending their country against the Russian invasion while condemning the hypocrisy of a self-styled “peaceful” Indonesia that attacks “innocent civilians” in Papua. Responding to the global condemnation of the brutal war on Ukraine, now into its second week, United ... <a title="Wenda backs urgent UN call for action over Papuan child killings, disappearances" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/wenda-backs-urgent-un-call-for-action-over-papuan-child-killings-disappearances/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda backs urgent UN call for action over Papuan child killings, disappearances">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Professor Hatem Bazian Ten lessons to be learned from the Russian invasion of Ukraine as the war rages into its second week. The people of Ukraine are “European people with blue eyes and blonde hair being killed” while Palestinians are Arab and have darker complexion. Lesson one: Empathy and recognition of pain and ... <a title="Palestine double standards: Ten lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/palestine-double-standards-ten-lessons-from-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/" aria-label="Read more about Palestine double standards: Ten lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor about Russian strikes on four radio and TV towers in Ukraine since March 1 that constitute a war crime. The strikes have prevented Ukrainian media from broadcasting. At least 32 TV channels and several dozen radio ... <a title="RSF refers Russian strikes on four Ukrainian TV towers for ICC probe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/rsf-refers-russian-strikes-on-four-ukrainian-tv-towers-for-icc-probe/" aria-label="Read more about RSF refers Russian strikes on four Ukrainian TV towers for ICC probe">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent Micronitor News and Printing Company founder Joe Murphy moved the goal posts of freedom of press and freedom of expression in the Marshall Islands, a country that had virtually no tradition of either, by establishing an independent newspaper that today ... <a title="No money, little experience, but Marshall Islands media icon leaves lasting legacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/no-money-little-experience-but-marshall-islands-media-icon-leaves-lasting-legacy/" aria-label="Read more about No money, little experience, but Marshall Islands media icon leaves lasting legacy">Read more</a>
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March 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison on Monday will unveil a plan for a new submarine base to be built on the east coast to support Australia’s nuclear-powered submarines. Announcing the base in a speech to the Lowy Institute, the Prime Minister will declare ... <a title="Morrison to announce new submarine base will be built on Australia’s east coast" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/07/morrison-to-announce-new-submarine-base-will-be-built-on-australias-east-coast-178618/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison to announce new submarine base will be built on Australia’s east coast">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, Associate Professor, 50/50 By 2030 Foundation, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra AAP/Jenny Evans Pure box office, pure genius, was how former England cricket captain Nasser Hussain summed up the late, great Australian bowler Shane Warne, who died unexpectedly at just 52. ... <a title="At once an open book and a master of disguise, Shane Warne’s allure extended far beyond the cricket pitch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/06/at-once-an-open-book-and-a-master-of-disguise-shane-warnes-allure-extended-far-beyond-the-cricket-pitch-178613/" aria-label="Read more about At once an open book and a master of disguise, Shane Warne’s allure extended far beyond the cricket pitch">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University AAP/AP/Rui Vieira When the news broke it was tempting to conclude swiftly that Shane Warne died as he had lived. On holiday in Thailand, nudge nudge. The tabloids, especially in Britain where ... <a title="Vale Shane Warne: a cricketing genius who lived a life of ‘no regrets’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/05/vale-shane-warne-a-cricketing-genius-who-lived-a-life-of-no-regrets-178603/" aria-label="Read more about Vale Shane Warne: a cricketing genius who lived a life of ‘no regrets’">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2022
Essay by Keith Rankin. I watched the very short movie Forgive Us Our Trespasses on Netflix today (Saturday, March 05). Set in Germany in the 1930s, it starts with a schoolteacher giving an arithmetic lesson to a class of children. The question posed was that the cost of caring for a disabled child was 12.00 ... <a title="Keith Rankin on Immigration New Zealand Cancelling Disabled Children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/05/keith-rankin-on-immigration-new-zealand-cancelling-disabled-children/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin on Immigration New Zealand Cancelling Disabled Children">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2022
The National A Papua New Guinean primary school teacher has been arrested for allegedly torturing a woman with a hot knife in sorcery-related violence in Southern Highlands’ Kagua Erave last year. Southern Highlands commander Chief Inspector Daniel Yangen said the 35-year-old teacher, from Aiya’s Pawayamo village, was arrested on Monday. He said the teacher was ... <a title="PNG police arrest suspect in torture and killing of women in ‘sorcery’ case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/05/png-police-arrest-suspect-in-torture-and-killing-of-women-in-sorcery-case/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police arrest suspect in torture and killing of women in ‘sorcery’ case">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Fijian Drua have made history, defeating the Melbourne Rebels 31-26 in Queensland for their first-ever Super Rugby win last night, and Moana Pasifika lost their debut match 33-12 against the Crusaders in Dunedin but still impressed. The tournament newcomers Drua went into Friday night’s match as underdogs following heavy defeats to the ... <a title="Super Rugby: Drua notch a win, and Moana Pasifika plays first game" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/05/super-rugby-drua-notch-a-win-and-moana-pasifika-plays-first-game/" aria-label="Read more about Super Rugby: Drua notch a win, and Moana Pasifika plays first game">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milton Speer, Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney It was Western Sydney’s turn for a drenching this week, as the region was hit by an east coast low – the infamous storm systems that periodically bring heavy rainfall to the New ... <a title="NSW is being hit by a one-two of east coast lows. But aren’t those a winter thing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/05/nsw-is-being-hit-by-a-one-two-of-east-coast-lows-but-arent-those-a-winter-thing-178419/" aria-label="Read more about NSW is being hit by a one-two of east coast lows. But aren’t those a winter thing?">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Irwin, Visiting Lecturer, Nuclear Reactors and Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Australian National University AP It sounds like a nightmare come true. During a military offensive as part of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, fire broke out at Europe’s largest nuclear power station, the Zaporizhzhia power plant in the ... <a title="Russian shelling caused a fire at a Ukrainian nuclear power plant – how close did we actually come to disaster?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/russian-shelling-caused-a-fire-at-a-ukrainian-nuclear-power-plant-how-close-did-we-actually-come-to-disaster-178549/" aria-label="Read more about Russian shelling caused a fire at a Ukrainian nuclear power plant – how close did we actually come to disaster?">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Alan Tudge will not return to his post as education minister, although an independent inquiry concluded there was “insufficient evidence” to find he bullied or harassed a former staffer. Vivienne Thom, who conducted the inquiry, said the evidence available to ... <a title="Alan Tudge will not return to education post" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/alan-tudge-will-not-return-to-education-post-178552/" aria-label="Read more about Alan Tudge will not return to education post">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
By Prianka Srinivasan for ABC Pacific Beat International media has been facing scrutiny from indigenous groups in the Pacific for the way it has been covering the Russia-Ukraine war. Some have highlighted “double standards” among journalists who have brought attention to the plight of Ukrainians, while long-standing conflicts like those in Indonesia’s provinces of West ... <a title="‘Double standards’ claims as world reacts to Ukraine crisis, ignores Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/double-standards-claims-as-world-reacts-to-ukraine-crisis-ignores-papua/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Double standards’ claims as world reacts to Ukraine crisis, ignores Papua">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk A West Papuan advocacy group in Australia has appealed to Foreign Minister Marise Payne to take the cue from a new United Nations Rapporteurs statement this week condemning the “ongoing human rights abuses” in the Indonesian-ruled West Papuan region. Joe Collins of the Australia West Papua Association (AWPA) said there was ... <a title="Australian group calls for action over UN Indonesian ‘Papuan abuses’ report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/australian-group-calls-for-action-over-un-indonesian-papuan-abuses-report/" aria-label="Read more about Australian group calls for action over UN Indonesian ‘Papuan abuses’ report">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
RNZ News Small groups of anti-mandate protesters are still lingering around Wellington after being cleared out of New Zealand’s Parliament precinct on Wednesday The disparate collection of groups and individuals who took part in the protests are divided about what happens next. Police say go home, and some protest groups like Voices for Freedom have ... <a title="Anti-mandate protesters try to camp at marae – told to ‘go home’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/anti-mandate-protesters-try-to-camp-at-marae-told-to-go-home/" aria-label="Read more about Anti-mandate protesters try to camp at marae – told to ‘go home’">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Sean Phelan, Massey University One striking feature of the “freedom convoy” protests in Ottawa, Wellington and elsewhere has been the intense antagonism towards “mainstream media” (MSM). These antagonisms are expressed not only in now familiar descriptions of MSM journalists as sinister agents of a wider power elite, coupled with pity or scorn for ... <a title="Why legitimate criticism of the ‘mainstream’ media is in danger of being hijacked by anti-vax and ‘freedom’ movements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/why-legitimate-criticism-of-the-mainstream-media-is-in-danger-of-being-hijacked-by-anti-vax-and-freedom-movements/" aria-label="Read more about Why legitimate criticism of the ‘mainstream’ media is in danger of being hijacked by anti-vax and ‘freedom’ movements">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
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 Professor Paddy Nixon talk about this week in politics. They canvass the war between Russia and Ukraine, as Western nations continue to ramp up tough sanctions against Russia ... <a title="VIDEO: The war, the floods, and COVID and campaigning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/video-the-war-the-floods-and-covid-and-campaigning-178519/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: The war, the floods, and COVID and campaigning">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bradley J. Moggridge, Associate Professor in Indigenous Water Science, University of Canberra The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) assessment reports have great influence over government decision-making on climate change. The latest report, launched this week, for the first time features Indigenous Knowledges alongside Western scientific research. ... <a title="IPCC reports still exclude Indigenous voices. Come join us at our sacred fires to find answers to climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/ipcc-reports-still-exclude-indigenous-voices-come-join-us-at-our-sacred-fires-to-find-answers-to-climate-change-178045/" aria-label="Read more about IPCC reports still exclude Indigenous voices. Come join us at our sacred fires to find answers to climate change">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate R Saunders, Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology The extreme rain and flooding bombarding Australia’s east coast has inflicted a heavy toll on lives and livelihoods. This, however, could’ve been minimised if weather warning systems had been clearly translated into on-the-ground, local impacts for communities. Early and ... <a title="People could’ve prepared for the floods better if the impacts of weather forecasts were clearly communicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/people-couldve-prepared-for-the-floods-better-if-the-impacts-of-weather-forecasts-were-clearly-communicated-178309/" aria-label="Read more about People could’ve prepared for the floods better if the impacts of weather forecasts were clearly communicated">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Covid has a habit of biting us on the bum, just as key milestones seem to be behind us. A diverse range of countries are facing current setbacks: eg Chile, Colombia, Bulgaria (where one in a hundred people have died from Covid), Hong Kong, South Korea, Israel. In Ukraine, there have ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 Concerns: Israel, South Korea and others" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-concerns-israel-south-korea-and-others/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 Concerns: Israel, South Korea and others">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Fortescue, Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney There has been constant speculation for most of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 22 years in power as to what it would take to bring about his departure. Authoritarian leaders tend to depart according to two scenarios (beyond natural causes): forced out ... <a title="As the Ukraine war drags on, how secure will Putin’s hold on power remain?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/04/as-the-ukraine-war-drags-on-how-secure-will-putins-hold-on-power-remain-178312/" aria-label="Read more about As the Ukraine war drags on, how secure will Putin’s hold on power remain?">Read more</a>
