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May 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smith, Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney Australia’s federal election, held less than a week after Canada’s, has produced a shockingly similar outcome. Commentators all over the world have pointed out the parallels. In both countries, centre-left governments ... <a title="Blaming Donald Trump for conservative losses in both Canada and Australia is being too kind to Peter Dutton" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/04/blaming-donald-trump-for-conservative-losses-in-both-canada-and-australia-is-being-too-kind-to-peter-dutton-255599/" aria-label="Read more about Blaming Donald Trump for conservative losses in both Canada and Australia is being too kind to Peter Dutton">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Ricketson, Professor of Communication, Deakin University Among the many lessons to be learnt by the Liberal-National Coalition parties from the election is that they should stop getting into bed with News Corporation Australia. Why would a political party outsource its policy platform and strategy to people ... <a title="In its soul-searching, the Coalition should examine its relationship with the media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/04/in-its-soul-searching-the-coalition-should-examine-its-relationship-with-the-media-255846/" aria-label="Read more about In its soul-searching, the Coalition should examine its relationship with the media">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra On February 1, on The Conversation’s podcast, Anthony Albanese not only declared that Labor would retain majority government, but held out the prospect it could win the Victorian Liberal seats of Menzies and Deakin. This was when the polls were ... <a title="Second-term Albanese will face policy pressure, devastated Liberals have only bad options" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/04/second-term-albanese-will-face-policy-pressure-devastated-liberals-have-only-bad-options-255618/" aria-label="Read more about Second-term Albanese will face policy pressure, devastated Liberals have only bad options">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maxine Newlands, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, University of Queensland, Adjunct Principal Research Fellow, Cairns Institute, James Cook University Minor parties were all the rage at the last election when, along with independent candidates, they secured almost a third of votes. But they have ... <a title="Election flops – a night to forget for minor parties on the left and the right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/04/election-flops-a-night-to-forget-for-minor-parties-on-the-left-and-the-right-255623/" aria-label="Read more about Election flops – a night to forget for minor parties on the left and the right">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2025
World Media Freedom Day reflections of a protester Yesterday, World Media Freedom Day, we marched to Television New Zealand in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland to deliver a letter asking them to do better. Their coverage [of Palestine] has been biased at its best, silent at its worst. I truly believe that if our media outlets reported ... <a title="‘Dead weight comes to mind’ when thinking about Gazan parents and genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/04/dead-weight-comes-to-mind-when-thinking-about-gazan-parents-and-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Dead weight comes to mind’ when thinking about Gazan parents and genocide">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Black, Visitor, School of History, Australian National University When the newspapers delivered their standard election-eve editorials, there were few surprises. Former Fairfax papers and smaller outlets offered qualified support for Labor, while the News Corp papers unashamedly championed the Coalition. In Adelaide, The Advertiser ran a ... <a title="Independents will not help form government – but they will be vital in holding it to account" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/04/independents-will-not-help-form-government-but-they-will-be-vital-in-holding-it-to-account-255517/" aria-label="Read more about Independents will not help form government – but they will be vital in holding it to account">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Clune, Honorary Associate, Government and International Relations, University of Sydney While counting continues nationally, the federal election result is definitive: a pro-Labor landslide and an opposition leader voted out. But beyond the headline results, how did Australians in the key seats in each state vote, and ... <a title="State of the states: 6 experts on how the election unfolded across the country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/04/state-of-the-states-6-experts-on-how-the-election-unfolded-across-the-country-255508/" aria-label="Read more about State of the states: 6 experts on how the election unfolded across the country">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2025
ER Report: Here is a summary of significant articles published on EveningReport.nz on May 4, 2025.
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May 4, 2025
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – By David Robie on World Press Freedom Day 2025 I ask you now: Do not stop speaking about Gaza. Do not let the world look away. Keep fighting, keep telling our stories – until Palestine is free. These are not my words, although I believe and ... <a title="Too many journalists remain silent over the Gaza genocide, a threat to our media credibility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/04/too-many-journalists-remain-silent-over-the-gaza-genocide-a-threat-to-our-media-credibility/" aria-label="Read more about Too many journalists remain silent over the Gaza genocide, a threat to our media credibility">Read more</a>
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May 4, 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 On Saturday, Labor won a thumping victory in the House of Representatives, and this has carried over to the Senate results. Only 35% of enrolled voters have ... <a title="Labor makes Senate gains, and left-wing parties will hold a Senate majority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/04/labor-makes-senate-gains-and-left-wing-parties-will-hold-a-senate-majority-255848/" aria-label="Read more about Labor makes Senate gains, and left-wing parties will hold a Senate majority">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2025
By Anish Chand in Suva Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has paid tribute to all those working the media industry in his message to mark World Press Freedom Day. He said in his May 3 message thanks to democracy his coalition government had removed the “dark days of oppression and suppressions”. “Today as we join ... <a title="Rabuka salutes Fiji media but warns against taking freedom for granted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/04/rabuka-salutes-fiji-media-but-warns-against-taking-freedom-for-granted/" aria-label="Read more about Rabuka salutes Fiji media but warns against taking freedom for granted">Read more</a>
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May 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government has been re-elected with a substantially increased majority, and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has lost his seat, in a crushing defeat of the Coalition. As of late Saturday night, there was a two-party swing to Labor of ... <a title="Albanese increases majority and Dutton loses seat in stunning election landslide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/04/albanese-increases-majority-and-dutton-loses-seat-in-stunning-election-landslide-255616/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese increases majority and Dutton loses seat in stunning election landslide">Read more</a>
