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January 26, 2025
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has misled the Australian Parliament and is liable to prosecution — not that government will lift a finger to enforce the law, reports Michael West Media. SPECIAL REPORT: By Michael West Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has misled the Australian Parliament. In a submission to the Senate, the company claimed, “Foxtel also ... <a title="News Corp lies to Australian Parliament in lobbying putsch to change media laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/26/news-corp-lies-to-australian-parliament-in-lobbying-putsch-to-change-media-laws/" aria-label="Read more about News Corp lies to Australian Parliament in lobbying putsch to change media laws">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2025
Asia Pacific Report A co-founder of a national Palestinian solidarity network in Aotearoa New Zealand today praised the “heroic” resilience and sacrifice of the people of Gaza in the face of Israel’s ruthless attempt to destroy the besieged enclave of more than 2 million people. Speaking at the first solidarity rally in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau ... <a title="NZ Palestinian network co-founder Janfrie Wakim praises ‘heroic Gaza’, calls for more action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/26/nz-palestinian-network-co-founder-janfrie-wakim-praises-heroic-gaza-calls-for-more-action/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Palestinian network co-founder Janfrie Wakim praises ‘heroic Gaza’, calls for more action">Read more</a>
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January 25, 2025
By Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor, RNZ Pacific manager RNZ International (RNZI) began broadcasting to the Pacific region 35 years ago — on 24 January 1990, the same day the Auckland Commonwealth Games opened. Its news bulletins and programmes were carried by a brand new 100kW transmitter. The service was rebranded as RNZ Pacific in 2017. However its ... <a title="RNZ Pacific – 35 years of broadcasting trusted news to the region" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/25/rnz-pacific-35-years-of-broadcasting-trusted-news-to-the-region/" aria-label="Read more about RNZ Pacific – 35 years of broadcasting trusted news to the region">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2025
Asia Pacific Report The Fijians for Palestine Solidarity Network (FPSN) and its allies have called for “justice and accountability” over Israel’s 15 months of genocide and war crimes. The Pacific-based network met in a solidarity gathering last night in the capital Suva hosted by the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre and issued a statement. “A moment ... <a title="Fiji solidarity network welcomes Gaza ceasefire but calls for ‘justice, accountability’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/24/fiji-solidarity-network-welcomes-gaza-ceasefire-but-calls-for-justice-accountability/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji solidarity network welcomes Gaza ceasefire but calls for ‘justice, accountability’">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Nick Rockel People get readyThere’s a train a-comingYou don’t need no baggageYou just get on boardAll you need is faithTo hear the diesels hummingDon’t need no ticketYou just thank the Lord Songwriter: Curtis Mayfield You might have seen Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s speech at the National Prayer Service in the United States following ... <a title="Standing for decency: The sermon the President didn’t want to hear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/standing-for-decency-the-sermon-the-president-didnt-want-to-hear/" aria-label="Read more about Standing for decency: The sermon the President didn’t want to hear">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Saige England Celebration time. Some Palestinian prisoners have been released. A mother reunited with her daughter. A young mother reunited with her babies. Still in prison are people who never received a fair trial, people that independent inquirers say are wrongly imprisoned. Still in prison kids who cursed soldiers who walked into their ... <a title="Palestinians return home to Gaza ashes – if we want peace, face the truth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/22/palestinians-return-home-to-gaza-ashes-if-we-want-peace-face-the-truth/" aria-label="Read more about Palestinians return home to Gaza ashes – if we want peace, face the truth">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2025
SPECIAL REPORT: By Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson and Lilomaiava Maina Vai The Speaker of the House, Papali’i Li’o Taeu Masipau, decisively addressed a letter from FAST, which informed him of the removal of Fiame along with Deputy Prime Minister Tuala Tevaga Ponifasio, Leatinu’u Wayne Fong, Olo Fiti Vaai, Faualo Harry Schuster, and Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster from ... <a title="Samoa political update: Fiame prevails in leadership crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/22/samoa-political-update-fiame-prevails-in-leadership-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa political update: Fiame prevails in leadership crisis">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2025
After sitting on the back benches as an MP for five terms, Lee was given the ethnic communities, economic development, and media and communications portfolios after the coalition government won the 2023 election. Lee was demoted from Cabinet in April last year, with Luxon stripping her of the media and communications portfolio. On Sunday, he ... <a title="Ethnic community leaders slam Lee’s removal from diversity portfolio" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/22/ethnic-community-leaders-slam-lees-removal-from-diversity-portfolio/" aria-label="Read more about Ethnic community leaders slam Lee’s removal from diversity portfolio">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle A litmus test of Israel’s commitment to abandon genocide and start down the road towards lasting peace is whether they choose to release the most important of all the hostages, Marwan Barghouti. During the past 22 years in Israeli prisons he has been beaten, tortured, sexually molested and had limbs broken. ... <a title="Marwan Barghouti – the world’s most important hostage – must be freed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/marwan-barghouti-the-worlds-most-important-hostage-must-be-freed/" aria-label="Read more about Marwan Barghouti – the world’s most important hostage – must be freed">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Al Jazeera journalist Fadi al-Wahidi, who was gravely injured on 9 October 2024 while reporting from the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip, is fighting for his life as the Israeli authorities continued to refuse his transfer to a hospital abroad, despite repeated calls from RSF. Also, two Palestinian photojournalists, Haytham Abdel Wahed and Nidal ... <a title="Gaza ceasefire: RSF calls for open borders for journalists – end to impunity for Israel’s war crimes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/gaza-ceasefire-rsf-calls-for-open-borders-for-journalists-end-to-impunity-for-israels-war-crimes/" aria-label="Read more about Gaza ceasefire: RSF calls for open borders for journalists – end to impunity for Israel’s war crimes">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2025
RNZ Pacific Samoa’s prime minister and the five other ousted members of the ruling FAST Party are reportedly challenging their removal. FAST chair La’auli Leuatea Schmidt on Wednesday announced the removal of the prime minister and five Cabinet ministers from the ruling party. Twenty party members signed for the removal of Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and ... <a title="Samoan political saga: Challenge to FAST party by ‘ousted’ MPs reported" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/19/samoan-political-saga-challenge-to-fast-party-by-ousted-mps-reported/" aria-label="Read more about Samoan political saga: Challenge to FAST party by ‘ousted’ MPs reported">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2025
LETTER: By John Minto With the temporary ceasefire agreement, we should take our hats off to the Palestinian people of Gaza who have withstood a total military onslaught from Israel but without surrendering or shifting from their land. Over 15 months Israel has dropped well over 70,000 tonnes of bombs on this tiny 360 sq ... <a title="John Minto: A triumph of the human spirit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/19/john-minto-a-triumph-of-the-human-spirit/" aria-label="Read more about John Minto: A triumph of the human spirit">Read more</a>
