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October 11, 2022
PNG Post-Courier The Mexican standoff over the closure of Papua New Guinea government offices due to nonpayment of rentals has ended. The National Court has ordered superannuation fund landlord Nambawan Supa Limited (NSL) to remove all locks to Vulupindi Haus, Treasury Haus, Eda Tano Haus in Waigani and Revenue Haus in downtown Port Moresby. At ... <a title="‘Mexican standoff’ ends, as PNG court orders locks removed over unpaid bills" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/11/mexican-standoff-ends-as-png-court-orders-locks-removed-over-unpaid-bills/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Mexican standoff’ ends, as PNG court orders locks removed over unpaid bills">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
UQ News Journalists may face decades in prison for “foreign interference” offences unless urgent changes are made to Australia’s national security laws, according to a University of Queensland researcher. PhD candidate Sarah Kendall from UQ’s School of Law warned that reporting on issues relating to Australian politics, national security or international relations while working with ... <a title="Journalists risk prosecution under Australia’s ‘foreign interference’ law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/journalists-risk-prosecution-under-australias-foreign-interference-law/" aria-label="Read more about Journalists risk prosecution under Australia’s ‘foreign interference’ law">Read more</a>
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September 26, 2022
By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent On the eve of the US Pacific Islands Summit in Washington, a key ally in the region called off a scheduled negotiating session for a treaty Washington views as an essential hedge against China in the region. The Marshall Islands and the ... <a title="Marshall Islands calls off talks after no US response on nuclear legacy plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/26/marshall-islands-calls-off-talks-after-no-us-response-on-nuclear-legacy-plan/" aria-label="Read more about Marshall Islands calls off talks after no US response on nuclear legacy plan">Read more</a>
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September 24, 2022
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya Alleged corruption involving Governor Lukas Enembe has dominated both Papuan and Indonesian media outlets and social media groups over the past two weeks. The Indonesian media is rife with allegations and accusations against the governor who is suspected of spending of billions in rupiahs. These media storms are sparked by ... <a title="Fate of Papua’s Governor Enembe – the ‘son of Koteka’ – lies in balance amid allegations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/24/fate-of-papuas-governor-enembe-the-son-of-koteka-lies-in-balance-amid-allegations/" aria-label="Read more about Fate of Papua’s Governor Enembe – the ‘son of Koteka’ – lies in balance amid allegations">Read more</a>
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September 24, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Taupulega, or council, on the Tokelau atoll of Nukunonu, has lifted a house arrest order on a family which had refused to get vaccinated against covid-19. The family was placed under tunoa in August 2021. A council meeting on Wednesday told family member Mahelino Patelesio that the tunoa was being lifted. However, ... <a title="Tunoa – house arrest – on Tokelau family ends after more than a year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/24/tunoa-house-arrest-on-tokelau-family-ends-after-more-than-a-year/" aria-label="Read more about Tunoa – house arrest – on Tokelau family ends after more than a year">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2022
REVIEW: By David Robie Seven weeks ago the Philippines truth-telling martial law film Katips was basking in the limelight in the country’s national FAMAS academy movie awards, winning best picture and a total of six other awards. Last week it began a four month “world tour” of 10 countries starting in the Middle East followed ... <a title="Martial law brutality in ‘educational’ musical drama Katips touches raw nerve in NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/19/martial-law-brutality-in-educational-musical-drama-katips-touches-raw-nerve-in-nz/" aria-label="Read more about Martial law brutality in ‘educational’ musical drama Katips touches raw nerve in NZ">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Maria O’Sullivan, Monash University During the present period of mourning for Queen Elizabeth II, public sensitivities in the United Kingdom and Australia are high. There is strong sentiment in both countries in favour of showing respect for the Queen’s death. Some people may wish to do this privately. Others will want to demonstrate ... <a title="‘Not my king’: do we have the right to protest the monarchy at a time of mourning?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/18/not-my-king-do-we-have-the-right-to-protest-the-monarchy-at-a-time-of-mourning/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Not my king’: do we have the right to protest the monarchy at a time of mourning?">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2022
RNZ Pacific The son of Fijian Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama is facing criminal charges in Australia over domestic violence-related allegations. Meli Bainimarama, 36, was charged in the Windsor Court in Sydney with 17 offences related to domestic violence, including five charges of assault resulting in bodily harm, stalking, common assault, and destroying or damaging property. ... <a title="Fiji leader’s son faces domestic violence charges in Sydney" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/18/fiji-leaders-son-faces-domestic-violence-charges-in-sydney/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji leader’s son faces domestic violence charges in Sydney">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Yamin Kogoya Papuan protesters from seven customary regions this week stormed the Mako Brimob police headquarters in Kota Raja, Jayapura, accusing the KPK and police of “criminalising” local Governor Lukas Enembe. The protest on Monday was organised in response to the Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK) Corruption Eradication Commission’s attempt to investigate corruption allegations ... <a title="Papuan protesters warn Jakarta – ‘don’t criminalise’ Governor Enembe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/18/papuan-protesters-warn-jakarta-dont-criminalise-governor-enembe/" aria-label="Read more about Papuan protesters warn Jakarta – ‘don’t criminalise’ Governor Enembe">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2022
RNZ News A woman has been arrested for the alleged murder of two young children whose remains were discovered in suitcases in Manurewa, South Auckland, last month. New Zealand police can now confirm that a 42-year-old woman has been arrested in South Korea. Counties Manukau CIB detective inspector Tofilau Fa’ amanuia Vaaelua said South Korean ... <a title="Police arrest woman in South Korea over NZ child bodies in suitcase" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/16/police-arrest-woman-in-south-korea-over-nz-child-bodies-in-suitcase/" aria-label="Read more about Police arrest woman in South Korea over NZ child bodies in suitcase">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2022
RNZ Pacific Flags are flying at half mast across the Pacific and leaders are paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died at Thursday at the age of 96. The Queen visited the Pacific multiple times during her 70-year reign, with a visit a few months after her coronation to Fiji and Tonga, in December ... <a title="Flags at half mast across the Pacific as leaders pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/flags-at-half-mast-across-the-pacific-as-leaders-pay-tribute-to-queen-elizabeth/" aria-label="Read more about Flags at half mast across the Pacific as leaders pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2022
ANALYSIS: By David Engel, Albert Zhang and Jake Wallis The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has analysed thousands of suspicious tweets posted in 2021 relating to the Indonesian region of West Papua and assessed that they are inauthentic and were crafted to promote the policies and activities of the Indonesian government while condemning opponents such ... <a title="Suspicious ‘Papuan’ tweets promoted Indonesian government’s agenda" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/07/suspicious-papuan-tweets-promoted-indonesian-governments-agenda/" aria-label="Read more about Suspicious ‘Papuan’ tweets promoted Indonesian government’s agenda">Read more</a>
