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September 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy J. Lynch, Associate Professor in American Politics, University of Melbourne US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has announced the Democrats have begun a formal impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump over allegations he tried to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate a Democratic political rival. And now ... <a title="8 reasons why impeaching Donald Trump is a big risk for the Democrats. (And 3 reasons why it’s not)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/26/8-reasons-why-impeaching-donald-trump-is-a-big-risk-for-the-democrats-and-3-reasons-why-its-not-124154/" aria-label="Read more about 8 reasons why impeaching Donald Trump is a big risk for the Democrats. (And 3 reasons why it’s not)">Read more</a>
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September 25, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk At least 32 people have been killed and scores more injured in Papua amid fresh protests against racism and police persecution, reports Al Jazeera. In the regional capital of Wamena, 28 people, including 16 non-Papuans were reportedly killed when protestors torched buildings and damaged property in response to claims that a ... <a title="Death toll rises to 32 amid fresh Papua protests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/25/death-toll-rises-to-32-amid-fresh-papua-protests/" aria-label="Read more about Death toll rises to 32 amid fresh Papua protests">Read more</a>
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September 24, 2019
Last month I noted that Māori voter growth in Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau) was slower than in all the other Māori electoral districts, and that this almost certainly reflected very low Māori population growth in Auckland. I also argued that Pakeha as well as Māori were leaving (or not arriving in) Auckland in larger numbers than ... <a title="Keith Rankin’s Chart Analysis – Auckland’s Population and the 2018 New Zealand Census" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/24/keith-rankins-chart-analysis-aucklands-population-and-the-2018-new-zealand-census/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin’s Chart Analysis – Auckland’s Population and the 2018 New Zealand Census">Read more</a>
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September 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Beeson, Professor of International Politics, University of Western Australia One of the time-honoured tests of the diplomatic skills of any Australian prime minister has been dealing with the United States. We are frequently assured by the hard-headed realists who make and influence strategic policy that this ... <a title="Yes, the US-Australia alliance is important, but Scott Morrison needs to take a careful approach with Donald Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/24/yes-the-us-australia-alliance-is-important-but-scott-morrison-needs-to-take-a-careful-approach-with-donald-trump-123973/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, the US-Australia alliance is important, but Scott Morrison needs to take a careful approach with Donald Trump">Read more</a>
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September 22, 2019
Op-Ed by Kaveh Zahedi, Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) In less than ten days world leaders will be gathering at the United Nations in New York for the Climate Action Summit. Their goal is simple; to increase ambition and accelerate action in the ... <a title="Op-Ed: Confronting the new climate reality in Asia and the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/22/op-ed-confronting-the-new-climate-reality-in-asia-and-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: Confronting the new climate reality in Asia and the Pacific">Read more</a>
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September 20, 2019
“Diversity” is a central theme of the current local government elections – with the common criticism that incumbent politicians are generally too “stale, male, and pale” (or variations on that). Numerous commentators and candidates have lamented the lack of women, ethnic minorities, and youth in local government. There are signs, however, that the current elections ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Diversity problems and solutions in local government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/20/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-diversity-problems-and-solutions-in-local-government/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Diversity problems and solutions in local government">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2019
Op-Ed by Luis Alfonso de Alba – UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Climate Action Summit Climate change is not a far-away problem– it is causing huge damage right now in Asia-Pacific and around the world. From air pollution choking many major cities, to more extreme heat and natural disasters, to one million species at ... <a title="Op-Ed: Young people are right about climate change: it’s time to listen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/19/op-ed-young-people-are-right-about-climate-change-its-time-to-listen/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: Young people are right about climate change: it’s time to listen">Read more</a>
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September 19, 2019
By RNZ Pacific Vanuatu and Solomon Islands have raised the issue of human rights abuses against West Papuans at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. The two governments made a statement which also noted that Indonesia had not yet given access to Papua for the UN Human Rights Commissioner. The statement was delivered at ... <a title="Vanuatu and Solomons raise Papua at UN rights council" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/19/vanuatu-and-solomons-raise-papua-at-un-rights-council/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu and Solomons raise Papua at UN rights council">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Xie, Scientia PhD Scholar, School of Psychology, UNSW This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. This Friday in the lead-up to the United Nations climate summit, children and adults ... <a title="Why attending a climate strike can change minds (most importantly your own)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/18/why-attending-a-climate-strike-can-change-minds-most-importantly-your-own-122862/" aria-label="Read more about Why attending a climate strike can change minds (most importantly your own)">Read more</a>
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September 17, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Flannery, Professorial fellow, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne In this age of rapidly melting glaciers, terrifying megafires and ever more puissant hurricanes, of acidifying and rising oceans, it is hard to believe that any further prod to climate action is needed. But the reality ... <a title="The gloves are off: ‘predatory’ climate deniers are a threat to our children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/17/the-gloves-are-off-predatory-climate-deniers-are-a-threat-to-our-children-123594/" aria-label="Read more about The gloves are off: ‘predatory’ climate deniers are a threat to our children">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2019
The National Party is in trouble again for its Facebook advertising campaigning. Late last week, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled against one of the party’s social media ads targeting the Government’s vehicle efficiency feebate scheme. The authority ruled it was “likely to confuse or deceive consumers”. The ad had claimed that the feebate scheme ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Electioneering on Facebook under scrutiny" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-electioneering-on-facebook-under-scrutiny/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Electioneering on Facebook under scrutiny">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Smith, Senior Lecturer in American Politics and Foreign Policy, Academic Director of the US Studies Centre, University of Sydney Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s official visit to Washington this week carries some prestige. It is just the second “official visit” (including a state dinner) by a foreign ... <a title="As Scott Morrison heads to Washington, the US-Australia alliance is unlikely to change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/16/as-scott-morrison-heads-to-washington-the-us-australia-alliance-is-unlikely-to-change-121930/" aria-label="Read more about As Scott Morrison heads to Washington, the US-Australia alliance is unlikely to change">Read more</a>
