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September 2, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Police-backed armed militias have killed three West Papuan students in Abepura district, Jayapura, reports the Guardian. The students were reportedly killed in their dormitories as they tried to defend themselves from a pro-Jakarta group calling itself Masyarakat Nusantara (Archipelago Community). The reports come as new video appeared to show soldiers firing at ... <a title="Three students reported killed in West Papua as ‘confronting’ video emerges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/02/three-students-reported-killed-in-west-papua-as-confronting-video-emerges/" aria-label="Read more about Three students reported killed in West Papua as ‘confronting’ video emerges">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2019
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – The Prime Minister currently gets paid $460K – about nine times the average wage. Other politicians receive less, but still magnitudes more than the average working citizen. So, are politicians paid too much, or do we need high pay to attract quality representation? The debate about politician pay has ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Lifting the MP pay freeze – how much are politicians worth?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/02/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-lifting-the-mp-pay-freeze-how-much-are-politicians-worth/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Lifting the MP pay freeze – how much are politicians worth?">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samson Yuen, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Lingnan University Three months on, there’s still no end in sight for the Hong Kong protest movement. What started as a demonstration against a bill to amend the city’s extradition laws has now morphed into a broader movement challenging the ... <a title="New research shows vast majority of Hong Kong protesters support more radical tactics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/02/new-research-shows-vast-majority-of-hong-kong-protesters-support-more-radical-tactics-122531/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows vast majority of Hong Kong protesters support more radical tactics">Read more</a>
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August 30, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Papuan demands for a referendum on self-determination have erupted more strongly amid fears of civilian casualties in the Melanesian provinces of Papua and West Papua. A government-imposed internet blackout is in place following a two-week wave of protests triggered by racial abuse against Papuan students in East Java, reports The Jakarta ... <a title="Papuans raise Morning Star flag in Jakarta, burn Jayapura buildings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/30/papuans-raise-morning-star-flag-in-jakarta-burn-jayapura-buildings/" aria-label="Read more about Papuans raise Morning Star flag in Jakarta, burn Jayapura buildings">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – “Democracy dies in darkness.” That’s the motto of the Washington Post, and it refers to the role the news media plays in ensuring democratic political systems work. It’s also an idea that’s been spoken about a lot in the last couple of weeks as debate heats up about the ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Democracy declines in media darkness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-democracy-declines-in-media-darkness/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Democracy declines in media darkness">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Six Papuan civilians have been killed and at least three others wounded after Indonesian security forces opened fire at a rally in Deiyai regency, Papua, as protests intensified, report news media. The Jakarta Post cited reports from two eyewitnesses and security forces later confirmed that one soldier had also died and ... <a title="Witnesses report security forces kill 6 Papuan protesters – police deny claim" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/witnesses-report-security-forces-kill-6-papuan-protesters-police-deny-claim/" aria-label="Read more about Witnesses report security forces kill 6 Papuan protesters – police deny claim">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2019
Op-Ed by – Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations The past five years have been the hottest on record in Asia and the Pacific. Unprecedented heatwaves have swept across our region, cascading into slow onset disasters such as drought. Yet heat is only part of the picture. Tropical cyclones have struck new, unprepared parts of our region ... <a title="Op-Ed: Disaster risk resilience: key to protecting vulnerable communities – UN ESCAP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/29/op-ed-disaster-risk-resilience-key-to-protecting-vulnerable-communities-un-escap/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: Disaster risk resilience: key to protecting vulnerable communities – UN ESCAP">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2019
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards – It’s the prerogative of Cabinet ministers and politicians to be friends with wealthy individuals, and then to accept their generous donations of money, travel, and accommodation. But those relationships and gifts do come at a cost. There’s no such thing as a free lunch, as politicians of the political ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The costs of politicians being friends with generous foreigners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/28/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-costs-of-politicians-being-friends-with-generous-foreigners/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The costs of politicians being friends with generous foreigners">Read more</a>
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August 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government is setting up a University Foreign Interference Taskforce, as it grapples with encroachments by China into Australia’s higher education sector. The taskforce, to be announced in a Wednesday National Press Club address by Education Minister Dan Tehan, ... <a title="Government boost scrutiny over Chinese targeting of university sector" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/28/government-boost-scrutiny-over-chinese-targeting-of-university-sector-122484/" aria-label="Read more about Government boost scrutiny over Chinese targeting of university sector">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Harris Rimmer, Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Griffith Law School, Griffith University Prime Minister Scott Morrison has had a busy fortnight of international diplomacy. Barely had the dust settled from his performance at the Pacific Island Forum in Tuvalu, than the prime minister announced troop commitments ... <a title="G7 throws up plenty of controversy and debate, but little compromise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/27/g7-throws-up-plenty-of-controversy-and-debate-but-little-compromise-122042/" aria-label="Read more about G7 throws up plenty of controversy and debate, but little compromise">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Talbot-Jones, Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington Last week, voter enrolment for the 2019 local government elections closed in New Zealand and concerns about low voter turnout resurfaced. During a panel discussion run by Auckland Council, the idea was raised to pay people to vote to encourage ... <a title="Voter turnout at New Zealand local elections keeps falling, but paying people to vote could backfire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/26/voter-turnout-at-new-zealand-local-elections-keeps-falling-but-paying-people-to-vote-could-backfire-122040/" aria-label="Read more about Voter turnout at New Zealand local elections keeps falling, but paying people to vote could backfire">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2019
ANALYSIS: By David Robie Indonesia’s harsh policies towards West Papua ought to be scrapped. Whatever happened to the brief window of enlightenment ushered in by President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo in 2015 with promises of a more “open door” policy towards foreign journalists and human rights groups? They were supposed to be seeing for themselves the ... <a title="West Papua’s road to ‘independence’, following the Timorese lead?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/08/25/west-papuas-road-to-independence-following-the-timorese-lead/" aria-label="Read more about West Papua’s road to ‘independence’, following the Timorese lead?">Read more</a>
