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July 3, 2019
Mixed reactions in Hong Kong after protesters stormed the Legislative Council on Monday, the anniversary of the former British colony’s 1997 return to Chinese rule. Video: Al Jazeera Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Authorities in Hong Kong should swiftly investigate the vandalism of the Citizens’ Radio office and hold those responsible to account, the Committee to ... <a title="Pro-democracy broadcaster Citizens’ Radio vandalised in Hong Kong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/03/pro-democracy-broadcaster-citizens-radio-vandalised-in-hong-kong/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-democracy broadcaster Citizens’ Radio vandalised in Hong Kong">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2019
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Dr Mohamed El-Guindy … time for universities to step up or face an Orwellian future. Image: David Robie/PMC By DAVID ROBIE in Bangkok A LEADING cyber security expert has called on universities to play a more active role in implementing ethics and legal frameworks for communications ... <a title="Global smart tech, ethics and cyber humanism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/02/global-smart-tech-ethics-and-cyber-humanism/" aria-label="Read more about Global smart tech, ethics and cyber humanism">Read more</a>
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July 2, 2019
The public’s trust in the competency and integrity of the public service is an essential element of any democracy. If citizens think that those running government departments are foolish, dishonest, or dodgy, then the whole system can start to fall apart. We see the results of such distrust in plenty of other countries. Here in ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Lack of accountability over Treasury’s bogus hacking claim" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/02/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-lack-of-accountability-over-treasurys-bogus-hacking-claim/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Lack of accountability over Treasury’s bogus hacking claim">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2019
Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk The search for the missing Indonesian military Mi-17 helicopter, which disappeared on Friday, continues around the Mol and Aprok mountains near Jayapura, Papua, Jakarta news media reported today. “We are currently searching over ground and air, with a helicopter unit dispatched as well,” said Lieutenant-Colonel Chandra Dianto of the Jayawijaya Military ... <a title="Search goes on for missing Indonesian military Mi-17 helicopter in Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/01/search-goes-on-for-missing-indonesian-military-mi-17-helicopter-in-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Search goes on for missing Indonesian military Mi-17 helicopter in Papua">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2019
Yesterday the Prime Minister sent a clear message to voters: the Government has not given up on fixing the housing crisis. It was communicated via the sacking of the Housing Minister, and a serious re-organisation of the housing portfolio so that a team of five ministers now share responsibility for fixing what is becoming an ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Government suggests it hasn’t given up on the housing crisis (yet)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/28/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-government-suggests-it-hasnt-given-up-on-the-housing-crisis-yet/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Government suggests it hasn’t given up on the housing crisis (yet)">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University The word “consequential” is a popular fallback for commentators seeking to invest a particular event with the significance it might warrant. On occasions, the word is misused to inflate a moment that does not rise to the ... <a title="Trade war tensions sky high as Trump and Xi prepare to meet at the G20" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/27/trade-war-tensions-sky-high-as-trump-and-xi-prepare-to-meet-at-the-g20-119460/" aria-label="Read more about Trade war tensions sky high as Trump and Xi prepare to meet at the G20">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Will KiwiBuild minister Phil Twyford lose his portfolio in tomorrow’s Cabinet reshuffle? That’s the big question, given that the Government’s flagship housing programme has been so heavily discredited, and the accompanying debate about Twyford’s role in the debacle and whether he’s to blame. It seems unlikely that Twyford will get the sack. Although Prime Minister ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Who’s accountable for the KiwiBuild debacle?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-whos-accountable-for-the-kiwibuild-debacle/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Who’s accountable for the KiwiBuild debacle?">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
I was in Ontario for a week in May. The premier of Ontario is Doug Ford, leader of the ‘Progressive Conservative’ party; brother of the late (and somewhat notorious) Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford. Ford is indeed the leading right wing personality in Canadian politics. The chart shows what we in New Zealand would call the ... <a title="Keith Rankin’s Chart of the Month – First-Past-the-Post in Action: Ontario 2018" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/keith-rankins-chart-of-the-month-first-past-the-post-in-action-ontario-2018/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin’s Chart of the Month – First-Past-the-Post in Action: Ontario 2018">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison will warn of the danger of any further escalation in US-China tensions and declare Australia won’t let its relations with China be dominated by inevitable differences, in a major speech ahead of this week’s G20 meeting. Walking a ... <a title="Australia’s PM Morrison warns of widespread pain if US-China trade tensions are not contained" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/26/morrison-warns-of-widespread-pain-if-us-china-trade-tensions-are-not-contained-119424/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s PM Morrison warns of widespread pain if US-China trade tensions are not contained">Read more</a>
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June 25, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donell Holloway, Senior research fellow, Edith Cowan University I recently purchased a bedroom bundle (mattress, bed base, pillows and sheets) from a well known Australian startup for my son, who has flown the nest. Now I’m swamped with Google and Facebook ads for beds and bedding. The ... <a title="Explainer: what is surveillance capitalism and how does it shape our economy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/25/explainer-what-is-surveillance-capitalism-and-how-does-it-shape-our-economy-119158/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: what is surveillance capitalism and how does it shape our economy?">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Manwaring, Senior Lecturer, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University The ALP’s defeat at the 2019 federal election was a surprise. Shorten’s Labor fell short, against both wider commentariat predictions and unrepresentative polls. Yet, if we take a step back, the result is less surprising if we ... <a title="Australian Centre-left politics: dead, in crisis, or in transition?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/24/centre-left-politics-dead-in-crisis-or-in-transition-119159/" aria-label="Read more about Australian Centre-left politics: dead, in crisis, or in transition?">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kris Gledhill, Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology The man accused of the Christchurch mosque attacks appeared in court last week. Through his lawyer, he pleaded not guilty to 92 charges of murder, attempted murder and terrorism. The court appearance was a “callover” procedural hearing as ... <a title="What the not guilty pleas mean for the trial of alleged Christchurch mosque gunman" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/21/what-the-not-guilty-pleas-mean-for-the-trial-of-alleged-christchurch-mosque-gunman-118917/" aria-label="Read more about What the not guilty pleas mean for the trial of alleged Christchurch mosque gunman">Read more</a>
