CoveragePost
April 29, 2019
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is winning praise for her campaign to clean up the internet, and in particular for her announcement of the “Christchurch Call” Summit to be held with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris next month. And if they can come up with some meaningful and effective ways to make the internet less ... <a title="Political Roundup: Ardern’s “Christchurch Call” might not be so simple" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/political-roundup-arderns-christchurch-call-might-not-be-so-simple/" aria-label="Read more about Political Roundup: Ardern’s “Christchurch Call” might not be so simple">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 29, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne With 19 days to go until election day, this week’s Newspoll, conducted April 26-28 from a sample of 2,140, gave Labor just a 51-49 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since last fortnight. Primary ... <a title="Poll wrap: Australia Labor Party’s Newspoll lead falls to 51-49 on dubious assumptions as Palmer and Coalition do a deal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/poll-wrap-labors-newspoll-lead-falls-to-51-49-on-dubious-assumptions-as-palmer-and-coalition-do-a-deal-116062/" aria-label="Read more about Poll wrap: Australia Labor Party’s Newspoll lead falls to 51-49 on dubious assumptions as Palmer and Coalition do a deal">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 29, 2019
By RNZ Pacific A Nauru opposition MP has been jailed on an assault charge. Jaden Dogireiy has been given a sentence of 13 months, which means he will be automatically disqualified from Parliament. Dogireiy’s sentence comes after he had been acquitted in the Magistrate’s Court but the state appealed and Supreme Court judge Mohammed Khan ... <a title="Opposition MP jailed – Nauru 19 protesters await appeal ruling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/29/opposition-mp-jailed-nauru-19-protesters-await-appeal-ruling/" aria-label="Read more about Opposition MP jailed – Nauru 19 protesters await appeal ruling">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 28, 2019
Simon Bridges’ hold on the National Party leadership is still in trouble, with destabilising factors making his continued survival unlikely. I wrote about this several weeks ago, reporting that a series of gaffes and leadership mis-steps had set off a fresh round of questioning about whether Bridges can continue in the role – see: Simon Bridges’ ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ destabilised leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/28/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-simon-bridges-destabilised-leadership/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Simon Bridges’ destabilised leadership">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In a big hit announcement before the start of pre-polling, Bill Shorten on Sunday will pledge a A$4 billion boost for child care, making it cheaper for every family earning up to $174,000. From July 2020, 887,000 families would benefit ... <a title="Bill Shorten promises $4 billion for child care, benefitting 887,000 families" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/28/bill-shorten-promises-4-billion-for-child-care-benefitting-887-000-families-116128/" aria-label="Read more about Bill Shorten promises $4 billion for child care, benefitting 887,000 families">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison will seek to bring the debate over immigration and refugees to the centre of the election campaign, with an announcement that a Coalition government would freeze the humanitarian intake. He will contrast this with Labor plans for an ... <a title="Morrison brings immigration centre stage with freeze on refugee intake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/28/morrison-brings-immigration-centre-stage-with-freeze-on-refugee-intake-116129/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison brings immigration centre stage with freeze on refugee intake">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 26, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hanlie Booysen, Lecturer, Victoria University of Wellington During his two-day royal visit this week, Prince William has met with survivors of the Christchurch mosque shootings and has praised New Zealand’s response to the attacks. To the people of New Zealand and the people of Christchurch, to our ... <a title="Why New Zealand needs to translate its response to Christchurch attacks into foreign policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/26/why-new-zealand-needs-to-translate-its-response-to-christchurch-attacks-into-foreign-policy-115556/" aria-label="Read more about Why New Zealand needs to translate its response to Christchurch attacks into foreign policy">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 25, 2019
Political Roundup: A different sort of Anzac Day by Dr Bryce Edwards It’s a very different Anzac Day this year. In recent years this remembrance day has been steadily transforming. Most notably, becoming more popular, with attendance at ceremonies up, and an apparently more interested population in general. Last year’s centenary also bolstered the importance ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: A different sort of Anzac Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/25/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-a-different-sort-of-anzac-day/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: A different sort of Anzac Day">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 25, 2019
Police say some people decided to take the law into their own hands and marched through some streets of the capital, fighting, causing public disturbances and property damage, reports the Solomon Star. RNZ Pacific reports that an uneasy calm has returned to the capital while Sogavare rejected accusations his past governments have “failed” Malaita over ... <a title="30 arrested in Honiara post-election riots as calm returns to capital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/25/30-arrested-in-honiara-post-election-riots-as-calm-returns-to-capital/" aria-label="Read more about 30 arrested in Honiara post-election riots as calm returns to capital">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 23, 2019
Political Roundup: What will Labour do about inequality now? by Dr Bryce Edwards What is a leftwing political party and government for? Ultimately, they exist to ameliorate inequality, making the world better for working people, the poor, and marginalised. The point is to transform society – restructuring in favour of the powerless, against the wealthy. ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What will Labour do about inequality now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/23/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-what-will-labour-do-about-inequality-now/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What will Labour do about inequality now?">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 22, 2019
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Julian Assange being dragged from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London … an emblem of the times. Image: John.Pilger.com By John Pilger in London THE GLIMPSE of Julian Assange being dragged from the Ecuadorean Embassy in London is an emblem of the times. Might against right. Muscle ... <a title="The Assange arrest – a warning from history for journalists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/22/the-assange-arrest-a-warning-from-history-for-journalists/" aria-label="Read more about The Assange arrest – a warning from history for journalists">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
April 21, 2019
Political Roundup: Why the CGT had to be ruled out by Dr Bryce Edwards The soul-searching and blame-game over the surprise demise of the capital gains tax proposals continues to occupy politicos and commentators over the long weekend. Allegations of betrayal continue, while some are also pointing to the inevitable problems with the proposals – ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why the CGT had to be ruled out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/21/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-why-the-cgt-had-to-be-ruled-out/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Why the CGT had to be ruled out">Read more</a>
