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February 24, 2021
By a special Asia Pacific Report correspondent in Jakarta It was September 2019, and exiled Indonesian human rights lawyer Veronica Koman was enjoying her final days in Australia. Her studies at the Australian National University in Canberra were almost over and all that was left was to wait for graduation day. One afternoon, Koman’s mobile ... <a title="Democratic struggle won’t end with ITE law revision, says Koman" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/24/democratic-struggle-wont-end-with-ite-law-revision-says-koman/" aria-label="Read more about Democratic struggle won’t end with ITE law revision, says Koman">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2021
Asia Pacific Report Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned Facebook for carrying out its threat to block the sharing of its journalistic news content in Australia in retaliation to the federal government’s plan to make platforms pay media outlets. The ban impacts on the reliability and pluralism of the information available on this social media ... <a title="RSF condemns Facebook news ban in Australia – block reported to be lifted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/23/rsf-condemns-facebook-news-ban-in-australia-block-reported-to-be-lifted/" aria-label="Read more about RSF condemns Facebook news ban in Australia – block reported to be lifted">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Covid: General Tim Watkin (Pundit): The Law Of Diminishing Covid Returns: The Government’s Mood Management Task Liam Dann (Herald): Riding Dr Ashley Bloomfield’s Covid roller coaster (paywalled) Jamie Morton (Herald): Auckland lockdown was ‘frustrating’ but justified, says expert Josephine ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 23 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/23/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-23-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 23 2021">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Housing Damien Grant (Stuff): Who’s to blame for housing unaffordability? Bernard Hickey (Stuff): Should Reserve Bank overheat economy to blast free of low interest rate trap? Gareth Vaughan (Interest): You can’t lose with property mate Zane Small (Newshub): Housing Minister ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 22 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/22/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-22-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 22 2021">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2021
By Kalinga Seneviratne in Sydney The tech juggernaut Facebook’s shock decision to block all news feeds from Australian media outlets this week in response to a proposed new Media Bargaining law, that will force social media giants to pay for news content that is posted on their platforms, has created fury among Australians. But it ... <a title="Facebook news ban turns attention to tech giants’ impact on journalism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/21/facebook-news-ban-turns-attention-to-tech-giants-impact-on-journalism/" aria-label="Read more about Facebook news ban turns attention to tech giants’ impact on journalism">Read more</a>
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February 21, 2021
By Sheldon Chanel in Suva Facebook’s ban on Australian news will cut off a vital source of authoritative information for the Pacific region, government and industry analysts have warned. Across the Pacific, thousands have found their access to news blocked, or severely limited, after the tech giant wiped all news on the platform in Australia ... <a title="Facebook’s Australia ban threatens to leave Pacific without key news source" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/21/facebooks-australia-ban-threatens-to-leave-pacific-without-key-news-source/" aria-label="Read more about Facebook’s Australia ban threatens to leave Pacific without key news source">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Covid: General Matthew Hooton (Herald): Jacinda Ardern’s boldest and most adept Covid move yet (paywalled) ODT: Editorial – Trust and politicians in the Covid era Richard Harman: Living with covid Lisette Reymer (Newshub): New Zealand should stop living in ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 19 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/19/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-19-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 19 2021">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Covid: Auckland outbreak decisions Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): Contact tracing ‘Ferrari’ will be enough to contain future outbreaks Jamie Morton (Herald): Shift to Level 2 ‘not cautious enough’ – expert Science Media Centre: Auckland jumps down to Alert Level ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 18 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/18/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-18-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 18 2021">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Australia-NZ dispute over terrorist suspect in Turkey Dan Satherley (Newshub): Judith Collins defends Australia’s move to dump terrorist problem on New Zealand Tova O’Brien (Newshub): How Australia snookered New Zealand and angered Jacinda Ardern Audrey ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 17 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/17/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-17-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 17 2021">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Covid outbreak: Lockdown decisions Michael Morrah (Newshub): New Zealand’s new COVID-19 outbreak ‘detected later than it could’ve been’ – expert Audrey Young (Herald): Political focus turns to whether lockdown was caused by border failure (paywalled) Justin Giovannetti ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 16 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/16/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-16-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 16 2021">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Covid: New community outbreak Jo Moir (Newsroom): The border will never be unbreachable Audrey Young (Herald): The best place to judge Ardern’s lockdown is from a rear view mirror (paywalled) Josh Van Veen (Democracy Project): Ardern’s Year of ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 15 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/15/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-15-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 15 2021">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2021
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned a proposed cyber-security law in Myanmar that would organise online censorship and force social media platforms to share private information about their users when requested by the authorities. The draft law, which has just been leaked, is clearly designed to prevent pro-democracy activists from continuing to organise the demonstrations ... <a title="Myanmar’s junta plans draconian cyber-security law to stifle dissent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/02/13/myanmars-junta-plans-draconian-cyber-security-law-to-stifle-dissent/" aria-label="Read more about Myanmar’s junta plans draconian cyber-security law to stifle dissent">Read more</a>
