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August 28, 2023
Asia Pacific Report The United Liberation Movement for West Papua has responded cautiously over the Melanesian Spearhead Group’s surprise denial of full membership at its leaders summit last week, welcoming the communique while calling for urgent action over Indonesia’s grave human rights violations. In a statement released today by President Benny Wenda after the second ... <a title="Wenda calls on MSG for urgent action to back pledge over human rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/28/wenda-calls-on-msg-for-urgent-action-to-back-pledge-over-human-rights/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda calls on MSG for urgent action to back pledge over human rights">Read more</a>
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August 27, 2023
Asia Pacific Report A West Papuan leader has condemned the Melanesian Spearhead Group for abandoning the West Papuan cause in favour of a “corrupt alliance” with Indonesia. Jeffrey P Bomanak, chairman of the Free Papua Organisation (OPM), declared last week’s MSG Leaders’ Summit ruling on West Papua a “betrayal” of the Papuan people and called ... <a title="OPM accuses Melanesian group of taking Jakarta’s ‘blood money’ at expense of West Papuan justice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/27/opm-accuses-melanesian-group-of-taking-jakartas-blood-money-at-expense-of-west-papuan-justice/" aria-label="Read more about OPM accuses Melanesian group of taking Jakarta’s ‘blood money’ at expense of West Papuan justice">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2023
The battle to stop the destruction in Australia of critical koala habitats in state forests in Northern NSW has escalated in recent weeks. Wendy Bacon reports on the campaign from daring lock-ons and vigils in the depth of forests to rallies, parliament and courts in Sydney which has led to a halt to logging in ... <a title="Australian fight to protect koala habitats in northern NSW heats up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/26/australian-fight-to-protect-koala-habitats-in-northern-nsw-heats-up/" aria-label="Read more about Australian fight to protect koala habitats in northern NSW heats up">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2023
By David Robie, editor of Asia Pacific Report The Melanesian Spearhead Group has thrown away a golden chance for achieving a historical step towards justice and peace in West Papua by lacking the courage to accept the main Papuan self-determination advocacy movement as full members. Membership had been widely expected across the Pacific region and ... <a title="MSG throws away golden chance to reset peace and justice for West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/26/msg-throws-away-golden-chance-to-reset-peace-and-justice-for-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about MSG throws away golden chance to reset peace and justice for West Papua">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. National is not only winning the race towards the general election finish line, but is also miles ahead in raising money to campaign with. So far, the National Party has picked up $8.2m in big donations since the start of 2021. As RNZ reported this week, that’s seven times more ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Who is funding National?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/26/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-who-is-funding-national/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Who is funding National?">Read more</a>
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August 26, 2023
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Japan yesterday began the decades-long release of more than one million tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean in defiance of protests across the region. Protesters in Auckland decried New Zealand’s “convenient silence” on Japan’s nuclear waste release at a rally. Among the crowd was a young ... <a title="‘The ocean is suffering’ – protesters fume over NZ silence on Fukushima wastewater dump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/26/the-ocean-is-suffering-protesters-fume-over-nz-silence-on-fukushima-wastewater-dump/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The ocean is suffering’ – protesters fume over NZ silence on Fukushima wastewater dump">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2023
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific journalist in Port Vila and Christine Persico The Vanuatu Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the opposition, which contested a ruling by the parliamentary Speaker regarding what constitutes an absolute majority in Parliament. The court case followed a motion of no-confidence in the prime minister being defeated under a ... <a title="Vanuatu Supreme Court rules in favour of opposition in Parliament majority case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/25/vanuatu-supreme-court-rules-in-favour-of-opposition-in-parliament-majority-case/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu Supreme Court rules in favour of opposition in Parliament majority case">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John White, Associate Professor in Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Deakin University Imogen Warren, Shutterstock There’s nothing quite like having a rodent problem in your home. Most people will do anything to get rid of them. Australians usually reach for rat poison, without a second thought. Most of ... <a title="Rat poison is killing our beloved native owls and tawny frogmouths – and that’s the tip of the iceberg" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/25/rat-poison-is-killing-our-beloved-native-owls-and-tawny-frogmouths-and-thats-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-212184/" aria-label="Read more about Rat poison is killing our beloved native owls and tawny frogmouths – and that’s the tip of the iceberg">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Starling, Postdoctoral Researcher in Veterinary Science, University of Sydney Dogs are important to a lot of humans, but what makes them so? Apart from being warm, soft and capable of inspiring our unconditional love, there are a number of unique characteristics that set dogs apart from ... <a title="An expert’s top 5 reasons why dogs can be considered exceptional animals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/25/an-experts-top-5-reasons-why-dogs-can-be-considered-exceptional-animals-211832/" aria-label="Read more about An expert’s top 5 reasons why dogs can be considered exceptional animals">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gail Iles, Senior Lecturer in Physics, RMIT University In 2019, India attempted to land a spacecraft on the Moon – and ended up painting a kilometres-long streak of debris on its barren surface. Now the Indian Space Research Organisation has returned in triumph, with the Chandrayaan-3 lander ... <a title="Almost half of Moon missions fail. Why is space still so hard?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/25/almost-half-of-moon-missions-fail-why-is-space-still-so-hard-211914/" aria-label="Read more about Almost half of Moon missions fail. Why is space still so hard?">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lise Ludwig Mogensen, Associate professor, Medical Education, Research and Evaluation, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University Getty Leaving school and figuring out what’s next is challenging for young people. For those with disability, it is even harder. It is often a time when supports are withdrawn as ... <a title="More than a ‘disability person’. What finishing school is like for youth with intellectual disability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/25/more-than-a-disability-person-what-finishing-school-is-like-for-youth-with-intellectual-disability-183223/" aria-label="Read more about More than a ‘disability person’. What finishing school is like for youth with intellectual disability">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Coffey, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Newcastle Shutterstock Gender-based violence, particularly sexual harassment, is a serious and persistent problem across the workforce. But our new research paints a concerning picture of the extent of the problem in the hospitality industry. We interviewed 124 hospitality workers ... <a title="Gender-based violence is a big concern in hospitality – and women bear the brunt of managing it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/25/gender-based-violence-is-a-big-concern-in-hospitality-and-women-bear-the-brunt-of-managing-it-212107/" aria-label="Read more about Gender-based violence is a big concern in hospitality – and women bear the brunt of managing it">Read more</a>
