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March 23, 2024
PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape says funding for impending byelections is not an issue. “We are assisting the Electoral Commission with funding, I have strongly advised Electoral Commissioner to get the byelection up and running. “Put the programme together, get to Treasury and request funding and the byelections must be done. ... <a title="PNG ‘isn’t broke’, says PM Marape who wants byelections to go ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/23/png-isnt-broke-says-pm-marape-who-wants-byelections-to-go-ahead/" aria-label="Read more about PNG ‘isn’t broke’, says PM Marape who wants byelections to go ahead">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2024
Asia Pacific Report A West Papuan pro-independence leader has condemned the “sadistic brutality” of Indonesian soldiers in a torture video and called for an urgent United Nations human rights visit to the colonised Melanesian territory. “There is an urgent need for states to take more serious action on human rights in West Papua,” said president ... <a title="Wenda condemns ‘sadistic brutality’ of Indonesian torture of Papuan – calls for UN action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/23/wenda-condemns-sadistic-brutality-of-indonesian-torture-of-papuan-calls-for-un-action/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda condemns ‘sadistic brutality’ of Indonesian torture of Papuan – calls for UN action">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2024
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Prominent Pasifika community leader Pakilau Manase Lua has resigned from New Zealand Rugby’s (NZR) Pasifika Advisory Group, saying it is “unacceptable” for there still to be no Pacific representation on the board. Pakilau officially resigned from NZR’s PAG on Thursday night. “They (NZR) made us a toothless advisory ... <a title="‘Performing monkeys for colonial institutions’ – Pacific adviser quits NZ Rugby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/23/performing-monkeys-for-colonial-institutions-pacific-adviser-quits-nz-rugby/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Performing monkeys for colonial institutions’ – Pacific adviser quits NZ Rugby">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Bell-James, Associate Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland Sundry Photography, Shutterstock Australia has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to halt and reverse biodiversity loss through ambitious law and policy reform. The federal government is currently rewriting our national environmental laws and updating the overarching ... <a title="Australia must lead the world on nature restoration through ambitious interpretation of international law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/23/australia-must-lead-the-world-on-nature-restoration-through-ambitious-interpretation-of-international-law-225903/" aria-label="Read more about Australia must lead the world on nature restoration through ambitious interpretation of international law">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2024
Pacific Media Watch Editorial staff at Australia’s public broadcaster ABC have again registered a vote of no confidence in managing director David Anderson and senior managers over the handling of complaints by Israeli lobbyists. At a national meeting of members of the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance this week, staff passed a resolution of no ... <a title="ABC editorial staff call for content chief to resign over Gaza comments sacking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/23/abc-editorial-staff-call-for-content-chief-to-resign-over-gaza-comments-sacking/" aria-label="Read more about ABC editorial staff call for content chief to resign over Gaza comments sacking">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan van den Hoek, Senior Lecturer, Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of the Sunshine Coast Various forms of motorsport are passionately followed around the world, and the pinnacle of the sport is Formula 1 – a fast-paced battle between drivers and teams with some of the most finely ... <a title="What happens to F1 drivers’ bodies, and what sort of training do they do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/22/what-happens-to-f1-drivers-bodies-and-what-sort-of-training-do-they-do-226331/" aria-label="Read more about What happens to F1 drivers’ bodies, and what sort of training do they do?">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eric Vanderduys, Research Projects Officer, CSIRO Adam McKeown, CSIRO Flying foxes, or fruit bats, are familiar to many Australians. So it may come as a surprise to learn two of the four mainland species, both grey-headed and spectacled flying foxes, are threatened with extinction. But our decade-long ... <a title="Grey-headed flying-fox population is stable – 10 years of monitoring reveals this threatened species is doing well" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/22/grey-headed-flying-fox-population-is-stable-10-years-of-monitoring-reveals-this-threatened-species-is-doing-well-226319/" aria-label="Read more about Grey-headed flying-fox population is stable – 10 years of monitoring reveals this threatened species is doing well">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Laurenceson, Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney There is a prominent view in Australia that bilateral relations with China remain inherently “fragile”. Canberra and Beijing might have started talking to each other again after Labor returned to power in May 2022. ... <a title="Positive outlook, with a dash of humour: Wang Yi’s visit sets the tone for a real diplomatic reboot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/22/positive-outlook-with-a-dash-of-humour-wang-yis-visit-sets-the-tone-for-a-real-diplomatic-reboot-226232/" aria-label="Read more about Positive outlook, with a dash of humour: Wang Yi’s visit sets the tone for a real diplomatic reboot">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amelia Johns, Associate Professor, Digital and Social Media, School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney During the COVID pandemic, social media platforms were swarmed by far-right and anti-vaccination communities that spread dangerous conspiracy theories. These included the false claims that vaccines are a form of population control, ... <a title="Conspiracy theorist tactics show it’s too easy to get around Facebook’s content policies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/22/conspiracy-theorist-tactics-show-its-too-easy-to-get-around-facebooks-content-policies-226118/" aria-label="Read more about Conspiracy theorist tactics show it’s too easy to get around Facebook’s content policies">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The Tasmanian state election is this Saturday. The 35 total lower house seats will be elected in five seven-member electorates using the proportional Hare Clark system, up ... <a title="Liberals likely to easily win most seats in Tasmania; huge swings to LNP at Queensland byelections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/22/liberals-likely-to-easily-win-most-seats-in-tasmania-huge-swings-to-lnp-at-queensland-byelections-225987/" aria-label="Read more about Liberals likely to easily win most seats in Tasmania; huge swings to LNP at Queensland byelections">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Blair, Teaching Fellow in Music, University of Otago Musician Steve Harley’s death last week came as a shock to me. After four months analysing his music and visual performances for my doctoral thesis on British glam rock, I’d come to feel like I somehow knew him. ... <a title="Theatrical, camp and truly original: glam-rock pioneer Steve Harley’s influence lives on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/22/theatrical-camp-and-truly-original-glam-rock-pioneer-steve-harleys-influence-lives-on-226116/" aria-label="Read more about Theatrical, camp and truly original: glam-rock pioneer Steve Harley’s influence lives on">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2024
By Jeffrey Elapa in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s Defence Minister Dr Billy Joseph attended the second Japan Pacific Islands Defence Dialogue (JPIDD) in Tokyo, Japan, this week on his first overseas engagement. The JPIDD is one of the pillars of the regional security architecture initiated by Japan and contributes to regional peace and security ... <a title="‘Help us help ourselves’ PNG plea over free and open Indo-Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/22/help-us-help-ourselves-png-plea-over-free-and-open-indo-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Help us help ourselves’ PNG plea over free and open Indo-Pacific">Read more</a>
