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October 20, 2021
By Rebecca Kuku in Port Moresby Many allegations have been leveled against Papua New Guinea’s disciplinary forces over the years, alleging that police and soldiers sell firearms. However, Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF) Commander Major-General Gilbert Toropo denies these claims, saying all firearms are inspected and are accounted for on a fortnightly basis. He ... <a title="More than 50,000 illegal firearms in PNG, but general denies gun trade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/more-than-50000-illegal-firearms-in-png-but-general-denies-gun-trade/" aria-label="Read more about More than 50,000 illegal firearms in PNG, but general denies gun trade">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2021
RNZ News New Zealand today reported a drop by a third in the number of new community cases of covid-19 to 60 after a record high yesterday. The Ministry of Health said 56 of today’s cases were in Auckland and four were in Waikato. Yesterday the ministry reported 94 new community cases — the highest ... <a title="NZ reports 60 new community covid cases – three positives ‘escape’ MIQ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/nz-reports-60-new-community-covid-cases-three-positives-escape-miq/" aria-label="Read more about NZ reports 60 new community covid cases – three positives ‘escape’ MIQ">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2021
RNZ Pacific A leading anti-independence politician in New Caledonia, Sonia Backes, has rejected calls for the referendum on independence from France to be postponed, saying it should be held as planned. Pro-independence politicians have asked Paris to postpone the vote — due on December 12 — until next year because of the impact of the ... <a title="Backes rejects delaying New Caledonia independence referendum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/backes-rejects-delaying-new-caledonia-independence-referendum/" aria-label="Read more about Backes rejects delaying New Caledonia independence referendum">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2021
SPECIAL REPORT: By Sri Krishnamurthi for Asia-Pacific Report “Public interest journalism plays a crucial role in promoting the quality of public life, protecting individuals from misconduct on the part of government and the private sector, and giving real content to the public’s ‘right to know’.” – The Crucial Role of Public Interest Journalism in Australia ... <a title="Perceptions over NZ’s public interest journalism project – saint or sinner?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/perceptions-over-nzs-public-interest-journalism-project-saint-or-sinner/" aria-label="Read more about Perceptions over NZ’s public interest journalism project – saint or sinner?">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jade Sheen, Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Deakin University Shutterstock Half of all adult mental health issues emerge before the age of 14, with 14% of Australian children aged four to 17 currently impacted by poor mental health. These are the drivers for the first National Children’s ... <a title="Treating a child’s mental illness sometimes means getting the whole family involved" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/treating-a-childs-mental-illness-sometimes-means-getting-the-whole-family-involved-169729/" aria-label="Read more about Treating a child’s mental illness sometimes means getting the whole family involved">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2021
A View from Afar – In this podcast, Paul G. Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will analyse how supply-chain bottlenecks, a global economic reset, and post-pandemic security are about to trigger a new era in geo-economics.
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October 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Preeti Vayada, PhD Candidate, School of Education, The University of Queensland Shutterstock The stories of international students’ struggles amid the challenges and uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic seem to have reached the stage of psychic numbing. Despite their numbers, their voices have been largely neglected. They are ... <a title="‘It takes a mental toll’: Indian students tell their stories of waiting out the pandemic in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/it-takes-a-mental-toll-indian-students-tell-their-stories-of-waiting-out-the-pandemic-in-australia-169624/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It takes a mental toll’: Indian students tell their stories of waiting out the pandemic in Australia">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Possingham, Professor, The University of Queensland Shutterstock My utopia is based on one simple idea: we should all become citizen scientists. Why? Because citizen scientists can overturn the information inequity that plagues much of our collective decision-making. If citizens immerse themselves in gathering knowledge and asking ... <a title="From counting birds to speaking out: how citizen science leads us to ask crucial questions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/from-counting-birds-to-speaking-out-how-citizen-science-leads-us-to-ask-crucial-questions-166673/" aria-label="Read more about From counting birds to speaking out: how citizen science leads us to ask crucial questions">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kerrie Davies, Lecturer, School of the Arts & Media, UNSW AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein Review: Home Truths: A Memoir by David Williamson (HarperCollins) Is playwright David Williamson a “Bad Art Friend”? The ethical questions raised by the viral New York Times article about two writers’ friendship, which imploded ... <a title="Home Truths review: is David Williamson a reformed ‘Bad Art Friend’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/home-truths-review-is-david-williamson-a-reformed-bad-art-friend-169942/" aria-label="Read more about Home Truths review: is David Williamson a reformed ‘Bad Art Friend’?">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane McAdam AO, Scientia Professor and Director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Melizabeth Uhi, a school principal, stands in front of her destroyed home in Vanuatu, a week after Cyclone Pam tore through the South Pacific archipelago in 2015. Nick Perry/AP As world ... <a title="Millions of people were evacuated during disasters last year – another rising cost of climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/millions-of-people-were-evacuated-during-disasters-last-year-another-rising-cost-of-climate-change-170105/" aria-label="Read more about Millions of people were evacuated during disasters last year – another rising cost of climate change">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2021
Analysis by Keith Rankin. These charts give an insight into the actual impact – and progression – of Covid19 in South and Central America. As for the previously posted charts showing Russia, and showing the Middle East, these countries are included because they report their overall mortality monthly rather than weekly. Brazil Brazil received more ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 Impact: Excess deaths in Latin America" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-covid19-impact-excess-deaths-in-latin-america/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Covid19 Impact: Excess deaths in Latin America">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2021
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Housing Zane Small (Newshub): How it happened: The story behind Labour and National’s ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 20 2021" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/10/20/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-october-20-2021/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – October 20 2021">Read more</a>
