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April 9, 2020
COMMENTARY: By Georgie Bright, Australia associate director of Human Rights Watch Even before the coronavirus pandemic, the fragile health system in Papua New Guinea was underfunded and overwhelmed, with high rates of malaria, tuberculosis, and diabetes among its population of more than eight million. Access to hospitals is extremely limited, with 80 percent of the ... <a title="Why a full-on coronavirus outbreak would be catastrophic for PNG" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/why-a-full-on-coronavirus-outbreak-would-be-catastrophic-for-png/" aria-label="Read more about Why a full-on coronavirus outbreak would be catastrophic for PNG">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2020
By Kelly Vacala in Suva Fiji disaster authorities have lifted movement restrictions imposed yesterday during the height of Severe Tropical Cyclone Harold have been lifted and both Queens and Kings highways are open. However, Covid-19 restrictions remain. Category 5 Harold is now heading for Tonga after leaving a trail of destruction in Vanuatu and Fiji. ... <a title="Fiji lifts movement restrictions in wake of TC Harold destruction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/fiji-lifts-movement-restrictions-in-wake-of-tc-harold-destruction/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji lifts movement restrictions in wake of TC Harold destruction">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2020
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 Government, parliament 1News: Poll: 88% of Kiwis trust Government’s coronavirus response, vastly higher than other nations Henry Cooke (Stuff): Public surge in trust of Government during Covid-19 crisis Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Almost 90% of ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 09 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-09-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 09 2020">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2020
By Sri Krishnamurthi, contributing editor of Pacific Media Watch After some weeks of heavy criticism of Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape’s government amid the Covid-19 pandemic, support for the administration has come from a surprising quarter – one of the media. Scott Waide is the Lae bureau chief of EMTV News and an ... <a title="PNG government doing its best amid virus crisis, says journalist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/png-government-doing-its-best-amid-virus-crisis-says-journalist/" aria-label="Read more about PNG government doing its best amid virus crisis, says journalist">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Milne, Senior Lecturer, Resources, Environment and Development, Australian National University The world faces profound disruption. For Australians who lived through the most horrific fire season on record, there has been no time to recover. The next crisis is now upon us in the form of COVID-19. ... <a title="From the bushfires to coronavirus, our old ‘normal’ is gone forever. So what’s next?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/from-the-bushfires-to-coronavirus-our-old-normal-is-gone-forever-so-whats-next-134994/" aria-label="Read more about From the bushfires to coronavirus, our old ‘normal’ is gone forever. So what’s next?">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Holden, Professor of Economics, UNSW It has been said we are “at war” with the COVID-19 coronavirus. I’m not drawn to martial metaphors, but that’s not wrong. Another way to put it is that we, as a society, are in a strategic interaction with the virus. ... <a title="Vital Signs: a lesson from game theory the coronavirus contrarians ignore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/vital-signs-a-lesson-from-game-theory-the-coronavirus-contrarians-ignore-135821/" aria-label="Read more about Vital Signs: a lesson from game theory the coronavirus contrarians ignore">Read more</a>
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April 9, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adele Wessell, Associate Professor in History, Southern Cross University The washing, drying, ironing, airing, pushing baby in his pram – these can all take on a different aspect if done with figure consciousness … Stretch to the ceiling Relax to the floor Swing to the window Swing ... <a title="Great time to try: cleaning the house (while fitting in a workout)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/09/great-time-to-try-cleaning-the-house-while-fitting-in-a-workout-135816/" aria-label="Read more about Great time to try: cleaning the house (while fitting in a workout)">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2020
By RNZ News Social media misinformation about Covid-19 is putting Pacific communities in New Zealand at particular risk, government advisers say. The government announced a $17 million package toward building an awareness campaign in Pacific languages, as well as support for health providers. Associate Health Minister Jenny Salesa identified Pacific communities as being at greater ... <a title="NZ lockdown – day 14: Pacific groups at risk over social media ‘fake info’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/08/nz-lockdown-day-14-pacific-groups-at-risk-over-social-media-fake-info/" aria-label="Read more about NZ lockdown – day 14: Pacific groups at risk over social media ‘fake info’">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marilyn McMahon, Deputy Dean, School of Law, Deakin University A distinctive feature of the prosecution of Cardinal George Pell is that the former choirboy who accused him of sexual abuse (known in the High Court as Complainant “A”) was regarded as a credible witness by the jury ... <a title="Pell decision: why sexual offence trials often result in acquittal, even with credible witnesses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/08/pell-decision-why-sexual-offence-trials-often-result-in-acquittal-even-with-credible-witnesses-135932/" aria-label="Read more about Pell decision: why sexual offence trials often result in acquittal, even with credible witnesses">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darren Palmer, Associate professor, Deakin University The law on what we can and can’t do during the coronavirus outbreak is changing on an almost hourly basis. Some of what is written now might be overtaken by the shifts in the pandemic powers of control. But we need ... <a title="Pandemic policing needs to be done with the public’s trust, not confusion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/08/pandemic-policing-needs-to-be-done-with-the-publics-trust-not-confusion-135716/" aria-label="Read more about Pandemic policing needs to be done with the public’s trust, not confusion">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Mudgway, Senior Lecturer in Law, Auckland University of Technology As millions of people are moving work and social interactions online to protect themselves from COVID-19, existing online safety measures may not be enough to deal with a surge in harassment and abuse. Concerns about rising levels ... <a title="As use of digital platforms surges, we’ll need stronger global efforts to protect human rights online" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/08/as-use-of-digital-platforms-surges-well-need-stronger-global-efforts-to-protect-human-rights-online-135678/" aria-label="Read more about As use of digital platforms surges, we’ll need stronger global efforts to protect human rights online">Read more</a>
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April 8, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Doughney, Emeritus professor, Victoria University The loss of international students due to COVID-19 restrictions, and predicted second semester declines, will see universities lose between A$3 and 4.5 billion, according to Universities Australia. The higher education sector was dealt another blow this week when the government said ... <a title="Without international students, Australia’s universities will downsize – and some might collapse altogether" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/04/08/without-international-students-australias-universities-will-downsize-and-some-might-collapse-altogether-132869/" aria-label="Read more about Without international students, Australia’s universities will downsize – and some might collapse altogether">Read more</a>
