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April 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lindsay Kelley, Lecturer, Art & Design, UNSW Before Anzac biscuits found the sticky sweet form we bake and eat today, Anzac soldiers ate durable but bland “Anzac tiles”, a new name for an ancient ration. Anzac tiles are also known as army biscuits, ship’s biscuits, or hard ... <a title="Before the Anzac biscuit, soldiers ate a tile so hard you could write on it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/24/before-the-anzac-biscuit-soldiers-ate-a-tile-so-hard-you-could-write-on-it-114742/" aria-label="Read more about Before the Anzac biscuit, soldiers ate a tile so hard you could write on it">Read more</a>
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April 24, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It’s hard to believe Barnaby Joyce really wants to lead the Nationals again. Of course everyone knows he does, desperately, but his unhinged ABC interview with Patricia Karvelas on Monday showed a breathtaking absence of political judgement or personal restraint. ... <a title="View from The Hill: Joyce could be facing waves at a judicial inquiry after the election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/24/view-from-the-hill-joyce-could-be-facing-waves-at-a-judicial-inquiry-after-the-election-115866/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Joyce could be facing waves at a judicial inquiry after the election">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lin Crase, Professor of Economics and Head of School, University of South Australia In 2017, the then agriculture minister, Barnaby Joyce, signed off on an A$80 million purchase of a water entitlement from a company called Eastern Australia Agriculture. The problem is that Energy Minister Angus Taylor ... <a title="Australia’s ‘watergate’: here’s what taxpayers need to know about water buybacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/23/australias-watergate-heres-what-taxpayers-need-to-know-about-water-buybacks-115838/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s ‘watergate’: here’s what taxpayers need to know about water buybacks">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2019
The trailer for Will Watson’s documentary on Bougainville peacemaking, Soldiers Without Guns. FILM REVIEW: By David Robie While a gripping film about the apocalyptic Bougainville war, or more accurately the peace that ended the decade-long conflict, opened in cinemas across New Zealand last week, an island roadshow has been taking place back in the Pacific. ... <a title="How soldier guitars, culture and faith paved way for Bougainville’s peace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/23/how-soldier-guitars-culture-and-faith-paved-way-for-bougainvilles-peace/" aria-label="Read more about How soldier guitars, culture and faith paved way for Bougainville’s peace">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2019
A Papua New Guinean soldier guards the road to Panguna, Bougainville, 1989. Image: David Robie David Robie Tuesday, April 23, 2019 Abstract ‘The original [Panguna mine] agreement overrode our customs, denied us our land rights and was too rushed. It contradicts our way of life; what comes from the land should benefit the landowners … ... <a title="Bougainville: The valley of the Rambos, 1989" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/23/bougainville-the-valley-of-the-rambos-1989/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville: The valley of the Rambos, 1989">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2019
Political Roundup: What will Labour do about inequality now? by Dr Bryce Edwards What is a leftwing political party and government for? Ultimately, they exist to ameliorate inequality, making the world better for working people, the poor, and marginalised. The point is to transform society – restructuring in favour of the powerless, against the wealthy. ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What will Labour do about inequality now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/23/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-what-will-labour-do-about-inequality-now/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: What will Labour do about inequality now?">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2019
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 23 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings. Today’s content Capital gains tax Heather du Plessis-Allan (Herald): Don’t blame Winston for Capital Gains Tax U-turn Audrey Young (Herald): Lay ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 23 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/23/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-april-23-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – April 23 2019">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Budarick, Lecturer in Media, University of Adelaide The fact that the community ethnic and multicultural broadcasting sector didn’t receive additional funding in the latest budget reflects a misunderstanding of the important role of ethnic media in Australian society. Ethnic print and broadcasting have a long history ... <a title="Ethnic media are essential for new migrants and should be better funded" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/23/ethnic-media-are-essential-for-new-migrants-and-should-be-better-funded-115233/" aria-label="Read more about Ethnic media are essential for new migrants and should be better funded">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Last week’s revelation that a New Zealand nurse has been captured by Islamic State and detained in Syria for almost six years has caused tensions for the New Zealand government. Louisa Akavi was working for the International Committee of ... <a title="Rift between NZ government and aid agency over naming of nurse captured by ISIS" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/23/rift-between-nz-government-and-aid-agency-over-naming-of-nurse-captured-by-isis-115593/" aria-label="Read more about Rift between NZ government and aid agency over naming of nurse captured by ISIS">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2019
The great wait … A TV cameraman and a reporter work in front of a large screen showing the ongoing results of the 2019 election vote count at the General Elections Commission (KPU) headquarters in Jakarta on Sunday. The vote count is being carried out between April 25 to May 23. Image: Seto Wardhana/The Jakarta ... <a title="Jokowi’s camp ups ante against Prabowo’s ‘real count’ vote claim" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/23/jokowis-camp-ups-ante-against-prabowos-real-count-vote-claim/" aria-label="Read more about Jokowi’s camp ups ante against Prabowo’s ‘real count’ vote claim">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Dodd, Director of the Centre for Advancing Journalism, University of Melbourne Today on Media Files, it’s journalism versus the big banks. We’re hearing from Adele Ferguson, the celebrated journalist who many credit as the driving force behind the banking royal commission. Adele Ferguson is a reporter ... <a title="Media Files: Investigative journalist Adele Ferguson on the ‘disappointing’ banking royal commission and how she works with whistleblowers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/23/media-files-investigative-journalist-adele-ferguson-on-the-disappointing-banking-royal-commission-and-how-she-works-with-whistleblowers-115460/" aria-label="Read more about Media Files: Investigative journalist Adele Ferguson on the ‘disappointing’ banking royal commission and how she works with whistleblowers">Read more</a>
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April 23, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damien Kingsbury, Professor, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University Sri Lanka has long been subject to extremist violence. Easter Sunday’s coordinated bomb blasts, which killed almost 300 and injured hundreds more, are the latest in a long history of ethno-religious tragedies. While no one has ... <a title="Sri Lanka has a history of conflict, but the recent attacks appear different" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/23/sri-lanka-has-a-history-of-conflict-but-the-recent-attacks-appear-different-115815/" aria-label="Read more about Sri Lanka has a history of conflict, but the recent attacks appear different">Read more</a>
