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No progress on press freedom, impunity under Jokowi’s watch

February 10, 2019

By Dieqy Hasbi Widhana in Jakarta Indonesia’s National Press Day (HPN), which falls on February 9 – yesterday, is a reminder of the murder of Radar Bali journalist Anak Agung Gede Prabangsa in 2009. Based on the results of an investigation by the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI), which was later published under the title ... <a title="No progress on press freedom, impunity under Jokowi’s watch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/10/no-progress-on-press-freedom-impunity-under-jokowis-watch/" aria-label="Read more about No progress on press freedom, impunity under Jokowi’s watch">Read more</a>

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Miriori fires broadside at ‘rogue’ Bougainville mining rights bid

February 9, 2019

Destruction in the Arawa Hospital during the 1980s Bougainville civil war, sparked by a mining and environment dispute. Image: PNG Mine Watch Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk A highly controversial proposal by an unknown and newly registered company, Caballus Mining, is attempting to grab a monopoly over all large scale mines in Bougainville, reports PNG Mine ... <a title="Miriori fires broadside at ‘rogue’ Bougainville mining rights bid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/09/miriori-fires-broadside-at-rogue-bougainville-mining-rights-bid/" aria-label="Read more about Miriori fires broadside at ‘rogue’ Bougainville mining rights bid">Read more</a>

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The Crown is Māori too – citizenship, sovereignty and the Treaty of Waitangi

February 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic O’Sullivan, Associate Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University This week, New Zealand marked Waitangi Day, which commemorates the 1840 signing of the Treaty of Waitangi. The treaty allowed Britain to establish government over its settlers (Article One), guaranteed ongoing Māori authority over their own affairs ... <a title="The Crown is Māori too – citizenship, sovereignty and the Treaty of Waitangi" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/08/the-crown-is-maori-too-citizenship-sovereignty-and-the-treaty-of-waitangi-111168/" aria-label="Read more about The Crown is Māori too – citizenship, sovereignty and the Treaty of Waitangi">Read more</a>

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Frydenberg is wrong to support Ivanka and Donald Trump on the World Bank. It’d be better to let it die

February 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Crosby, Professor, Monash University Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has offered support to Donald Trump’s pick for the World Bank Presidency. David Malpass is currently Under Secretary of the United States Treasury with responsibility for International Affairs, and his previous experience includes being chief economist at Bear Stearns ... <a title="Frydenberg is wrong to support Ivanka and Donald Trump on the World Bank. It’d be better to let it die" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/08/frydenberg-is-wrong-to-support-ivanka-and-donald-trump-on-the-world-bank-itd-be-better-to-let-it-die-111434/" aria-label="Read more about Frydenberg is wrong to support Ivanka and Donald Trump on the World Bank. It’d be better to let it die">Read more</a>

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Asia-Pacific journalists plan strategy for gender-based violence reporting

February 8, 2019

Former Pacific Media Watch editor and now Tagata Pasifika journalist Alistar Kata (left) and AUT masters research student Pauline Mago-King from Papua New Guinea who attended this week’s gender-based violence media workshop. Image: Star Kata/Instagram By Pauline Mago-King Seventeen women journalists from the Asia-Pacific region gathered in the Victorian capital of Melbourne this week to ... <a title="Asia-Pacific journalists plan strategy for gender-based violence reporting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/08/asia-pacific-journalists-plan-strategy-for-gender-based-violence-reporting/" aria-label="Read more about Asia-Pacific journalists plan strategy for gender-based violence reporting">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: When cancer is political

February 8, 2019

Political Roundup: When cancer is political by Bryce Edwards Should cancer be politicised? And, should the debate about it be personalised, with a focus on the role of politicians in running the system being held to account for their decisions?  There have been some deeply personal, sad, angry, and highly-politicised statements coming from cancer patients ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: When cancer is political" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/08/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-when-cancer-is-political/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: When cancer is political">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 08 2019

February 8, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 08 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 Government Tracy Watkins Stuff): PM Jacinda Ardern’s State of the Nation speech: Sunny, but clouds gathering Jane Patterson (RNZ): Prime ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 08 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/08/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-08-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 08 2019">Read more</a>

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The Queensland Dragon Heath is like a creature in the mist

February 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fanie Venter, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, James Cook University Sign up to Beating Around the Bush, a series that profiles native plants: part gardening column, part dispatches from country, entirely Australian. The Queensland Dragon Heath, or Dracophyllum sayeri, is a small, open-branched tree that grows up to 8 ... <a title="The Queensland Dragon Heath is like a creature in the mist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/08/the-queensland-dragon-heath-is-like-a-creature-in-the-mist-109644/" aria-label="Read more about The Queensland Dragon Heath is like a creature in the mist">Read more</a>

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Cladding fire risks have been known for years. Lives depend on acting now, with no more delays

February 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct Lecturer in Architecture, UNSW The fire at the Neo200 building on Spencer Street in the Melbourne CBD this week has eerie similarities to the Grenfell Tower disaster. Fortunately, instead of 72 people dead as at Grenfell, only one person was hospitalised for smoke inhalation. ... <a title="Cladding fire risks have been known for years. Lives depend on acting now, with no more delays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/08/cladding-fire-risks-have-been-known-for-years-lives-depend-on-acting-now-with-no-more-delays-111186/" aria-label="Read more about Cladding fire risks have been known for years. Lives depend on acting now, with no more delays">Read more</a>

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Tim Wilson’s ‘retirement tax’ website doesn’t have a privacy policy. So how is he using the data?

February 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andre Oboler, Senior Lecturer, Master of Cyber-Security Program (Law), La Trobe University A growing debate over Labor’s policy to end cash rebates for excess franking credits has led to calls for the chair of parliament’s economics committee, Liberal MP Tim Wilson, to resign. Labor has accused Wilson ... <a title="Tim Wilson’s ‘retirement tax’ website doesn’t have a privacy policy. So how is he using the data?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/08/tim-wilsons-retirement-tax-website-doesnt-have-a-privacy-policy-so-how-is-he-using-the-data-111076/" aria-label="Read more about Tim Wilson’s ‘retirement tax’ website doesn’t have a privacy policy. So how is he using the data?">Read more</a>

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I have PCOS and I want to have a baby, what do I need to know?

February 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Holton, Research Fellow, Deakin University Most women want and expect to have children. But women who have a chronic health condition such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) often have concerns about childbearing, including whether they can become pregnant. PCOS is a complex hormonal condition which affects ... <a title="I have PCOS and I want to have a baby, what do I need to know?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/08/i-have-pcos-and-i-want-to-have-a-baby-what-do-i-need-to-know-109800/" aria-label="Read more about I have PCOS and I want to have a baby, what do I need to know?">Read more</a>

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Lawyer X and police informants: what is a lawyer’s duty to their client and are there exceptions?

February 8, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elyse Methven, Lecturer in Law, University of Technology Sydney The police-informer relationship has come under scrutiny in the case of Lawyer X – a barrister who acted as counsel for a number of prominent criminal defendants. Victoria police initially reported Lawyer X had been registered as an ... <a title="Lawyer X and police informants: what is a lawyer’s duty to their client and are there exceptions?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/08/lawyer-x-and-police-informants-what-is-a-lawyers-duty-to-their-client-and-are-there-exceptions-111349/" aria-label="Read more about Lawyer X and police informants: what is a lawyer’s duty to their client and are there exceptions?">Read more</a>