Independent Analysis and Reportage
Today, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine: At a micro level, how 'Post-Colonial Blowback' has impacted on New Caledonia, Gaza, South Africa, India and even New Zealand. And at a macro level, Paul and Selwyn assess how 'Post-Colonial Blowback' is a power giving rise to the Global South and its worldwide influence in global geopolitics.
By Monika Singh in Suva New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) awardee Professor David Robie has called on young journalists to see journalism as a calling and not just a job. Dr Robie, who is also the editor of Asia Pacific Report and deputy chair of the Asia Pacific Media Network, was named in the ... <a title="Defend ‘Pacific voice’ over geopolitics, climate crisis – keep pressure on decolonisation, Robie tells Wansolwara" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/10/defend-pacific-voice-over-geopolitics-climate-crisis-keep-pressure-on-decolonisation-robie-tells-wansolwara/" aria-label="Read more about Defend ‘Pacific voice’ over geopolitics, climate crisis – keep pressure on decolonisation, Robie tells Wansolwara">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Jefferson, Senior Lecturer Above the Bar, University of Canterbury Getty Images The problem of “biopiracy” – the misappropriation and patenting for profit of Indigenous knowledge – has been on the rise for some time. So a global treaty aimed at protecting traditional knowledge and genetic resources ... <a title="Patently insufficient: a new intellectual property treaty does little to protect Māori traditional knowledge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/10/patently-insufficient-a-new-intellectual-property-treaty-does-little-to-protect-maori-traditional-knowledge-231264/" aria-label="Read more about Patently insufficient: a new intellectual property treaty does little to protect Māori traditional knowledge">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne Peter Costello has long had an uneasy relationship with journalistic truth-telling. In 2005 he dined with three journalists from the Canberra press gallery, during which he told them the Coalition government led by John ... <a title="Costello goes, but the cultural problems at Nine Entertainment remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/10/costello-goes-but-the-cultural-problems-at-nine-entertainment-remain-232007/" aria-label="Read more about Costello goes, but the cultural problems at Nine Entertainment remain">Read more</a>
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 A national Newspoll, conducted June 3–7 from a sample of 1,232, had Labor and the Coalition tied at 50–50, a two-point gain for the Coalition since the ... <a title="Labor slumps in Newspoll to a tie with Coalition, with Albanese also down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/10/labor-slumps-in-newspoll-to-a-tie-with-coalition-with-albanese-also-down-231600/" aria-label="Read more about Labor slumps in Newspoll to a tie with Coalition, with Albanese also down">Read more</a>
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby New Ireland Governor and a former Papua New Guinea prime minister Sir Julius Chan told the PNG Post-Courier in a “last man standing” interview at the weekend that this “media crime” should stop. He was responding to a fake press release allegedly released by New Ireland Deputy Governor Missen ... <a title="Sir Julius Chan ‘alive and well’ response to fake PNG media post" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/10/sir-julius-chan-alive-and-well-response-to-fake-png-media-post/" aria-label="Read more about Sir Julius Chan ‘alive and well’ response to fake PNG media post">Read more</a>
The LIVE Recording of A View from Afar podcast will begin today at 12:45pm June 10, 2024 (NZST) which is Sunday evening, 8:30pm (USEST). Today, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will examine: At a micro level, how ‘Post-Colonial Blowback’ has impacted on New Caledonia, Gaza, South Africa, India and even New Zealand. And ... <a title="LIVE RECORDING: A View from Afar – Post-Colonial Blowback and Global Conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/10/live-recording-a-view-from-afar-post-colonial-blowback-and-global-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE RECORDING: A View from Afar – Post-Colonial Blowback and Global Conflict">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Hoffmann, Professor of Economics, Tasmanian Behavioural Lab, University of Tasmania The Australian Defence Force is facing an acute recruitment crisis. Only 80% of the 69,000 personnel needed to meet future challenges have signed up. The government recently announced recruitment will be opened up to some foreign ... <a title="Gen Z is turning away from military service in record numbers. We’re trying to understand why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/10/gen-z-is-turning-away-from-military-service-in-record-numbers-were-trying-to-understand-why-230671/" aria-label="Read more about Gen Z is turning away from military service in record numbers. We’re trying to understand why">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Harrop, Cardiologist; PhD candidate, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland Koy_Hipster/Shutterstock A First Nations child born in Australia today can expect to live eight to nine years less than a non-Indigenous child born on the same day. During their life, they are more likely to ... <a title="How a culturally informed model of care helped First Nations patients with heart disease" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/10/how-a-culturally-informed-model-of-care-helped-first-nations-patients-with-heart-disease-229912/" aria-label="Read more about How a culturally informed model of care helped First Nations patients with heart disease">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Ellen Andres, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University Rachael Gallagher More than 52 million hectares of land across Australia is degraded. Degraded land lacks biodiversity and the natural balance of healthy ecosystems, making it unfit for wildlife or cultivation. This means ... <a title="Only 10% of native plants can be bought as seed – a big problem for nature repair. Here’s how we can make plantings more diverse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/10/only-10-of-native-plants-can-be-bought-as-seed-a-big-problem-for-nature-repair-heres-how-we-can-make-plantings-more-diverse-228899/" aria-label="Read more about Only 10% of native plants can be bought as seed – a big problem for nature repair. Here’s how we can make plantings more diverse">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hurley, Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Andrea Piacquadio/ Pexels , CC BY Just before the May budget, the federal government made a surprise announcement: it will introduce caps on the number of international students in the country. It is fair to say this plan is really ... <a title="International student caps are creating a huge headache for universities. But they could have an impact beyond elite campuses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/10/international-student-caps-are-creating-a-huge-headache-for-universities-but-they-could-have-an-impact-beyond-elite-campuses-231804/" aria-label="Read more about International student caps are creating a huge headache for universities. But they could have an impact beyond elite campuses">Read more</a>
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melika Soleimani, Senior Data Analyst, Massey University Parradee Kietsirikul/Getty Images The artificial intelligence (AI) revolution has begun, spreading to almost every facet of people’s professional and personal lives – including job recruitment. While artists fear copyright breaches or simply being replaced, business and management are becoming increasingly ... <a title="What will a robot make of your résumé? The bias problem with using AI in job recruitment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/10/what-will-a-robot-make-of-your-resume-the-bias-problem-with-using-ai-in-job-recruitment-231174/" aria-label="Read more about What will a robot make of your résumé? The bias problem with using AI in job recruitment">Read more</a>