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Month: September 2019

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How likely is conflict between the US and Iran?

September 19, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Rich, Lecturer in International Relations and Security Studies, Curtin University This week’s strikes on the Abqaiq and Khurais oil processing facilities in Saudi Arabia represent the latest in a pattern of actions by the Islamic Republic of Iran to escalate tensions in the Persian Gulf. Unlike ... <a title="How likely is conflict between the US and Iran?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/19/how-likely-is-conflict-between-the-us-and-iran-123714/" aria-label="Read more about How likely is conflict between the US and Iran?">Read more</a>

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Pacific journos converge in Suva to discuss ‘critical issues’

September 19, 2019

By Wansolwara staff in Suva Twelve leading journalists from 11 Pacific Island countries will converge in Suva, Fiji, this Friday to discuss critical issues affecting the region including climate change and natural disaster relief and recovery and regional security. The one-day “Capstone at The University of the South Pacific” (USP) Laucala Campus marks the culmination of three ... <a title="Pacific journos converge in Suva to discuss ‘critical issues’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/19/pacific-journos-converge-in-suva-to-discuss-critical-issues/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific journos converge in Suva to discuss ‘critical issues’">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 19 2019

September 19, 2019

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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. Foreign affairs and trade Sam Sachdeva (Newsroom): Global uncertainty and domestic troubles as Ardern heads to UN Craig McCulloch (RNZ): Ardern acknowledges risk to NZ’s reputation from sex assault ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 19 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/19/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-19-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 19 2019">Read more</a>

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Op-Ed: Young people are right about climate change: it’s time to listen

September 19, 2019

Op-Ed by Luis Alfonso de Alba – UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Climate Action Summit Climate change is not a far-away problem– it is causing huge damage right now in Asia-Pacific and around the world. From air pollution choking many major cities, to more extreme heat and natural disasters, to one million species at ... <a title="Op-Ed: Young people are right about climate change: it’s time to listen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/19/op-ed-young-people-are-right-about-climate-change-its-time-to-listen/" aria-label="Read more about Op-Ed: Young people are right about climate change: it’s time to listen">Read more</a>

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Cable ties probably won’t stop magpie attacks – here are a few things to try instead

September 19, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Bateman, Associate professor, Curtin University Every spring in Australia is heralded by reports of magpies swooping at people. While it is of little comfort to those at the receiving end of a surprise attack, such events are actually quite rare when one considers the number of ... <a title="Cable ties probably won’t stop magpie attacks – here are a few things to try instead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/19/cable-ties-probably-wont-stop-magpie-attacks-here-are-a-few-things-to-try-instead-123759/" aria-label="Read more about Cable ties probably won’t stop magpie attacks – here are a few things to try instead">Read more</a>

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Iran wants to create chaos in the Middle East. But conflict with the US remains a limited, if worrying, possibility

September 19, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Rich, Lecturer in International Relations and Security Studies, Curtin University This week’s strikes on the Abqaiq and Khurais oil processing facilities in Saudi Arabia represent the latest in a pattern of actions by the Islamic Republic of Iran to escalate tensions in the Persian Gulf. Unlike ... <a title="Iran wants to create chaos in the Middle East. But conflict with the US remains a limited, if worrying, possibility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/19/iran-wants-to-create-chaos-in-the-middle-east-but-conflict-with-the-us-remains-a-limited-if-worrying-possibility-123714/" aria-label="Read more about Iran wants to create chaos in the Middle East. But conflict with the US remains a limited, if worrying, possibility">Read more</a>

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Why would anyone shiver their timbers? Here’s how pirate words arrr preserving old language

September 19, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Burridge, Professor of Linguistics, Monash University There’s no shortage of special days throughout the year. Some — like International Literacy Day — speak to important issues in society. Others speak to our inner dag. Today marks one of the daggier days, International Talk Like a Pirate ... <a title="Why would anyone shiver their timbers? Here’s how pirate words arrr preserving old language" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/19/why-would-anyone-shiver-their-timbers-heres-how-pirate-words-arrr-preserving-old-language-121493/" aria-label="Read more about Why would anyone shiver their timbers? Here’s how pirate words arrr preserving old language">Read more</a>

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NZ was first to grant women the vote in 1893, but then took 26 years to let them stand for parliament

September 19, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Pickles, Professor of History at the University of Canterbury and current Royal Society of New Zealand Te Apārangi James Cook Research Fellow, University of Canterbury Today marks the passing of the much celebrated 1893 Electoral Act, 126 years ago, which made New Zealand the first country ... <a title="NZ was first to grant women the vote in 1893, but then took 26 years to let them stand for parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/19/nz-was-first-to-grant-women-the-vote-in-1893-but-then-took-26-years-to-let-them-stand-for-parliament-123467/" aria-label="Read more about NZ was first to grant women the vote in 1893, but then took 26 years to let them stand for parliament">Read more</a>

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For routine breast screening, you may not need a 3D mammogram

September 19, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meagan Brennan, Clinical A/Prof Breast Physician, Westmead Breast Cancer Institute, University of Sydney Victorian Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos recently announced six new 3D breast screening machines would be rolled out across the state. These will be used to assess women recalled for further investigation when a ... <a title="For routine breast screening, you may not need a 3D mammogram" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/19/for-routine-breast-screening-you-may-not-need-a-3d-mammogram-122126/" aria-label="Read more about For routine breast screening, you may not need a 3D mammogram">Read more</a>

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‘This situation brings me to despair’: two reef scientists share their climate grief

September 19, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Brodie, Professorial Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University Few feel the pain of the Great Barrier Reef’s decline more acutely than the scientists trying to save it. Ahead of next week’s UN climate summit, two researchers write of their grief, ... <a title="‘This situation brings me to despair’: two reef scientists share their climate grief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/19/this-situation-brings-me-to-despair-two-reef-scientists-share-their-climate-grief-123520/" aria-label="Read more about ‘This situation brings me to despair’: two reef scientists share their climate grief">Read more</a>

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Ever wondered what our curriculum teaches kids about climate change? The answer is ‘not much’

September 19, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hilary Whitehouse, Associate Professor, James Cook University This story is part of Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 250 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing our society today, so you would ... <a title="Ever wondered what our curriculum teaches kids about climate change? The answer is ‘not much’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/19/ever-wondered-what-our-curriculum-teaches-kids-about-climate-change-the-answer-is-not-much-123272/" aria-label="Read more about Ever wondered what our curriculum teaches kids about climate change? The answer is ‘not much’">Read more</a>

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Affordable housing lessons from Sydney, Hong Kong and Singapore: 3 keys to getting the policy mix right

September 19, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Youqing Fan, Lecturer, Western Sydney University Affordable housing is a critical problem for Australia’s biggest housing markets. Five Australian cities are in the top 25 with “severely unaffordable” housing in a 2019 Demographia survey of 91 major metropolitan markets. Sydney was ranked the third least affordable of ... <a title="Affordable housing lessons from Sydney, Hong Kong and Singapore: 3 keys to getting the policy mix right" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/19/affordable-housing-lessons-from-sydney-hong-kong-and-singapore-3-keys-to-getting-the-policy-mix-right-123443/" aria-label="Read more about Affordable housing lessons from Sydney, Hong Kong and Singapore: 3 keys to getting the policy mix right">Read more</a>