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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Terri Libesman, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney Getty In New South Wales, as of June 2021, 42% of children in out-of-home care were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. This stark over-representation has been the subject of multiple child welfare reviews, from Bringing ... <a title="New bill in NSW could prove crucial to helping reduce numbers of First Nations children in out-of-home care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/new-bill-in-nsw-could-prove-crucial-to-helping-reduce-numbers-of-first-nations-children-in-out-of-home-care-170795/" aria-label="Read more about New bill in NSW could prove crucial to helping reduce numbers of First Nations children in out-of-home care">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Holland, Associate Professor, Macquarie University Readers are advised that the following article contains the names and images of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons. This article also contains mention of past deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. There is also mention of sexual ... <a title="The Kumanjayi Walker murder case echoes a long history of police violence against First Nations people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/the-kumanjayi-walker-murder-case-echoes-a-long-history-of-police-violence-against-first-nations-people-179289/" aria-label="Read more about The Kumanjayi Walker murder case echoes a long history of police violence against First Nations people">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Paddy Nixon talk about this week in politics. They discuss the imminent election-oriented budget, the government’s about-face to finally accept the New Zealand offer to resettle up ... <a title="VIDEO: On budgeting and barnacle-scraping" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/video-on-budgeting-and-barnacle-scraping-180022/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: On budgeting and barnacle-scraping">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Wallis, Professor of International Security, University of Adelaide The draft security agreement between China and Solomon Islands circulating on social media raises important questions about how the Australian government and national security community understand power dynamics in the Pacific Islands. In Australian debates, the term “influence” ... <a title="Saying China ‘bought’ a military base in the Solomons is simplistic and shows how little Australia understands power in the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/saying-china-bought-a-military-base-in-the-solomons-is-simplistic-and-shows-how-little-australia-understands-power-in-the-pacific-180020/" aria-label="Read more about Saying China ‘bought’ a military base in the Solomons is simplistic and shows how little Australia understands power in the Pacific">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As the devastating war in Ukraine continues, Michelle Grattan speaks with ABC journalist Sarah Ferguson about her experiences in reporting her Four Corners episode Despair and Defiance – how she was able to capture this story – and her views ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sarah Ferguson on reporting from Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/politics-with-michelle-grattan-sarah-ferguson-on-reporting-from-ukraine-180023/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sarah Ferguson on reporting from Ukraine">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin Moore, Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock From rainforests to savannas, ecosystems on land absorb almost 30% of the carbon dioxide human activities release into the atmosphere. These ecosystems are critical to stop the planet warming beyond 1.5℃ this century – but climate change ... <a title="In 20 years of studying how ecosystems absorb carbon, here’s why we’re worried about a tipping point of collapse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/in-20-years-of-studying-how-ecosystems-absorb-carbon-heres-why-were-worried-about-a-tipping-point-of-collapse-179554/" aria-label="Read more about In 20 years of studying how ecosystems absorb carbon, here’s why we’re worried about a tipping point of collapse">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Gerber, Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University Shutterstock On Wednesday, a United Nations committee became the first international law body to recognise that criminalising female same-sex sexual activity is a fundamental breach of human rights. The landmark decision means all countries that criminalise women having ... <a title="UN committee rules anti-lesbian sex laws breach human rights in landmark decision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/un-committee-rules-anti-lesbian-sex-laws-breach-human-rights-in-landmark-decision-179936/" aria-label="Read more about UN committee rules anti-lesbian sex laws breach human rights in landmark decision">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rochelle Matacz, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Meet Eli. He entered the second year of his life with gusto and now, aged 18 months, he is discovering new things every day including ideas he wants to try out immediately. Like, right now. Waiting is not ... <a title="Yes, the ‘terrible twos’ are full-on – but let’s look at things from a child’s perspective" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/yes-the-terrible-twos-are-full-on-but-lets-look-at-things-from-a-childs-perspective-177633/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, the ‘terrible twos’ are full-on – but let’s look at things from a child’s perspective">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
By Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor, RNZ Pacific manager A draft security cooperation agreement between China and Solomon Islands has been leaked on social media. The unverified document includes seven articles, which discuss the scope of cooperation between both nations. Massey University’s Centre for Defence and Security senior lecturer Dr Anna Powles has seen the agreement on social ... <a title="Leaked draft China-Solomon Islands security pact causes Pacific stir" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/leaked-draft-china-solomon-islands-security-pact-causes-pacific-stir/" aria-label="Read more about Leaked draft China-Solomon Islands security pact causes Pacific stir">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
By Moana Ellis of Local Democracy Reporting A Whanganui iwi leader says the Aotearoa New Zealand government’s decision to ease covid-19 measures at this time is a disgrace and shocking. He is warning Māori to stay vigilant against omicron and prepare for more to come. Tūpoho chair Ken Mair says Māori must continue to be extremely ... <a title="Iwi leader warns Māori to take extreme care under ‘dangerous’ new covid-19 strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/iwi-leader-warns-maori-to-take-extreme-care-under-dangerous-new-covid-19-strategy/" aria-label="Read more about Iwi leader warns Māori to take extreme care under ‘dangerous’ new covid-19 strategy">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Carving up the Papuan provincial cake. Graphic: Image: Lugas/tirto.id On Thursday, 10 March 2022, thousands of Papuan people in the Lapago Wamena Cultural Area took to the streets to paralyse Wamena city. They occupied Wamena City. They rejected the Indonesian colonial plan to expand Papua province.Remember: The voice of the people is the voice of ... <a title="How colonial puppeteer Indonesia uses ‘autonomy’ to disempower Papuans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/how-colonial-puppeteer-indonesia-uses-autonomy-to-disempower-papuans/" aria-label="Read more about How colonial puppeteer Indonesia uses ‘autonomy’ to disempower Papuans">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allison Henry, PhD candidate, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney A report commissioned by Universities Australia released on Wednesday found one in 20 (4.5%) students had been sexually assaulted since starting at university. The National Student Safety Survey report also found one in two students (48%) ... <a title="Sexual assault and harassment on campus: universities haven’t made reporting easy. They need effective regulation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/sexual-assault-and-harassment-on-campus-universities-havent-made-reporting-easy-they-need-effective-regulation-179843/" aria-label="Read more about Sexual assault and harassment on campus: universities haven’t made reporting easy. They need effective regulation">Read more</a>
