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October 14, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Portolan, PhD student, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Austin Distel/Unsplash The Right Stuff is a new conservative dating app, recently launched in the US. Not yet available in Australia, the app was apparently created “for conservatives to connect in authentic and meaningful ways.” ... <a title="The Right Stuff: the new conservative dating app which has unsurprisingly, failed to attract women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/14/the-right-stuff-the-new-conservative-dating-app-which-has-unsurprisingly-failed-to-attract-women-192012/" aria-label="Read more about The Right Stuff: the new conservative dating app which has unsurprisingly, failed to attract women">Read more</a>
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October 14, 2022
By David Robie A human rights advocate appealed tonight for people in Aotearoa New Zealand to take personal responsibility in the fight against disinformation and to upskill their critical thinking skills. Anjum Rahman, project lead of the Inclusive Aotearoa Collective Tāhono, said this meant taking responsibility for verifying the accuracy and source of information before ... <a title="Defend NZ’s ‘fragile democracy’ by tackling disinformation, says advocate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/14/defend-nzs-fragile-democracy-by-tackling-disinformation-says-advocate/" aria-label="Read more about Defend NZ’s ‘fragile democracy’ by tackling disinformation, says advocate">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Senior ministers this week have dramatically raised the stakes in the Albanese government’s face-off with gas producers, amid escalating energy prices and dire warnings of worse to come. The question now is how does the government follow through with effective ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Government must find a way to force gas prices down – but how?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/13/grattan-on-friday-government-must-find-a-way-to-force-gas-prices-down-but-how-192398/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Government must find a way to force gas prices down – but how?">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Freeman, Dermatologist, Associate Professor, Bond University Pexels/Youssef Labib, CC BY-SA The growing list of COVID complications is long and surprising – from brain changes and heart disease to skin rashes and COVID toes. Those who get dermal fillers injected into their face have the possibility of ... <a title="COVID or COVID vaccination can cause dermal fillers to swell up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/13/covid-or-covid-vaccination-can-cause-dermal-fillers-to-swell-up-192159/" aria-label="Read more about COVID or COVID vaccination can cause dermal fillers to swell up">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Cook, Lecturer in History, University of the Sunshine Coast Think Victoria and disasters and you’ll think bushfires. But floods can hit – just not as often. Today is one of those days, with much of the state under a flood watch. Premier Dan Andrews says the ... <a title="Floods in Victoria are uncommon. Here’s why they’re happening now – and how they compare to the past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/13/floods-in-victoria-are-uncommon-heres-why-theyre-happening-now-and-how-they-compare-to-the-past-192391/" aria-label="Read more about Floods in Victoria are uncommon. Here’s why they’re happening now – and how they compare to the past">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2022
By Jairo Bolledo in Manila The Philippines Court of Appeals has denied the motion for reconsideration filed by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Rappler CEO Maria Ressa and former Rappler researcher Reynaldo Santos Jr. over their cyber libel case. In a 16-page decision dated October 10, the court’s fourth division denied the appeal. Associate Justices ... <a title="Ressa ‘disappointed’ over failed appeal and ongoing harassment in Philippine cyber libel case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/13/ressa-disappointed-over-failed-appeal-and-ongoing-harassment-in-philippine-cyber-libel-case/" aria-label="Read more about Ressa ‘disappointed’ over failed appeal and ongoing harassment in Philippine cyber libel case">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2022
By Moana Ellis, Local Democracy Reporter The swearing in of Labour list MP Soraya Peke-Mason to Parliament on October 25 will mark a milestone for women in Aotearoa New Zealand. For the first time in its history, women in New Zealand’s Parliament will have an equal share of seats in the House. “That’s quite significant,” ... <a title="New MP marks milestone for Aotearoa – gender parity in the House" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/13/new-mp-marks-milestone-for-aotearoa-gender-parity-in-the-house/" aria-label="Read more about New MP marks milestone for Aotearoa – gender parity in the House">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2022
By Wata Shaw in Suva Misuse of funds, dictatorial leadership and lack of consultation displayed by some Methodist Church leaders in Fiji is “a worrying trend”, says church president Reverend Ili Vunisuwai. He highlighted this and lifestyle concerns — including the abuse of kava — during the Methodist Church in Fiji and Rotuma’s annual conference ... <a title="Fiji’s Methodists face ‘worrying trend’ over misuse of funds, dictatorial style" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/13/fijis-methodists-face-worrying-trend-over-misuse-of-funds-dictatorial-style/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Methodists face ‘worrying trend’ over misuse of funds, dictatorial style">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2022
By Hiliare Bule, RNZ News correspondent in Port Vila Forty nine regional and international observers have arrived in Vanuatu to monitor the running of the country’s snap election tomorrow. The election was triggered after the dissolution of the country’s Parliament on August 19 by President Nikenike Vurobaravu, and on the eve of a motion of ... <a title="Vanuatu snap election: International observers arrive for key vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/13/vanuatu-snap-election-international-observers-arrive-for-key-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu snap election: International observers arrive for key vote">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2022
PNG Post-Courier Miriam Zarriga, one of Papua New Guinea’s top experienced journalists, has been appointed as the PNG Post-Courier’s new chief-of-staff. With more than 10 years working with the Post-Courier, Zarriga has extensive experience in political, security and general news reporting. She replaces Lawrence Fong, a fellow stalwart of the Post-Courier who has held the ... <a title="Star Post-Courier ‘frontline’ reporter Miriam Zarriga now new chief-of-staff" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/13/star-post-courier-frontline-reporter-miriam-zarriga-now-new-chief-of-staff/" aria-label="Read more about Star Post-Courier ‘frontline’ reporter Miriam Zarriga now new chief-of-staff">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Danilo Arana Arao in Manila Upon assuming the Philippines presidency on 30 June 2022, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr — the only son and namesake of the former dictator Ferdinand Marcos — delivered an inaugural address that did not mention press freedom. Press freedom also went unmentioned when he delivered his first State of ... <a title="How Philippine ‘press freedom’ has been abandoned under ‘Bongbong’ Marcos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/13/how-philippine-press-freedom-has-been-abandoned-under-bongbong-marcos/" aria-label="Read more about How Philippine ‘press freedom’ has been abandoned under ‘Bongbong’ Marcos">Read more</a>
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October 13, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Britta Denise Hardesty, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO Bo Eide/CSIRO, Author provided Two per cent of all fishing gear used worldwide ends up polluting the oceans, our new research finds. To put that into perspective, the amount of longline fishing gear littering the ocean ... <a title="740,000km of fishing line and 14 billion hooks: we reveal just how much fishing gear is lost at sea each year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/13/740-000km-of-fishing-line-and-14-billion-hooks-we-reveal-just-how-much-fishing-gear-is-lost-at-sea-each-year-192024/" aria-label="Read more about 740,000km of fishing line and 14 billion hooks: we reveal just how much fishing gear is lost at sea each year">Read more</a>
