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December 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julian Koplin, Lecturer in Bioethics, Monash University & Honorary fellow, Melbourne Law School, Monash University Shutterstock Neuralink, the biotechnology company co-founded by Elon Musk, has been accused of animal cruelty and is under federal investigation in the United States for potential animal welfare violations. The company has ... <a title="Can we ethically justify harming animals for research? There are several schools of thought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/20/can-we-ethically-justify-harming-animals-for-research-there-are-several-schools-of-thought-196387/" aria-label="Read more about Can we ethically justify harming animals for research? There are several schools of thought">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, La Trobe University National Archives of Australia In the annals of Australian foreign policy, it is arguable that no moment in history has been as significant as December 21 1972. With the possible exception of the ANZUS Treaty of 1951, no other document ... <a title="50 years after Gough Whitlam established diplomatic relations with China, what has changed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/20/50-years-after-gough-whitlam-established-diplomatic-relations-with-china-what-has-changed-195705/" aria-label="Read more about 50 years after Gough Whitlam established diplomatic relations with China, what has changed?">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Brooke Lark/Unsplash Christmas lunch is at your friend’s house this year, and they’ve asked you to bring a plate. Money is tight. So, you find yourself wondering, “What’s cheap, healthy but also looks impressive?” While ... <a title="Bring a plate! What to take to Christmas lunch that looks impressive (but won’t break the bank)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/20/bring-a-plate-what-to-take-to-christmas-lunch-that-looks-impressive-but-wont-break-the-bank-196565/" aria-label="Read more about Bring a plate! What to take to Christmas lunch that looks impressive (but won’t break the bank)">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Bean, Research Fellow, Centre for Energy Data Innovation, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Almost one in three Australian households have solar panels on their roofs. Most are motivated by rising electricity prices and environmental concerns. Households are paid a so-called feed-in tariff for surplus energy they ... <a title="How closely monitoring households’ energy data can unleash their solar outputs and (possibly) make them more money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/20/how-closely-monitoring-households-energy-data-can-unleash-their-solar-outputs-and-possibly-make-them-more-money-196134/" aria-label="Read more about How closely monitoring households’ energy data can unleash their solar outputs and (possibly) make them more money">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James A. T. Lancaster, Lecturer in Studies in Western Religious Traditions, The University of Queensland © The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-NC-SA The Christmas tree is a modern invention. It is a largely secular symbol, having no basis in the Bible. There are many trees ... <a title="A story of legends, families and capitalism: a candid history of the Christmas tree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/20/a-story-of-legends-families-and-capitalism-a-candid-history-of-the-christmas-tree-196278/" aria-label="Read more about A story of legends, families and capitalism: a candid history of the Christmas tree">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2022
Peacemonger, the new book published last month to celebrate the life and work of peace researcher and activist Owen Wilkes (1940-2005), is being launched in Auckland on Friday. Here a close friend from Sweden — not featured in the book — remembers his mentor in both New Zealand and Scandinavia. COMMENT: By Paul Claesson in ... <a title="Memories from Sweden of the dedicated peace researcher Owen Wilkes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/20/memories-from-sweden-of-the-dedicated-peace-researcher-owen-wilkes/" aria-label="Read more about Memories from Sweden of the dedicated peace researcher Owen Wilkes">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Steele, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Australian National University Drew Beamer / Unsplash In 2017, the Scottish philosopher William MacAskill coined the name “longtermism” to describe the idea “that positively affecting the long-run future is a key moral priority of our time”. The label took off among ... <a title="Longtermism – why the million-year philosophy can’t be ignored" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/longtermism-why-the-million-year-philosophy-cant-be-ignored-193538/" aria-label="Read more about Longtermism – why the million-year philosophy can’t be ignored">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea lawbreakers who disrupt public order and ruin other people’s festive season will be arrested, charged and be placed in police cells across the country, says Internal Security Minister Peter Tsiamalili Jr. As the festive weekend commences this Friday, provincial police commands across the country are already ... <a title="PNG police warn of crackdown on lawbreakers during festive period" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/png-police-warn-of-crackdown-on-lawbreakers-during-festive-period/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police warn of crackdown on lawbreakers during festive period">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Mick Tsikas/AAP Australia’s relations with China will take another major step forward this week with Foreign Minister Penny Wong travelling to Beijing for the resumption of the bilateral Foreign and Strategic Dialogue, which has been on hold since 2018. The ... <a title="Wong to visit Beijing as ‘strategic dialogue’ restarts in new breakthrough in Australia-China relations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/wong-to-visit-beijing-as-strategic-dialogue-restarts-in-new-breakthrough-in-australia-china-relations-196799/" aria-label="Read more about Wong to visit Beijing as ‘strategic dialogue’ restarts in new breakthrough in Australia-China relations">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian A Wright, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University Pexels, CC BY Australians are fortunate to have access to safe and healthy drinking water in our towns and cities, which is acknowledged as a basic human need globally. Sadly, the World Health Organization estimates about ... <a title="Travelling around Australia this summer? Here’s how to know if the water is safe to drink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/travelling-around-australia-this-summer-heres-how-to-know-if-the-water-is-safe-to-drink-196294/" aria-label="Read more about Travelling around Australia this summer? Here’s how to know if the water is safe to drink">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
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 Darren England/AAP The Poll Bludger reported on two Queensland polls on December 12. A YouGov poll for The Courier Mail, conducted December 1-8 from a sample of ... <a title="Labor just ahead in two Queensland polls and retains large federal poll lead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/labor-just-ahead-in-two-queensland-polls-and-retains-large-federal-poll-lead-196478/" aria-label="Read more about Labor just ahead in two Queensland polls and retains large federal poll lead">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Ratuva, Director, Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury When the final election results were announced around 4pm on Sunday, many Fijians, at home and around the world, breathed a collective sigh of relief: the government of coup-maker Frank Bainimarama looked like it had ... <a title="A knife-edge election in Fiji sees power shift – and a chance to bring back real democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/a-knife-edge-election-in-fiji-sees-power-shift-and-a-chance-to-bring-back-real-democracy-196465/" aria-label="Read more about A knife-edge election in Fiji sees power shift – and a chance to bring back real democracy">Read more</a>
