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June 28, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Tuvalu government has withdrawn from a UN Oceans Conference in Portugal after China blocked Taiwanese delegates in its team. An officer with Tuvalu’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Jessica Marinaccio, told RNZ Pacific that Tuvalu’s Foreign Minister Simon Kofe was already en route to the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, for the summit on ... <a title="Tuvalu quits UN Oceans summit in protest after China blocks delegates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/28/tuvalu-quits-un-oceans-summit-in-protest-after-china-blocks-delegates/" aria-label="Read more about Tuvalu quits UN Oceans summit in protest after China blocks delegates">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ivan Charles Hanigan, Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health Impact Assessment and Senior Lecturer in Climate Change and Health, , Faculty of Health Science, School of Population Health, Curtin University., Curtin University Shutterstock New research has found suicide increases during drought among men in Australia’s rural ... <a title="Drought increases rural suicide, and climate change will make drought worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/27/drought-increases-rural-suicide-and-climate-change-will-make-drought-worse-185392/" aria-label="Read more about Drought increases rural suicide, and climate change will make drought worse">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rod Davies, Lecturer in popular music and songwriting, Monash University Shutterstock Most of the music we listen to is made by session musicians. These guns for hire are experts in their field, much sought after and often bring a unique sound – that extra thing that helps ... <a title="Australia is one of few countries that doesn’t pay session musicians ongoing royalties. Our music industry suffers as a result" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/27/australia-is-one-of-few-countries-that-doesnt-pay-session-musicians-ongoing-royalties-our-music-industry-suffers-as-a-result-185022/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is one of few countries that doesn’t pay session musicians ongoing royalties. Our music industry suffers as a result">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2022
Analysis by By Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations, University of Otago - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s acceptance of an invitation to speak at this week’s NATO leaders’ summit in Madrid has fuelled a narrative that New Zealand’s independent foreign policy is falling victim to a new Cold War.
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June 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sean Winter, Associate Professor (New Testament Studies), University of Divinity In many churches across the United States of America, and even perhaps here in Australia, Sunday worship would have been an opportunity to celebrate the decision of the US Supreme Court to overturn the protections established in ... <a title="The Bible says nothing about abortion. So being anti-choice is a cultural and political decision, not a biblical one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/27/the-bible-says-nothing-about-abortion-so-being-anti-choice-is-a-cultural-and-political-decision-not-a-biblical-one-185858/" aria-label="Read more about The Bible says nothing about abortion. So being anti-choice is a cultural and political decision, not a biblical one">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wayne Hing, Professor, Physiotherapy, Bond University Shutterstock Physiotherapists are increasingly offering needling therapies in addition to their standard care. Many Australian physiotherapists in private practice now offer dry needling or Western medical acupuncture as part of a treatment approach. Is it just a fad or does science ... <a title="Physio ‘dry needling’ and acupuncture – what’s the difference and what does the evidence say?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/27/physio-dry-needling-and-acupuncture-whats-the-difference-and-what-does-the-evidence-say-181939/" aria-label="Read more about Physio ‘dry needling’ and acupuncture – what’s the difference and what does the evidence say?">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinean security forces have intercepted and stopped seven trucks carrying seven containers containing sensitive election material in the Southern Highlands after it was found that the containers had been allegedly tampered with. “Manager Alwyn Jimmy called police in SHP to stop the trucks,” Southern Highlands commander Chief ... <a title="PNG police stop seven trucks and seize ‘sensitive’ election materials" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/27/png-police-stop-seven-trucks-and-seize-sensitive-election-materials/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police stop seven trucks and seize ‘sensitive’ election materials">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting has ended in Rwanda with Samoa confirmed as the next host of the meeting. Samoa’s hosting of the 2024 event will be the first time a Pacific member country will host CHOGM Samoa’s Prime Minister, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa attended the meeting in Rwanda. CHOGM brings together leaders ... <a title="Samoa chosen to host next CHOGM meeting in 2024" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/27/samoa-chosen-to-host-next-chogm-meeting-in-2024/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa chosen to host next CHOGM meeting in 2024">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2022
ANALYSIS: By Professor Steven Ratuva The West and China continue to exert influence over the Pacific region. But discussions of Pacific Island Countries (PICs) are increasingly patronising, framing them as vulnerable, and omitting their agency. In the battle for geopolitical influence and supremacy in the Pacific, the two most visible antagonists, the Anglo-West and China, ... <a title="Steven Ratuva: Pacific agency: A devalued political capital?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/27/steven-ratuva-pacific-agency-a-devalued-political-capital/" aria-label="Read more about Steven Ratuva: Pacific agency: A devalued political capital?">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Andrejevic, Professor, School of Media, Film, and Journalism, Monash University, Monash University Shutterstock Private companies and public authorities are quietly using facial recognition systems around Australia. Despite the growing use of this controversial technology, there is little in the way of specific regulations and guidelines to ... <a title="Facial recognition is on the rise – but the law is lagging a long way behind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/27/facial-recognition-is-on-the-rise-but-the-law-is-lagging-a-long-way-behind-185510/" aria-label="Read more about Facial recognition is on the rise – but the law is lagging a long way behind">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Khan, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney Dean Lewins/AAP During the federal election campaign, Labor promised to future-proof Australia’s water resources. Now, new Water Minister Tanya Plibersek must deliver on the policy – one vital to securing Australia’s future. Australia is already challenged by ... <a title="Labor promised to fix Australia’s big water problem. These 6 things must top the to-do list" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/27/labor-promised-to-fix-australias-big-water-problem-these-6-things-must-top-the-to-do-list-184866/" aria-label="Read more about Labor promised to fix Australia’s big water problem. These 6 things must top the to-do list">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2022
OP-ED: As the Second Global Ocean Conference opens today in Lisbon, governments in Asia and the Pacific must seize the opportunity to enhance cooperation and solidarity to address a host of challenges that endanger what is a lifeline for millions of people in the region.
