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December 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Wooden, Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND The shift to working from home is unlikely to reverse. Data from the HILDA (Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia) Survey released on Monday show the proportion of Australians working “most hours” from ... <a title="HILDA finds working from home boosts women’s job satisfaction more than men’s, and that has a downside" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/05/hilda-finds-working-from-home-boosts-womens-job-satisfaction-more-than-mens-and-that-has-a-downside-195641/" aria-label="Read more about HILDA finds working from home boosts women’s job satisfaction more than men’s, and that has a downside">Read more</a>
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December 4, 2022
By Lucy Xia, RNZ News journalist More than 200 people from Aotearoa New Zealand’s Chinese community gathered for a vigil at Auckland’s Aotea Square last night to mourn the lives lost under China’s stringent covid-19 lockdowns and to call for an end to the country’s “Zero Covid” policy. The unprecedented display of defiance by a ... <a title="NZ Chinese local community protests against China lockdowns, ‘dictatorship’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/04/nz-chinese-local-community-protests-against-china-lockdowns-dictatorship/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Chinese local community protests against China lockdowns, ‘dictatorship’">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2022
By Rachael Nath, RNZ Pacific journalist A year after re-opening its borders, Fiji has recorded an injection of F$805 million into its economy from international visitor arrivals between April and August. After shutting its borders for almost two years at the height of the covid-19 pandemic, Fiji has welcomed 520,000 tourists to its shores in ... <a title="‘Tourists buzzing’ in resorts and islands as Fiji welcomes back visitors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/03/tourists-buzzing-in-resorts-and-islands-as-fiji-welcomes-back-visitors/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Tourists buzzing’ in resorts and islands as Fiji welcomes back visitors">Read more</a>
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December 3, 2022
The French flag and the Kanak independence ensign . . . flown together since 2011. Image: 123rf/RNZ Pacific The territorial government of New Caledonia debated the introduction of an official regional flag in 2008, as required by the Nouméa Accord. In July 2010, the New Caledonian Congress voted in favour of flying both flags together. ... <a title="Pro-independence groups want Kanak flag for New Caledonia’s official flag" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/03/pro-independence-groups-want-kanak-flag-for-new-caledonias-official-flag/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-independence groups want Kanak flag for New Caledonia’s official flag">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Blazevich, Professor of Biomechanics, Edith Cowan University If you’ve been watching the World Cup, you might have marvelled at the physical fitness and skill of these elite players. How can they run and run and run for so long? What makes them so good at speedy ... <a title="World Cup: what body type works best for football? A professor of biomechanics explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/world-cup-what-body-type-works-best-for-football-a-professor-of-biomechanics-explains-195813/" aria-label="Read more about World Cup: what body type works best for football? A professor of biomechanics explains">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney The Albanese government proposes to ditch the “Yes/No” case pamphlets that are ordinarily posted to voters before a referendum. Is this a good idea, and what, if anything, should replace it? What changes are proposed? Under the existing ... <a title="The government will not send out Yes and No case pamphlets ahead of the Voice to Parliament referendum. Does this matter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/the-government-will-not-send-out-yes-and-no-case-pamphlets-ahead-of-the-voice-to-parliament-referendum-does-this-matter-195806/" aria-label="Read more about The government will not send out Yes and No case pamphlets ahead of the Voice to Parliament referendum. Does this matter?">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Economics is a profound and important discipline. But its practice is prone to self-censorship, and still reflects in large part its (Victorian era) glory days and the sensibilities of that era. The father and mother of today’s textbook economics were Alfred Marshall and Mary Paley who published The Economics of Industry ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Using the Sex Industry to Critique Textbook Economics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/keith-rankin-essay-using-the-sex-industry-to-critique-textbook-economics/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Using the Sex Industry to Critique Textbook Economics">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Burgin, Lecturer in Criminology and Criminal Justice, Swinburne University of Technology ACT Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Shane Drumgold today announced that the charges against Bruce Lehrmann, the man accused of raping Brittany Higgins at Parliament House in 2019, have been withdrawn. An earlier jury had ... <a title="Lehrmann trial discontinued: when prosecution isn’t in the public interest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/lehrmann-trial-discontinued-when-prosecution-isnt-in-the-public-interest-192495/" aria-label="Read more about Lehrmann trial discontinued: when prosecution isn’t in the public interest">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide IMDB Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles – Chantal Akerman’s 1975 hypnotic study of a mother performing domestic chores in microscopic detail – has just been crowned the “greatest film of all time” in Sight ... <a title="The ‘greatest film of all time’: Chantal Akerman’s win shows a generational shift is taking place among critics and filmmakers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/the-greatest-film-of-all-time-chantal-akermans-win-shows-a-generational-shift-is-taking-place-among-critics-and-filmmakers-195437/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘greatest film of all time’: Chantal Akerman’s win shows a generational shift is taking place among critics and filmmakers">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Divya Narain, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland James Askew/SOCP handout In 2017, scientists described a new species of great apes – the Tapanuli orangutan. The species, found in the Batang Toru ecosystem of North Sumatara, Indonesia was listed as critically endangered soon after. The population of ... <a title="A China-backed dam in Indonesia threatens a rare great ape – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/a-china-backed-dam-in-indonesia-threatens-a-rare-great-ape-and-thats-just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-192615/" aria-label="Read more about A China-backed dam in Indonesia threatens a rare great ape – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Yamin Kogoya On 30 June 2022, the Indonesian Parliament in Jakarta passed legislation to split West Papua into three more pieces. The Papuan people’s unifying name for their independence struggle — “West Papua” — is now being shattered by Jakarta’s draconian policies. Under this new legislation, the two existing provinces have been divided ... <a title="Happy West Papua Day – and the brutal truth about where we are now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/happy-west-papua-day-and-the-brutal-truth-about-where-we-are-now/" aria-label="Read more about Happy West Papua Day – and the brutal truth about where we are now">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The plan for a second trial of Bruce Lehrmann has been dropped after expert medical advice warned it posed a “significant and unacceptable risk” to Brittany Higgins’ life. The ACT Director of Public Prosecutions, Shane Drumgold, announced the decision in ... <a title="Lehrmann retrial abandoned because of ‘a significant and unacceptable risk’ to Brittany Higgins’ life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/lehrmann-retrial-abandoned-because-of-a-significant-and-unacceptable-risk-to-brittany-higgins-life-195805/" aria-label="Read more about Lehrmann retrial abandoned because of ‘a significant and unacceptable risk’ to Brittany Higgins’ life">Read more</a>
