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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>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shane Keating, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics and Oceanography, UNSW Sydney NASA Want to go to space? It could cost you. This month, the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will make the first fully-private, crewed flight to the International Space Station. The going price for a seat is US$55 ... <a title="Tiny satellites are changing the way we explore our planet and beyond" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/tiny-satellites-are-changing-the-way-we-explore-our-planet-and-beyond-179667/" aria-label="Read more about Tiny satellites are changing the way we explore our planet and beyond">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Fielding, Lecturer, University of Adelaide Several months ago, Australia’s Murdoch media news outlets launched a new climate change campaign advocating a path toward net-zero emissions by 2050. The launch included a 16-page wraparound supplement in all of its tabloids supporting the need for climate action. We ... <a title="Is News Corp following through on its climate change backflip? My analysis of its flood coverage suggests not" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/is-news-corp-following-through-on-its-climate-change-backflip-my-analysis-of-its-flood-coverage-suggests-not-179468/" aria-label="Read more about Is News Corp following through on its climate change backflip? My analysis of its flood coverage suggests not">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Polyakov, Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences., The University of Melbourne Shutterstock In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and overwhelming destruction of property and loss of innocent lives, a number of western companies – from McDonalds to Apple – stopped or ... <a title="Western pharma companies should supply only essential medicines to Russia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/western-pharma-companies-should-supply-only-essential-medicines-to-russia-179658/" aria-label="Read more about Western pharma companies should supply only essential medicines to Russia">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karly Burch, Research Fellow, University of Otago Satellite image/Maxar Technologies – via Getty Images At least seven forest fires continue to burn around the Russian-held Chernobyl nuclear site in Ukraine, raising fears radionuclides could spread from the defunct facility. Earlier this week, the Ukrainian parliament issued a ... <a title="The Russian takeover of the defunct Chernobyl site challenges the ‘peaceful, safe and sustainable’ branding of nuclear energy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/the-russian-takeover-of-the-defunct-chernobyl-site-challenges-the-peaceful-safe-and-sustainable-branding-of-nuclear-energy-179299/" aria-label="Read more about The Russian takeover of the defunct Chernobyl site challenges the ‘peaceful, safe and sustainable’ branding of nuclear energy">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania The summer of 2021-22 will be remembered for the extraordinarily destructive flooding across eastern Australia. At the same time, however, western Tasmania was experiencing extreme drought, with some areas receiving their lowest rainfall on record. This ... <a title="Tasmania’s forests are burning more as climate change dries them out. Our old tools can’t fight these new fires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/tasmanias-forests-are-burning-more-as-climate-change-dries-them-out-our-old-tools-cant-fight-these-new-fires-179833/" aria-label="Read more about Tasmania’s forests are burning more as climate change dries them out. Our old tools can’t fight these new fires">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjy Marks, Lecturer in Geomechanics, University of Sydney Shutterstock You’re driving slowly along a street, looking for a place to park. You come across a long stretch of parallel parking. But to your frustration, the spaces left by other people’s parking efforts are not quite long enough ... <a title="What’s the best way to parallel park your car? Engineers have the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/whats-the-best-way-to-parallel-park-your-car-engineers-have-the-answer-179378/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the best way to parallel park your car? Engineers have the answer">Read more</a>
