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Year: 2022

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‘Disappointment and disbelief’ after Morrison government vetoes research into student climate activism’

January 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philippa Collin, Associate Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Darren England/AAP Between 2019 and early 2021, we developed a research proposal asking for funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC). The project was to investigate the mass student climate action movement and its relationship ... <a title="‘Disappointment and disbelief’ after Morrison government vetoes research into student climate activism’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/13/disappointment-and-disbelief-after-morrison-government-vetoes-research-into-student-climate-activism-174699/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Disappointment and disbelief’ after Morrison government vetoes research into student climate activism’">Read more</a>

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Regent honeyeaters were once kings of flowering gums. Now they’re on the edge of extinction. What happened?

January 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Heinsohn, Professor of Evolutionary and Conservation Biology, Australian National University Less than 80 years ago, regent honeyeaters ruled Australia’s flowering gum forests, with huge raucous flocks roaming from Adelaide to Rockhampton. Now, there are less than 300 birds left in the wild. Habitat loss has pushed ... <a title="Regent honeyeaters were once kings of flowering gums. Now they’re on the edge of extinction. What happened?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/13/regent-honeyeaters-were-once-kings-of-flowering-gums-now-theyre-on-the-edge-of-extinction-what-happened-174538/" aria-label="Read more about Regent honeyeaters were once kings of flowering gums. Now they’re on the edge of extinction. What happened?">Read more</a>

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Relax, Australia does not have (and is not likely to have) a shortage of food

January 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Bartos, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Australia does not have a food shortage. Supply has been disrupted in some locations due to staff absences caused by COVID, that’s all. This is primarily a distribution problem, not a lack of food problem. ... <a title="Relax, Australia does not have (and is not likely to have) a shortage of food" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/13/relax-australia-does-not-have-and-is-not-likely-to-have-a-shortage-of-food-174598/" aria-label="Read more about Relax, Australia does not have (and is not likely to have) a shortage of food">Read more</a>

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Cities are made from more than buildings and roads. They are also made by ambiences – how a city makes you feel

January 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jordan Lacey, Research Fellow, School of Design, RMIT University Ryoji Iwata/Unsplash How does a city feel? Energetic, unnerving, invigorating, relaxing? This is a key question often asked by designers who consider the ambience of a city. Typically, when we think of a city we jump straight to ... <a title="Cities are made from more than buildings and roads. They are also made by ambiences – how a city makes you feel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/13/cities-are-made-from-more-than-buildings-and-roads-they-are-also-made-by-ambiences-how-a-city-makes-you-feel-173429/" aria-label="Read more about Cities are made from more than buildings and roads. They are also made by ambiences – how a city makes you feel">Read more</a>

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Djokovic admits doing photoshoot knowing he was COVID positive

January 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Novak Djokovic on Wednesday admitted he undertook an interview and photoshoot in Serbia last month after a receiving a positive COVID test result. He also conceded information on his Travel Declaration to Australian authorities was incorrect, attributing that to a ... <a title="Djokovic admits doing photoshoot knowing he was COVID positive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/12/djokovic-admits-doing-photoshoot-knowing-he-was-covid-positive-174784/" aria-label="Read more about Djokovic admits doing photoshoot knowing he was COVID positive">Read more</a>

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They live for a century and clean our rivers – but freshwater mussels are dying in droves

January 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Lymbery, Professor, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University Carter’s freshwater mussel (_Westralunio carteri_) stranded on a dry river bed Alan Lymbery, Author provided Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s series introducing you to Australia’s unloved animals that need our help. Freshwater ... <a title="They live for a century and clean our rivers – but freshwater mussels are dying in droves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/12/they-live-for-a-century-and-clean-our-rivers-but-freshwater-mussels-are-dying-in-droves-164567/" aria-label="Read more about They live for a century and clean our rivers – but freshwater mussels are dying in droves">Read more</a>

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Legendary band Yothu Yindi and their trailblazing call for a treaty

January 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Corn, Professor and Inaugural Director, Indigenous Knowledge Institute, The University of Melbourne Yothu Yindi performing at the closing ceremony of the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000. Dave Hunt/AAP Review: Writing in the Sand: The Epic Story of Legendary Band Yothu Yindi and How Their Song Treaty ... <a title="Legendary band Yothu Yindi and their trailblazing call for a treaty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/12/legendary-band-yothu-yindi-and-their-trailblazing-call-for-a-treaty-173843/" aria-label="Read more about Legendary band Yothu Yindi and their trailblazing call for a treaty">Read more</a>

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NZ police tighten rules on photos of youth, but concerns still for Māori

January 12, 2022

By Hamish Cardwell, RNZ News senior journalist New Zealand police are being commended for tightening the rules for officers photographing young people, but there are concerns it could lead to the perverse outcome of more Māori being arrested. The changes come after RNZ revealed in December 2020 that officers in Wairarapa were unlawfully photographing young Māori. ... <a title="NZ police tighten rules on photos of youth, but concerns still for Māori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/12/nz-police-tighten-rules-on-photos-of-youth-but-concerns-still-for-maori/" aria-label="Read more about NZ police tighten rules on photos of youth, but concerns still for Māori">Read more</a>

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‘Don’t enter Solomon Islands’ pleads Sogavare with Bougainvilleans

January 12, 2022

By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has appealed to his fellow Solomon Islanders at the western border not to allow Bougainvilleans into the country. In his nation’s address last Friday, Sogavare recapped the country’s first covid-19 case recorded from a Shortland islander, dropped off by four Bougainvilleans in Shortland, ... <a title="‘Don’t enter Solomon Islands’ pleads Sogavare with Bougainvilleans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/12/dont-enter-solomon-islands-pleads-sogavare-with-bougainvilleans/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Don’t enter Solomon Islands’ pleads Sogavare with Bougainvilleans">Read more</a>

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Guam breaks single-day record with 422 new covid cases – omicron fears

January 12, 2022

Governor Lou Leon Guerrero presents her covid update message … “Our focus remains on preventing severe illness, preventing increased hospitalisation and saving lives.” Video: Office of the Governor of Guam By Mar-Vic Cagurangan in Tumon, Guam Guam has reported its 273rd covid-19 death and 422 new positive cases on Tuesday, breaking its daily record for ... <a title="Guam breaks single-day record with 422 new covid cases – omicron fears" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/12/guam-breaks-single-day-record-with-422-new-covid-cases-omicron-fears/" aria-label="Read more about Guam breaks single-day record with 422 new covid cases – omicron fears">Read more</a>

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‘Enough is enough’, say PNG women over gender crimes by ‘callous men’

January 12, 2022

By Mark Talia in Port Moresby “Enough is enough,” is the impassioned plea of the women, mothers and daughters of Papua New Guinea, says Mea Isaac, women’s representative in the Motu-Koitabu Assembly. She has called for all forms of violence, abuse and discrimination against women to stop in the wake of the latest case of ... <a title="‘Enough is enough’, say PNG women over gender crimes by ‘callous men’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/12/enough-is-enough-say-png-women-over-gender-crimes-by-callous-men/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Enough is enough’, say PNG women over gender crimes by ‘callous men’">Read more</a>

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West Papuans to open branch office in Port Moresby, Wenda confirms

January 12, 2022

Asia Pacific Report newsdesk The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) plans to open a government branch office in the neighbouring Papua New Guinean capital of Port Moresby along with diplomacy offices to be based in Europe and the United Kingdom. In a New Year message from interim president Benny Wenda, he has confirmed ... <a title="West Papuans to open branch office in Port Moresby, Wenda confirms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/01/12/west-papuans-to-open-branch-office-in-port-moresby-wenda-confirms/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuans to open branch office in Port Moresby, Wenda confirms">Read more</a>