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October 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Hallwright, Deputy Director, Centre for Humanitarian Leadership , Deakin University More than a quarter of a million people died of hunger in Somalia in 2011 – half of them children younger than five. The situation in Somalia in the coming months could be a great deal ... <a title="Famine should not exist in 2022, yet Somalia faces its worst yet. Wealthy countries, pay your dues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/17/famine-should-not-exist-in-2022-yet-somalia-faces-its-worst-yet-wealthy-countries-pay-your-dues-191952/" aria-label="Read more about Famine should not exist in 2022, yet Somalia faces its worst yet. Wealthy countries, pay your dues">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasia Powell, Associate Professor, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University Eric Ward/Unsplash The federal Labor government made delivering on its promises a core platform of the 2022 election campaign. On Monday, one key national policy was delivered – with the official launch of the next ten-year National ... <a title="A new national plan aims to end violence against women and children ‘in one generation’. Can it succeed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/17/a-new-national-plan-aims-to-end-violence-against-women-and-children-in-one-generation-can-it-succeed-192497/" aria-label="Read more about A new national plan aims to end violence against women and children ‘in one generation’. Can it succeed?">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2022
OP-ED by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana – Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the ESCAP. Ten years ago, the Asia-Pacific region came together and designed the world’s first set of disability-specific development goals: the Incheon Strategy to “Make the Right Real” for Persons with Disabilities. This week, we meet again to assess how ... <a title="OP-ED: Persons with disabilities integral players in determining innovative solutions to fully inclusive societies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/17/op-ed-persons-with-disabilities-integral-players-in-determining-innovative-solutions-to-fully-inclusive-societies/" aria-label="Read more about OP-ED: Persons with disabilities integral players in determining innovative solutions to fully inclusive societies">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah K. Lamar, PhD Candidate & Teaching Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Following the settlement of Aotearoa New Zealand, many native species were wiped from the mainland. It’s a familiar story – one that has affected species like the iconic flightless kākāpō and ... <a title="Tuatara are returning to the mainland – but feeding the hungry reptiles could be more difficult than expected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/17/tuatara-are-returning-to-the-mainland-but-feeding-the-hungry-reptiles-could-be-more-difficult-than-expected-191164/" aria-label="Read more about Tuatara are returning to the mainland – but feeding the hungry reptiles could be more difficult than expected">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Walsh, Professor of AI at UNSW, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney Ghost Robotics Vision 60 Q-UGV. US Space Force photo by Senior Airman Samuel Becker You might suppose Hollywood is good at predicting the future. Indeed, Robert Wallace, head of the CIA’s Office of Technical Service ... <a title="‘Killer robots’ will be nothing like the movies show – here’s where the real threats lie" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/17/killer-robots-will-be-nothing-like-the-movies-show-heres-where-the-real-threats-lie-192170/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Killer robots’ will be nothing like the movies show – here’s where the real threats lie">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sussex, Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University One of Vladimir Putin’s oft-quoted maxims is that “sometimes it is necessary to be lonely to prove you are right”. As his ill-fated invasion of Ukraine drags on, he seems to be heeding his own advice. ... <a title="Vladimir Putin is increasingly isolated in Russia and abroad. Does he have an exit strategy?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/17/vladimir-putin-is-increasingly-isolated-in-russia-and-abroad-does-he-have-an-exit-strategy-192175/" aria-label="Read more about Vladimir Putin is increasingly isolated in Russia and abroad. Does he have an exit strategy?">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isabella Bower, Research Fellow and PhD Candidate, Deakin University Natalia Yakovleva/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Think of a time when you felt vulnerable. Perhaps you were in a hospital corridor, or an exam hall, about to be tested. Now, focus on the building you were in. What if, without ... <a title="Your home, office or uni affects your mood and how you think. How do we know? We looked into people’s brains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/17/your-home-office-or-uni-affects-your-mood-and-how-you-think-how-do-we-know-we-looked-into-peoples-brains-189797/" aria-label="Read more about Your home, office or uni affects your mood and how you think. How do we know? We looked into people’s brains">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wendy Walls, Lecturer in Landscape Architecture, The University of Melbourne The appointment of chief heat officers in Melbourne is a vital acknowledgement of how serious urban heat is for Australia. It’s a first for the country and part of an international movement to improve how cities handle ... <a title="Melbourne now has chief heat officers. Here’s why we need them and what they can do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/17/melbourne-now-has-chief-heat-officers-heres-why-we-need-them-and-what-they-can-do-192248/" aria-label="Read more about Melbourne now has chief heat officers. Here’s why we need them and what they can do">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland The big question prior to Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivering the Albanese government’s first budget on October 26 has been whether it will seek to modify the “stage 3” tax cuts legislated by the Morrison government, with Labor’s ... <a title="In sticking with tax cuts divorced from reality, Labor is left with a hard choice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/17/in-sticking-with-tax-cuts-divorced-from-reality-labor-is-left-with-a-hard-choice-192243/" aria-label="Read more about In sticking with tax cuts divorced from reality, Labor is left with a hard choice">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessie Boylan, PhD student, RMIT University Jessie Boylan, Author provided Overlooking the Bass Strait on the remote and windy northwest tip of Lutruwita/Tasmania is the Kennaook/Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station. The air that arrives at Kennaook has travelled thousands of kilometres. It hasn’t touched land for ... <a title="The air we breathe: how I have been observing atmospheric change through art and science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/17/the-air-we-breathe-how-i-have-been-observing-atmospheric-change-through-art-and-science-187985/" aria-label="Read more about The air we breathe: how I have been observing atmospheric change through art and science">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2022
By Alipate Narawa The Fijiana 15s defeated 13th ranked South Africa 21-17 today to get their first win at the Women’s Rugby World Cup. Fiji struck first through winger Ilisapeci Delaiwau in the 12th minute after some broken play and her try was successfully converted by Lavena Cavuru. A couple of missed opportunities where the ... <a title="Fijiana survive scare from South Africa to win 21-17 in dying seconds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/17/fijiana-survive-scare-from-south-africa-to-win-21-17-in-dying-seconds/" aria-label="Read more about Fijiana survive scare from South Africa to win 21-17 in dying seconds">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A blueprint developed by federal and state governments to counter violence against women and children includes the ambitious goal of eliminating gender-based violence within one generation. But a proposed standalone plan for dealing with violence against Indigenous women, which is ... <a title="Blueprint to tackle violence against women unveiled but detailed Indigenous plan still to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/17/blueprint-to-tackle-violence-against-women-unveiled-but-detailed-indigenous-plan-still-to-come-192578/" aria-label="Read more about Blueprint to tackle violence against women unveiled but detailed Indigenous plan still to come">Read more</a>
