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October 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Lo, Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney Justin Gilligan/DPE, Author provided In 1887, Australian Museum scientists undertook a pioneering expedition to Lord Howe Island, a tiny patch of land off the east coast of Australia. Among their many discoveries, they recorded “a large ... <a title="A large cockroach thought extinct since the 1930s was just rediscovered on a small island in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/a-large-cockroach-thought-extinct-since-the-1930s-was-just-rediscovered-on-a-small-island-in-australia-191847/" aria-label="Read more about A large cockroach thought extinct since the 1930s was just rediscovered on a small island in Australia">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a landmark reform of the last decade. But while delivering much benefit, it has operational problems and its cost has escalated dramatically – currently around $30 billion annually, there have been suggestions it ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten on NDIS reform and the Optus fallout" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/politics-with-michelle-grattan-bill-shorten-on-ndis-reform-and-the-optus-fallout-191969/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten on NDIS reform and the Optus fallout">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shyamali Dharmage, NHMRC Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Climate change has caused melting icebergs, flooding, and landslides. It can also bring about an increase in pollen levels, prolong the duration of pollen season, and cause more pollen-related health problems. Pollen grains landing on the moist ... <a title="Pollen does more than make you sneeze. It can cause thunderstorm asthma, even if you’re not asthmatic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/pollen-does-more-than-make-you-sneeze-it-can-cause-thunderstorm-asthma-even-if-youre-not-asthmatic-190235/" aria-label="Read more about Pollen does more than make you sneeze. It can cause thunderstorm asthma, even if you’re not asthmatic">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
UQ News Journalists may face decades in prison for “foreign interference” offences unless urgent changes are made to Australia’s national security laws, according to a University of Queensland researcher. PhD candidate Sarah Kendall from UQ’s School of Law warned that reporting on issues relating to Australian politics, national security or international relations while working with ... <a title="Journalists risk prosecution under Australia’s ‘foreign interference’ law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/journalists-risk-prosecution-under-australias-foreign-interference-law/" aria-label="Read more about Journalists risk prosecution under Australia’s ‘foreign interference’ law">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby The Post-Courier daily newspaper is one of 15 companies in Papua New Guinea that have pledged to fight against gender-based violence (GBV) while promoting gender equality within and outside of the workplace. Signing the National Capital District Commission’s “Zero Tolerance to GBV Pledge” under its GBV Strategy 2020–2022, means ... <a title="PNG daily Post-Courier joins fight against gender-based violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/png-daily-post-courier-joins-fight-against-gender-based-violence/" aria-label="Read more about PNG daily Post-Courier joins fight against gender-based violence">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
By Claudia Tally in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop wants the city’s police to fully investigate the gruesome murder of two women in Port Moresby late last week. Parkop told the Post-Courier that such “despicable” brutality against womenfolk in the city and throughout the country was not welcome — ... <a title="Parkop calls for full probe into brutal murders of two Moresby women" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/parkop-calls-for-full-probe-into-brutal-murders-of-two-moresby-women/" aria-label="Read more about Parkop calls for full probe into brutal murders of two Moresby women">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
By Rachael Nath of RNZ Pacific Concerns are being raised about the future survival of the iTaukei (Fijian) language as a threat of extinction looms despite its everyday use among its people. A language and culture scholar in Fiji, Dr Paul Geraghty, said a growing generational gap within the iTaukei language had been detected and ... <a title="Quality of iTaukei language under threat, says Fiji scholar" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/quality-of-itaukei-language-under-threat-says-fiji-scholar/" aria-label="Read more about Quality of iTaukei language under threat, says Fiji scholar">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
RNZ News Thousands of New Zealand tertiary union members will go on strike at eight universities tomorrow over a cost of living pay demand. The Tertiary Education Union (TEU) said its members were walking off the job for part of the day at the eight universities in the country. Union members at Auckland University of ... <a title="NZ university union members to strike tomorrow over pay demand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/nz-university-union-members-to-strike-tomorrow-over-pay-demand/" aria-label="Read more about NZ university union members to strike tomorrow over pay demand">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
RNZ Pacific Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele says the country joined an agreement with the United States only after changes to wording relating to China. He said the country did not want to be forced to choose sides, and the Pacific should be seen as a region of peace and cooperation. Manele was in ... <a title="Honiara doesn’t want to be forced to choose sides, says Foreign Minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/honiara-doesnt-want-to-be-forced-to-choose-sides-says-foreign-minister/" aria-label="Read more about Honiara doesn’t want to be forced to choose sides, says Foreign Minister">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
RNZ Pacific Delegates from French Polynesia have flown to New York for the annual meeting of the UN Decolonisation Committee. The veteran pro-independence leader Oscar Temaru is heading his team while the French Polynesian government has sent the Equipment Minister Rene Temeharo as its spokesperson. The territory was reinscribed on the list on non-self-governing territories ... <a title="Delegates from French Polynesia head to UN decolonisation committee" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/delegates-from-french-polynesia-head-to-un-decolonisation-committee/" aria-label="Read more about Delegates from French Polynesia head to UN decolonisation committee">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meg Keen, Honorary Professor, Department of Pacific Affairs, ANU; Director, Pacific Island Program, Lowy Institute, Australian National University Mark Schiefelbein/AP/AAP Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare will arrive in Australia on October 6 for talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. What should we expect from his visit? ... <a title="Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is coming to Australia. What should we expect from his visit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/solomon-islands-prime-minister-manasseh-sogavare-is-coming-to-australia-what-should-we-expect-from-his-visit-191850/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare is coming to Australia. What should we expect from his visit?">Read more</a>
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October 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing and Deputy Head (Learning & Teaching), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University Shutterstock A new type of COVID test is set to be available from November for Australians to use at home. It promises an alternative to rapid antigen tests ... <a title="Here’s another type of COVID test to get your head around. But is this new home kit worth the cost?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/06/heres-another-type-of-covid-test-to-get-your-head-around-but-is-this-new-home-kit-worth-the-cost-189313/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s another type of COVID test to get your head around. But is this new home kit worth the cost?">Read more</a>
