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April 6, 2023
By Lydia Lewis and Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific journalists The Fiji Parliament has voted to “kill” a draconian media law in Suva today, sending newsrooms across the country into celebrations. Twenty nine parliamentarians voted to repeal the Media Industry Development Act, while 21 voted against it and 3 did not vote. The law — which ... <a title="Historic day for Fiji journalism as ‘draconian’ media law scrapped" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/historic-day-for-fiji-journalism-as-draconian-media-law-scrapped/" aria-label="Read more about Historic day for Fiji journalism as ‘draconian’ media law scrapped">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
By Kalinga Seneviratne in Suva There was euphoria at the campus of the University of the South Pacific (USP) in Suva in Fiji last Thursday when news came from New York that a historic resolution on climate action had been adopted unanimously at the United Nations General Assembly. The resolution refers to the International Court ... <a title="‘Frustrated’ USP law students were catalyst for landmark UN climate vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/frustrated-usp-law-students-were-catalyst-for-landmark-un-climate-vote/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Frustrated’ USP law students were catalyst for landmark UN climate vote">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hugh Possingham, Professor, The University of Queensland Mee Ko Dong/Shutterstock Australia has embarked on an experiment to create a market for biodiversity. No, we’re not talking about buying and selling wildlife, although, sadly, there is a black market for that. This is about repairing and restoring landscapes, ... <a title="Can a ‘nature repair market’ really save Australia’s environment? It’s not perfect, but it’s worth a shot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/can-a-nature-repair-market-really-save-australias-environment-its-not-perfect-but-its-worth-a-shot-203126/" aria-label="Read more about Can a ‘nature repair market’ really save Australia’s environment? It’s not perfect, but it’s worth a shot">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content JACINDA ARDERN Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Sensitivity made Jacinda Ardern stronger (paywalled) Richard Harman (Politik): Ardern; lifting the veil (paywalled) Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Jacinda Ardern says goodbye Jess Mutch McKay (1News): Analysis: Ardern’s ... <a title="Newsletter: April 6 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/newsletter-april-6-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: April 6 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hallam Stevens, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, James Cook University Mike Corder / AP Last week, an Australian “cultured meat” company called Vow made headlines with a meatball made from the flesh of a woolly mammoth – or something very much like it. Combining the technologies of lab-based ... <a title="A mammoth meatball hints at a future of exotic lab-grown meats, but the reality will be far more boring, and rife with problems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/a-mammoth-meatball-hints-at-a-future-of-exotic-lab-grown-meats-but-the-reality-will-be-far-more-boring-and-rife-with-problems-203243/" aria-label="Read more about A mammoth meatball hints at a future of exotic lab-grown meats, but the reality will be far more boring, and rife with problems">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alix Woolard, Postdoctoral research fellow, Telethon Kids Institute Joice Kelly/Unsplash Traumatic experiences are surprisingly common, with about three-quarters of the population dealing with some form of trauma at least once in their lives. This might mean experiencing things like abuse, violence or natural disasters. Experiencing a traumatic ... <a title="Experiencing trauma can change some people’s outlook on life – sometimes for the better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/experiencing-trauma-can-change-some-peoples-outlook-on-life-sometimes-for-the-better-199088/" aria-label="Read more about Experiencing trauma can change some people’s outlook on life – sometimes for the better">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Beck, Professor of Constitutional Law, Monash University Shutterstock There’s a good chance your local council starts each official council meeting with a religious prayer – and it’s almost always a Christian prayer. Around one-third of Australian local governments have a prayer, with the figure rising to ... <a title="Many local councils still officially pray to God. Here’s why this may be unlawful and should be abandoned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/many-local-councils-still-officially-pray-to-god-heres-why-this-may-be-unlawful-and-should-be-abandoned-203192/" aria-label="Read more about Many local councils still officially pray to God. Here’s why this may be unlawful and should be abandoned">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sana Nakata, Principal Research Fellow, James Cook University The Liberal Party’s decision to formally oppose the federal government’s model for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to parliament amounts to a resounding “no” position – but perhaps not in the way party leader Peter Dutton thinks. ... <a title="The Liberal Party’s ‘no’ position on Voice signals it’s primarily interested in speaking to a nation that no longer exists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/the-liberal-partys-no-position-on-voice-signals-its-primarily-interested-in-speaking-to-a-nation-that-no-longer-exists-203397/" aria-label="Read more about The Liberal Party’s ‘no’ position on Voice signals it’s primarily interested in speaking to a nation that no longer exists">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato A kindergarten in Kharkiv, Ukraine, destroyed by Russian shelling. Getty Images The New Zealand government’s sanctioning of Russian commissioner for children’s rights Maria Lvova-Belova is a further demonstration of its concern over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. But it ... <a title="Russia’s alleged deportation of Ukrainian children has caused a UN standoff – what international law says and why it matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/russias-alleged-deportation-of-ukrainian-children-has-caused-a-un-standoff-what-international-law-says-and-why-it-matters-202430/" aria-label="Read more about Russia’s alleged deportation of Ukrainian children has caused a UN standoff – what international law says and why it matters">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor in Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Sydney Theatre Company/ Prudence Upton, Author provided Just over 10 years ago, then-Prime Minister Julia Gillard stood up in the House of Representatives to deliver one of the most unforgettable political speeches in recent memory. Office ... <a title="Sydney Theatre Company’s Julia powerfully imagines the life and emotions of the woman behind the ‘misogyny speech’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/sydney-theatre-companys-julia-powerfully-imagines-the-life-and-emotions-of-the-woman-behind-the-misogyny-speech-199674/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney Theatre Company’s Julia powerfully imagines the life and emotions of the woman behind the ‘misogyny speech’">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Handley, Associate Professor of Volcanology and Geoscience Communication, University of Twente and Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University A diagram of a lunar eclipse from De Sphaera Mundi by Johannes de Sacrobosco, c. 1240 AD. New York Public Library Before humans started heating the planet by burning ... <a title="‘Like blood, then turned into darkness’: how medieval manuscripts link lunar eclipses, volcanoes and climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/like-blood-then-turned-into-darkness-how-medieval-manuscripts-link-lunar-eclipses-volcanoes-and-climate-change-203185/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Like blood, then turned into darkness’: how medieval manuscripts link lunar eclipses, volcanoes and climate change">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Collin Bjork, Senior Lecturer, Massey University Philipp von Ditfurth/picture alliance via Getty Images Schools and universities are panicking about artificial intelligence (AI) and cheating. But AI presents far more significant threats to equity in education. Fears of cheating typically arise from concerns about fairness. How is it ... <a title="Don’t fret about students using ChatGPT to cheat – AI is a bigger threat to educational equality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/06/dont-fret-about-students-using-chatgpt-to-cheat-ai-is-a-bigger-threat-to-educational-equality-202842/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t fret about students using ChatGPT to cheat – AI is a bigger threat to educational equality">Read more</a>
