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May 23, 2023
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist, and Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent, in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape says the increased United States security involvement in Papua New Guinea is driven primarily by the need to build up the Papua New Guinea Defence Force and not US-China geopolitics. Last night, ... <a title="‘Two-way highway’ – PNG-US defence pact signed in spite of protests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/23/two-way-highway-png-us-defence-pact-signed-in-spite-of-protests/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Two-way highway’ – PNG-US defence pact signed in spite of protests">Read more</a>
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May 23, 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 CLIMATE CHANGE, NZ STEEL DEAL Simon Wilson (Herald): Christopher Luxon gets it right and terribly wrong on NZ Steel deal (paywalled) Duncan Greive (Spinoff): Why did we give $140m ... <a title="Newsletter: May 23 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/23/newsletter-may-23-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: May 23 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nataliya Ilyushina, Research Fellow, RMIT University Shutterstock Amid management changes at Twitter, discontented users are exploring an alternative social media platform called Bluesky. According to media reports, downloads of the Bluesky app surged more than 600% in April. Initially conceived by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey in 2019 ... <a title="What is Bluesky and how’s it different to Twitter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/23/what-is-bluesky-and-hows-it-different-to-twitter-205995/" aria-label="Read more about What is Bluesky and how’s it different to Twitter?">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, PhD Student/Epidemiologist, University of Wollongong Shutterstock Medical decision-making is complex. There are often hundreds, if not thousands, of published studies that may impact how to manage your medical condition. Some studies look at which drug is best in a particular situation, or whether pain is ... <a title="Does my treatment work? How major medical reviews can be ‘gold standard’ evidence, yet flawed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/23/does-my-treatment-work-how-major-medical-reviews-can-be-gold-standard-evidence-yet-flawed-205014/" aria-label="Read more about Does my treatment work? How major medical reviews can be ‘gold standard’ evidence, yet flawed">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wilma Hart, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Chocolate sales have boomed in recent months. As the cost-of-living crisis bites, consumers are increasingly reaching for chocolate as a simple and affordable pleasure. The most important ingredient in chocolate is cocoa beans, ... <a title="The real cost of your chocolate habit: new research reveals the bittersweet truth of cocoa farming in Africa’s forests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/23/the-real-cost-of-your-chocolate-habit-new-research-reveals-the-bittersweet-truth-of-cocoa-farming-in-africas-forests-206082/" aria-label="Read more about The real cost of your chocolate habit: new research reveals the bittersweet truth of cocoa farming in Africa’s forests">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annabelle Workman, Research Fellow, Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne Angel DiBilio, Shutterstock Two billion people, including many Australians, will find themselves living in dangerously hot places this century if global warming reaches 2.7℃, research released today reveals. ... <a title="Study finds 2 billion people will struggle to survive in a warming world – and these parts of Australia are most vulnerable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/23/study-finds-2-billion-people-will-struggle-to-survive-in-a-warming-world-and-these-parts-of-australia-are-most-vulnerable-205927/" aria-label="Read more about Study finds 2 billion people will struggle to survive in a warming world – and these parts of Australia are most vulnerable">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judith Rosentreter, Senior research fellow, Southern Cross University Shutterstock Coastal ecosystems can absorb or emit the three main greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. We explored how coasts in ten regions of the world differ in greenhouse gas uptake and emissions. Our research published today ... <a title="From mangroves to fjords, coastal ecosystems can take up or emit greenhouse gases. But globally, they’re a vital sink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/23/from-mangroves-to-fjords-coastal-ecosystems-can-take-up-or-emit-greenhouse-gases-but-globally-theyre-a-vital-sink-205473/" aria-label="Read more about From mangroves to fjords, coastal ecosystems can take up or emit greenhouse gases. But globally, they’re a vital sink">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Morley, Professor of Social Work, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock This article is part of our series on big ideas for the Universities Accord. The federal government is calling for ideas to “reshape and reimagine higher education, and set it up for the next decade and ... <a title="‘We can no longer justify unpaid labour’: why uni students need to be paid for work placements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/23/we-can-no-longer-justify-unpaid-labour-why-uni-students-need-to-be-paid-for-work-placements-203421/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We can no longer justify unpaid labour’: why uni students need to be paid for work placements">Read more</a>
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May 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University IMDB Shows like The Great on Stan are changing how we look at history. Instead of being all about getting the facts straight, they’re shaking things up and telling the story their own way. These shows are rewriting the ... <a title="Hulu’s The Great depicts her as humorous and vulgar – the real Catherine the Great is perhaps even more interesting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/23/hulus-the-great-depicts-her-as-humorous-and-vulgar-the-real-catherine-the-great-is-perhaps-even-more-interesting-205394/" aria-label="Read more about Hulu’s The Great depicts her as humorous and vulgar – the real Catherine the Great is perhaps even more interesting">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2023
By Barbara Dreaver in Port Moresby When I was growing up in Kiribati, then known as the Gilbert Islands, New Zealand divers came to safely detonate unexploded munitions from World War II. Decades on from when US Marines fought and won the Battle of Tarawa against Japan, war was still very much a part of ... <a title="Memories of war haunt ‘slippery slope’ to a militarised Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/22/memories-of-war-haunt-slippery-slope-to-a-militarised-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about Memories of war haunt ‘slippery slope’ to a militarised Pacific">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne The treatment of Stan Grant that has driven him off the ABC is a case study in how content on the professional mass media can fuel social media toxicity, especially on issues such as ... <a title="Stan Grant’s treatment is a failure of ABC’s leadership, mass media, and debate in this country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/22/stan-grants-treatment-is-a-failure-of-abcs-leadership-mass-media-and-debate-in-this-country-206080/" aria-label="Read more about Stan Grant’s treatment is a failure of ABC’s leadership, mass media, and debate in this country">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition leader Peter Dutton has condemned the plan to enshrine a constitutional Voice to Parliament as “a symptom of the madness of identity politics which has infected the 21st century”. As debate on the historic referendum legislation – introduced by ... <a title="Dutton condemns Voice as symptom of ‘identity politics’, as Burney says it will bring ‘better outcomes’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/22/dutton-condemns-voice-as-symptom-of-identity-politics-as-burney-says-it-will-bring-better-outcomes-206089/" aria-label="Read more about Dutton condemns Voice as symptom of ‘identity politics’, as Burney says it will bring ‘better outcomes’">Read more</a>
