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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Smith, Director, BehaviourWorks, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University Rawpixel.com, Shutterstock Most Australians (97%) want more action to protect nature, even if they don’t know the full extent of the biodiversity crisis. That’s the startling finding emerging from our first national survey of 4,000 voters. Biodiversity ... <a title="97% of Australians want more action to stop extinctions and 72% want extra spending on the environment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/97-of-australians-want-more-action-to-stop-extinctions-and-72-want-extra-spending-on-the-environment-207811/" aria-label="Read more about 97% of Australians want more action to stop extinctions and 72% want extra spending on the environment">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Berry, Research Principal, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Brendan Beirne, Author provided From the outside, the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales seems idyllic. Rainforests, mountains, beaches and Byron Bay. But the past few years have made life harder for many who ... <a title="Supermarket shelves were empty for months after the Lismore floods. Here’s how to make supply chains more resilient" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/supermarket-shelves-were-empty-for-months-after-the-lismore-floods-heres-how-to-make-supply-chains-more-resilient-207982/" aria-label="Read more about Supermarket shelves were empty for months after the Lismore floods. Here’s how to make supply chains more resilient">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cher McGillivray, Assistant Professor Psychology Department, Bond University Josh Willink/Pexels The program Parental Guidance has been showing on Channel 9 this month. This is the second season of the show that pits 12 sets of parents with very different parenting styles against each other to work out ... <a title="Most parents don’t pick a parenting style. But that’s why being a ‘conscious parent’ matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/most-parents-dont-pick-a-parenting-style-but-thats-why-being-a-conscious-parent-matters-207824/" aria-label="Read more about Most parents don’t pick a parenting style. But that’s why being a ‘conscious parent’ matters">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Isakhan, Professor of International Politics, Deakin University After the Islamic State captured the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in mid-2014, they unleashed a wave of devastating human suffering and unprecedented heritage destruction. The Islamic State targeted many of Mosul’s most sensitive and important cultural heritage sites. ... <a title="Mosul faced mass heritage destruction by the Islamic State. We asked residents what they thought about rebuilding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/mosul-faced-mass-heritage-destruction-by-the-islamic-state-we-asked-residents-what-they-thought-about-rebuilding-207725/" aria-label="Read more about Mosul faced mass heritage destruction by the Islamic State. We asked residents what they thought about rebuilding">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Andrews, Visiting Fellow and Director – Micro heterogeneity and Macroeconomic Performance program, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock To many of us, “non-compete clauses” are for other people – TV presenters and chief executives; the sort of people who, if they left their ... <a title="1 in 5 Australian workers have non-compete clauses, making it harder to get better paid jobs: new survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/1-in-5-australian-workers-have-non-compete-clauses-making-it-harder-to-get-better-paid-jobs-new-survey-207987/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 5 Australian workers have non-compete clauses, making it harder to get better paid jobs: new survey">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2023
By Alualumoana Luaitalo, Te Rito journalism cadet A new business initiative in Aotearoa New Zealand aims to open up conversations about the benefits of kava on mental health. Tongan entrepreneur ‘Anau Mesui-Henry and her photographer husband Todd Henry own Four Shells Kava Lounge in Auckland, creating a space for the community to use the Pacific ... <a title="Pasifika people using kava and talanoa to boost mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/19/pasifika-people-using-kava-and-talanoa-to-boost-mental-health/" aria-label="Read more about Pasifika people using kava and talanoa to boost mental health">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2023
By Nelson Joe in Goroka At least a self-contained shelter is enough to attract international eco-tourists to Papua New Guinea, say tourism operators. David Van, an international tour guide operator, told the Bena tribe in Eastern Highlands province that international tourists had not experienced local life. The tribe nurtures the 217ha Yasina Nature Park at ... <a title="PNG global tourism can thrive in local communities, says Yasina Park chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/19/png-global-tourism-can-thrive-in-local-communities-says-yasina-park-chief/" aria-label="Read more about PNG global tourism can thrive in local communities, says Yasina Park chief">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2023
RNZ Pacific The editor of the Marshall Islands Journal, Giff Johnson, is urging Pacific journalists not to be swayed by geopolitical narratives and to stay true to reporting stories that affect people in their daily lives. Held last Friday in Majuro, Johnson, who is also the co-founder of the Pacific Media Institute, hosted Pacific journalists ... <a title="Pacific journos urged not to let geopolitics ‘skew their narratives’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/19/pacific-journos-urged-not-to-let-geopolitics-skew-their-narratives/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific journos urged not to let geopolitics ‘skew their narratives’">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra ≤ Caps on spending and donations for federal elections and “real time” disclosure of donations to parties and candidates are among the sweeping recommendations for reform made by a powerful parliamentary committee. The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, in ... <a title="Sweeping election donation and spending reforms recommended by parliamentary committee" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/19/sweeping-election-donation-and-spending-reforms-recommended-by-parliamentary-committee-208030/" aria-label="Read more about Sweeping election donation and spending reforms recommended by parliamentary committee">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Greens and the Coalition have teamed up again to present a vote being taken on the government’s $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund. Consideration of the legislation has been delayed until October 16. The government at the weekend announced ... <a title="Government’s housing fund legislation delayed by Green-Coalition alliance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/19/governments-housing-fund-legislation-delayed-by-green-coalition-alliance-208016/" aria-label="Read more about Government’s housing fund legislation delayed by Green-Coalition alliance">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ron Levy, Associate professor, Australian National University With parliament now having passed the Voice to Parliament referendum bill, and with the campaign about to get underway in earnest, there is a critical need for more trusted information. As scholars of deliberative democracy, we suggest Australia borrow from ... <a title="In a Voice campaign marked by confusing, competing claims, there’s a better way to educate voters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/19/in-a-voice-campaign-marked-by-confusing-competing-claims-theres-a-better-way-to-educate-voters-206193/" aria-label="Read more about In a Voice campaign marked by confusing, competing claims, there’s a better way to educate voters">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney The first test of the 2023 Ashes is well underway at Edgbaston in Birmingham, featuring England’s aggressive “Bazball” style of play (named after New Zealand-born coach Brendan “Baz” McCullum) and a surprise early declaration by the ... <a title="Ashes rivalry is as alive as ever. But when it comes to the economics of cricket, India is in the box seat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/19/ashes-rivalry-is-as-alive-as-ever-but-when-it-comes-to-the-economics-of-cricket-india-is-in-the-box-seat-207812/" aria-label="Read more about Ashes rivalry is as alive as ever. But when it comes to the economics of cricket, India is in the box seat">Read more</a>
