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June 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeremy Moses, Associate Professor in International Relations, University of Canterbury Defence Minister Andrew Little’s recent announcement that New Zealand would be “willing to explore” participation in military technology sharing – or “pillar two” – under the AUKUS security arrangement has already divided opinion. Proponents have argued participation ... <a title="AUKUS is already trialling autonomous weapons systems – where is NZ’s policy on next-generation warfare?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/08/aukus-is-already-trialling-autonomous-weapons-systems-where-is-nzs-policy-on-next-generation-warfare-207201/" aria-label="Read more about AUKUS is already trialling autonomous weapons systems – where is NZ’s policy on next-generation warfare?">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Tonkin, PhD Candidate, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University Shutterstock Like something out of a spy movie, thermal cameras make it possible to “see” heat by converting infrared radiation into an image. They can detect infrared light given off by animals, vehicles, electrical equipment and ... <a title="We’ve created a new lens that could take thermal cameras out of spy films and put them into your back pocket" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/08/weve-created-a-new-lens-that-could-take-thermal-cameras-out-of-spy-films-and-put-them-into-your-back-pocket-206594/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve created a new lens that could take thermal cameras out of spy films and put them into your back pocket">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angela (Ang) McGaughran, Senior Lecturer in Population Genomics, University of Waikato Getty Images Climate change is increasing the risk of plant-destroying insects, diseases and invasive weeds entering Aotearoa New Zealand. Border security is not enough to protect us from the next biosecurity threat – it’s time to ... <a title="New Zealand needs to up its biosecurity game to protect the country from the next devastating pest threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/08/new-zealand-needs-to-up-its-biosecurity-game-to-protect-the-country-from-the-next-devastating-pest-threat-207104/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand needs to up its biosecurity game to protect the country from the next devastating pest threat">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Dickinson, Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock In the wake of the PwC scandal, there is renewed interest in the work of outside agencies within Australian government. Earlier this year, an audit showed almost A$21 billion was spent on external labour hire in the Australian ... <a title="How reliance on consultancy firms like PwC undermines the capacity of governments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/08/how-reliance-on-consultancy-firms-like-pwc-undermines-the-capacity-of-governments-207020/" aria-label="Read more about How reliance on consultancy firms like PwC undermines the capacity of governments">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Jefferson-Buchanan, Lecturer in Human Movement Studies (Health and PE) and Creative Arts, Charles Sturt University Shutterstock Like many celebrities and entrepreneurs, 45-year-old US tech billionaire Bryan Johnson is trying to reverse the ageing process. Spending an average of US$2 million a year on an anti-ageing regimen, ... <a title="No, you can’t reverse ageing by injecting ‘young blood’ and fasting. But that doesn’t stop people trying" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/08/no-you-cant-reverse-ageing-by-injecting-young-blood-and-fasting-but-that-doesnt-stop-people-trying-207038/" aria-label="Read more about No, you can’t reverse ageing by injecting ‘young blood’ and fasting. But that doesn’t stop people trying">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heloise Gibb, Professor, La Trobe University The predatory beetle eurylychnus blagravei Nick Porch, Author provided The Black Summer megafires engulfing south-eastern Australia in 2019–2020 were so intense they burned habitats rarely exposed to fire, such as southern warm temperate rainforest. These rainforests range from East Gippsland in ... <a title="More than 60 billion leaf litter invertebrates died in the Black Summer fires. Here’s what that did to ecosystems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/08/more-than-60-billion-leaf-litter-invertebrates-died-in-the-black-summer-fires-heres-what-that-did-to-ecosystems-207032/" aria-label="Read more about More than 60 billion leaf litter invertebrates died in the Black Summer fires. Here’s what that did to ecosystems">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Selinske, Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University Shutterstock When we were asked to survey people in Melbourne about their relationship with nature, little did we know our findings would reinforce a well-known cultural divide between those living north and south of the Yarra River. Residents of neighbourhoods ... <a title="The vast majority of Melburnians want more nature in their city, despite a puzzling north-south divide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/08/the-vast-majority-of-melburnians-want-more-nature-in-their-city-despite-a-puzzling-north-south-divide-206938/" aria-label="Read more about The vast majority of Melburnians want more nature in their city, despite a puzzling north-south divide">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nigel Howard, Research associate, Flinders University Ksenia Chernaya/Pexels A significant proportion of young Australians still do not finish high school. According to data released by the Productivity Commission on Tuesday, about one in five students leave before they reach Year 12. In 2022, about 79% of students ... <a title="20% of Australian students don’t finish high school: non-mainstream schools have a lot to teach us about helping kids stay" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/08/20-of-australian-students-dont-finish-high-school-non-mainstream-schools-have-a-lot-to-teach-us-about-helping-kids-stay-207021/" aria-label="Read more about 20% of Australian students don’t finish high school: non-mainstream schools have a lot to teach us about helping kids stay">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gemma Beale, Senior Project Officer, Australian Industrial Transformation Institute, Flinders University Minerals Council of Australia On Monday, eight of Australia’s largest employer groups launched a campaign against the government’s Same Job, Same Pay Bill, saying it was “unfair”. The television ads and website say the proposed law ... <a title="Business is trying to scare us about ‘same job, same pay’. But the proposal isn’t scary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/08/business-is-trying-to-scare-us-about-same-job-same-pay-but-the-proposal-isnt-scary-207113/" aria-label="Read more about Business is trying to scare us about ‘same job, same pay’. But the proposal isn’t scary">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edith Jennifer Hill, Associate lecturer, Flinders University Shutterstock In a recently viral TikTok series, creator Ali Tate Cutler spends time with her terminally ill grandma who has made the choice to end her life through euthanasia. While sharing start-of-life stories – such as ultrasound pictures or childhood ... <a title="‘The hardest and most beautiful conversation I’ve ever had’: how end-of-life storytelling on TikTok helps us process death" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/08/the-hardest-and-most-beautiful-conversation-ive-ever-had-how-end-of-life-storytelling-on-tiktok-helps-us-process-death-206999/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The hardest and most beautiful conversation I’ve ever had’: how end-of-life storytelling on TikTok helps us process death">Read more</a>
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June 8, 2023
By RNZ reporters and Rachael Nath of RNZ Pacific Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka was welcomed to the New Zealand Parliament yesterday while on his first official trip to Aotearoa since being elected as PM in December. New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced just over NZ$11.1 million in climate change support for Fiji. Hipkins ... <a title="Hipkins grants Fiji $11m in climate crisis aid as Rabuka renews NZ links" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/08/hipkins-grants-fiji-11m-in-climate-crisis-aid-as-rabuka-renews-nz-links/" aria-label="Read more about Hipkins grants Fiji $11m in climate crisis aid as Rabuka renews NZ links">Read more</a>
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June 7, 2023
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist A leaked document authored by a recently recruited senior University of the South Pacific academic has again put a spotlight on the affairs of the regional institution. The “strictly confidential” document, viewed by RNZ Pacific, is written by Professor Janusz Jankowski, the deputy vice-chancellor ... <a title="Claims of ‘issues, concerns and breaches’ emerge at USP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/07/claims-of-issues-concerns-and-breaches-emerge-at-usp/" aria-label="Read more about Claims of ‘issues, concerns and breaches’ emerge at USP">Read more</a>
