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July 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Chica-Latorre, Phd Candidate and Research Assistant, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra During the Women’s FIFA World Cup, it has been wonderful to see the spotlight turn to female athletes. There’s always been more research on male athletes compared to female athletes, but ... <a title="Does a woman’s menstrual cycle affect her athletic performance? Here’s what the science says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/does-a-womans-menstrual-cycle-affect-her-athletic-performance-heres-what-the-science-says-206700/" aria-label="Read more about Does a woman’s menstrual cycle affect her athletic performance? Here’s what the science says">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Taylor, Adjunct Research Fellow in the Faculty of Science & Engineering, Southern Cross University Anom Harya, Shutterstock Next time you’re road-tripping along the east coast, keep an eye out for a little-known Aussie invention piercing the skyline: glide poles. For Australia’s gliding possums, or gliders, they’re ... <a title="Glide poles: the great Aussie invention helping flying possums cross the road" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/glide-poles-the-great-aussie-invention-helping-flying-possums-cross-the-road-209033/" aria-label="Read more about Glide poles: the great Aussie invention helping flying possums cross the road">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allison Henry, Research Fellow, Australian Human Rights Institute, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Last week, the federal government released an interim report for the Universities Accord. This review team, led by Professor Mary O’Kane, has been tasked with creating a “visionary plan” for Australian ... <a title="‘More obviously needs to be done’: how to make Australian universities safe from sexual violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/more-obviously-needs-to-be-done-how-to-make-australian-universities-safe-from-sexual-violence-210057/" aria-label="Read more about ‘More obviously needs to be done’: how to make Australian universities safe from sexual violence">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brigita Ozolins, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Fine Arts, University of Tasmania Ilmārs Znotiņš and The Latvian Centre of National Culture “With song we have achieved freedom. With song we have gone to war. With song we have been victorious.” These were the words of the newly elected president ... <a title="National pride and sorrow: attending the 150th Latvian Song and Dance Festival as the daughter of refugees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/national-pride-and-sorrow-attending-the-150th-latvian-song-and-dance-festival-as-the-daughter-of-refugees-205398/" aria-label="Read more about National pride and sorrow: attending the 150th Latvian Song and Dance Festival as the daughter of refugees">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby More than 300 companies operating in Papua New Guinea are facing penalties and will be issued infringement notices for not adhering to the country’s labour laws, Deputy Prime Minister John Rosso has announced. He said on Thursday that pending the official release of the full report of the National ... <a title="300 PNG companies face penalties over failing to uphold labour laws" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/300-png-companies-face-penalties-over-failing-to-uphold-labour-laws/" aria-label="Read more about 300 PNG companies face penalties over failing to uphold labour laws">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Casual workers will be given a new path to becoming permanent, with the security that brings, in industrial relations reforms Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke will introduce later this year. Under the change, promised in Labor’s election campaign, there will ... <a title="Albanese government to make it easier for casuals to become permanent employees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/albanese-government-to-make-it-easier-for-casuals-to-become-permanent-employees-210259/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government to make it easier for casuals to become permanent employees">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2023
RNZ Mediawatch Nothing much changed in a 1News Verian poll released last Monday. However, some commentators treated the boring results as a blank canvas on which to express their creativity. 1News presenter Simon Dallow described the results of the newly named 1News Verian poll on Monday as a harsh verdict on the government. “It is just ... <a title="Mediawatch: NZ election poll analysis unhitches itself from reality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/23/mediawatch-nz-election-poll-analysis-unhitches-itself-from-reality/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: NZ election poll analysis unhitches itself from reality">Read more</a>
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July 23, 2023
By John Minto Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) congratulates New Zealand film director Jane Campion over her request for her 1989 debut film Sweetie to be withdrawn from apartheid Israel’s Jerusalem Film Festival. The announcement was made by Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) late last night. We are delighted ... <a title="John Minto: Kudos to Jane Campion for saying no to apartheid Israel’s Jerusalem Film Festival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/23/john-minto-kudos-to-jane-campion-for-saying-no-to-apartheid-israels-jerusalem-film-festival/" aria-label="Read more about John Minto: Kudos to Jane Campion for saying no to apartheid Israel’s Jerusalem Film Festival">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2023
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ journalist A new report has found practical solutions to address climate change in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), including raising roads and using mangrove forests. Decision-makers have been urged to prepare for major changes. These include heatwaves, stronger typhoons, a declining ecosystem, threatened food security and increased health issues. The ... <a title="‘Grassroots action’ could address climate change in Micronesia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/22/grassroots-action-could-address-climate-change-in-micronesia/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Grassroots action’ could address climate change in Micronesia">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Weiwei Wang, PhD Candidate, Australian National University Ancient starch grains of ginger (Zingiber officinale), cinnamon (Cinnamomum sp.) and nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) were identified on the surface of this footed sandstone grinding slab. Khanh Trung Kien Nguyen, Author provided It’s hard to imagine a world without spice today. ... <a title="Researchers find evidence of a 2,000-year-old curry, the oldest ever found in Southeast Asia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/22/researchers-find-evidence-of-a-2-000-year-old-curry-the-oldest-ever-found-in-southeast-asia-210192/" aria-label="Read more about Researchers find evidence of a 2,000-year-old curry, the oldest ever found in Southeast Asia">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2023
By Rashika Kumar in Suva Suva lawyer Richard Naidu is a free man after the Suva High Court ruled this week that no conviction be recorded against him. High Court judge Justice Daniel Goundar ruled on Tuesday that the charge of contempt scandalising the court against Naidu be dismissed. He said summons to set aside ... <a title="Fiji judge dismisses lawyer Richard Naidu’s guilty conviction over ‘scandalising court’ case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/21/fiji-judge-dismisses-lawyer-richard-naidus-guilty-conviction-over-scandalising-court-case/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji judge dismisses lawyer Richard Naidu’s guilty conviction over ‘scandalising court’ case">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2023
By Rakesh Kumar in Suva The Fijian Media Association (FMA) has labelled comments made by former prime minister Voreqe Bainimarama this week to media workers of Mai TV, Fijivillage and Fiji Sun outside the Suva courthouse as “distasteful, unbecoming, and unacceptable”. Bainimarama told the Mai TV cameraman in the iTaukei language on Tuesday: “Qarauna de ... <a title="Fiji media condemn ‘distasteful, unacceptable’ threats by former PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/21/fiji-media-condemn-distasteful-unacceptable-threats-by-former-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji media condemn ‘distasteful, unacceptable’ threats by former PM">Read more</a>
