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September 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Strong, Associate professor, Music Industry, RMIT University Shutterstock Women participate in Australia’s music industries – as musicians and workers – at rates well below men. On average, women receive less airplay on Australian radio, less pay and less representation on music boards, awards and line-ups than ... <a title="‘You are left flailing to try and look after yourself’: the music industry still constrains mothers’ careers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/you-are-left-flailing-to-try-and-look-after-yourself-the-music-industry-still-constrains-mothers-careers-210978/" aria-label="Read more about ‘You are left flailing to try and look after yourself’: the music industry still constrains mothers’ careers">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2023
By Shayal Devi in Suva Fiji owes the Export-Import (Exim) Bank of China about $374.9 million, states the Ministry of Finance’s government debt report for the third quarter of 2022/2023. This comes as China has drawn a spate of criticism regarding the motivations behind its assistance to Pacific island countries. The Chinese Embassy in Fiji ... <a title="Fiji owes $374.9m to Exim Bank, but China says ‘no strings’ attached to aid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/04/fiji-owes-374-9m-to-exim-bank-but-china-says-no-strings-attached-to-aid/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji owes $374.9m to Exim Bank, but China says ‘no strings’ attached to aid">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2023
Pacific Media Watch Vanuatu Daily Post civil society correspondents have written in unison condemning the failure of the Melanesian Spearhead Group to admit West Papua as full members of the organisation at last month’s leaders’ summit in Port Vila. The Australia West Papua Association (AWPA) says that “it’s tragic that the MSG leaders did not ... <a title="Letters on West Papua – ‘united voices for justice will not be silenced’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/03/letters-on-west-papua-united-voices-for-justice-will-not-be-silenced/" aria-label="Read more about Letters on West Papua – ‘united voices for justice will not be silenced’">Read more</a>
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September 3, 2023
RNZ News Labour has officially kicked off its Aotearoa New Zealand election 2023 campaign with a promise to extend free dental care to all those under 30. The party is pitching the dental policy as beginning “the journey” towards universal free dental, while making provision for training more dentists over coming years. Free dental care ... <a title="Election 2023: Labour kicks off campaign with free dental promise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/03/election-2023-labour-kicks-off-campaign-with-free-dental-promise/" aria-label="Read more about Election 2023: Labour kicks off campaign with free dental promise">Read more</a>
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September 2, 2023
By Venkat Raman, editor of Indian Newslink Fiji is on the road to economic recovery and the government looks forward to the support and assistance of the Fijian diaspora in its progress, says Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Professor Biman Prasad. Inaugurating the Fiji Centre, an entity established at the premises of the Whānau ... <a title="Fiji’s Prasad reaches out to the NZ diaspora to help rebuild nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/02/fijis-prasad-reaches-out-to-the-nz-diaspora-to-help-rebuild-nation/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s Prasad reaches out to the NZ diaspora to help rebuild nation">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2023
An Australian academic has lit the fuse of diplomatic fury by publicly criticising Indonesia’s brutal response to the Papuan independence movement, a sensitive topic for governments of both countries. Duncan Graham reports from Indonesia on the silent war to the north. ANALYSIS: By Duncan Graham An Australian academic is risking an eruption of diplomatic fury ... <a title="The silent war – Australia and Indonesia mum on Papuan human right abuses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/01/the-silent-war-australia-and-indonesia-mum-on-papuan-human-right-abuses/" aria-label="Read more about The silent war – Australia and Indonesia mum on Papuan human right abuses">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dylan Bird, PhD candidate, University of Tasmania Shutterstock “We’re here because this moment demands an explanation.” So begins the first ever episode of New York Times’ The Daily podcast, delivered by host Michael Barbaro in his now famous style. It arrived on Wednesday February 1, 2017 – ... <a title="Australia tops the world for podcast listening. Why do we love them so much?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/01/australia-tops-the-world-for-podcast-listening-why-do-we-love-them-so-much-208937/" aria-label="Read more about Australia tops the world for podcast listening. Why do we love them so much?">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mahya Tavan, Postdoctoral research fellow – Sustainable Nutrition Initiative, Massey University Getty Images Iron deficiency is one of the most common forms of nutrient deficiency around the world. Severe iron deficiency, also known as anaemia, affects nearly 50% of women of reproductive age in regions like South ... <a title="Future diets will be short of micronutrients like iron — it’s time to consider how we feed people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/01/future-diets-will-be-short-of-micronutrients-like-iron-its-time-to-consider-how-we-feed-people-212355/" aria-label="Read more about Future diets will be short of micronutrients like iron — it’s time to consider how we feed people">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mahya Tavan, Postdoctoral research fellow – Sustainable Nutrition Initiative, Massey University Getty Images Iron deficiency is one of the most common forms of nutrient deficiency around the world. Severe iron deficiency, also known as anaemia, affects nearly 50% of women of reproductive age in regions like South ... <a title="Our modelling suggests future diets will be short of micronutrients like iron — it’s time to consider how we feed people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/01/our-modelling-suggests-future-diets-will-be-short-of-micronutrients-like-iron-its-time-to-consider-how-we-feed-people-212355/" aria-label="Read more about Our modelling suggests future diets will be short of micronutrients like iron — it’s time to consider how we feed people">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Most of us find it very difficult to identify different species of eucalypt. You often hear people say they all look the same. Of course, they don’t. There are over 700 ... <a title="The humble spotted gum is a world class urban tree. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/01/the-humble-spotted-gum-is-a-world-class-urban-tree-heres-why-212540/" aria-label="Read more about The humble spotted gum is a world class urban tree. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2023
PNG Post-Courier Bomana jail, the main prison near Papua New Guinea’s capital city of Port Moresby, is not accepting new prisoners due to overcrowding. The jail currently holds more than 800 inmates. It can no longer accept new prisoners. Last Friday, an unreported incident involved several remanded inmates taken to Bomana jail being sent back ... <a title="PNG capital’s Bomana jail full – refusing any new prisoners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/01/png-capitals-bomana-jail-full-refusing-any-new-prisoners/" aria-label="Read more about PNG capital’s Bomana jail full – refusing any new prisoners">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elek Pafka, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning and Urban Design, The University of Melbourne What would Goldilocks do if given the chance to pick the “just right” density for our cities? Depends who you ask. Debates over densities in our cities divide between advocates of low-rise detached ... <a title="How do we get urban density ‘just right’? The Goldilocks quest for the ‘missing middle’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/01/how-do-we-get-urban-density-just-right-the-goldilocks-quest-for-the-missing-middle-211208/" aria-label="Read more about How do we get urban density ‘just right’? The Goldilocks quest for the ‘missing middle’">Read more</a>
