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October 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annie Te One, Lecturer in Māori Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The 2023 election saw a changing of the guard in Māori political representation. Several parliamentary stalwarts lost their seats to members of the “kōhanga reo generation” – Māori under the age of ... <a title="Who are the ‘kōhanga reo generation’ and how could they change Māori and mainstream politics?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/25/who-are-the-kohanga-reo-generation-and-how-could-they-change-maori-and-mainstream-politics-215694/" aria-label="Read more about Who are the ‘kōhanga reo generation’ and how could they change Māori and mainstream politics?">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Lewis, Research Fellow in the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S), and the Emerging Technologies Lab at Monash University, Monash University As armed conflict continues to play out in the Israel–Gaza war, a separate battle is raging to control the ... <a title="In times of war, digital activism has power. Here’s how to engage responsibly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/24/in-times-of-war-digital-activism-has-power-heres-how-to-engage-responsibly-215882/" aria-label="Read more about In times of war, digital activism has power. Here’s how to engage responsibly">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Lindsey, Malcolm Smith Professor of Asian Law and Director of the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne On Valentine’s Day next year, Indonesia will go to the polls for its most important election in ten years. The incumbent president, Joko Widodo ... <a title="A twist in Indonesia’s presidential election does not bode well for the country’s fragile democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/24/a-twist-in-indonesias-presidential-election-does-not-bode-well-for-the-countrys-fragile-democracy-216007/" aria-label="Read more about A twist in Indonesia’s presidential election does not bode well for the country’s fragile democracy">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavia Cicuttini, Head, Musculoskeletal Unit DEPM, and Head Rheumatology Unit, Alfred Hospital, Monash University Image Point Fr/Shutterstock Osteoarthritis is the most common disease of the joints, and often affects the hands. One in two women and one in four men will have symptoms of hand osteoarthritis by ... <a title="New research has found an existing drug could help many people with painful hand osteoarthritis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/24/new-research-has-found-an-existing-drug-could-help-many-people-with-painful-hand-osteoarthritis-215816/" aria-label="Read more about New research has found an existing drug could help many people with painful hand osteoarthritis">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University Shutterstock Last night ABC’s Four Corners investigated the problem-plagued Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro power station, focusing on a bogged tunnelling machine, toxic gas and an unexpected volume of sludge. While these specific problems are new, we have criticised ... <a title="Pushing water uphill: Snowy 2.0 was a bad idea from the start. Let’s not make the same mistake again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/24/pushing-water-uphill-snowy-2-0-was-a-bad-idea-from-the-start-lets-not-make-the-same-mistake-again-216170/" aria-label="Read more about Pushing water uphill: Snowy 2.0 was a bad idea from the start. Let’s not make the same mistake again">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock Want to keep working after you’ve reached pension age? The Australian government has just made it a little bit easier, increasing the amount you can earn per year from work before losing some of ... <a title="If you’re 65 or over and want to work, you’re far better off in New Zealand than Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/24/if-youre-65-or-over-and-want-to-work-youre-far-better-off-in-new-zealand-than-australia-216260/" aria-label="Read more about If you’re 65 or over and want to work, you’re far better off in New Zealand than Australia">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jan Gothard, Adjunct Associate Professor, Murdoch University The government and the Greens have agreed to a review of the significant cost threshold. It is the backbone of Australia’s migration health requirement, which all applicants for Australian visas are required to meet. The threshold is used to refuse ... <a title="A migration review could close some disability discrimination loopholes – but not for people already waiting or refused visas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/24/a-migration-review-could-close-some-disability-discrimination-loopholes-but-not-for-people-already-waiting-or-refused-visas-215894/" aria-label="Read more about A migration review could close some disability discrimination loopholes – but not for people already waiting or refused visas">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2023
Report by Radio New Zealand. Algerian democracy activist Ahmed Zaoui, a New Zealand citizen, has been charged with subversion by police in his homeland. Zaoui was arrested at gunpoint three weeks ago, after holding a political meeting at his home. He had released a statement on behalf of the Islamic Salvation Front calling for ... <a title="Ahmed Zaoui facing subversion charges in Algeria – Radio New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/24/ahmed-zaoui-facing-subversion-charges-in-algeria-radio-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Ahmed Zaoui facing subversion charges in Algeria – Radio New Zealand">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yancey Orr, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, Smith College Shutterstock It was always going to be a big ask for Australians to vote in favour of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. There’s been much said about the challenges posed by the double majority requirement. In ... <a title="Indigenous voices can be heard without being constitutionally enshrined, just look at the US" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/24/indigenous-voices-can-be-heard-without-being-constitutionally-enshrined-just-look-at-the-us-215810/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous voices can be heard without being constitutionally enshrined, just look at the US">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Old, Associate Professor, Biology, Zoology, Animal Science, Western Sydney University Sonijya/Shutterstock Launched in 2015, WomSAT (Wombat Survey and Analysis Tool) is a citizen science project and website that allows “wombat warriors” to report sightings of wombats, their burrows, and even their cube-shaped poops. The project initially ... <a title="2 biggest threats to wombats revealed in new data gathered by citizen scientists" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/24/2-biggest-threats-to-wombats-revealed-in-new-data-gathered-by-citizen-scientists-215713/" aria-label="Read more about 2 biggest threats to wombats revealed in new data gathered by citizen scientists">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Griffin, Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The University of Queensland SewCreamStudio/Shutterstock Many tiny organisms including bacteria, fungi and viruses normally live on our bodies, and even inside us. These are called the microbiome. The large number of these organisms living in the gastrointestinal tract are ... <a title="Could gut fungi be linked to severe COVID? What to make of new research findings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/24/could-gut-fungi-be-linked-to-severe-covid-what-to-make-of-new-research-findings-216084/" aria-label="Read more about Could gut fungi be linked to severe COVID? What to make of new research findings">Read more</a>
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October 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Shutterstock You probably saw a multi-coloured climate map at least once in school. You might have pored over it, fascinated. Was Antarctica really a cold desert? And why was so ... <a title="Remember the climate map from your school atlas? Here’s what climate change is doing to it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/24/remember-the-climate-map-from-your-school-atlas-heres-what-climate-change-is-doing-to-it-216171/" aria-label="Read more about Remember the climate map from your school atlas? Here’s what climate change is doing to it">Read more</a>
