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August 29, 2023
By Asenaca Uluiviti and Sadhana Sen Fiji recently lost Dr Meraia Taufa Vakatale, a monumental woman leader who broke many glass ceilings with her numerous firsts. As an educationalist, diplomat and politician, she profoundly impacted on the lives of tens of thousands in Fiji and the Pacific region, particularly young women in politics and anti-nuclear ... <a title="Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – Fiji anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/29/obituary-meraia-taufa-vakatale-fiji-anti-nuclear-activist-and-feminist-trailblazer/" aria-label="Read more about Obituary: Meraia Taufa Vakatale – Fiji anti-nuclear activist and feminist trailblazer">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2023
Asia Pacific Report In spite of again being denied full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group, the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) has welcomed the call from the MSG Leaders’ Summit in Port Vila last week for Indonesia to allow the long-awaited visit of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to West ... <a title="Wenda welcomes MSG call for UN visit and fights on for full membership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/29/wenda-welcomes-msg-call-for-un-visit-and-fights-on-for-full-membership/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda welcomes MSG call for UN visit and fights on for full membership">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2023
POLITICAL BYTES: By Ian Powell There is a reported apparent rift within cabinet between Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta and Defence Minister Andrew Little over Aotearoa New Zealand’s position in the widening conflict between the United States and China. While at its core it is over relative economic power, the conflict is manifested by China’s increased ... <a title="Ian Powell: Context of the ‘New Washington Consensus’ and China ‘threat’ for New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/29/ian-powell-context-of-the-new-washington-consensus-and-china-threat-for-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Ian Powell: Context of the ‘New Washington Consensus’ and China ‘threat’ for New Zealand">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marie Segrave, ARC Future Fellow and Professor of Criminology, Monash University Shutterstock In our new study, published on Tuesday, we surveyed 701 migrant and refugee women in Australia and found nearly half had experienced sexual harassment in the workplace over the past five years. This harassment was ... <a title="Half of migrant and refugee women we spoke to have been sexually harassed in Australian workplaces" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/29/half-of-migrant-and-refugee-women-we-spoke-to-have-been-sexually-harassed-in-australian-workplaces-212371/" aria-label="Read more about Half of migrant and refugee women we spoke to have been sexually harassed in Australian workplaces">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicky Jones, Senior Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland Shutterstock Last week, the Queensland parliament voted to override its own human rights law in order to enable children to continue to be detained in police watch houses and adult detention facilities. This was not the first time it ... <a title="Queensland is not only trampling the rights of children, it is setting a concerning legal precedent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/29/queensland-is-not-only-trampling-the-rights-of-children-it-is-setting-a-concerning-legal-precedent-212377/" aria-label="Read more about Queensland is not only trampling the rights of children, it is setting a concerning legal precedent">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoffrey Heard, Research fellow, Australian National University and, The University of Queensland In 1993, frogs were found dying en masse in Far North Queensland. When scientists analysed their bodies, they found something weird. Their small bodies were covered in spores. It was an epidemic. An aquatic fungus ... <a title="How a lethal fungus is shrinking living space for our frogs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/29/how-a-lethal-fungus-is-shrinking-living-space-for-our-frogs-212108/" aria-label="Read more about How a lethal fungus is shrinking living space for our frogs">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University What if nearly everything that’s been written about this month’s Intergenerational Report is wrong? I’ll explain. But first, here’s a sample of the headlines: “Young Australians at risk of a poorer future”, “Fewer workers to ... <a title="With one exception, the Intergenerational Report is far less scary than you’ve heard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/29/with-one-exception-the-intergenerational-report-is-far-less-scary-than-youve-heard-212352/" aria-label="Read more about With one exception, the Intergenerational Report is far less scary than you’ve heard">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Ho, Associate Professor and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University News reports this morning describe how shocked doctors removed a live worm from a woman’s brain in a Canberra hospital last year. The woman had previously been admitted to hospital with stomach symptoms, dry cough and ... <a title="Finding a live brain worm is rare. 4 ways to protect yourself from more common parasites" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/29/finding-a-live-brain-worm-is-rare-4-ways-to-protect-yourself-from-more-common-parasites-212437/" aria-label="Read more about Finding a live brain worm is rare. 4 ways to protect yourself from more common parasites">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lara Herrero, Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels If you test positive for COVID and you’re eligible for antivirals, you’ll likely ask your GP for a script to protect you from severe disease. Antivirals are also available to fight influenza viruses, via ... <a title="I think I have the flu. Should I ask my GP for antivirals?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/29/i-think-i-have-the-flu-should-i-ask-my-gp-for-antivirals-210457/" aria-label="Read more about I think I have the flu. Should I ask my GP for antivirals?">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. NZ Politics Daily: 29 August 2023 GOVT SPENDING CUTS ANNOUNCEMENT Thomas Coughlan (Herald): $4 billion policy bonfire – Grant Robertson lays field of landmines for Nicola Willis (paywalled) Richard Harman ... <a title="Newsletter: August 29 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/29/newsletter-august-29-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: August 29 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Townsend, Lecturer, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland Shutterstock The Boston University CTE Center today reported the results of the largest-ever study of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in young athletes. The study, examining autopsied tissue, found signs of CTE in 63 ... <a title="New study highlights the brain trauma risks for young athletes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/29/new-study-highlights-the-brain-trauma-risks-for-young-athletes-212369/" aria-label="Read more about New study highlights the brain trauma risks for young athletes">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Brook, Associate Professor of Applied Geology, University of Auckland Earth scientists and technical staff are in scope for potential job losses at New Zealand universities as part of a wider cost-cutting exercise. As a geologist, I find these mooted redundancies stupefying. New Zealand faces multiple natural ... <a title="Natural hazards, a warming climate and new resource laws – why NZ needs geoscientists more than ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/29/natural-hazards-a-warming-climate-and-new-resource-laws-why-nz-needs-geoscientists-more-than-ever-212008/" aria-label="Read more about Natural hazards, a warming climate and new resource laws – why NZ needs geoscientists more than ever">Read more</a>
