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August 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joe Duggan, PhD Candidate, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Australian National University Rawpixel.com, Shutterstock As climate records tumble and wildfires rage, people all over the planet are feeling the toll. Negative emotional responses such as anger, fear, sadness and despair recorded in children ... <a title="Group therapy helps scientists cope with challenging ‘climate emotions’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/15/group-therapy-helps-scientists-cope-with-challenging-climate-emotions-208933/" aria-label="Read more about Group therapy helps scientists cope with challenging ‘climate emotions’">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tets Kimura, Adjunct Lecturer, Creative Arts, Flinders University Interned Japanese having lunch at their camp at Woolenook Bend, South Australia, 1944. State Library South Australia For most of the world’s population, the end of the second world war was a glorious day. This was not necessarily the ... <a title="Discrimination, internment camps, then deportation: the end of the second world war did not mean peace for Japanese-Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/15/discrimination-internment-camps-then-deportation-the-end-of-the-second-world-war-did-not-mean-peace-for-japanese-australians-208582/" aria-label="Read more about Discrimination, internment camps, then deportation: the end of the second world war did not mean peace for Japanese-Australians">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
By Sera Sefeti in Suva International environmental campaign group Greenpeace’s flagship Rainbow Warrior is currently sailing across the Pacific, calling at ports and collecting evidence to present to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) — the World Court — during a historic hearing in The Hague next year. Rainbow Warrior staff and crew will be ... <a title="Rainbow Warrior sails Pacific seeking evidence for World Court climate case" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/rainbow-warrior-sails-pacific-seeking-evidence-for-world-court-climate-case/" aria-label="Read more about Rainbow Warrior sails Pacific seeking evidence for World Court climate case">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Qantas is providing travel for the Yes23 campaign and the Uluru Dialogue teams “so they can engage with regional and remote Australians”. The airline is also decorating three planes with special “yes” campaign livery. Outgoing Qantas chief Alan Joyce appeared ... <a title="Qantas throws weight behind Voice with travel for ‘yes’ campaigners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/qantas-throws-weight-behind-voice-with-travel-for-yes-campaigners-211523/" aria-label="Read more about Qantas throws weight behind Voice with travel for ‘yes’ campaigners">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jocelyne Basseal, Associate Director, Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute (Sydney ID), Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney When the COVID pandemic hit, epidemiologist Professor Emeritus Mary-Louise McLaws AO became the go-to expert for many journalists across the media spectrum. With new research being released daily, access ... <a title="‘Stay safe’ – Vale Mary-Louise McLaws, a champion for the power of clear science communication" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/stay-safe-vale-mary-louise-mclaws-a-champion-for-the-power-of-clear-science-communication-211502/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Stay safe’ – Vale Mary-Louise McLaws, a champion for the power of clear science communication">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Who would profit most from Labour’s GST-exemption policy? It won’t be those struggling with the cost of living – the average shopper is unlikely to see any real change in supermarket prices if Chris Hipkins was to implement his tax-off fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables. The real winner would ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How Labour’s tax cut will do little but benefit the rich" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-how-labours-tax-cut-will-do-little-but-benefit-the-rich/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: How Labour’s tax cut will do little but benefit the rich">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University adhy savala/unsplash Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article names and references deceased persons. This month the Victorian government announced it’s establishing a permanent “sobering up” centre as part the state’s decriminalisation ... <a title="What happens in a ‘sobering up’ centre?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/what-happens-in-a-sobering-up-centre-211038/" aria-label="Read more about What happens in a ‘sobering up’ centre?">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hulya Gilbert, Lecturer in Planning and Human Geography, La Trobe University Shutterstock Amid Australia’s housing crisis, land-supply slogans are once again dominating discussions about the solutions. Governments and private developers often blame housing crises on lack of land for new housing. Their solution? Rezone farmland for housing ... <a title="Urban sprawl is ‘not a dirty word’? If the priority is to meet all kids’ needs, it should be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/urban-sprawl-is-not-a-dirty-word-if-the-priority-is-to-meet-all-kids-needs-it-should-be-208670/" aria-label="Read more about Urban sprawl is ‘not a dirty word’? If the priority is to meet all kids’ needs, it should be">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland Tune into news from about any part of the planet, and there will likely be a headline about extreme weather. While these stories will be specific to the location, they all tend to include the amplifying effects ... <a title="Creating ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall needn’t cost billions – but NZ has to start now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/creating-sponge-cities-to-cope-with-more-rainfall-neednt-cost-billions-but-nz-has-to-start-now-211181/" aria-label="Read more about Creating ‘sponge cities’ to cope with more rainfall needn’t cost billions – but NZ has to start now">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Umbers, Senior Lecturer in Zoology, Western Sydney University We may not pay invertebrates much thought, but they’re the workhorses of all ecosystems. Insects and other invertebrates do essential jobs such as pollinating plants, improving soils and controlling pests. They’re also food for many larger animals, which ... <a title="Trapped: Australia’s extraordinary alpine insects are being marooned on mountaintops as the world warms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/trapped-australias-extraordinary-alpine-insects-are-being-marooned-on-mountaintops-as-the-world-warms-211104/" aria-label="Read more about Trapped: Australia’s extraordinary alpine insects are being marooned on mountaintops as the world warms">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edward Santow, Professor & Co-Director, Human Technology Institute, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Regulation was once a dirty word in tech companies around the world. They argued that if people wanted better smartphones and flying cars, we had to look past dusty old laws dreamed up in ... <a title="Do we need a new law for AI? Sure – but first we could try enforcing the laws we already have" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/do-we-need-a-new-law-for-ai-sure-but-first-we-could-try-enforcing-the-laws-we-already-have-211369/" aria-label="Read more about Do we need a new law for AI? Sure – but first we could try enforcing the laws we already have">Read more</a>
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August 14, 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. Today’s content LABOUR’S TAX POLICY, FOOD PRICES Marc Daalder (Newsroom): On tax, Labour looks to govern by focus group Luke Malpass (Post): GST off fruit and vege: The idiot cousin ... <a title="Newsletter: August 14 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/14/newsletter-august-14-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: August 14 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>