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June 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Asha Bowen, Program Head, Telethon Kids Institute Shutterstock The 2023 flu season may be one of Australia’s largest flu seasons on record, and doctors are concerned about the impact on children. You may have seen headlines warning parents about “kindy flu”. These can be misleading. This year’s ... <a title="Heard of ‘kindy flu’? There’s no such thing. But kids are at risk this flu season for one simple reason" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/26/heard-of-kindy-flu-theres-no-such-thing-but-kids-are-at-risk-this-flu-season-for-one-simple-reason-207825/" aria-label="Read more about Heard of ‘kindy flu’? There’s no such thing. But kids are at risk this flu season for one simple reason">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karleen Gribble, Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University Author provided Floods, bushfires, heatwaves, cyclones. Australia is no stranger to emergencies. But during disasters we’re better prepared to support pet owners than families with babies and toddlers. Until now, the experiences and needs ... <a title="The Black Summer bushfires put an enormous strain on families with young children. We can’t make the same mistakes again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/26/the-black-summer-bushfires-put-an-enormous-strain-on-families-with-young-children-we-cant-make-the-same-mistakes-again-205026/" aria-label="Read more about The Black Summer bushfires put an enormous strain on families with young children. We can’t make the same mistakes again">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nik Taylor, Professor in Sociology, University of Canterbury Getty Images The current funding crisis in New Zealand universities has not happened in a vacuum. It is a byproduct of the neoliberal “reforms” introduced here in the 1980s and which have affected every aspect of university work. Nor ... <a title="‘Battered and broken. I must get out’: what staff told us about teaching and working in universities today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/26/battered-and-broken-i-must-get-out-what-staff-told-us-about-teaching-and-working-in-universities-today-208179/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Battered and broken. I must get out’: what staff told us about teaching and working in universities today">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen King, Professor, Monash University Since 2005, annual labour productivity growth (growth in output per hour worked) has been the best part of one percentage point below its long-term average in Australia and other developed countries. The Productivity Inquiry that I helped conduct for the Productivity Commission ... <a title="Yes, Australian businesses have become less dynamic. But there are bigger reasons for our sliding productivity growth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/26/yes-australian-businesses-have-become-less-dynamic-but-there-are-bigger-reasons-for-our-sliding-productivity-growth-207327/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, Australian businesses have become less dynamic. But there are bigger reasons for our sliding productivity growth">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Simon Crean, a former Labor opposition leader, has died suddenly while in Germany, aged 74. Crean, who served in parliament from 1990 to 2013, was a minister in the Hawke, Keating, Rudd and Gillard governments. He was opposition leader between ... <a title="Simon Crean, former Labor and ACTU leader, dies aged 74" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/26/simon-crean-former-labor-and-actu-leader-dies-aged-74-208439/" aria-label="Read more about Simon Crean, former Labor and ACTU leader, dies aged 74">Read more</a>
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June 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sussex, Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University Gavriil Grigorov/Pool Sputnik Kremlin/AP It is increasingly clear that a rattled Vladimir Putin’s political end is approaching. All that really matters now is whether it comes sooner or later. Having appeared on national television to warn ... <a title="Wagner’s rebellion may have been thwarted, but Putin has never looked weaker and more vulnerable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/25/wagners-rebellion-may-have-been-thwarted-but-putin-has-never-looked-weaker-and-more-vulnerable-208436/" aria-label="Read more about Wagner’s rebellion may have been thwarted, but Putin has never looked weaker and more vulnerable">Read more</a>
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June 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Wintle, Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne The Victorian grassland earless dragon (Tympanocryptis pinguicolla), not seen since 1969, has been found in grasslands west of Melbourne. No need to fear this dragon, though; these lizards are just 15cm ... <a title="Victoria has rediscovered a dragon – how do we secure its future?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/25/victoria-has-rediscovered-a-dragon-how-do-we-secure-its-future-208097/" aria-label="Read more about Victoria has rediscovered a dragon – how do we secure its future?">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2023
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist France’s grip on its overseas territories in the Pacific may be waning, with pro-independence delegates now claiming to have the support of the majority of their indigenous people in their territories. The delegates from New Caledonia and French Polynesia spoke during talks at the UN’s Special Committee on Decolonisation ... <a title="‘We carry the voice of the colonised people’, delegates tell UN" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/24/we-carry-the-voice-of-the-colonised-people-delegates-tell-un/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We carry the voice of the colonised people’, delegates tell UN">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2023
RNZ Pacific The deposed Papua Governor Lukas Enembe has been indicted this week on charges of bribery, allegedly over about US$3 million. The amount of bribes in this indictment is far greater than the Corruption Eradication Commission’s initial allegation, when naming Enembe as a suspect at the end of 2022. The commission’s public prosecutor alleges ... <a title="Deposed Papua governor Lukas Enembe indicted on $3m bribery charges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/24/deposed-papua-governor-lukas-enembe-indicted-on-3m-bribery-charges/" aria-label="Read more about Deposed Papua governor Lukas Enembe indicted on $3m bribery charges">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2023
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea police will be able to use lethal force to deal with crimes that come under “domestic terrorism” through the amendments to the Criminal Code Act. Police Commissioner David Manning said this as the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC) continue to work for stronger law enforcement ... <a title="PNG law change empowers police to use lethal force in kidnapping, domestic terrorism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/24/png-law-change-empowers-police-to-use-lethal-force-in-kidnapping-domestic-terrorism/" aria-label="Read more about PNG law change empowers police to use lethal force in kidnapping, domestic terrorism">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Fraser, Senior Researcher in Antarctic Remote Sensing, University of Tasmania Landfast ice ‘breaks out’ Justin Chambers/AAD, Author provided There’s more to Antarctic ice than meets the eye. Sea ice is not a uniform crust overlying the salty Southern Ocean. Our new research is the first to ... <a title="Fractured foundations: how Antarctica’s ‘landfast’ ice is dwindling and why that’s bad news" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/24/fractured-foundations-how-antarcticas-landfast-ice-is-dwindling-and-why-thats-bad-news-207814/" aria-label="Read more about Fractured foundations: how Antarctica’s ‘landfast’ ice is dwindling and why that’s bad news">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2023
By Phoebe Gwangilo in Port Moresby Legal proceedings are expected to take place if the temporary ban on the songs of Jason Suisui — popularly known as Jayrex — is not lifted, warns his lawyer Philip Tabuchi. “In the event this temporary ban is not uplifted [sic], our client will have no choice but to ... <a title="Jayrex’s lawyers threaten lawsuit if PNG music ban isn’t lifted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/23/jayrexs-lawyers-threaten-lawsuit-if-png-music-ban-isnt-lifted/" aria-label="Read more about Jayrex’s lawyers threaten lawsuit if PNG music ban isn’t lifted">Read more</a>
