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June 15, 2023
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific lead digital and social media journalist Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has played down criticism he is leading an administration that practices nepotism and favouritism. The Rabuka-led three-party coalition government has been accused of rewarding loyalists with top positions in state-backed institutions and organisations. There are some Fijians who claim ... <a title="Fiji PM Rabuka downplays ‘loyalist’ nepotism allegations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/fiji-pm-rabuka-downplays-loyalist-nepotism-allegations/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji PM Rabuka downplays ‘loyalist’ nepotism allegations">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura McKemmish, Lecturer, UNSW Sydney NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute The search for habitable conditions beyond Earth has just become more interesting with the discovery of biologically available phosphorus from one of Saturn’s moons. Phosphorus is the most elusive of the six crucial elements needed for life. In research ... <a title="For the first time, astronomers have found life-supporting molecules called phosphates on Enceladus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/for-the-first-time-astronomers-have-found-life-supporting-molecules-called-phosphates-on-enceladus-207714/" aria-label="Read more about For the first time, astronomers have found life-supporting molecules called phosphates on Enceladus">Read more</a>
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June 15, 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 ELECTION Thomas Coughlan (Herald): Why Christopher Luxon should spend more time in Wellington (paywalled) Mark Quinlivan (Newshub): Christopher Luxon says he didn’t need taxpayer-funded Tesla because he can drive ... <a title="Newsletter: June 15 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/newsletter-june-15-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: June 15 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Bowman, Business Manager, Centre for Brain, Mind and Markets, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Financial services workers, medical students and others working in highly competitive environments are using so-called “smart drugs” to enhance cognitive performance. Do they actually work? Some of these drugs, such as methylphenidate ... <a title="‘Smart drugs’ make you worse at solving complex problems, new study finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/smart-drugs-make-you-worse-at-solving-complex-problems-new-study-finds-207711/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Smart drugs’ make you worse at solving complex problems, new study finds">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Martin, Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney The Albanese government came to office promising action on housing. Its A$10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund is now stuck in the Senate, with the Greens demanding more ambitious funding and reforms. The government is also ... <a title="To deliver enough affordable housing and end homelessness, what must a national strategy do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/to-deliver-enough-affordable-housing-and-end-homelessness-what-must-a-national-strategy-do-207120/" aria-label="Read more about To deliver enough affordable housing and end homelessness, what must a national strategy do?">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dean Aszkielowicz, Senior Lecturer in History and Politics, Murdoch University Dave Hunt/AAP It could be years before Ben Roberts-Smith and others are stripped of military awards for their service in Afghanistan and face Australian criminal court on war crimes charges, if in fact that ever happens. Investigations ... <a title="Stripping medals from soldiers is murky territory, and must not distract from investigating alleged war crimes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/stripping-medals-from-soldiers-is-murky-territory-and-must-not-distract-from-investigating-alleged-war-crimes-207615/" aria-label="Read more about Stripping medals from soldiers is murky territory, and must not distract from investigating alleged war crimes">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Pate, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Have you ever wondered why your back aches when you’re down with the flu or a cold? Or COVID? This discomfort, common during many illnesses, is not just a random symptom. It’s a result of complex ... <a title="Why does my back get so sore when I’m sick? The connection between immunity and pain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/why-does-my-back-get-so-sore-when-im-sick-the-connection-between-immunity-and-pain-207222/" aria-label="Read more about Why does my back get so sore when I’m sick? The connection between immunity and pain">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Fitts, ARC DECRA Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Shutterstock Please be advised this article contains details of family violence. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are 69 times more likely than non-Indigenous women to be hospitalised with head injuries due to assaults. ... <a title="First Nations women don’t always access health care after head injuries from family violence. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/first-nations-women-dont-always-access-health-care-after-head-injuries-from-family-violence-heres-why-206084/" aria-label="Read more about First Nations women don’t always access health care after head injuries from family violence. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics in the Center for Human Values, Princeton University John Carnemolla, Shutterstock I wasn’t aware of climate change until the 1980s — hardly anyone was — and even when we recognised the dire threat that burning fossil fuels posed, it took time for ... <a title="‘We are gambling with the future of our planet for the sake of hamburgers’: Peter Singer on climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/we-are-gambling-with-the-future-of-our-planet-for-the-sake-of-hamburgers-peter-singer-on-climate-change-207605/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We are gambling with the future of our planet for the sake of hamburgers’: Peter Singer on climate change">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Sciffer, PhD candidate, Murdoch University School choice is enormously important to families. Some spend tens of thousands of dollars per year to send their children to private schools, in the belief this will provide a better education and future. Figures released in May 2023 noted Australia’s ... <a title="The type of school does matter when it comes to a child’s academic performance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/the-type-of-school-does-matter-when-it-comes-to-a-childs-academic-performance-199886/" aria-label="Read more about The type of school does matter when it comes to a child’s academic performance">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emmanuel Josserand, Professor of management, EMLV, Paris and Adjunct Fellow, University of Technology Sydney, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock The Senate inquiry into the PwC scandal has prompted the New South Wales Legislative Council to launch an inquiry into the NSW government’s use of management consulting services. ... <a title="Who needs PwC when consultancy work could be done more efficiently in-house?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/who-needs-pwc-when-consultancy-work-could-be-done-more-efficiently-in-house-207330/" aria-label="Read more about Who needs PwC when consultancy work could be done more efficiently in-house?">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2023
By David Robie New Caledonia’s Kanak national liberation movement has told the UN Decolonisation Committee that France has “robbed” the indigenous people of their independence and has appealed for help. Magalie Tingal-Lémé, the permanent representative of the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front (FLNKS) at the UN, told a session of the Committee of 24 ... <a title="UN told France has ‘robbed’ Kanaks of New Caledonian independence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/15/un-told-france-has-robbed-kanaks-of-new-caledonian-independence/" aria-label="Read more about UN told France has ‘robbed’ Kanaks of New Caledonian independence">Read more</a>
