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May 16, 2023
Thousands of people have marched in Noumea protesting in support of New Caledonia’s Catholic schools, which are struggling to keep operating. An estimated 7000 people went to the seat of government and to the Congress building last Friday after the school management warned that budget allocations for this year were US$12 million short of what ... <a title="7000 protesters demand funding for Catholic schools in New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/16/7000-protesters-demand-funding-for-catholic-schools-in-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about 7000 protesters demand funding for Catholic schools in New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael F. Braby, Associate Professor, Australian National University Shutterstock How old are butterflies, and where did they evolve? And perhaps more importantly, how and when did they reach the isolated continent of Australia? Answers to these simple questions have baffled scientists for decades. Until recently we had ... <a title="How butterflies conquered the world: a new ‘family tree’ traces their 100-million-year journey across the globe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/16/how-butterflies-conquered-the-world-a-new-family-tree-traces-their-100-million-year-journey-across-the-globe-205487/" aria-label="Read more about How butterflies conquered the world: a new ‘family tree’ traces their 100-million-year journey across the globe">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby Callaway, Associate Professor, Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living Research Centre and Occupational Therapy Department, School of Primary and Allied Healthcare, Monash University Shutterstock Last week’s federal budget included a A$732.9 million investment to get the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) “back on track”. In the next ... <a title="Government plans to use NDIS bulk-buying power to help save billions – but they shouldn’t put products before people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/16/government-plans-to-use-ndis-bulk-buying-power-to-help-save-billions-but-they-shouldnt-put-products-before-people-205577/" aria-label="Read more about Government plans to use NDIS bulk-buying power to help save billions – but they shouldn’t put products before people">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Bentley, Professor of Social Epidemiology and Director of the Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne Picture Rental properties are more likely be mouldy than other homes. This is a concern as excessive ... <a title="Breaking the mould: why rental properties are more likely to be mouldy and what’s needed to stop people getting sick" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/16/breaking-the-mould-why-rental-properties-are-more-likely-to-be-mouldy-and-whats-needed-to-stop-people-getting-sick-205472/" aria-label="Read more about Breaking the mould: why rental properties are more likely to be mouldy and what’s needed to stop people getting sick">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danny Liu, Associate Professor, University of Sydney Brooke Cagle/Unsplash In just a few months, higher education has moved from being afraid of how generative AI like ChatGPT could help students cheat, to cautiously embracing it by allowing students to use it under certain circumstances. In getting to ... <a title="‘Please do not assume the worst of us’: students know AI is here to stay and want unis to teach them how to use it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/16/please-do-not-assume-the-worst-of-us-students-know-ai-is-here-to-stay-and-want-unis-to-teach-them-how-to-use-it-203426/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Please do not assume the worst of us’: students know AI is here to stay and want unis to teach them how to use it">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marian Makkar, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, RMIT University Netflix On May 10, Netflix dropped its four-part docuseries, Queen Cleopatra. Executive produced by actress Jada Pinkett-Smith as part of her African Queens series, Queen Cleopatra focuses on Cleopatra VII, the last pharaoh of Egypt, through testimonies and dramatic ... <a title="Is Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra cultural appreciation or cultural appropriation?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/16/is-netflixs-queen-cleopatra-cultural-appreciation-or-cultural-appropriation-205198/" aria-label="Read more about Is Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra cultural appreciation or cultural appropriation?">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Lawrenson, Professor of Population Health, University of Waikato Getty Images The New Zealand health system is currently in the throes of its biggest reorganisation in more than 20 years. The aim is to provide more efficiency and equity. But while it is acknowledged New Zealand has ... <a title="New Zealand’s reliance on foreign doctors to plug gaps highlights the need for another medical school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/16/new-zealands-reliance-on-foreign-doctors-to-plug-gaps-highlights-the-need-for-another-medical-school-204668/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s reliance on foreign doctors to plug gaps highlights the need for another medical school">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehmet Ozalp, Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University Last weekend, Turkey held a historic election that will be crucial in deciding in the way the country is heading. ... <a title="After a brutal presidential election campaign, Turkey is headed to a run-off contest. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/15/after-a-brutal-presidential-election-campaign-turkey-is-headed-to-a-run-off-contest-heres-why-205406/" aria-label="Read more about After a brutal presidential election campaign, Turkey is headed to a run-off contest. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland The outcry was loud and swift last week after Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved a new coal mine in central Queensland. It’s the first coal mine Labor has approved since coming to power a year ago. The ... <a title="Yes, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved a coal mine. But save the angst for decisions that matter more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/15/yes-environment-minister-tanya-plibersek-approved-a-coal-mine-but-save-the-angst-for-decisions-that-matter-more-205561/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved a coal mine. But save the angst for decisions that matter more">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland The outcry was loud and swift last week after Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved a new coal mine in central Queensland. It’s the first coal mine Labor has approved since coming to power a year ago. The ... <a title="Yes, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved a coal mine. But let’s save the angst for decisions that matter more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/15/yes-environment-minister-tanya-plibersek-approved-a-coal-mine-but-lets-save-the-angst-for-decisions-that-matter-more-205561/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved a coal mine. But let’s save the angst for decisions that matter more">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Raymond, Lecturer, Australian National University The last time voters headed to the polls in Thailand was in 2019, following five years of a repressive military dictatorship. Thai voters spoke nervously of their democratic aspirations and allowed a military-led government into power. Now, after four years of ... <a title="Thailand is on the verge of a new democratic spring, but significant obstacles could stand in the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/15/thailand-is-on-the-verge-of-a-new-democratic-spring-but-significant-obstacles-could-stand-in-the-way-205207/" aria-label="Read more about Thailand is on the verge of a new democratic spring, but significant obstacles could stand in the way">Read more</a>
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May 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Raymond, Lecturer, Australian National University The last time voters headed to the polls in Thailand was in 2019, following five years of a repressive military dictatorship. Thai voters spoke nervously of their democratic aspirations and allowed a military-led government into power. Now, after four years of ... <a title="Thailand is on the verge of a new democratic spring, but obstacles could stand in the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/15/thailand-is-on-the-verge-of-a-new-democratic-spring-but-obstacles-could-stand-in-the-way-205207/" aria-label="Read more about Thailand is on the verge of a new democratic spring, but obstacles could stand in the way">Read more</a>
