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Year: 2023

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Prime drinks aren’t suitable for children and pregnant women. Here’s why

April 5, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia Shutterstock Prime drinks have been heavily promoted in Australia, leading to frenzied sales in supermarkets, as well bans in schools. Prime offers two products: one is marketed as a “hydration” drink, ... <a title="Prime drinks aren’t suitable for children and pregnant women. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/05/prime-drinks-arent-suitable-for-children-and-pregnant-women-heres-why-202829/" aria-label="Read more about Prime drinks aren’t suitable for children and pregnant women. Here’s why">Read more</a>

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Monsters or masters of the deep sea? Why the deepest of deep-sea fish aren’t as scary as you might think

April 5, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Jamieson, Founding Professor of the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research centre, The University of Western Australia Caladan Oceanic, Author provided How deep can fish live in the ocean? That question has captivated me for more than a decade. But my research team’s discovery of the deepest sea fish, ... <a title="Monsters or masters of the deep sea? Why the deepest of deep-sea fish aren’t as scary as you might think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/05/monsters-or-masters-of-the-deep-sea-why-the-deepest-of-deep-sea-fish-arent-as-scary-as-you-might-think-203231/" aria-label="Read more about Monsters or masters of the deep sea? Why the deepest of deep-sea fish aren’t as scary as you might think">Read more</a>

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Everyone is NOT doing it: how schools and parents should talk about vaping

April 5, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Murooj Yousef, PhD Candidate, Griffith University Shutterstock We work at Griffith University’s Blurred Minds initiative. The program uses games to educate Australian high school students about alcohol, drugs and vaping. As part of our research, schools frequently tell us they do not have the tools and strategies ... <a title="Everyone is NOT doing it: how schools and parents should talk about vaping" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/05/everyone-is-not-doing-it-how-schools-and-parents-should-talk-about-vaping-196139/" aria-label="Read more about Everyone is NOT doing it: how schools and parents should talk about vaping">Read more</a>

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Jacinda Ardern says goodbye to parliament: how her politics of kindness fell on unkind times

April 5, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grant Duncan, Associate Professor, School of People, Environment and Planning, Massey University   Getty Images Jacinda Ardern’s resignation as prime minister in January was a courageous and pragmatic decision for herself, her family and her party. Although many said she’d done a great job as leader, she ... <a title="Jacinda Ardern says goodbye to parliament: how her politics of kindness fell on unkind times" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/05/jacinda-ardern-says-goodbye-to-parliament-how-her-politics-of-kindness-fell-on-unkind-times-202434/" aria-label="Read more about Jacinda Ardern says goodbye to parliament: how her politics of kindness fell on unkind times">Read more</a>

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May budget to boost cultural and historical institutions with $535m four-year injection

April 5, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Next month’s budget will provide $535.3 million extra over four years for nine major cultural and historical institutions. The funding will go to the Australian National Maritime Museum, Bundanon Trust, Museum of Australian Democracy (Old Parliament House), National Archives of ... <a title="May budget to boost cultural and historical institutions with $535m four-year injection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/05/may-budget-to-boost-cultural-and-historical-institutions-with-535m-four-year-injection-203239/" aria-label="Read more about May budget to boost cultural and historical institutions with $535m four-year injection">Read more</a>

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Ni-Vanuatu villagers need more help after cyclones Judy and Kevin

April 5, 2023

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist in Port Vila Communities in Vanuatu continue to rely on government for basic necessities and still lack access to clean water sources almost a month after severe tropical cyclones Judy and Kevin made landfall. Sisead village community council chairman Paul Fred in Port Vila lives in one of the ... <a title="Ni-Vanuatu villagers need more help after cyclones Judy and Kevin" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/05/ni-vanuatu-villagers-need-more-help-after-cyclones-judy-and-kevin/" aria-label="Read more about Ni-Vanuatu villagers need more help after cyclones Judy and Kevin">Read more</a>

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Ex-PM Ardern named Christchurch Call envoy against online violence

April 4, 2023

RNZ News Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been appointed as Special Envoy for the Christchurch Call. Ardern established the initiative to eliminate violent extremist content online in the wake of the March 15 mosque attacks. Her successor as Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins, appointed Ardern to the newly created position. He had previously hinted she ... <a title="Ex-PM Ardern named Christchurch Call envoy against online violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/04/ex-pm-ardern-named-christchurch-call-envoy-against-online-violence/" aria-label="Read more about Ex-PM Ardern named Christchurch Call envoy against online violence">Read more</a>

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Word from The Hill: Interest rate pause, Aston, Liberals looking for their voice on the Voice, Yunupingu, TikTok

April 4, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team. In this podcast Michelle and Amanda Dunn, politics + society ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Interest rate pause, Aston, Liberals looking for their voice on the Voice, Yunupingu, TikTok" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/04/word-from-the-hill-interest-rate-pause-aston-liberals-looking-for-their-voice-on-the-voice-yunupingu-tiktok-203240/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Interest rate pause, Aston, Liberals looking for their voice on the Voice, Yunupingu, TikTok">Read more</a>

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Bougainville president slams ‘mocking’ by drunken MP over independence

April 4, 2023

Asia Pacific Report Bougainville President Ishmael Toroama today condemned a visiting Papua New Guinean member of Parliament for “mocking” the autonomous region’s independence aspirations during a drunken exchange in Buka last week, saying that he must “atone for his blunder”. A video of Ijivitari MP David Arore allegedly abusing security guards and airport staff while ... <a title="Bougainville president slams ‘mocking’ by drunken MP over independence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/04/bougainville-president-slams-mocking-by-drunken-mp-over-independence/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville president slams ‘mocking’ by drunken MP over independence">Read more</a>

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Sure, the RBA froze interest rates this time, but there’s plenty of pain to come

April 4, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Australia’s Reserve Bank has hit pause on interest rates after ten successive hikes, but for many Australians, the pain it has inflicted is about to begin. The Bank says more ... <a title="Sure, the RBA froze interest rates this time, but there’s plenty of pain to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/04/sure-the-rba-froze-interest-rates-this-time-but-theres-plenty-of-pain-to-come-203223/" aria-label="Read more about Sure, the RBA froze interest rates this time, but there’s plenty of pain to come">Read more</a>

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More than 650 refugees arrived in this regional town. Locals’ welcoming attitudes flipped the stereotype

April 4, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sue Watt, Associate Professor in Psychology, University of New England Shutterstock When we think of regional towns in Australia, some of us might think “close-knit”, “conservative”, or “resistant to change”. Our new research flips these stereotypes. Over four years, we examined a regional town’s attitudes before and ... <a title="More than 650 refugees arrived in this regional town. Locals’ welcoming attitudes flipped the stereotype" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/04/more-than-650-refugees-arrived-in-this-regional-town-locals-welcoming-attitudes-flipped-the-stereotype-202140/" aria-label="Read more about More than 650 refugees arrived in this regional town. Locals’ welcoming attitudes flipped the stereotype">Read more</a>

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Sure, the RBA froze interest rates on Tuesday, but there’s plenty of pain to come

April 4, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Australia’s Reserve Bank hit pause on interest rates after ten successive hikes on Tuesday, but for many Australians, the pain it has inflicted is about to begin. The Bank says ... <a title="Sure, the RBA froze interest rates on Tuesday, but there’s plenty of pain to come" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/04/sure-the-rba-froze-interest-rates-on-tuesday-but-theres-plenty-of-pain-to-come-203223/" aria-label="Read more about Sure, the RBA froze interest rates on Tuesday, but there’s plenty of pain to come">Read more</a>