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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Adjunct professor, The University of Western Australia The Iranian Islamic regime has been seriously challenged since the start of public protests last September. The government has sought to contain and suppress the protesters – even resorting to executions – but has been unable to stop ... <a title="Are Western sanctions on Iran making a difference?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/are-western-sanctions-on-iran-making-a-difference-199302/" aria-label="Read more about Are Western sanctions on Iran making a difference?">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Barrett, Associate Professor in Commercial Law and Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Flooding in Hawke’s Bay after Cyclone Gabrielle. Getty Images Cyclone Gabrielle’s trail of misery and destruction presents a major fiscal and political dilemma for the government: how should the country ... <a title="Why a temporary flood levy on higher earners would be the fairest way to help pay for Cyclone Gabrielle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/why-a-temporary-flood-levy-on-higher-earners-would-be-the-fairest-way-to-help-pay-for-cyclone-gabrielle-200705/" aria-label="Read more about Why a temporary flood levy on higher earners would be the fairest way to help pay for Cyclone Gabrielle">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific digital and social media journalist, and Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist and Pacific Waves presenter A Pacific journalism academic has warned proposed amendments to media laws in Papua New Guinea, if “ill-defined”, could mirror the harsh restrictions in Fiji. Prime Minister James Marape’s government is facing fierce opposition from local ... <a title="‘Chilling effect on journalism’ – Fiji academic warns PNG against media law change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/chilling-effect-on-journalism-fiji-academic-warns-png-against-media-law-change/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Chilling effect on journalism’ – Fiji academic warns PNG against media law change">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Lecturer, RMIT University Evan Vucci/ AP Photo/AAP, Piotr Nowak/EPA/AAP, Al Drago/EPA/AAP, The Conversation Speculation over US President Joe Biden’s intention to run for office again is reaching fever pitch. Biden is, reportedly, on the verge of announcing he will indeed seek reelection. Opinion pieces are ... <a title="Could Joe Biden be the most consequential American president of our times?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/could-joe-biden-be-the-most-consequential-american-president-of-our-times-200348/" aria-label="Read more about Could Joe Biden be the most consequential American president of our times?">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Treasure McGuire, Assistant Director of Pharmacy, Mater Health SEQ in conjoint appointment as Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Bond University and Associate Professor (Clinical), The University of Queensland sh Shutterstock Mental health is key to health and wellbeing. Yet two in five Australians aged 16 to 85 (44%) ... <a title="Considering going off antidepressants? Here’s what to think about first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/considering-going-off-antidepressants-heres-what-to-think-about-first-198880/" aria-label="Read more about Considering going off antidepressants? Here’s what to think about first">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Moseby, Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney If you want to see some of Australia’s most charismatic threatened mammals such as bilbies, boodies and stick-nest rats, chances are you’ll have to go to a zoo – or a safe haven. What’s a safe haven? An area safe from ... <a title="Threatened species recover in fenced safe havens. But their safety is only temporary" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/threatened-species-recover-in-fenced-safe-havens-but-their-safety-is-only-temporary-200548/" aria-label="Read more about Threatened species recover in fenced safe havens. But their safety is only temporary">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anita Wreford, Professor Applied Economics, Lincoln University, New Zealand Kerry Marshall/Getty Images Hawke’s Bay, one of New Zealand’s most productive regions and the hub of the fruit-growing sector, is among the areas worst hit by Cyclone Gabrielle and ongoing rain. Horticulture underpins the local economy, with apple ... <a title="Cyclone Gabrielle hit NZ’s main fruit-growing region hard — now orchardists face critical climate choices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/cyclone-gabrielle-hit-nzs-main-fruit-growing-region-hard-now-orchardists-face-critical-climate-choices-200252/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Gabrielle hit NZ’s main fruit-growing region hard — now orchardists face critical climate choices">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Branwen Morgan, Research Director and Minimising AMR Mission Lead, CSIRO The next time you need to take antibiotics, they may not work. So you may be prescribed a different antibiotic, which also may not work. Maybe nothing works. This is what happens when bacteria develop resistance to ... <a title="Climate change is fuelling the rise of superbugs. What can we do to save ourselves?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/climate-change-is-fuelling-the-rise-of-superbugs-what-can-we-do-to-save-ourselves-200707/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change is fuelling the rise of superbugs. What can we do to save ourselves?">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danny Liu, Associate Professor in Academic Development and Leadership, University of Sydney Wes Hicks/Unsplash Universities around Australia are starting the academic year under yet another cloud of uncertainty. After surviving the disruptions of COVID, teachers and students begin this semester under the apparent threat of ChatGPT, which ... <a title="As uni goes back, here’s how teachers and students can use ChatGPT to save time and improve learning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/as-uni-goes-back-heres-how-teachers-and-students-can-use-chatgpt-to-save-time-and-improve-learning-199884/" aria-label="Read more about As uni goes back, here’s how teachers and students can use ChatGPT to save time and improve learning">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tyler Reysenbach, Research associate, Grattan Institute Shutterstock The biggest review of Australia’s migration system in decades is due to be delivered to the federal government. Commissioned by the Albanese government last September, its task is to identify reforms that will increase economic productivity, address challenges such as ... <a title="How to improve the migration system for the good of temporary migrants – and Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/how-to-improve-the-migration-system-for-the-good-of-temporary-migrants-and-australia-199520/" aria-label="Read more about How to improve the migration system for the good of temporary migrants – and Australia">Read more</a>
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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Hughes, Professor of Social Work, Southern Cross University Steven Saphore/ AAP World Pride has come to Sydney, with the annual Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday having returned to its Oxford Street home for the first time in three years. The 17-day festival is expected to host ... <a title="For some LGBTQ+ older people, events like World Pride can be isolating – we need to better understand how to support them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/for-some-lgbtq-older-people-events-like-world-pride-can-be-isolating-we-need-to-better-understand-how-to-support-them-200533/" aria-label="Read more about For some LGBTQ+ older people, events like World Pride can be isolating – we need to better understand how to support them">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2023
NBC News Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape has revealed that about K100,000 (about NZ$46,000) was paid to the kidnappers for the release of the three remaining hostages in the Bosavi mountains in the Southern Highlands province at the weekend. The three hostages, an Australian-resident New Zealand professor and his two female colleagues, were ... <a title="Marape clarifies kidnappers were paid K100,000 for freeing PNG hostages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/27/marape-clarifies-kidnappers-were-paid-k100000-for-freeing-png-hostages/" aria-label="Read more about Marape clarifies kidnappers were paid K100,000 for freeing PNG hostages">Read more</a>
