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February 23, 2023
PNG Post-Courier As day five dawned in Papua New Guinea’s kidnapping drama, the family of one of the four hostages captives — one of three women held in the Bosavi mountains, Southern Highlands province — was relieved she was set free yesterday afternoon. The Post-Courier was reliably informed of the release by the gunmen, with ... <a title="Priority with ‘greedy’ kidnappers is to return captives to families, says PNG police chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/23/priority-with-greedy-kidnappers-is-to-return-captives-to-families-says-png-police-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Priority with ‘greedy’ kidnappers is to return captives to families, says PNG police chief">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2023
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva Recognising Indonesia’s sovereignty is one thing. However, failing to allow West Papuans a seat at regional discussion tables like the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and Melanesian Spearhead Group to address human rights atrocities, torture and killing at the hands of Indonesian security forces is not the Pacific way. United Liberation ... <a title="Wenda hopes to get plight of West Papuan people to PIF ‘beyond rhetoric’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/23/wenda-hopes-to-get-plight-of-west-papuan-people-to-pif-beyond-rhetoric/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda hopes to get plight of West Papuan people to PIF ‘beyond rhetoric’">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Pattison, PhD Candidate, RMIT University This week, Harry Styles finally kicked off the Australian leg of his much anticipated tour. Fans have been preparing for months, creating handmade outfits and learning the “boot scoot” – a dance associated on tour with Styles’ song Treat People With ... <a title="The huge fandoms of stars like Harry Styles are underestimated – but these highly creative communities can teach young people useful skills" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/23/the-huge-fandoms-of-stars-like-harry-styles-are-underestimated-but-these-highly-creative-communities-can-teach-young-people-useful-skills-200263/" aria-label="Read more about The huge fandoms of stars like Harry Styles are underestimated – but these highly creative communities can teach young people useful skills">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Saleena Ham, Adjunct Research Fellow, Rural Sociology, University of Southern Queensland Image: Saleena Ham, Author provided Do you remember the time you and your friends started a secret club and didn’t let anyone else join? Well, it’s kind of like that in some small rural communities. Even ... <a title="Why do small rural communities often shun newcomers, even when they need them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/23/why-do-small-rural-communities-often-shun-newcomers-even-when-they-need-them-199984/" aria-label="Read more about Why do small rural communities often shun newcomers, even when they need them?">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Raven, Professor and Deputy Director (Research), Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University Australian households produce about 12 million tonnes of waste every year. That puts the sector almost on par with manufacturing or construction. But it doesn’t have to be this way. With support, households can ... <a title="Households find low waste living challenging. Here’s what needs to change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/23/households-find-low-waste-living-challenging-heres-what-needs-to-change-197022/" aria-label="Read more about Households find low waste living challenging. Here’s what needs to change">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Gillespie, Professor of Management; KPMG Chair in Organizational Trust, The University of Queensland aslysun/Shutterstock Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are increasingly used at work to enhance productivity, improve decision making and reduce costs, including automating administrative tasks and monitoring security. But sharing your workplace with AI poses ... <a title="A survey of over 17,000 people indicates only half of us are willing to trust AI at work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/23/a-survey-of-over-17-000-people-indicates-only-half-of-us-are-willing-to-trust-ai-at-work-200256/" aria-label="Read more about A survey of over 17,000 people indicates only half of us are willing to trust AI at work">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Annesley, Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Cell and Molecular Biology, La Trobe University Shutterstock Long COVID reportedly affects about 10% of post-COVID patients, and describes a range of ongoing or new symptoms three months post-infection. Given the COVID pandemic has infected more than 750 million people ... <a title="We can learn a lot about long COVID from years of diagnosing and treating chronic fatigue syndrome" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/23/we-can-learn-a-lot-about-long-covid-from-years-of-diagnosing-and-treating-chronic-fatigue-syndrome-196128/" aria-label="Read more about We can learn a lot about long COVID from years of diagnosing and treating chronic fatigue syndrome">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Foley, PhD Candidate, University of Tasmania Reuben Lewis, Morning Meditations, Mona Foma 2023 Photo Credit: Mona/Jesse Hunniford Image courtesy of the artist and Mona Foma Mona Foma has returned to Launceston. As always, the festival offers a diverse program of contemporary art, design, music and performance, ... <a title="At Mona Foma, I encountered death rituals, underwater soundscapes, worship – and transcendence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/23/at-mona-foma-i-encountered-death-rituals-underwater-soundscapes-worship-and-transcendence-199868/" aria-label="Read more about At Mona Foma, I encountered death rituals, underwater soundscapes, worship – and transcendence">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2023
PNG Post-Courier The Post-Courier has exclusively been advised of the release of one of the women held captive by armed men in the Bosavi mountains, Southern Highlands. Police Commissioner David Manning confirmed with the newspaper that the woman was released yesterday afternoon with authorities working to bring her home. “The release of one of the ... <a title="PNG gunmen free one of 3 women held captive, reports Post-Courier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/23/png-gunmen-free-one-of-3-women-held-captive-reports-post-courier/" aria-label="Read more about PNG gunmen free one of 3 women held captive, reports Post-Courier">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Scott, Senior Lecturer, School of Management, Massey University Getty Images Increasing demands from staff for flexibility in the post-COVID era have left small businesses in New Zealand scrambling. Our earlier research found two-thirds of workers were asking for more flexibility in where and when they work. ... <a title="A brave new world without a map for employers –
are ad-hoc responses the best way forward?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/23/a-brave-new-world-without-a-map-for-employers-are-ad-hoc-responses-the-best-way-forward-199671/" aria-label="Read more about A brave new world without a map for employers –
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February 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ivo Labbe, ARC Future Fellow / Associate Professor, Swinburne University of Technology Images of six candidate massive galaxies, seen 500–800 million years after the Big Bang. NASA / ESA / CSA / I. Labbe, Author provided “Look at this,” says Erica’s message. She is poring over the ... <a title="‘We just discovered the impossible’: how giant baby galaxies are shaking up our understanding of the early Universe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/23/we-just-discovered-the-impossible-how-giant-baby-galaxies-are-shaking-up-our-understanding-of-the-early-universe-200343/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We just discovered the impossible’: how giant baby galaxies are shaking up our understanding of the early Universe">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Menzel, Associate Dean Education, Gnibi College, Southern Cross University A referendum to vote on a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous Voice to Parliament will be happening later this year. This week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese kicked off a national week of action for the referendum. He and other ... <a title="For a lot of First Nations peoples, debates around the Voice to Parliament are not about a simple “yes” or “no”" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/23/for-a-lot-of-first-nations-peoples-debates-around-the-voice-to-parliament-are-not-about-a-simple-yes-or-no-199766/" aria-label="Read more about For a lot of First Nations peoples, debates around the Voice to Parliament are not about a simple “yes” or “no”">Read more</a>
