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January 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Bell, Adjunct professor, Monash University The Voice referendum was a disappointing result for many, but there is hope that much of its vision could be achieved via a different path. The Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs has presented a report to ... <a title="Following the Voice failure, Indigenous politicians are calling for the UN’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to be implemented. What is it and what would it mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/15/following-the-voice-failure-indigenous-politicians-are-calling-for-the-uns-declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples-to-be-implemented-what-is-it-and-what-would-it-mean-219695/" aria-label="Read more about Following the Voice failure, Indigenous politicians are calling for the UN’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to be implemented. What is it and what would it mean?">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A national Freshwater poll for The Sunday Telegraph had a 50–50 tie between Labor and the Coalition, unchanged from a Freshwater poll for The Financial Review in ... <a title="Freshwater national poll holds steady at a 50–50 tie between Labor and the Coalition as Trump set for big win in Iowa caucus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/15/freshwater-national-poll-holds-steady-at-a-50-50-tie-between-labor-and-the-coalition-as-trump-set-for-big-win-in-iowa-caucus-220286/" aria-label="Read more about Freshwater national poll holds steady at a 50–50 tie between Labor and the Coalition as Trump set for big win in Iowa caucus">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hazel, Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide Shutterstock If you’ve watched cat videos on social media lately, you may have encountered the idea a cat’s coat colour tells us something about their personality. Orange cats are supposedly “dumb”, always falling off ... <a title="TikTok says orange cats are ‘dumb’, and tortoiseshell cats have ‘an attitude’. But how true is that?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/15/tiktok-says-orange-cats-are-dumb-and-tortoiseshell-cats-have-an-attitude-but-how-true-is-that-218033/" aria-label="Read more about TikTok says orange cats are ‘dumb’, and tortoiseshell cats have ‘an attitude’. But how true is that?">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Gathering for their annual World Economic Forum at Davos in Switzerland this week, the world’s business and political elite will be digesting some unpleasant reading courtesy of the aid agency Oxfam International. Oxfam’s annual report on global ... <a title="As the billionaires gather at Davos, it’s worth examining what’s become of their dreams" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/15/as-the-billionaires-gather-at-davos-its-worth-examining-whats-become-of-their-dreams-220876/" aria-label="Read more about As the billionaires gather at Davos, it’s worth examining what’s become of their dreams">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2024
By Gorethy Kenneth and Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Rogue police officers have been alleged to be part of last Wednesday’s uprising of opportunists leading to looting and ransacking of more than 20 shops and loss of businesses in the capital of Port Moresby. Prime Minister James Marape said last week’s “Black Wednesday” unrest had ... <a title="Marape accuses ‘rogue police’ of being part of Port Moresby’s riots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/15/marape-accuses-rogue-police-of-being-part-of-port-moresbys-riots/" aria-label="Read more about Marape accuses ‘rogue police’ of being part of Port Moresby’s riots">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific French Pacific desk correspondent One of the key players in the restoration of peace in New Caledonia in the 1980s, Louis Le Pensec, died last week aged 87. Le Pensec is regarded as one of the main actors in the negotiations that led to the signing of the Matignon-Oudinot Accords ... <a title="Tributes flow over death of French ‘peacemaker’ minister in New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/15/tributes-flow-over-death-of-french-peacemaker-minister-in-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Tributes flow over death of French ‘peacemaker’ minister in New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scarlett Howard, Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University Scarlett Howard If you’ve ever been tricked by a visual illusion, you know the feeling of disconnect between what your eyes perceive and what is actually there. Visual illusions occur due to errors in our perception, causing us ... <a title="Do they see what we see? Bees and wasps join humans in being tricked by illusions of quantity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/15/do-they-see-what-we-see-bees-and-wasps-join-humans-in-being-tricked-by-illusions-of-quantity-219577/" aria-label="Read more about Do they see what we see? Bees and wasps join humans in being tricked by illusions of quantity">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Reece, Principal Fellow, Melbourne School of Government, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock 2024 is going to be democracy’s biggest year ever. In a remarkable milestone in human history, over four billion people – more than half of the world’s population across more than 40 countries – ... <a title="More than 4 billion people are eligible to vote in an election in 2024. Is this democracy’s biggest test?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/15/more-than-4-billion-people-are-eligible-to-vote-in-an-election-in-2024-is-this-democracys-biggest-test-220837/" aria-label="Read more about More than 4 billion people are eligible to vote in an election in 2024. Is this democracy’s biggest test?">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Lim, Head of Young People’s Health Research, Burnet Institute Shutterstock Unlike in previous generations, you’re unlikely to discover your adolescent’s first exposure to adult sexual content from finding a scrunched-up Playboy magazine under their mattress. With easy access to the internet and the use of tablets ... <a title="Help, I’ve just discovered my teen has watched porn! What should I do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/15/help-ive-just-discovered-my-teen-has-watched-porn-what-should-i-do-215892/" aria-label="Read more about Help, I’ve just discovered my teen has watched porn! What should I do?">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn McCormack, Marketing and Finance Academic, Bond University Karen Laårk Boshoff/ Pexels , CC BY Giving kids pocket money can be a really challenging decision for families. It raises questions about when to start it, how much to give and whether it should be tied to chores. ... <a title="When should you start? How much should you give? How to make sure pocket money teaches your kids financial skills" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/15/when-should-you-start-how-much-should-you-give-how-to-make-sure-pocket-money-teaches-your-kids-financial-skills-220279/" aria-label="Read more about When should you start? How much should you give? How to make sure pocket money teaches your kids financial skills">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Hook, Senior Lecturer in Law, Western Sydney University The earliest versions of Mickey and Minnie Mouse entered the public domain in the United States at the start of this year, 95 years since they were introduced to the public in the film Steamboat Willie. Many characters ... <a title="The first Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain. How can I use the Disney character?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/15/the-first-mickey-mouse-is-now-in-the-public-domain-how-can-i-use-the-disney-character-220656/" aria-label="Read more about The first Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain. How can I use the Disney character?">Read more</a>
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January 15, 2024
Pacific Media Watch Fiji human rights activists have paid tribute in a Suva vigil this week to the more than 100 journalists — most of them Palestinian — killed in Israel’s War on Gaza. The NGO Coalition on Human Rights (NGOCHR) staged a #ThursdaysInBlack vigil to remember the dead journalists, but only one local Fiji ... <a title="Fiji human rights activists pay tribute to slain Gaza journalists, but shunned by local media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/15/fiji-human-rights-activists-pay-tribute-to-slain-gaza-journalists-but-shunned-by-local-media/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji human rights activists pay tribute to slain Gaza journalists, but shunned by local media">Read more</a>
