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June 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Greenslade-Yeats, Research Fellow in Management, Auckland University of Technology Golser/Getty Images New Zealand’s understaffed and underfunded midwifery sector is hoping to benefit from increased health funding announced in the 2024 budget. The government has promised NZ$8.15 billion in additional operating capital for the health system, with ... <a title="NZ needs a 300% increase in qualified midwives – and those working need more support and recognition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/18/nz-needs-a-300-increase-in-qualified-midwives-and-those-working-need-more-support-and-recognition-231808/" aria-label="Read more about NZ needs a 300% increase in qualified midwives – and those working need more support and recognition">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Denning, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University Heat waves can get dangerously hot, especially when it’s also humid. gjohnstonphoto/iStock/Getty Images Plus Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ... <a title="Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/18/is-earth-really-getting-too-hot-for-people-to-survive-a-scientist-explains-extreme-heat-and-the-role-of-climate-change-231472/" aria-label="Read more about Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2024
The director of the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture Dr Aaron Sala says “it’s up to all Pacific nations and their ancestors to stay united”. The remarks come during the closing ceremony of the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) happening at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. During the ceremony, delegations ... <a title="FestPAC 2024: Delegates wrap up with standing ovation for Kanaky, Vanuatu and West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/17/festpac-2024-delegates-wrap-up-with-standing-ovation-for-kanaky-vanuatu-and-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about FestPAC 2024: Delegates wrap up with standing ovation for Kanaky, Vanuatu and West Papua">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said he and Chinese Premier Li Qiang discussed improving military-to-military communications to avoid future incidents involving their armed forces in their wide-ranging meeting on Monday. This follows an encounter last year in which Australian Navy ... <a title="Albanese discusses delicate issues with Chinese premier, including avoiding future military incidents" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/17/albanese-discusses-delicate-issues-with-chinese-premier-including-avoiding-future-military-incidents-232600/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese discusses delicate issues with Chinese premier, including avoiding future military incidents">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toni Patricia Brackin, Professor of Accounting and Deputy Head of School – Business, University of Southern Queensland Jacob Lund/Shutterstock This article is part of The Conversation’s “Business Basics” series where we ask leading experts to discuss key concepts in business, economics and finance. A company is a ... <a title="Business basics: how do companies pay tax?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/17/business-basics-how-do-companies-pay-tax-232486/" aria-label="Read more about Business basics: how do companies pay tax?">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Will Visconti, Teaching staff, Art History, University of Sydney Alphonse Mucha ‘Reverie’ 1898, colour lithograph, 72.7 x 55.2 cm © Mucha Trust 2024 Alphonse Mucha’s body of work is full of contradictions. He is most often identified with late 19th-century Paris, but was in fact Moravian (Czech). ... <a title="Alphonse Mucha and Art Nouveau: 100 years after its creation, his work is still a balm for a world in upheaval" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/17/alphonse-mucha-and-art-nouveau-100-years-after-its-creation-his-work-is-still-a-balm-for-a-world-in-upheaval-230674/" aria-label="Read more about Alphonse Mucha and Art Nouveau: 100 years after its creation, his work is still a balm for a world in upheaval">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Opposition leader Peter Dutton’s talk of stepping back from Australia’s 2030 emissions targets has created confusion and concern on several fronts, and sparked vigorous political debate over our pathway to a carbon-free future. Over the weekend, Dutton claimed Labor’s renewable ... <a title="‘Nuclear energy won’t stop cows from burping’: Peter Dutton needs a plan that goes beyond the electricity sector" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/17/nuclear-energy-wont-stop-cows-from-burping-peter-dutton-needs-a-plan-that-goes-beyond-the-electricity-sector-232588/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Nuclear energy won’t stop cows from burping’: Peter Dutton needs a plan that goes beyond the electricity sector">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato Phil Yeo/Getty Images With no new investment to combat climate change in last month’s budget, and a long list of cuts to climate and environment-related areas, the government risks damaging its global reputation. The Climate Resilience for Māori ... <a title="Budget cuts to climate funding mean NZ may now struggle to meet its international obligations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/17/budget-cuts-to-climate-funding-mean-nz-may-now-struggle-to-meet-its-international-obligations-232245/" aria-label="Read more about Budget cuts to climate funding mean NZ may now struggle to meet its international obligations">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yu Tao, Associate Professor in Chinese Studies, The University of Western Australia During his visit to the Adelaide Zoo on Sunday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced that two “equally beautiful, lively, cute, and younger” pandas would be given to Australia to replace Wang Wang and Fu Ni, ... <a title="Charming ambassadors with big appetites and universal appeal: China’s long history of ‘panda diplomacy’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/17/charming-ambassadors-with-big-appetites-and-universal-appeal-chinas-long-history-of-panda-diplomacy-232487/" aria-label="Read more about Charming ambassadors with big appetites and universal appeal: China’s long history of ‘panda diplomacy’">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk The national congress of New Caledonia’s pro-independence platform, the FLNKS, was postponed at the weekend due to major differences between its hard-line component and its more moderate parties. The FLNKS is the Kanak Socialist National Liberation Front. It consists of several pro-independence parties, including the Kanak ... <a title="Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: FLNKS congress postponed due to splits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/17/kanaky-new-caledonia-unrest-flnks-congress-postponed-due-to-splits/" aria-label="Read more about Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: FLNKS congress postponed due to splits">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Niusha Shafiabady, Associate Professor in Computational Intelligence, Charles Darwin University Chim/Shutterstock By now, all of us have heard and read a lot about artificial intelligence (AI). You’ve likely used some of the countless AI tools that are becoming available. For some, AI feels like a magic wand ... <a title="AI is not a magic wand – it has built-in problems that are difficult to fix and can be dangerous" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/17/ai-is-not-a-magic-wand-it-has-built-in-problems-that-are-difficult-to-fix-and-can-be-dangerous-230878/" aria-label="Read more about AI is not a magic wand – it has built-in problems that are difficult to fix and can be dangerous">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Ho, Associate Professor and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University H_Ko/Shutterstock No, you’re not imagining it. People really are more likely to poo in the morning, shortly after breakfast. Researchers have actually studied this. But why mornings? What if you tend to poo later in the ... <a title="Why do I poo in the morning? A gut expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/17/why-do-i-poo-in-the-morning-a-gut-expert-explains-229624/" aria-label="Read more about Why do I poo in the morning? A gut expert explains">Read more</a>
