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September 19, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Fears of potential unrest on New Caledonia’s symbolic September 24 date have prompted stronger restrictions in New Caledonia and the deployment of large numbers of French security personnel. The date originally marked what France termed the “taking of possession” of New Caledonia in 1853. Since 2004, ... <a title="France boosts Pacific security forces as symbolic ‘September 24’ date looms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/19/france-boosts-pacific-security-forces-as-symbolic-september-24-date-looms/" aria-label="Read more about France boosts Pacific security forces as symbolic ‘September 24’ date looms">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
RNZ Pacific Pro-independence fighters in the Indonesian-ruled West Papua region have proposed the terms of release for the New Zealand pilot taken hostage almost 18 months ago. The armed faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) kidnapped Phillip Merhtens, a 38-year-old pilot working for the Indonesian internal feeder airline Susi Air, in February ... <a title="West Papuan fighters who kidnapped Kiwi pilot propose terms of release" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/west-papuan-fighters-who-kidnapped-kiwi-pilot-propose-terms-of-release/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan fighters who kidnapped Kiwi pilot propose terms of release">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Blake, PhD Student, Monash University Piyaset/Shutterstock Dying coral reefs, rainforests transforming into savannas, grasslands turning into deserts – these are ecosystem “tipping points”, boundary lines we’re desperate not to cross. In dynamic systems filled with life, these critical thresholds aren’t set in stone. Since organisms can ... <a title="How do ecosystems collapse? Our study shows evolution plays a role – and can delay a disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/how-do-ecosystems-collapse-our-study-shows-evolution-plays-a-role-and-can-delay-a-disaster-239000/" aria-label="Read more about How do ecosystems collapse? Our study shows evolution plays a role – and can delay a disaster">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has found many of its key measures stuck in a legislative quagmire, with both Greens and Coalition playing hardball with Labor’s plans. This week the government’s housing legislation has stalled in the Senate. The Greens are pitching for ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Adam Bandt on why the Greens are playing hardball on housing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/politics-with-michelle-grattan-adam-bandt-on-why-the-greens-are-playing-hardball-on-housing-239304/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Adam Bandt on why the Greens are playing hardball on housing">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Goodman, Postdoctoral Fellow in Indigenous Health, CSIRO Digital technologies are transforming health care for all Australians, and this includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Electronic health interventions (eHealth) can involve features such as telehealth, instant messaging and mobile apps that support health care. But testing ... <a title="Digital health research can be positive for Indigenous people. But our study found it needs to follow these principles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/digital-health-research-can-be-positive-for-indigenous-people-but-our-study-found-it-needs-to-follow-these-principles-238871/" aria-label="Read more about Digital health research can be positive for Indigenous people. But our study found it needs to follow these principles">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Watt, Associate Professor in Psychology, Bond University Benoit Daoust/Shutterstock Articles about badly behaved people and how to spot them are common. You don’t have to Google or scroll too much to find headlines such as 7 signs your boss is a psychopath or How to avoid ... <a title="What’s the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath? Less than you might think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/whats-the-difference-between-a-psychopath-and-a-sociopath-less-than-you-might-think-226714/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath? Less than you might think">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justine Bell-James, Associate Professor in Environment and Property Law, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland Enrico Della Pietra/Shutterstock When Labor came to power federally after almost a decade in opposition, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek pledged to turn around Australia’s worsening environmental woes, from extinctions ... <a title="Australia desperately needs a strong federal environmental protection agency. Our chances aren’t looking good" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/australia-desperately-needs-a-strong-federal-environmental-protection-agency-our-chances-arent-looking-good-239099/" aria-label="Read more about Australia desperately needs a strong federal environmental protection agency. Our chances aren’t looking good">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Tham, Research fellow at the Mitchell Institute, Victoria University The federal government has released a highly anticipated report into Australia’s childcare system. The report, by the Productivity Commission, says addressing affordability should be a priority. It recommends fully subsidised childcare for families earning under A$80,000 from ... <a title="The Productivity Commission wants all Australian kids to get 3 days a week of childcare – but it won’t be until 2036" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/the-productivity-commission-wants-all-australian-kids-to-get-3-days-a-week-of-childcare-but-it-wont-be-until-2036-239293/" aria-label="Read more about The Productivity Commission wants all Australian kids to get 3 days a week of childcare – but it won’t be until 2036">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tama Leaver, Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University As Australia and other countries debate the merits of banning kids under 14 from social media, Meta has announced a significant “reimagining” of teenagers’ experience of Instagram. These new “Teen Accounts” will be set to private by default, have ... <a title="New teen accounts on Instagram are a welcome step, but real ‘peace of mind’ requires more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/new-teen-accounts-on-instagram-are-a-welcome-step-but-real-peace-of-mind-requires-more-239290/" aria-label="Read more about New teen accounts on Instagram are a welcome step, but real ‘peace of mind’ requires more">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus professor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, Australian National University The alleged Israeli attack on members of Hezbollah via their pagers is another ominous development propelling the Middle East towards a full-scale regional war. It leaves Hezbollah with little option but to retaliate ... <a title="Will the exploding pager attack be the spark that ignites an Israel-Hezbollah war?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/will-the-exploding-pager-attack-be-the-spark-that-ignites-an-israel-hezbollah-war-239302/" aria-label="Read more about Will the exploding pager attack be the spark that ignites an Israel-Hezbollah war?">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Big increases in government spending on child care have been recommended by the Productivity Commission, that would see families earning up to A$80,000 fully subsidised under the Child Care Subsidy (CCS). This would cover about 30% of families with children ... <a title="Productivity Commission charts the costly path to universal early childhood education" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/productivity-commission-charts-the-costly-path-to-universal-early-childhood-education-239301/" aria-label="Read more about Productivity Commission charts the costly path to universal early childhood education">Read more</a>
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September 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A former senior member of the Hawke and Keating governments, Gareth Evans, has accused the Albanese government of political timidity, condemning its instinct to “move into cautious, defensive, wedge-avoiding mode”. In a speech on Wednesday, Evans said the government had ... <a title="Gareth Evans condemns Labor timidity, tells leadership to ‘recover mojo’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/18/gareth-evans-condemns-labor-timidity-tells-leadership-to-recover-mojo-239209/" aria-label="Read more about Gareth Evans condemns Labor timidity, tells leadership to ‘recover mojo’">Read more</a>
