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September 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin West, PhD Candidate in Drama and Theatre Studies, The University of Queensland David Kelly/QPAC/Brisbane Festival Unapologetically sentimental, uncynically joyful, and brimming with wholeheartedness, Love Stories delivers exactly what its title promises. Adapted by Tim McGarry from Trent Dalton’s 2021 book and directed by Sam Strong, this ... <a title="A new play brings Trent Dalton’s Love Stories to the stage in a joyful and exuberant celebration of love" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/a-new-play-brings-trent-daltons-love-stories-to-the-stage-in-a-joyful-and-exuberant-celebration-of-love-235663/" aria-label="Read more about A new play brings Trent Dalton’s Love Stories to the stage in a joyful and exuberant celebration of love">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Tomkins, Geologist, Monash University Artist’s impression. Oliver Hull The rings of Saturn are some of the most famous and spectacular objects in the Solar System. Earth may once have had something similar. In a paper published last week in Earth & Planetary Science Letters, my colleagues ... <a title="Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring – like Saturn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/hidden-craters-reveal-earth-may-once-have-had-a-ring-like-saturn-239068/" aria-label="Read more about Hidden craters reveal Earth may once have had a ring – like Saturn">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Laird, Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong Japan has had high-speed rail since 1964. Blanscape/Shutterstock Australia has debated and studied high-speed rail for four decades. The High Speed Rail Authority has begun work on a project that could finally deliver some high-speed rail in the 2030s. ... <a title="High-speed rail plans may finally end Australia’s 40-year wait to get on board" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/high-speed-rail-plans-may-finally-end-australias-40-year-wait-to-get-on-board-238232/" aria-label="Read more about High-speed rail plans may finally end Australia’s 40-year wait to get on board">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Priscila Besen, Lecturer in Sustainable Architecture, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images New Zealad’s current electricity supply crisis requires immediate solutions. But we argue the government’s emphasis on importing natural gas and construction of centralised solar farms is a missed opportunity. The case against gas has been ... <a title="More rooftop solar in cities would help solve NZ’s energy crisis – and build disaster resilience" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/more-rooftop-solar-in-cities-would-help-solve-nzs-energy-crisis-and-build-disaster-resilience-238193/" aria-label="Read more about More rooftop solar in cities would help solve NZ’s energy crisis – and build disaster resilience">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen King, Professor of Economics, Monash University The new wave of artificial intelligence – so-called AI – is bringing with it promises as well as threats. By assisting workers, it can raise productivity and boost real wages. By making use of large, underutilised data, it can improve ... <a title="The best way to regulate AI might be not to specifically regulate AI. This is why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/the-best-way-to-regulate-ai-might-be-not-to-specifically-regulate-ai-this-is-why-238788/" aria-label="Read more about The best way to regulate AI might be not to specifically regulate AI. This is why">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna-Sophie Jürgens, Senior Lecturer in Science Communication (Pop Culture Studies), Australian National University Where do clowns come from? In popular culture, they may come from alien worlds, such as Killer Klowns from Outer Space, peer out from drains like Pennywise from Stephen King’s It, or emerge from ... <a title="What is a trained clown and what does the training look like?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/what-is-a-trained-clown-and-what-does-the-training-look-like-237123/" aria-label="Read more about What is a trained clown and what does the training look like?">Read more</a>
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September 16, 2024
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Women, girls, the elderly, and young boys have rushed to pack any vehicle they could as they escaped heavy tribal fighting that has erupted in Papua New Guinea’s Porgera Valley. The sound of gunfire erupts in the peaceful valley, shouts of war follow the gunfire, and amid the chaos, ... <a title="20 dead – PNG women, girls flee tribal fighting in Porgera mine valley" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/16/20-dead-png-women-girls-flee-tribal-fighting-in-porgera-mine-valley/" aria-label="Read more about 20 dead – PNG women, girls flee tribal fighting in Porgera mine valley">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Blaxland, Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University Three years have passed since the United States, Australia and United Kingdom announced on September 15 2021 that they would enter into a security partnership called AUKUS. A major part of the deal involved the US ... <a title="Australia can’t afford an AUKUS about-face: 5 things the critics are getting wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/15/australia-cant-afford-an-aukus-about-face-5-things-the-critics-are-getting-wrong-238219/" aria-label="Read more about Australia can’t afford an AUKUS about-face: 5 things the critics are getting wrong">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2024
COMMENTARY: By Laurens Ikinia in Jakarta Pope Francis has completed his historic first visit to Southeast Asian and Pacific nations. The papal apostolic visit covered Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore and Timor-Leste. This visit is furst to the region after he was elected as the leader of the Catholic Church based in Rome and also ... <a title="Pope Francis – a message of peace and real change in Pacific political struggles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/15/pope-francis-a-message-of-peace-and-real-change-in-pacific-political-struggles/" aria-label="Read more about Pope Francis – a message of peace and real change in Pacific political struggles">Read more</a>
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September 15, 2024
Pacific Media Watch A month before the anniversary of the death of photojournalist Issam Abdallah — killed by an Israeli strike while reporting in southern Lebanon — Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and 10 organisations have sent a letter to the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem and Israel. The ... <a title="RSF calls on UN to investigate Israeli attack killing photojournalist Issam Abdallah" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/15/rsf-calls-on-un-to-investigate-israeli-attack-killing-photojournalist-issam-abdallah/" aria-label="Read more about RSF calls on UN to investigate Israeli attack killing photojournalist Issam Abdallah">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2024
SPECIAL REPORT: By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson of Te Ao Māori News West Papuan independence advocate Octo Mote is in Aotearoa New Zealand to win support for independence for West Papua, which has been ruled by Indonesia for more than 60 years. Mote is vice-president of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) and is ... <a title="West Papuan independence advocate seeks NZ support against ‘genocide, ecocide’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/13/west-papuan-independence-advocate-seeks-nz-support-against-genocide-ecocide/" aria-label="Read more about West Papuan independence advocate seeks NZ support against ‘genocide, ecocide’">Read more</a>
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September 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Australia is no stranger to extreme weather. From heatwaves and droughts to flooding rains, hailstorms or fire weather, our continent experiences it all. To help Australians prepare for these hazards, the Bureau of Meteorology regularly briefs ... <a title="Get set for more extreme weather across Australia this spring and summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/13/get-set-for-more-extreme-weather-across-australia-this-spring-and-summer-238985/" aria-label="Read more about Get set for more extreme weather across Australia this spring and summer">Read more</a>
