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October 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Jackman, Departmental Lecturer in Development Studies, University of Oxford Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the world’s longest reigning female political leader, fled Bangladesh on 5 August 2024 for the safety of India. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of protesters descended on Bangladesh’s capital city, Dhaka. The crowds ransacked ... <a title="Autocrats and cities: how capitals have become a battleground for protest and control" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/30/autocrats-and-cities-how-capitals-have-become-a-battleground-for-protest-and-control-240377/" aria-label="Read more about Autocrats and cities: how capitals have become a battleground for protest and control">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Saturday’s Queensland result provides the latest evidence of the dual tugs on the modern Labor Party, coming from its different constituencies. The smallest swing against the Miles government was in inner Brisbane; the swing became bigger in the outer suburbs, ... <a title="View from The Hill: ‘identity politics’ has challenged the Labor Party to define its identity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/view-from-the-hill-identity-politics-has-challenged-the-labor-party-to-define-its-identity-242215/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: ‘identity politics’ has challenged the Labor Party to define its identity">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jocelyne Basseal, Associate Director, Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute (Sydney ID), Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney Christie Cooper/Shutterstock The long-awaited independent inquiry into Australia’s COVID response was released today, with lessons on how the nation could better prepare for future pandemics. The 868-page report outlined ... <a title="Australia’s COVID inquiry shows why a permanent ‘centre for disease control’ is more urgent than ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/australias-covid-inquiry-shows-why-a-permanent-centre-for-disease-control-is-more-urgent-than-ever-239498/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s COVID inquiry shows why a permanent ‘centre for disease control’ is more urgent than ever">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government-appointed inquiry into Australia’s COVID response has warned public trust won’t be so high in a future pandemic and people would be unlikely to accept again many of the measures taken. “That means there is a job to be ... <a title="Inquiry warns distrustful public wouldn’t accept COVID measures in future pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/inquiry-warns-distrustful-public-wouldnt-accept-covid-measures-in-future-pandemic-242383/" aria-label="Read more about Inquiry warns distrustful public wouldn’t accept COVID measures in future pandemic">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Asia Pacific Report An exiled West Papuan leader has praised Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape for his “brave ambush” in questioning new Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto over West Papua. Prabowo offered an “amnesty” for West Papuan pro-independence activists during Marape’s revent meeting with Prabowo on the fringes of the inauguration, the PNG leader ... <a title="Wenda praises PNG’s Marape over ‘brave ambush’ over West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/wenda-praises-pngs-marape-over-brave-ambush-over-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda praises PNG’s Marape over ‘brave ambush’ over West Papua">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
COMMENTARY: By Tess Newton Cain As CHOGM came to a close, Samoa rightfully basked in the resounding success for the country and people as hosts of the Commonwealth leaders’ meeting. Footage of Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa swaying along to the siva dance as she sat beside Britain’s King Charles III encapsulated a palpable national ... <a title="‘Climate’ CHOGM success for Samoa but what’s in it for the Pacific?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/climate-chogm-success-for-samoa-but-whats-in-it-for-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Climate’ CHOGM success for Samoa but what’s in it for the Pacific?">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mona Krewel, Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images After winning the 2023 election, the National-led coalition government quickly embarked on a wide range of policy changes, often reversing the policies of its Labour predecessor. A year on, despite ... <a title="2023 election study: what voters really wanted, and why the coalition’s mandate could be fragile" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/2023-election-study-what-voters-really-wanted-and-why-the-coalitions-mandate-could-be-fragile-242179/" aria-label="Read more about 2023 election study: what voters really wanted, and why the coalition’s mandate could be fragile">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Reidar P. Lystad, Research Fellow, Macquarie University You would assume athletes who dedicate their lives to keeping fit and healthy would generally live longer lives. Elite athletes are expected to live longer because people who are fit are less likely to die from cardiovascular disease (heart attacks ... <a title="Olympic athletes live much longer than ‘average Joes’ – but elite AFL and rugby union players don’t" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/olympic-athletes-live-much-longer-than-average-joes-but-elite-afl-and-rugby-union-players-dont-241781/" aria-label="Read more about Olympic athletes live much longer than ‘average Joes’ – but elite AFL and rugby union players don’t">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff M Boucher, Associate Professor in Literary Studies, Deakin University Is Donald Trump a fascist? General Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Trump, thinks so. Trump is “fascist to the core,” he warns. John Kelly, Trump’s former chief of staff, agrees. ... <a title="Is Donald Trump a fascist? No – he’s a new brand of authoritarian" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/is-donald-trump-a-fascist-no-hes-a-new-brand-of-authoritarian-241586/" aria-label="Read more about Is Donald Trump a fascist? No – he’s a new brand of authoritarian">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Boucher, Associate Professor in Public Policy and Political Science, University of Sydney wiratho/Shutterstock Some of the ways migrants are exploited in the workforce get a lot of public attention. We hear tragic stories about wage theft, forced unpaid overtime, unsafe work conditions or discrimination. And we ... <a title="‘Sexual precarity’: how insecure work puts migrants at risk of being sexually harassed, assaulted or trafficked" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/sexual-precarity-how-insecure-work-puts-migrants-at-risk-of-being-sexually-harassed-assaulted-or-trafficked-238880/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Sexual precarity’: how insecure work puts migrants at risk of being sexually harassed, assaulted or trafficked">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Deacon, PhD Graduand, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Current thinking about workplace problems, mental health and the law is hindering New Zealand’s ability to prevent job-related mental harm. The inclusion of mental health in New Zealand’s Health and Safety at Work Act (HSWA) is ... <a title="Where’s the harm in that? How we think about workplace hazards hampers the application of health and safety law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/wheres-the-harm-in-that-how-we-think-about-workplace-hazards-hampers-the-application-of-health-and-safety-law-240794/" aria-label="Read more about Where’s the harm in that? How we think about workplace hazards hampers the application of health and safety law">Read more</a>
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October 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flora Salim, Professor, School of Computer Science and Engineering, inaugural Cisco Chair of Digital Transport & AI, UNSW Sydney Maxim Berg / Unsplash In 2014, the British philosopher Nick Bostrom published a book about the future of artificial intelligence (AI) with the ominous title Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, ... <a title="What is AI superintelligence? Could it destroy humanity? And is it really almost here?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/29/what-is-ai-superintelligence-could-it-destroy-humanity-and-is-it-really-almost-here-240682/" aria-label="Read more about What is AI superintelligence? Could it destroy humanity? And is it really almost here?">Read more</a>
