CoveragePost
November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra On Thursday night, after a whirlwind day in Canberra, the Senate finally passed the federal government’s long-delayed amendments to the Reserve Bank Act. The reforms will create two separate boards for the Reserve ... <a title="The Reserve Bank will now have a separate board just to set interest rates. Here’s why that’s significant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/the-reserve-bank-will-now-have-a-separate-board-just-to-set-interest-rates-heres-why-thats-significant-244833/" aria-label="Read more about The Reserve Bank will now have a separate board just to set interest rates. Here’s why that’s significant">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jasper de Bie, Research Fellow, Coastal and Marine Research Centre, Griffith University A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). SasinTipchai/Shutterstock This year’s humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) season in Australia has almost come to an end. The beloved mammals are on their way to Antarctica for a summer of feeding. ... <a title="A new model accurately predicts the migration of humpback whales – and may help them survive climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/a-new-model-accurately-predicts-the-migration-of-humpback-whales-and-may-help-them-survive-climate-change-244396/" aria-label="Read more about A new model accurately predicts the migration of humpback whales – and may help them survive climate change">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Salmond, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Māori Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images After the hīkoi, the haka, the flags and the tumult, what next? In the absence of obvious answers, a thoughtful and respectful discussion about te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi ... <a title="After the hīkoi, the challenge: the Treaty principles debate and an honest reckoning with history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/after-the-hikoi-the-challenge-the-treaty-principles-debate-and-an-honest-reckoning-with-history-244806/" aria-label="Read more about After the hīkoi, the challenge: the Treaty principles debate and an honest reckoning with history">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 29, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Figures for violence against women in New Caledonia have increased due to the post-riots crisis, according to local NGO SOS Violences president Anne-Marie Mestre. Mestre has told local news media that the recent upsurge was mainly due to the riots over independence that broke out on ... <a title="Upsurge of post-riots violence against women in New Caledonia, says advocate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/upsurge-of-post-riots-violence-against-women-in-new-caledonia-says-advocate/" aria-label="Read more about Upsurge of post-riots violence against women in New Caledonia, says advocate">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Hickey-Moody, Professor of Intersectional Humanities, Maynooth, National University of Ireland, RMIT University Shutterstock I’m not sure if you remember Kaitlyn and Leah […] they are social media famous and they’re a couple. That was the first time I’d seen representation in a positive way, ‘cause of ... <a title="Trans youth are already among Australia’s most marginalised people. The social media ban could make this worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/trans-youth-are-already-among-australias-most-marginalised-people-the-social-media-ban-could-make-this-worse-244657/" aria-label="Read more about Trans youth are already among Australia’s most marginalised people. The social media ban could make this worse">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharina Doehring, Freshwater Scientist, Cawthron Institute Blair Reid, CC BY-SA Water is the lifeblood of our planet. But in Aotearoa New Zealand, a staggering two-thirds of the rivers monitored for water quality are classified as unswimmable. Only 2% of large lakes are deemed to be in “good ... <a title="How sharing stories about river restoration can inspire others to take care of waterways" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/how-sharing-stories-about-river-restoration-can-inspire-others-to-take-care-of-waterways-241359/" aria-label="Read more about How sharing stories about river restoration can inspire others to take care of waterways">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amelia Leavesley, Research Fellow in Urban Sustainability, The University of Melbourne Mohamed Abdulraheem/Shutterstock Earlier this week, the mining magnate Andrew Forrest made headlines calling for a global “polymer premium” – or plastic tax – to be placed on every tonne of newly manufactured plastics. A tax like ... <a title="A tax on new plastic would slash waste – if built into the global treaty on plastics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/a-tax-on-new-plastic-would-slash-waste-if-built-into-the-global-treaty-on-plastics-244517/" aria-label="Read more about A tax on new plastic would slash waste – if built into the global treaty on plastics">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Glenys Oberg, PhD candidate in education and trauma, The University of Queensland DGL Images/ Shutterstock Teachers’ jobs involve more than just teaching the required curriculum. A significant part of their role includes providing emotional support to their students And with many students facing mental health challenges and ... <a title="‘I am exhausted’: Australian teachers speak about how compassion fatigue is harming them and their work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/i-am-exhausted-australian-teachers-speak-about-how-compassion-fatigue-is-harming-them-and-their-work-244519/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I am exhausted’: Australian teachers speak about how compassion fatigue is harming them and their work">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Toohey, Professor of Law, UNSW Sydney Philip Lange/Shutterstock This article is part of The Conversation’s “Business Basics” series where we ask experts to discuss key concepts in business, economics and finance. Thanks to US President-elect Donald Trump, the term “trade war” is back in the headlines. ... <a title="What’s a trade war?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/whats-a-trade-war-244750/" aria-label="Read more about What’s a trade war?">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Crabb, Director and CEO, Burnet Institute Alexander Grey/Unsplash Around 5–10% of people with COVID infections go on to experience long COVID, with symptoms lasting three months or more. Researchers have proposed several biological mechanisms to explain long COVID. However, in a perspective article published in the ... <a title="Long COVID appears to be driven by ‘long infection’. Here’s what the science says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/long-covid-appears-to-be-driven-by-long-infection-heres-what-the-science-says-244635/" aria-label="Read more about Long COVID appears to be driven by ‘long infection’. Here’s what the science says">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanna Mendelssohn, Honorary Senior Fellow, School of Culture and Communication. Editor in chief, Design and Art of Australia Online, The University of Melbourne Greg Weight/Bonsai Films When Jiawei Shen first came to Australia, he bought a copy of that great western ideological text, the Bible. The doctrine ... <a title="Welcome to Babel: new documentary charts the creation of painter Jiawei Shen’s three-storey magnum opus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/welcome-to-babel-new-documentary-charts-the-creation-of-painter-jiawei-shens-three-storey-magnum-opus-242395/" aria-label="Read more about Welcome to Babel: new documentary charts the creation of painter Jiawei Shen’s three-storey magnum opus">Read more</a>
CoveragePost
November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anahita Shadkam, Sessional Instructor, School of Urban and Regional Planning,, Toronto Metropolitan University A Georgia mother was recently arrested for reckless endangerment after her 10-year-old son was seen walking outside alone. The warrant for her arrest claimed she “willingly and knowingly” endangered her son’s safety. The boy ... <a title="How our public spaces can be safer and more welcoming for children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/how-our-public-spaces-can-be-safer-and-more-welcoming-for-children-244478/" aria-label="Read more about How our public spaces can be safer and more welcoming for children">Read more</a>
