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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images The rationale behind the coalition government’s proposed reform of New Zealand’s gun laws sounds reasonable on the face of it. Responsible gun owners, shooting ranges and clubs deserve a sensible legal framework and a viable financial footing. ... <a title="Firearms law reform: the case for making club membership compulsory for NZ gun owners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/firearms-law-reform-the-case-for-making-club-membership-compulsory-for-nz-gun-owners-243252/" aria-label="Read more about Firearms law reform: the case for making club membership compulsory for NZ gun owners">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rolf Schlagloth, Koala Ecologist, CQUniversity Australia IngeBlessas/Shutterstock Warning: this article contains graphic images some readers may find distressing The beloved koala is now endangered in New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory. The tree-dwelling marsupial is threatened by land clearing, loss of its favourite eucalypts, ... <a title="‘Death hotspot’: we found 145 koalas killed along a single Queensland highway last year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/death-hotspot-we-found-145-koalas-killed-along-a-single-queensland-highway-last-year-242585/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Death hotspot’: we found 145 koalas killed along a single Queensland highway last year">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ming Gao, Research Scholar, Gender and Women’s History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University bigshot01/Shutterstock In South Korea, a growing number of young women are rejecting societal expectations of marriage, motherhood and heterosexual relationships, known as the “4B Movement” or the “4 Nos”. The “B” is a homophone ... <a title="‘A woman is not a baby-making machine’: a brief history of South Korea’s 4B movement – and why it’s making waves in America" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/a-woman-is-not-a-baby-making-machine-a-brief-history-of-south-koreas-4b-movement-and-why-its-making-waves-in-america-243355/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A woman is not a baby-making machine’: a brief history of South Korea’s 4B movement – and why it’s making waves in America">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adriana Vargas Saenz, Lead Researcher at Atlassian & Honorary Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne Raushan_films/Shutterstock Intimate partner violence is a global scourge. One in four Australian women have experienced physical or sexual violence at the hands of an intimate partner. The perpetrators ... <a title="Young men who see women as objects are more likely to be violent towards their partners: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/young-men-who-see-women-as-objects-are-more-likely-to-be-violent-towards-their-partners-new-research-242578/" aria-label="Read more about Young men who see women as objects are more likely to be violent towards their partners: new research">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Griffith, Professor of Avian Behavioural Ecology, Macquarie University A dusky lory (Pseudeos fuscata). dwi putra stock/Shutterstock Across the animal kingdom, birds are some of the most colourful creatures of all. But how did all the amazingly coloured different bird species arise? Nearly all birds with bright ... <a title="A single atom can change the colour of a bird. These are the genes responsible" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/a-single-atom-can-change-the-colour-of-a-bird-these-are-the-genes-responsible-242685/" aria-label="Read more about A single atom can change the colour of a bird. These are the genes responsible">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
RNZ News Leaders of a hīkoi against David Seymour’s Treaty Principles Bill have rejected the ACT party leader’s offer of a meeting as they set off for Wellington. A dawn karakia at Te Rerenga Wairua launched the national hīkoi today. Hīkoi mō te Tiriti participants gathered for a dawn blessing ahead of a nine-day journey ... <a title="Meeting with Seymour ‘pointless’, says protest hīkoi organiser" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/meeting-with-seymour-pointless-says-protest-hikoi-organiser/" aria-label="Read more about Meeting with Seymour ‘pointless’, says protest hīkoi organiser">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
The NSW Supreme Court has issued orders prohibiting a major climate protest that would blockade ships entering the world’s largest coal port in Newcastle for 30 hours. Despite the court ruling, Wendy Bacon reports that the protest will still go ahead next week. SPECIAL REPORT: By Wendy Bacon In a decision delivered last Thursday, Justice ... <a title="Rising Tide climate crisis ‘Protestival’ to go ahead despite court ruling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/rising-tide-climate-crisis-protestival-to-go-ahead-despite-court-ruling/" aria-label="Read more about Rising Tide climate crisis ‘Protestival’ to go ahead despite court ruling">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A national Newspoll, conducted November 4–8 from a sample of 1,261, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, unchanged since the previous Newspoll in early October. Primary votes ... <a title="Coalition retains narrow Newspoll lead as Dutton gains; where Democrats may have erred in US election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/coalition-retains-narrow-newspoll-lead-as-dutton-gains-where-democrats-may-have-erred-in-us-election-241921/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition retains narrow Newspoll lead as Dutton gains; where Democrats may have erred in US election">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rose (Shiqi) Luo, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, RMIT University Jan Krava/Shutterstock Nearly five years into the pandemic, COVID is feeling less central to our daily lives. But the virus, SARS-CoV-2, is still around, and for many people the effects of an infection ... <a title="Can you die from long COVID? The answer is not so simple" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/can-you-die-from-long-covid-the-answer-is-not-so-simple-239184/" aria-label="Read more about Can you die from long COVID? The answer is not so simple">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt McDonald, Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland The next major United Nations meeting on climate change, known as COP29, is about to get underway in Baku, Azerbaijan. These annual meetings are the key international summits as the world attempts to address the unfolding climate ... <a title="The COP29 climate talks are about to kick off in Baku, Azerbaijan. Here’s what to expect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/the-cop29-climate-talks-are-about-to-kick-off-in-baku-azerbaijan-heres-what-to-expect-242706/" aria-label="Read more about The COP29 climate talks are about to kick off in Baku, Azerbaijan. Here’s what to expect">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Harry Moore, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia Western spinebill Martin Pelanek/Shutterstock Perth is no stranger to hot and dry summers, but the period from October 2023 to April 2024 was exceptional. The city’s rainfall for these seven months was ... <a title="In a record-breaking drought, bush birds from around Perth flocked to the city" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/in-a-record-breaking-drought-bush-birds-from-around-perth-flocked-to-the-city-241795/" aria-label="Read more about In a record-breaking drought, bush birds from around Perth flocked to the city">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathleen McGuire, Senior Lecturer in Education (Music), National School of Education, Faculty of Education and Arts, Australian Catholic University furtseff/Shutterstock The iconic sound of an orchestra tuning is highly recognisable, even for those who’ve never set foot in a concert hall. Many of us first heard it ... <a title="Why is the oboe used to tune an orchestra? And other questions about tuning, answered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/why-is-the-oboe-used-to-tune-an-orchestra-and-other-questions-about-tuning-answered-238203/" aria-label="Read more about Why is the oboe used to tune an orchestra? And other questions about tuning, answered">Read more</a>
