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December 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Black, Visitor, School of History, Australian National University At some point, Australians stopped grieving Harold Holt’s death and many started to laugh about it instead. The sudden disappearance of a prime minister at a Victorian beach in December 1967 has furnished many wisecracks and memes. Former ... <a title="Harold Holt is a meme today, but when the prime minister went missing in December 1967, it was no laughing matter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/17/harold-holt-is-a-meme-today-but-when-the-prime-minister-went-missing-in-december-1967-it-was-no-laughing-matter-243146/" aria-label="Read more about Harold Holt is a meme today, but when the prime minister went missing in December 1967, it was no laughing matter">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Debra Lam, Founding Director of the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation, Enterprise Innovation Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology Cities tackle a vast array of responsibilities – from building transit networks to running schools – and sometimes they can use a little help. That’s why local governments have long ... <a title="How cities are reinventing the public-private partnership − 4 lessons from around the globe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/17/how-cities-are-reinventing-the-public-private-partnership-4-lessons-from-around-the-globe-239155/" aria-label="Read more about How cities are reinventing the public-private partnership − 4 lessons from around the globe">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2024
By Mar-Vic Cagurangan in Hagatna, Guam The United States is advancing the fortification of its territory closest to China with the arrival of the first Marines from Okinawa and its first interceptor missile test in Guam last week. About 100 Marines from Japan landed on Saturday, the vanguard of about 5000 due to be relocated ... <a title="US on target in Guam with first Marine redeployment and missile test" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/17/us-on-target-in-guam-with-first-marine-redeployment-and-missile-test/" aria-label="Read more about US on target in Guam with first Marine redeployment and missile test">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Bilanol/Shutterstock Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s plan for nuclear power in Australia has provoked a great deal of discussion and analysis – most of it critical. Experts point out the Coalition’s long-awaited modelling involves both highly optimistic costings and ... <a title="More coal and gas, less renewables: what a nuclear power plan for Australia would really mean" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/16/more-coal-and-gas-less-renewables-what-a-nuclear-power-plan-for-australia-would-really-mean-245948/" aria-label="Read more about More coal and gas, less renewables: what a nuclear power plan for Australia would really mean">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Allen, Co-Director Space Technology and Industry Institute, Swinburne University of Technology Artist’s impression of ‘Oumuamua. ESA/Hubble, NASA, ESO, M. Kornmesser In 2017, NASA discovered and later confirmed the first interstellar object to enter our Solar System. It wasn’t aliens. But artist impressions of the object (called ... <a title="What is a dark comet? A quick guide to the ‘new’ kids in the Solar System" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/16/what-is-a-dark-comet-a-quick-guide-to-the-new-kids-in-the-solar-system-245763/" aria-label="Read more about What is a dark comet? A quick guide to the ‘new’ kids in the Solar System">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A person with long experience in the financial services sector, Marnie Baker, and a distinguished academic economist, Renée Fry-McKibbin, have been appointed to serve on the Reserve Bank’s new monetary policy board: Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Monday also announced four ... <a title="Chalmers unveils new look Reserve Bank, with women in the majority on both its boards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/16/chalmers-unveils-new-look-reserve-bank-with-women-in-the-majority-on-both-its-boards-245748/" aria-label="Read more about Chalmers unveils new look Reserve Bank, with women in the majority on both its boards">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2024
Asia Pacific Report A global civil society watchdog has condemned Fiji for blocking protest marches over the Palestine genocide by Israel and clamping down on a regional Pacific university demonstration with threats. However, while the Civicus Monitor rates the state of civic space in Fiji as “obstructed” it has acknowledged the country for making some ... <a title="Global watchdog condemns Fiji for ‘blocking’ protest marches over Gaza genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/16/global-watchdog-condemns-fiji-for-blocking-protest-marches-over-gaza-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about Global watchdog condemns Fiji for ‘blocking’ protest marches over Gaza genocide">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keith Rathbone, Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University Last week, FIFA officially awarded Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup. The Gulf Kingdom was the sole bidder after the Asian Football Confederation made it clear it would not support an Australian bid. Supporters of ... <a title="FIFA has a human rights policy, so how could it award Saudi Arabia the 2034 soccer World Cup?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/16/fifa-has-a-human-rights-policy-so-how-could-it-award-saudi-arabia-the-2034-soccer-world-cup-245852/" aria-label="Read more about FIFA has a human rights policy, so how could it award Saudi Arabia the 2034 soccer World Cup?">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shane Darke, Professor at the National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Tunatura/Shutterstock Opioids are some of the most widely used and misused drugs in the world. Opioids are central nervous system depressants, meaning they slow down brain activity and relax the muscles. They include the ... <a title="Naloxone can reverse opioid overdose. Here’s why you might need some at home or in your bag" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/16/naloxone-can-reverse-opioid-overdose-heres-why-you-might-need-some-at-home-or-in-your-bag-245365/" aria-label="Read more about Naloxone can reverse opioid overdose. Here’s why you might need some at home or in your bag">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2024
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist The seven people hospitalised in Fiji with suspected severe alcohol poisoning are reported to be in a stable condition, says Tourism Fiji chief executive Brent Hill. Seven people, including four Australian tourists and one American, and two other foreigners who live in Fiji, had been drinking cocktails at the ... <a title="Fiji resort guests reported to be stable following suspected alcohol poisoning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/16/fiji-resort-guests-reported-to-be-stable-following-suspected-alcohol-poisoning/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji resort guests reported to be stable following suspected alcohol poisoning">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sione Tekiteki, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images The A$140 million aid agreement between Australia and Nauru signed last week is a prime example of the geopolitical tightrope vulnerable Pacific nations are walking in the 21st century. The deal provides Nauru with ... <a title="Superpower rivalry is making Pacific aid a bargaining chip – vulnerable island nations still lose out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/16/superpower-rivalry-is-making-pacific-aid-a-bargaining-chip-vulnerable-island-nations-still-lose-out-244280/" aria-label="Read more about Superpower rivalry is making Pacific aid a bargaining chip – vulnerable island nations still lose out">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University Visitors in the Yayoi Kusama exhibition at NGV International, Melbourne until April 21 2025. © YAYOI KUSAMA Photo: Danielle Castano Now aged 95, Yayoi Kusama for many decades has been considered one of the most influential contemporary ... <a title="Everyone will want to see Yayoi Kusama at the NGV. Those who don’t will spend a lifetime regretting it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/16/everyone-will-want-to-see-yayoi-kusama-at-the-ngv-those-who-dont-will-spend-a-lifetime-regretting-it-237139/" aria-label="Read more about Everyone will want to see Yayoi Kusama at the NGV. Those who don’t will spend a lifetime regretting it">Read more</a>
