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June 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University In the week leading up to the conviction delivered in a Manhattan courtroom on Friday, right-wing media was focused on Donald Trump’s innocence. Hosts of the popular podcast “Timcast IRL”, which scored an ... <a title="What Donald Trump’s fiery reaction to his conviction says about this moment in US politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/01/what-donald-trumps-fiery-reaction-to-his-conviction-says-about-this-moment-in-us-politics-231381/" aria-label="Read more about What Donald Trump’s fiery reaction to his conviction says about this moment in US politics">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2024
RNZ Pacific New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters says “calm wise heads” are needed to sort out the crisis in New Caledonia. A security force of more than 3000 personnel — more than half of them flown in from France — have returned to the capital Nouméa of the French territory to restore a sense ... <a title="NZ foreign minister Peters calls for ‘calm wise heads’ in New Caledonia crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/01/nz-foreign-minister-peters-calls-for-calm-wise-heads-in-new-caledonia-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about NZ foreign minister Peters calls for ‘calm wise heads’ in New Caledonia crisis">Read more</a>
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June 1, 2024
By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific senior journalist Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape visited Wabag, the capital of Enga province, to meet authorities before flying to the site of last week’s landslide disaster to inspect the damage up close. Tribal violence between two clans in Tambitanis is still active, reportedly leading to 12 deaths ... <a title="12 reportedly dead after tribal clashes near PNG landslide in Enga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/01/12-reportedly-dead-after-tribal-clashes-near-png-landslide-in-enga/" aria-label="Read more about 12 reportedly dead after tribal clashes near PNG landslide in Enga">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra It was often said of the former Morrison government that it found parliamentary sittings particularly fraught. The same has become true of its successor. Labor has had a very ragged sitting week, and there are several more weeks to go ... <a title="View from The Hill: parliamentary sittings have become as painful for Albanese as they were for Morrison" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/31/view-from-the-hill-parliamentary-sittings-have-become-as-painful-for-albanese-as-they-were-for-morrison-231395/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: parliamentary sittings have become as painful for Albanese as they were for Morrison">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Chen, Senior Lecturer, Deakin Law School, Deakin University Shutterstock This week, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights reported on its Inquiry into Australia’s Human Rights Framework. By majority, it recommended the federal government introduce an Australian Human Rights Act. This represents a generational milestone to ... <a title="Report finds ‘clear need’ for an Australian Human Rights Act. What difference would it make?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/31/report-finds-clear-need-for-an-australian-human-rights-act-what-difference-would-it-make-231376/" aria-label="Read more about Report finds ‘clear need’ for an Australian Human Rights Act. What difference would it make?">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Hanna, Honorary Associate Professor in Environmental Health, Australian National University Delhi is reeling from the most extreme heatwave India has ever seen. While the record-breaking maximum recorded temperature of 52.9°C has been called into question by India’s Meteorological Department, it’s entirely possible. The city has been ... <a title="The Delhi heatwave is testing the limits of human endurance. Other hot countries should beware and prepare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/31/the-delhi-heatwave-is-testing-the-limits-of-human-endurance-other-hot-countries-should-beware-and-prepare-230866/" aria-label="Read more about The Delhi heatwave is testing the limits of human endurance. Other hot countries should beware and prepare">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Jotzo, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University Love Silhouette/Shutterstock To support its climate agenda, the Albanese government is building new institutions. One of the most important will be the Net Zero Economy ... <a title="Why do we need a Net Zero Economy Authority? And how can it fulfil its promise?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/31/why-do-we-need-a-net-zero-economy-authority-and-how-can-it-fulfil-its-promise-228408/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we need a Net Zero Economy Authority? And how can it fulfil its promise?">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Gerber, Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University Australia is the only Western democracy that does not have a national Human Rights Act, but this may be about to change. After an inquiry lasting more than a year, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights has ... <a title="An inquiry has recommended Australia legislate a Human Rights Act. Here’s why we need one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/31/an-inquiry-has-recommended-australia-legislate-a-human-rights-act-heres-why-we-need-one-229387/" aria-label="Read more about An inquiry has recommended Australia legislate a Human Rights Act. Here’s why we need one">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meru Sheel, Associate Professor and Epidemiologist, Infectious Diseases, Immunisation and Emergencies Group, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney It’s a week since Papua New Guinea (PNG) experienced a massive landslide in the Enga province, in the country’s highlands. More than 7,800 people have been affected ... <a title="From injuries to infectious diseases, what are the health risks in the aftermath of PNG’s landslide?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/31/from-injuries-to-infectious-diseases-what-are-the-health-risks-in-the-aftermath-of-pngs-landslide-231163/" aria-label="Read more about From injuries to infectious diseases, what are the health risks in the aftermath of PNG’s landslide?">Read more</a>
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May 31, 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 The electoral commission today released draft boundaries from a federal redistribution of Victoria and Western Australia. In WA, the new seat of Bullwinkel was created, while in ... <a title="Labor slightly helped by Victorian and WA draft federal redistributions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/31/labor-slightly-helped-by-victorian-and-wa-draft-federal-redistributions-230937/" aria-label="Read more about Labor slightly helped by Victorian and WA draft federal redistributions">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Oscar, Senior Lecturer, Visual Communication, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney Over the past few days, one image has been shared at least 45 million times on Instagram. It shows an aerial landscape with hundreds of thousands of tents, pitched in rows, on red earth. ... <a title="All Eyes on Rafah: sharing images of war comes with a moral responsibility. What can we make of this AI-generated anomaly?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/31/all-eyes-on-rafah-sharing-images-of-war-comes-with-a-moral-responsibility-what-can-we-make-of-this-ai-generated-anomaly-231271/" aria-label="Read more about All Eyes on Rafah: sharing images of war comes with a moral responsibility. What can we make of this AI-generated anomaly?">Read more</a>
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May 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney The axing of the Melbourne Rebels from the Super Rugby competition, though not unexpected, is another blow to rugby union in Australia. The Rebels were axed because they were in serious debt to the tune of ... <a title="Rugby union cops another body blow as the Melbourne Rebels are axed. How can the sport bounce back?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/31/rugby-union-cops-another-body-blow-as-the-melbourne-rebels-are-axed-how-can-the-sport-bounce-back-230959/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby union cops another body blow as the Melbourne Rebels are axed. How can the sport bounce back?">Read more</a>
