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Year: 2024

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Parents are increasingly saying their child is ‘dysregulated’. What does that actually mean?

May 30, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cher McGillivray, Assistant Professor Psychology Department, Bond University ShUStudio/Shutterstock Welcome aboard the roller coaster of parenthood, where emotions run wild, tantrums reign supreme and love flows deep. As children reach toddlerhood and beyond, parents adapt to manage their child’s big emotions and meltdowns. Parenting terminology has adapted ... <a title="Parents are increasingly saying their child is ‘dysregulated’. What does that actually mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/parents-are-increasingly-saying-their-child-is-dysregulated-what-does-that-actually-mean-221989/" aria-label="Read more about Parents are increasingly saying their child is ‘dysregulated’. What does that actually mean?">Read more</a>

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Labor’s new National Urban Policy is welcome. But will it be transformative?

May 30, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Freestone, Professor of Planning, School of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney In March 2021, then-Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese declared “cities policy has been one of the abiding passions of my time in public life”. He promised a new national urban policy framework if Labor was elected. That ... <a title="Labor’s new National Urban Policy is welcome. But will it be transformative?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/labors-new-national-urban-policy-is-welcome-but-will-it-be-transformative-231158/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s new National Urban Policy is welcome. But will it be transformative?">Read more</a>

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Tonga’s volcanic eruption could cause unusual weather for the rest of the decade, new study shows

May 30, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Jucker, Lecturer in Atmospheric Dynamics, UNSW Sydney NASA Worldview Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai (Hunga Tonga for short) erupted on January 15 2022 in the Pacific Kingdom of Tonga. It created a tsunami which triggered warnings across the entire Pacific basin, and sent sound waves around the globe ... <a title="Tonga’s volcanic eruption could cause unusual weather for the rest of the decade, new study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/tongas-volcanic-eruption-could-cause-unusual-weather-for-the-rest-of-the-decade-new-study-shows-231074/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga’s volcanic eruption could cause unusual weather for the rest of the decade, new study shows">Read more</a>

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Women are 14 times more likely to die in a climate disaster than men. It’s just one way climate change is gendered

May 30, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carla Pascoe Leahy, Adjunct Researcher, University of Tasmania When we think of climate and environmental issues such as climate-linked disasters or biodiversity loss, we don’t tend to think about gender. At first glance, it may seem irrelevant. But a growing body of evidence demonstrates women and gender-diverse ... <a title="Women are 14 times more likely to die in a climate disaster than men. It’s just one way climate change is gendered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/women-are-14-times-more-likely-to-die-in-a-climate-disaster-than-men-its-just-one-way-climate-change-is-gendered-230295/" aria-label="Read more about Women are 14 times more likely to die in a climate disaster than men. It’s just one way climate change is gendered">Read more</a>

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How to cut stray cat numbers in a way that works better for everyone

May 30, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacquie Rand, Emeritus Professor of Companion Animal Health, The University of Queensland ozanuysal/Shutterstock Stray cats are a big problem across most Australian cities and towns. They cause many complaints related to nuisance behaviours and concerns about urban wildlife, as well as straining government resources. Ratepayers ultimately pay ... <a title="How to cut stray cat numbers in a way that works better for everyone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/how-to-cut-stray-cat-numbers-in-a-way-that-works-better-for-everyone-229291/" aria-label="Read more about How to cut stray cat numbers in a way that works better for everyone">Read more</a>

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Suddenly, there’s talk about Labor reforming company tax. What did minister Ed Husic say, and what might actually work?

May 30, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristen Sobeck, Research Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University When politicians talk about business tax reform, and talk about using it to stimulate investment, they are usually referring to one of (or a mix of) three things: cutting the ... <a title="Suddenly, there’s talk about Labor reforming company tax. What did minister Ed Husic say, and what might actually work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/suddenly-theres-talk-about-labor-reforming-company-tax-what-did-minister-ed-husic-say-and-what-might-actually-work-231167/" aria-label="Read more about Suddenly, there’s talk about Labor reforming company tax. What did minister Ed Husic say, and what might actually work?">Read more</a>

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Three Nouméa police officers face prosecution after viral violent video

May 30, 2024

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Three Nouméa municipal policemen are now facing a prosecution after a disturbing video was posted in a Facebook neighbourhood watch group, allegedly implicating them in acts of severe violence against a Kanak man they had just arrested. The municipal police officers are not part of the ... <a title="Three Nouméa police officers face prosecution after viral violent video" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/three-noumea-police-officers-face-prosecution-after-viral-violent-video/" aria-label="Read more about Three Nouméa police officers face prosecution after viral violent video">Read more</a>

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Dawn raids never died: why formal apologies and restoring NZ citizenship are still not enough

May 30, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Johnstone, PhD Candidate, Criminal Justice, University of Canterbury Getty Images The dawn raids of the 1970s, when police descended on Pacific Island households in New Zealand’s main cities to find and deport “overstayers”, remain a scar on New Zealand’s collective memory. So there was understandable celebration ... <a title="Dawn raids never died: why formal apologies and restoring NZ citizenship are still not enough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/dawn-raids-never-died-why-formal-apologies-and-restoring-nz-citizenship-are-still-not-enough-229797/" aria-label="Read more about Dawn raids never died: why formal apologies and restoring NZ citizenship are still not enough">Read more</a>

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Sleight of hand: Australia’s Net Zero target is being lost in accounting tricks, offsets and more gas

May 30, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Hare, Adjunct Professor of Energy, Murdoch University In announcing Australia’s support for fossil gas all the way to 2050 and beyond, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pushed his government’s commitment to net zero even further out of reach. When we published our analysis in December on ... <a title="Sleight of hand: Australia’s Net Zero target is being lost in accounting tricks, offsets and more gas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/sleight-of-hand-australias-net-zero-target-is-being-lost-in-accounting-tricks-offsets-and-more-gas-229479/" aria-label="Read more about Sleight of hand: Australia’s Net Zero target is being lost in accounting tricks, offsets and more gas">Read more</a>

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New Disney documentary The Beach Boys tells the iconic band’s story – but not the whole story

May 30, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jadey O’Regan, Lecturer in Contemporary Music, Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Co-author of "Hooks in Popular Music" (2022), University of Sydney Disney/Getty In 2012, I watched as the remaining members of the Beach Boys played together for their 50th anniversary. As they launched into When I Grow Up ... <a title="New Disney documentary The Beach Boys tells the iconic band’s story – but not the whole story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/new-disney-documentary-the-beach-boys-tells-the-iconic-bands-story-but-not-the-whole-story-230864/" aria-label="Read more about New Disney documentary The Beach Boys tells the iconic band’s story – but not the whole story">Read more</a>

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What does AI mean for Australian democracy? And what can we do about it?

May 30, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zoe Jay Hawkins, Head of Policy Design at the Tech Policy Design Centre, Australian National University Dan Breckwoldt / Shutterstock Last week, the head of Australia’s election regulator warned the organisation “does not possess the legislative tools or internal technical capability to deter, detect or adequately deal ... <a title="What does AI mean for Australian democracy? And what can we do about it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/what-does-ai-mean-for-australian-democracy-and-what-can-we-do-about-it-231159/" aria-label="Read more about What does AI mean for Australian democracy? And what can we do about it?">Read more</a>

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What’s the difference between shyness and social anxiety?

May 30, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kayla Steele, Postdoctoral research fellow and clinical psychologist, UNSW Sydney pathdoc/Shutterstock “What’s the difference?” is a new editorial product that explains the similarities and differences between commonly confused health and medical terms, and why they matter. The terms “shyness” and “social anxiety” are often used interchangeably because ... <a title="What’s the difference between shyness and social anxiety?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/whats-the-difference-between-shyness-and-social-anxiety-225669/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between shyness and social anxiety?">Read more</a>