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May 17, 2024
Asia Pacific Report An open letter to The New Zealand Herald has challenged a full page Zionist advertisement this week for failing to acknowledge the “terrible injustices” suffered by the Palestinian people in Israel’s seven-month genocidal war on Gaza. In the latest of several international reports that have condemned genocide against the people of Gaza ... <a title="Open letter challenges Zionist advert missing Gaza ‘injustices’ in Herald" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/17/open-letter-challenges-zionist-advert-missing-gaza-injustices-in-herald/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter challenges Zionist advert missing Gaza ‘injustices’ in Herald">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When he was opposition leader, Bill Shorten faced Coalition criticism for attacking “the top end of town”, a phrase he used in his 2019 budget reply. Now Peter Dutton is finding the line “billions of dollars for billionaires” has a ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Peter Dutton’s alternative – lower migration, more homes, and a populist swipe at billionaires" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/17/grattan-on-friday-peter-duttons-alternative-lower-migration-more-homes-and-a-populist-swipe-at-billionaires-230206/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Peter Dutton’s alternative – lower migration, more homes, and a populist swipe at billionaires">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2024
By Adam Burns, RNZ News reporter Worried New Caledonian expats in Aotearoa admit they are “terrified” for friends and family amid ongoing violence and civil unrest in the French Pacific territory. The death toll remained at four tonight, and hundreds have been injured after electoral changes sparked widespread rioting by pro-independence supporters in the capital ... <a title="NZ families worried as loved ones shelter from violent unrest in New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/16/nz-families-worried-as-loved-ones-shelter-from-violent-unrest-in-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about NZ families worried as loved ones shelter from violent unrest in New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2024
French President Emmanuel Macron has declared a state of emergency in New Caledonia after several days of civil unrest in the capital. Four people are dead due to the unrest and violence in the capital, Nouméa. France TV reports that a 22-year-old gendarme who had been seriously wounded has become the fourth death. The other ... <a title="‘Deadly spiral’ – state of emergency in Kanaky New Caledonia and the Paris vote that sparked riots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/16/deadly-spiral-state-of-emergency-in-kanaky-new-caledonia-and-the-paris-vote-that-sparked-riots/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Deadly spiral’ – state of emergency in Kanaky New Caledonia and the Paris vote that sparked riots">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland This week’s budget was Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ third and – for practical purposes – final for the current parliamentary term. Even if the 2025 election is delayed long enough to give Labor another budget, that speech would ... <a title="It’s time to give Labor’s first term a scorecard – have we actually seen any transformative vision?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/16/its-time-to-give-labors-first-term-a-scorecard-have-we-actually-seen-any-transformative-vision-230115/" aria-label="Read more about It’s time to give Labor’s first term a scorecard – have we actually seen any transformative vision?">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bridget Haire, Senior lecturer, public health ethics, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Bowonpat Sakaew/Shutterstock HIV prevention was allocated A$43.9 million over three years in this week’s federal budget. Some $26m of this is for “PrEP” for people without access to Medicare. PrEP means pre-exposure prophylaxis – ... <a title="PrEP was earmarked $26m in the budget. What is it? Will it stop me getting HIV?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/16/prep-was-earmarked-26m-in-the-budget-what-is-it-will-it-stop-me-getting-hiv-230096/" aria-label="Read more about PrEP was earmarked $26m in the budget. What is it? Will it stop me getting HIV?">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bridget Haire, Senior lecturer, public health ethics, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Bowonpat Sakaew/Shutterstock HIV prevention was allocated A$43.9 million over three years in this week’s federal budget. Some $26m of this is for “PrEP” for people without access to Medicare. PrEP means pre-exposure prophylaxis – ... <a title="What is PrEP for HIV? Will it stop me getting infected?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/16/what-is-prep-for-hiv-will-it-stop-me-getting-infected-230096/" aria-label="Read more about What is PrEP for HIV? Will it stop me getting infected?">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole George, Associate Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies, The University of Queensland New Caledonia’s capital city, Noumea, has endured widespread violent rioting over the past 48 hours. This crisis intensified rapidly, taking local authorities by surprise. Peaceful protests had been occurring across the country in the ... <a title="Why is New Caledonia on fire? According to local women, the deadly riots are about more than voting rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/16/why-is-new-caledonia-on-fire-according-to-local-women-the-deadly-riots-are-about-more-than-voting-rights-230199/" aria-label="Read more about Why is New Caledonia on fire? According to local women, the deadly riots are about more than voting rights">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brad Elphinstone, Lecturer in psychology., Swinburne University of Technology A DNA sequence. Gio.tto/Shutterstock Should you be denied life insurance or have to pay extra if you have a genetic risk for certain diseases? Should insurance companies even have access to your genetic data in the first place? ... <a title="Risk of ‘genetic discrimination’ by insurance companies is ruining people’s trust in vital medical science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/16/risk-of-genetic-discrimination-by-insurance-companies-is-ruining-peoples-trust-in-vital-medical-science-230112/" aria-label="Read more about Risk of ‘genetic discrimination’ by insurance companies is ruining people’s trust in vital medical science">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Nicholls, Senior research associate, University of Sydney Barely a day has gone by this month without politicians or commentators talking about online harms. There have been multiple high-profile examples spurring on the conversation. There was the circulation of videos of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel being stabbed ... <a title="Investigating social media harm is a good idea, but parliament is about to see how complicated it is to fix" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/16/investigating-social-media-harm-is-a-good-idea-but-parliament-is-about-to-see-how-complicated-it-is-to-fix-229900/" aria-label="Read more about Investigating social media harm is a good idea, but parliament is about to see how complicated it is to fix">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Allen-Franks, Lecturer and Co-director of the New Zealand Centre for Human Rights Law, Policy and Practice, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Robert Gauthier/Getty Images At first sight, the battle between a Manawatū fish-and-chip shop and a Louisiana-based chicken joint over the name “Popeye’s” reads like ... <a title="Popeyes battle shows how big businesses protect their trademarks – even when they have no plans to come to NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/16/popeyes-battle-shows-how-big-businesses-protect-their-trademarks-even-when-they-have-no-plans-to-come-to-nz-229721/" aria-label="Read more about Popeyes battle shows how big businesses protect their trademarks – even when they have no plans to come to NZ">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ryan Storr, Research fellow, Swinburne University of Technology The topic of homophobia in sport has recently made headlines in Australia, with a series of homophobic incidents involving men’s AFL players. These homophobic incidents are usually well-reported in news media, but research has rarely explored the impact on ... <a title="Sports are supposed to be for all – but new research reveals just how few LGBTQI+ people play sport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/16/sports-are-supposed-to-be-for-all-but-new-research-reveals-just-how-few-lgbtqi-people-play-sport-229482/" aria-label="Read more about Sports are supposed to be for all – but new research reveals just how few LGBTQI+ people play sport">Read more</a>
