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February 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dora Marinova, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University Shutterstock Official dietary advice in Australia is set to warn of the climate impact of certain foods. The move has raised the ire of farmers, meat producers and others who branded it “green ideology” and a “war on meat”. Critics ... <a title="A ‘war on red meat’? No, changes to Australian dietary guidelines are just a sensible response to Earth’s environmental woes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/26/a-war-on-red-meat-no-changes-to-australian-dietary-guidelines-are-just-a-sensible-response-to-earths-environmental-woes-223960/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘war on red meat’? No, changes to Australian dietary guidelines are just a sensible response to Earth’s environmental woes">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Bradshaw, Senior Associate, Grattan Institute Shutterstock There will be nervous executives all over Australia this week. Come Tuesday, large private sector organisations will have their company’s gender pay gaps published for the first time for all to see, name, and shame. As they brace for the ... <a title="From this week, you’ll be able to look up individual companies’ gender pay gaps" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/26/from-this-week-youll-be-able-to-look-up-individual-companies-gender-pay-gaps-224167/" aria-label="Read more about From this week, you’ll be able to look up individual companies’ gender pay gaps">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2024
By Kelvin Anthony, RNZ Pacific digital/social lead A former Fiji university head who was banned from returning to the country by the previous Bainimarama government has had her ban revoked. Professor Shushila Chang, a former vice-chancellor of University of Fiji (UoF) in a daring move had departed during the covid-19 lockdown in March 2020, breaching ... <a title="Fiji government revokes travel ban on former head of University of Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/26/fiji-government-revokes-travel-ban-on-former-head-of-university-of-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji government revokes travel ban on former head of University of Fiji">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gwilym Croucher, Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne The federal government has released the final report on a Universities Accord. Taking more than a year to prepare, it is billed as a “blueprint” for reform for the next decade ... <a title="Universities Accord: many students could pay less for their higher education … eventually" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/25/universities-accord-many-students-could-pay-less-for-their-higher-education-eventually-224240/" aria-label="Read more about Universities Accord: many students could pay less for their higher education … eventually">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hurley, Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Kyle Gregory Devaras/Unsplash, CC BY The federal government has released the final report on a Universities Accord. Taking more than a year to prepare, it is billed as a “blueprint” for reform for the next decade and beyond. It contains ... <a title="Universities Accord: ‘Gonski-style’ funding is on the table for higher education. This will see some unis gain more than others" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/25/universities-accord-gonski-style-funding-is-on-the-table-for-higher-education-this-will-see-some-unis-gain-more-than-others-224246/" aria-label="Read more about Universities Accord: ‘Gonski-style’ funding is on the table for higher education. This will see some unis gain more than others">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Patfield, Lecturer, Teachers and Teaching Research Centre, School of Education, University of Newcastle The federal government has released the final report on a Universities Accord. Taking more than a year to prepare, it is billed as a “blueprint” for reform for the next decade and beyond. ... <a title="Universities Accord: the final report mentions ‘equity’ 200 times, but can it boost access for underrepresented groups?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/25/universities-accord-the-final-report-mentions-equity-200-times-but-can-it-boost-access-for-underrepresented-groups-224248/" aria-label="Read more about Universities Accord: the final report mentions ‘equity’ 200 times, but can it boost access for underrepresented groups?">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judith Ireland, Education Editor, The Conversation, Australia Federal education Minister Jason Clare has released the highly-anticipated Universities Accord final report, billing it as a “blueprint” to change higher education for decades to come. It is the first broad review of the sector since 2008. As The University ... <a title="Universities Accord final report: what is it, and what does it recommend?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/25/universities-accord-final-report-what-is-it-and-what-does-it-recommend-224251/" aria-label="Read more about Universities Accord final report: what is it, and what does it recommend?">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2024
While telling today’s Palestine solidarity rally in Auckland about creative “good news” humanitarian aid plans to help Palestinians amid the War on Gaza, New Zealand Kia Ora Gaza advocate and organiser Roger Fowler also condemned Israel’s genocidal conduct. He was interviewed by Anadolu News Agency after a Freedom Flotilla Coalition planning meeting in Istanbul with ... <a title="Kia Ora Gaza organiser condemns ‘open genocide’ in Gaza Strip" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/24/kia-ora-gaza-organiser-condemns-open-genocide-in-gaza-strip/" aria-label="Read more about Kia Ora Gaza organiser condemns ‘open genocide’ in Gaza Strip">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2024
By Scott Waide, RNZ Pacific PNG correspondent, and Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist Women’s rights advocates in Papua New Guinea are calling for peace and for the men in Parliament to act against the violence in the country. The call comes following tribal fighting in Enga Province ended in a mass massacre at the weekend, ... <a title="‘National crisis’: PNG women demand MPs act against all forms of violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/23/national-crisis-png-women-demand-mps-act-against-all-forms-of-violence/" aria-label="Read more about ‘National crisis’: PNG women demand MPs act against all forms of violence">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dwan Vilcins, Group leader, Environmental Epidemiology, Children’s Health Environment Program, The University of Queensland Bushfires are currently burning in Australian states including Victoria, Tasmania, Western Australia and South Australia. In some areas, fire authorities have warned residents about the presence of smoke. Bushfire smoke is harmful to ... <a title="Bushfire smoke affects children differently. Here’s how to protect them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/23/bushfire-smoke-affects-children-differently-heres-how-to-protect-them-215535/" aria-label="Read more about Bushfire smoke affects children differently. Here’s how to protect them">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edith Jennifer Hill, Associate Lecturer, Flinders University Warren/Unsplash Mother and family YouTube creator Ruby Franke was this week sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of aggravated child abuse. Franke came under fire from viewers many times throughout her time on YouTube ... <a title="YouTube influencer Ruby Franke will go to prison for child abuse. What are the ethics of family vlogging?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/23/youtube-influencer-ruby-franke-will-go-to-prison-for-child-abuse-what-are-the-ethics-of-family-vlogging-220847/" aria-label="Read more about YouTube influencer Ruby Franke will go to prison for child abuse. What are the ethics of family vlogging?">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Booth, Research assistant, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock As misinformation and radicalisation rise, it’s tempting to look for something to blame: the internet, social media personalities, sensationalised political campaigns, religion, or conspiracy theories. And once we’ve settled on a cause, solutions usually follow: do more fact-checking, ... <a title="How people get sucked into misinformation rabbit holes – and how to get them out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/23/how-people-get-sucked-into-misinformation-rabbit-holes-and-how-to-get-them-out-223717/" aria-label="Read more about How people get sucked into misinformation rabbit holes – and how to get them out">Read more</a>
