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Year: 2024

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Why we should celebrate Australia Day on March 3 – the day we became a fully independent country

January 24, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin T. Jones, Senior Lecturer in History, CQUniversity Australia Every year, there are debates over the appropriateness of January 26 for a national holiday. Australia Day has been celebrated on different dates since its inception as a fundraiser for the war effort in 1915. The choice of ... <a title="Why we should celebrate Australia Day on March 3 – the day we became a fully independent country" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/24/why-we-should-celebrate-australia-day-on-march-3-the-day-we-became-a-fully-independent-country-221015/" aria-label="Read more about Why we should celebrate Australia Day on March 3 – the day we became a fully independent country">Read more</a>

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Waitangi 2024: how the Treaty strengthens democracy and provides a check on unbridled power

January 24, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic O’Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University The ACT Party’s election promise of a referendum to redefine and enshrine the “principles” of the Treaty of Waitangi is likely to dominate debate at ... <a title="Waitangi 2024: how the Treaty strengthens democracy and provides a check on unbridled power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/24/waitangi-2024-how-the-treaty-strengthens-democracy-and-provides-a-check-on-unbridled-power-221723/" aria-label="Read more about Waitangi 2024: how the Treaty strengthens democracy and provides a check on unbridled power">Read more</a>

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For the new vape laws to succeed, these 3 things need to happen – or users may look to the illicit market

January 24, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wayne Hall, Emeritus Professor, The National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland Ernst Gunther Krause/Unsplash This year, the Australian government will progressively ban the retail sale of all e-cigarettes, known as vapes. Vapers will only be allowed to use nicotine vapes that comply ... <a title="For the new vape laws to succeed, these 3 things need to happen – or users may look to the illicit market" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/24/for-the-new-vape-laws-to-succeed-these-3-things-need-to-happen-or-users-may-look-to-the-illicit-market-221412/" aria-label="Read more about For the new vape laws to succeed, these 3 things need to happen – or users may look to the illicit market">Read more</a>

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Did the BOM get it wrong on the hot, dry summer? No – predicting chaotic systems is probability, not certainty

January 24, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Jakob, Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Monash University Shutterstock What happened to the scorching El Niño summer we were bracing for? Why has the east coast of Australia been drenched while the north and west gets the heat? For ... <a title="Did the BOM get it wrong on the hot, dry summer? No – predicting chaotic systems is probability, not certainty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/24/did-the-bom-get-it-wrong-on-the-hot-dry-summer-no-predicting-chaotic-systems-is-probability-not-certainty-221496/" aria-label="Read more about Did the BOM get it wrong on the hot, dry summer? No – predicting chaotic systems is probability, not certainty">Read more</a>

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How to watch dance

January 24, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yvette Grant, PhD (Dance) Candidate and Dance History Tutor, The University of Melbourne Watching dance is watching an extraordinary and fleeting artistic creation that uses an instrument we all have: the human body. The dancing body communicates a unique sense of being human as it speaks to ... <a title="How to watch dance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/24/how-to-watch-dance-212877/" aria-label="Read more about How to watch dance">Read more</a>

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Why Australian workers’ true cost of living has climbed far faster than we’ve been told

January 23, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock Why is Prime Minister Anthony Albanese suddenly so keen to deliver extra cost-of-living relief – keen enough to summon Labor members of parliament to Canberra for a briefing on Wednesday, followed by a National ... <a title="Why Australian workers’ true cost of living has climbed far faster than we’ve been told" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/23/why-australian-workers-true-cost-of-living-has-climbed-far-faster-than-weve-been-told-221590/" aria-label="Read more about Why Australian workers’ true cost of living has climbed far faster than we’ve been told">Read more</a>

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Former Pacific minister ‘lights fire of spirit’ supporting Māori at unity hui

January 23, 2024

By Ruci Farrell of Pacific Media Network Pacific peoples joined with tangata whenua at the weekend, calling on the Aotearoa New Zealand government to uphold indigenous principles and language. Twelve thousand people attended the unity hui at Tuurangawaewae Marae on Saturday, called by the Kiingitanga to discuss what is being seen as anti-Māori actions by ... <a title="Former Pacific minister ‘lights fire of spirit’ supporting Māori at unity hui" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/23/former-pacific-minister-lights-fire-of-spirit-supporting-maori-at-unity-hui/" aria-label="Read more about Former Pacific minister ‘lights fire of spirit’ supporting Māori at unity hui">Read more</a>

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NZ foreign policy critics warn over ‘inflaming’ Red Sea crisis, call for Gaza ceasefire

January 23, 2024

Asia Pacific Report A group of foreign policy critics alarmed at the Aotearoa New Zealand government’s “undemocratic decision” to step up support for US-led strikes against Yemen have warned against “inflaming” the Red Sea maritime crisis. They have urgently called for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza as they say the Israeli war that ... <a title="NZ foreign policy critics warn over ‘inflaming’ Red Sea crisis, call for Gaza ceasefire" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/23/nz-foreign-policy-critics-warn-over-inflaming-red-sea-crisis-call-for-gaza-ceasefire/" aria-label="Read more about NZ foreign policy critics warn over ‘inflaming’ Red Sea crisis, call for Gaza ceasefire">Read more</a>

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As Morrison quits parliament, his ‘legacy’ has little to recommend it

January 23, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University The recent months have been kind to Peter Dutton and the Coalition. Scott Morrison’s announcement that he will leave parliament at the end of February is the latest instalment of the federal ... <a title="As Morrison quits parliament, his ‘legacy’ has little to recommend it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/23/as-morrison-quits-parliament-his-legacy-has-little-to-recommend-it-221746/" aria-label="Read more about As Morrison quits parliament, his ‘legacy’ has little to recommend it">Read more</a>

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How long does immunity last after a COVID infection?

January 23, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lara Herrero, Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University Kazantseva Olga/Shutterstock Nearly four years into the pandemic, Australia, like many other countries, is still seeing large numbers of COVID cases. Some 860,221 infections were recorded around the country in 2023, while 30,283 cases have already ... <a title="How long does immunity last after a COVID infection?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/23/how-long-does-immunity-last-after-a-covid-infection-221398/" aria-label="Read more about How long does immunity last after a COVID infection?">Read more</a>

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Australia risks falling behind allies on research security. Will it take a spy scandal in our universities to catch up?

January 23, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Walker-Munro, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Jon Callow / Unsplash Late last year, a PhD student named Yuekang Li was refused a study visa to enter Canada. Why? Canada’s Federal Court was concerned he could be “targeted and coerced into providing information that would ... <a title="Australia risks falling behind allies on research security. Will it take a spy scandal in our universities to catch up?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/23/australia-risks-falling-behind-allies-on-research-security-will-it-take-a-spy-scandal-in-our-universities-to-catch-up-221602/" aria-label="Read more about Australia risks falling behind allies on research security. Will it take a spy scandal in our universities to catch up?">Read more</a>

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The cost of school uniforms is a burden on families – is it time for the government to step in?

January 23, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Johanna Reidy, Lecturer, Department of Public Health, University of Otago As if on cue, parents across New Zealand are starting to raise concerns about the price of compulsory school uniforms ahead of the start of the new school year. The cost of new uniforms can range from ... <a title="The cost of school uniforms is a burden on families – is it time for the government to step in?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/23/the-cost-of-school-uniforms-is-a-burden-on-families-is-it-time-for-the-government-to-step-in-221213/" aria-label="Read more about The cost of school uniforms is a burden on families – is it time for the government to step in?">Read more</a>