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January 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Mudgway, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Canterbury The high-stress nature of working in politics is increasingly taking a toll on staff and politicians. But an additional threat to the personal wellbeing and safety of politicians resides outside Parliament, and the threat is ubiquitous: online violence ... <a title="Golriz Ghahraman’s exit from politics shows the toll of online bullying on female MPs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/golriz-ghahramans-exit-from-politics-shows-the-toll-of-online-bullying-on-female-mps-221400/" aria-label="Read more about Golriz Ghahraman’s exit from politics shows the toll of online bullying on female MPs">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Greste, Professor of Journalism and Communications, Macquarie University Israel has emerged as one of the world’s leading jailers of journalists, according to a newly released census compiled by the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Each year, the committee releases a snapshot of the number of ... <a title="Israel now ranks among the world’s leading jailers of journalists. We don’t know why they’re behind bars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/israel-now-ranks-among-the-worlds-leading-jailers-of-journalists-we-dont-know-why-theyre-behind-bars-221411/" aria-label="Read more about Israel now ranks among the world’s leading jailers of journalists. We don’t know why they’re behind bars">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
By Giff Johnson, editor of the Marshall Islands Journal and RNZ Pacific correspondent Marshall Islands officials quickly moved this week to reaffirm this nation’s ties with Taipei in the wake of Nauru shifting diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China. “The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) values the strong relationship with Republic of China (Taiwan) ... <a title="Marshall Islands reaffirms ties with Taiwan in wake of Nauru shift" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/marshall-islands-reaffirms-ties-with-taiwan-in-wake-of-nauru-shift/" aria-label="Read more about Marshall Islands reaffirms ties with Taiwan in wake of Nauru shift">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Waling, ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow in Sex & Sexuality, La Trobe University insta_photos/Shutterstock The Australian government recently launched a new campaign, Beforeplay, to promote better sexual health among young people. Beforeplay is focused on encouraging people aged 20 to 34 to seek frequent STI tests, ... <a title="Check your ‘fun parts’: what a new sexual health campaign for young Aussies gets right and wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/check-your-fun-parts-what-a-new-sexual-health-campaign-for-young-aussies-gets-right-and-wrong-221219/" aria-label="Read more about Check your ‘fun parts’: what a new sexual health campaign for young Aussies gets right and wrong">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Salman Shooshtarian, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Trash Truck/Glen Keane Productions As a new parent, I’ve had the joy of watching animated cartoons with my two-year-old son. His favourite show is Trash Truck, on Netflix, featuring a tight-knit ensemble of five ... <a title="Trash TV: streaming giants are failing to educate the young about waste recycling. Here’s why it matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/trash-tv-streaming-giants-are-failing-to-educate-the-young-about-waste-recycling-heres-why-it-matters-219900/" aria-label="Read more about Trash TV: streaming giants are failing to educate the young about waste recycling. Here’s why it matters">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aviroop Gupta, PhD Candidate, Curtin University Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister, famously opposed government interference in the rebuilding of the Somnath temple, a popular religious site for the Hindus in Gujarat, because he saw the project as a form of “Hindu revivalism”. In line with his ... <a title="Why a controversial Hindu temple in India could prove pivotal to Narendra Modi’s party in upcoming elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/why-a-controversial-hindu-temple-in-india-could-prove-pivotal-to-narendra-modis-party-in-upcoming-elections-219811/" aria-label="Read more about Why a controversial Hindu temple in India could prove pivotal to Narendra Modi’s party in upcoming elections">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa J. Hackett, Lecturer, University of New England Shutterstock For many the wedding gown is the most expensive item of clothing they will ever own, and it has significant emotional and social value. The recent case of a Queensland woman allegedly scamming brides out of their wedding ... <a title="A Queensland woman allegedly stole 70 wedding dresses. Here’s why the white gown is worth much more than its price tag" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/a-queensland-woman-allegedly-stole-70-wedding-dresses-heres-why-the-white-gown-is-worth-much-more-than-its-price-tag-220657/" aria-label="Read more about A Queensland woman allegedly stole 70 wedding dresses. Here’s why the white gown is worth much more than its price tag">Read more</a>
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January 19, 2024
In the wake of last week’s riots and looting across Papua New Guinea’s cities, the government has announced plans to get the country’s youth working. Prime Minister James Marape said efforts would be made to mobilise people aged 16 to 30, who were not in work or education. Some of the blame for the rioting ... <a title="Marape tells PNG youth ‘I’m your father’ in bid to mobilise them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/19/marape-tells-png-youth-im-your-father-in-bid-to-mobilise-them/" aria-label="Read more about Marape tells PNG youth ‘I’m your father’ in bid to mobilise them">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2024
Analysis by Keith Rankin. I enjoy Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup as a succinct and pertinent summary of current New Zealand politics. But, in The Liberal v Conservative anguish over the direction of NZ politics (NZ Herald, 3 January 2024) Edwards corrupts the word ‘liberal’ too much. The word ‘liberal’ has a definite, important, and nuanced ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – To be (a) liberal" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/keith-rankin-analysis-to-be-a-liberal/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – To be (a) liberal">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xiujian Peng, Senior Research Fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University China’s population has shrunk for the second year in a row. The National Bureau of Statistics reports just 9.02 million births in 2023 – only half as many as in 2017. Set alongside China’s 11.1 million ... <a title="China’s population shrinks again and could more than halve – here’s what that means" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/chinas-population-shrinks-again-and-could-more-than-halve-heres-what-that-means-220667/" aria-label="Read more about China’s population shrinks again and could more than halve – here’s what that means">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2024
COMMENTARY: By Caitlin Johnstone The Biden administration has officially re-designated Ansarallah – the dominant force in Yemen also known as the Houthis – as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity. The White House claims the designation is an appropriate response to the group’s attacks on US military vessels and commercial ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of ... <a title="When Yemen does it it’s ‘terrorism’, when the US does it it’s ‘the rules-based order’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/when-yemen-does-it-its-terrorism-when-the-us-does-it-its-the-rules-based-order/" aria-label="Read more about When Yemen does it it’s ‘terrorism’, when the US does it it’s ‘the rules-based order’">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xiujian Peng, Senior Research Fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University China’s population has shrunk for the second year in a row. The National Bureau of Statistics reports just 9.02 million births in 2023 – only half as many as in 2017. Set alongside China’s 11.1 million ... <a title="China’s population shrinks again and is set to more than halve – here’s what that means" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/18/chinas-population-shrinks-again-and-is-set-to-more-than-halve-heres-what-that-means-220667/" aria-label="Read more about China’s population shrinks again and is set to more than halve – here’s what that means">Read more</a>
