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January 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Mann, Associate Director, Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Two former coordinators of one of Indonesia’s most prominent human rights organisations have escaped conviction in a defamation case brought by a powerful government minister. While their astonishing acquittal is welcome, ... <a title="Indonesia is one of the world’s largest democracies, but it’s weaponising defamation laws to smother dissent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/09/indonesia-is-one-of-the-worlds-largest-democracies-but-its-weaponising-defamation-laws-to-smother-dissent-220651/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia is one of the world’s largest democracies, but it’s weaponising defamation laws to smother dissent">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Lykins, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, University of New England Amy Lykins It’s unlikely any region of the world will escape the effects of climate change. These include increasing temperatures, more frequent and intense extreme weather events such as bushfires and floods, rising sea levels, and ... <a title="‘We don’t know what tomorrow will bring’: how climate change is affecting Fijians’ mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/09/we-dont-know-what-tomorrow-will-bring-how-climate-change-is-affecting-fijians-mental-health-219506/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We don’t know what tomorrow will bring’: how climate change is affecting Fijians’ mental health">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Bruce, Associate Professor in the Collaboration on Energy and Environmental Markets and the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW Sydney Australia is not rolling out clean energy projects nearly fast enough to reach the Australian government’s target of 82% renewable electricity by 2030. A ... <a title="As Australia’s net zero transition threatens to stall, rooftop solar could help provide the power we need" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/09/as-australias-net-zero-transition-threatens-to-stall-rooftop-solar-could-help-provide-the-power-we-need-220050/" aria-label="Read more about As Australia’s net zero transition threatens to stall, rooftop solar could help provide the power we need">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Josh Ambrosy, Lecturer in Education, Federation University Australia Shutterstock Each year in Victoria, thousands of students disengage from school between the start of Year 9 and the end of Year 12. Many are expelled or suspended. Others simply switch off in class, skip lessons, or quit school ... <a title="Year 9 is often seen as the ‘lost year’. Here’s what schools are trying to keep kids engaged" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/09/year-9-is-often-seen-as-the-lost-year-heres-what-schools-are-trying-to-keep-kids-engaged-215993/" aria-label="Read more about Year 9 is often seen as the ‘lost year’. Here’s what schools are trying to keep kids engaged">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sanjoy Paul, Associate Professor, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney GoogleMaps Australia is 11,000 kilometres from the Red Sea but it is not immune from the drone and missile attacks on container ships attempting to move through one of the world’s busiest thoroughfares. Since November, Iran-backed ... <a title="Attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea threaten Australia’s trade – we need a Plan B" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/09/attacks-on-cargo-ships-in-the-red-sea-threaten-australias-trade-we-need-a-plan-b-220541/" aria-label="Read more about Attacks on cargo ships in the Red Sea threaten Australia’s trade – we need a Plan B">Read more</a>
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January 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine (Kate) Power, Lecturer in Management, School of Business, The University of Queensland Verne Ho/Unsplash, CC BY Burnout is an occupational hazard in many people-focused jobs. People in these roles routinely go “above and beyond” for the benefit of others – often in the face of funding ... <a title="‘Caring as much as you do was killing you’. We need to talk about burnout in the arts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/09/caring-as-much-as-you-do-was-killing-you-we-need-to-talk-about-burnout-in-the-arts-215883/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Caring as much as you do was killing you’. We need to talk about burnout in the arts">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ French Pacific correspondent A former New Caledonia-based High Commissioner, Patrice Faure, has been appointed Chief-of-Staff of French President Emmanuel Macron. Faure is described as an expert on French overseas territories, particularly New Caledonia. The 56-year-old prefect was France’s representative (High Commissioner) in New Caledonia between 2021 and 2023, a period marked ... <a title="Former New Caledonia-based envoy appointed French President’s chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/08/former-new-caledonia-based-envoy-appointed-french-presidents-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Former New Caledonia-based envoy appointed French President’s chief">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2024
Headline: About the Houthi Red Sea Blockage. – 36th Parallel Assessments Announcement that NZ has joined with 13 other maritime trade-dependent states in warning Houthis in Yemen to cease their attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea (particularly in the Bad-el-Mandeb Strait) raises some finer points embedded in the confrontation. First, there is the ... <a title="About the Houthi Red Sea Blockage." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/08/about-the-houthi-red-sea-blockage/" aria-label="Read more about About the Houthi Red Sea Blockage.">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Andrew Robergs, Associate Professor – Exercise Physiology, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock As many of us hit the gym or go for a run to recover from the silly season, you might notice a bit of extra muscle soreness. This is especially true if it has ... <a title="Why are my muscles sore after exercise? Hint: it’s nothing to do with lactic acid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/08/why-are-my-muscles-sore-after-exercise-hint-its-nothing-to-do-with-lactic-acid-214638/" aria-label="Read more about Why are my muscles sore after exercise? Hint: it’s nothing to do with lactic acid">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2024
By Khalia Strong Barbara Dreaver is a familiar face on Aotearoa New Zealand television screens, beloved to some, and feared by others who have been exposed by her work across three decades. Dreaver has been named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Years Honours list, for services to investigative ... <a title="Pacific journalists are strong and ‘it’s up to us’, says honoured Barbara Dreaver" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/08/pacific-journalists-are-strong-and-its-up-to-us-says-honoured-barbara-dreaver/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific journalists are strong and ‘it’s up to us’, says honoured Barbara Dreaver">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Cowling, Associate Professor – Information & Communication Technology (ICT), CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock ChatGPT has repeatedly made headlines since its release late last year, with various scholars and professionals exploring its potential applications in both work and education settings. However, one area receiving less attention is the ... <a title="1 in 3 people are lonely. Will AI help, or make things worse?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/08/1-in-3-people-are-lonely-will-ai-help-or-make-things-worse-217924/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 3 people are lonely. Will AI help, or make things worse?">Read more</a>
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January 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Barnett, Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology YesPhotographers/Shutterstock Our lives are becoming increasingly data driven. Our phones monitor our time and internet usage and online surveys discern our opinions and likes. These data harvests are used for telling us how well we’ve slept or what ... <a title="Here’s why you should (almost) never use a pie chart for your data" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/08/heres-why-you-should-almost-never-use-a-pie-chart-for-your-data-214576/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s why you should (almost) never use a pie chart for your data">Read more</a>
