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June 16, 2024
PNG Post-Courier New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will stop over in Port Moresby today for a quick bilateral with Prime Minister James Marape before setting off to Japan. Luxon hosted Chinese Premier Li Qiang in New Zealand this week before flying off to Japan through Port Moresby. Luxon has recently returned from a trip ... <a title="NZ’s Luxon briefly stopping over to see Marape in Port Moresby" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/16/nzs-luxon-briefly-stopping-over-to-see-marape-in-port-moresby/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s Luxon briefly stopping over to see Marape in Port Moresby">Read more</a>
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June 16, 2024
Asia Pacific Report New Zealand activists Youssef Sammour and Rana Hamida have been selected to join the volunteer crew on the international Freedom Flotilla ship Handala, currently visiting European ports and heading to break Israel’s siege of Gaza. Youssef Sammour at a recent Auckland rally for Palestine. Image: Kia Ora Gaza They will be farewelled ... <a title="Latest Kiwi crew to join Gaza Freedom Flotilla leaves on Sunday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/16/latest-kiwi-crew-to-join-gaza-freedom-flotilla-leaves-on-sunday/" aria-label="Read more about Latest Kiwi crew to join Gaza Freedom Flotilla leaves on Sunday">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2024
The new secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum, Baron Waqa, is “well equipped” for the role, Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka says. Waqa, a former Nauru president is the first Nauruan national to assume the top job at the Forum. He began his tenure last week and was welcomed during a special ceremony on Thursday ... <a title="Baron Waqa ‘more than able’ to lead Pacific Islands Forum, says Rabuka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/15/baron-waqa-more-than-able-to-lead-pacific-islands-forum-says-rabuka/" aria-label="Read more about Baron Waqa ‘more than able’ to lead Pacific Islands Forum, says Rabuka">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Israel’s targeting of educational institutes across Gaza is “shameful” and contributing to a global crisis for students, says the head of an educational foundation. Talal al-Hathal, director of the Al Fakhoora Programme at Education Above All foundation in Qatar, said: “War has exacerbated the plight of Gaza’s educational sector.” Israel’s targeting of ... <a title="Education head condemns Israel’s ‘shameful’ ruin of UN schools in Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/15/education-head-condemns-israels-shameful-ruin-of-un-schools-in-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about Education head condemns Israel’s ‘shameful’ ruin of UN schools in Gaza">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2024
COMMENTARY: By John Hobbs The New Zealand government remains disturbingly quiet on the unfolding genocide in Gaza. New Zealand’s silence is clearly undermining its self-image as a principled and independent state within the United Nations. It is following its Anglosphere English-speaking partners (United States, UK, Canada, and Australia) in avoiding putting in place any sanctions ... <a title="Why is NZ being so obstinate over its weak position on Gaza and Palestine? " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/15/why-is-nz-being-so-obstinate-over-its-weak-position-on-gaza-and-palestine/" aria-label="Read more about Why is NZ being so obstinate over its weak position on Gaza and Palestine? ">Read more</a>
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June 15, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk French Polynesia has just played host to a 15-nation “Marara” military exercise aimed at increasing “interoperability” between participating armed forces. From May 27 to June 8, the exercise involved about 1000 military from Australia, New Zealand, United States, Malaysia, Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Cook Islands, Vanuatu, ... <a title="French Polynesia hosts ‘Marara’ military exercise for Asia-Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/15/french-polynesia-hosts-marara-military-exercise-for-asia-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about French Polynesia hosts ‘Marara’ military exercise for Asia-Pacific">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharon Goldfeld, Director, Center for Community Child Health Royal Children’s Hospital; Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne; Theme Director Population Health, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute It’s well-known that children raised in families experiencing financial stress face greater risks of psychological and educational difficulties and behavioural problems ... <a title="What happens when you give a low-income family $26,000 in their child’s first year? We think we’ve found out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/what-happens-when-you-give-a-low-income-family-26-000-in-their-childs-first-year-we-think-weve-found-out-219104/" aria-label="Read more about What happens when you give a low-income family $26,000 in their child’s first year? We think we’ve found out">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaya Dantas, Deputy Chair, Academic Board; Dean International, Faculty of Health Sciences, and Professor of International Health, Curtin University Aleksandar Malivuk/Shutterstock Earlier this week, Moderna announced positive results for its phase 3 clinical trial of a combined vaccine against COVID and influenza. So what exactly did the trial ... <a title="Results are looking promising for a combined COVID and flu vaccine. Here’s how it could benefit public health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/results-are-looking-promising-for-a-combined-covid-and-flu-vaccine-heres-how-it-could-benefit-public-health-232278/" aria-label="Read more about Results are looking promising for a combined COVID and flu vaccine. Here’s how it could benefit public health">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Irina Ponomareva, Adjunct Research Fellow in Griffith Center for Social and Cultural Research (GCSCR), Griffith University Irina Ponomareva Investigation of a sacred area at Avon Downs in Jangga Country, Central Queensland, has uncovered evidence of stone tool production in a place that was traditionally restricted to women. ... <a title="We dated a sacred Aboriginal women’s site used for birthing ceremonies and discovered 7,000 years of tool making" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/we-dated-a-sacred-aboriginal-womens-site-used-for-birthing-ceremonies-and-discovered-7-000-years-of-tool-making-231717/" aria-label="Read more about We dated a sacred Aboriginal women’s site used for birthing ceremonies and discovered 7,000 years of tool making">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University Netflix Last night, millions of people will have tuned into Netflix and other streaming services to binge their favourite shows, including the (much anticipated) second part of Bridgerton season three. Streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+, Stan and Prime ... <a title="Don’t feel bad about bingeing TV. Humans have binged stories for thousands of years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/dont-feel-bad-about-bingeing-tv-humans-have-binged-stories-for-thousands-of-years-231713/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t feel bad about bingeing TV. Humans have binged stories for thousands of years">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Fitzpatrick, Professor in International History, Flinders University In Europe, the slogan “never again fascism” is one that still resonates. The death and destruction wrought by hyper-nationalist, authoritarian states in the first half of the 20th century still haunts the nightmares of successive generations. But, as the ... <a title="Why are Europeans – including the young – being pushed to the far right?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/why-are-europeans-including-the-young-being-pushed-to-the-far-right-232253/" aria-label="Read more about Why are Europeans – including the young – being pushed to the far right?">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Williams, Associate Professor, Griffith University, Griffith University Many a government has spent generously to woo voters in election years. Some might even say recklessly. But, even by that standard, the cash splashed this week by the Queensland Labor government under Premier Steven Miles is eye-watering – ... <a title="Queensland government splashes the cash around – but it’s unlikely to save it in the October election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/queensland-government-splashes-the-cash-around-but-its-unlikely-to-save-it-in-the-october-election-232259/" aria-label="Read more about Queensland government splashes the cash around – but it’s unlikely to save it in the October election">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharine Wallis, Professor of General Practice, The University of Queensland PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock Around one in seven Australians take antidepressants. The decision to start is often made in a time of crisis, with the thought they might help for a period and then be stopped. Most ... <a title="Many people get withdrawal symptoms when they try to stop antidepressants. So how can you safely stop?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/many-people-get-withdrawal-symptoms-when-they-try-to-stop-antidepressants-so-how-can-you-safely-stop-231822/" aria-label="Read more about Many people get withdrawal symptoms when they try to stop antidepressants. So how can you safely stop?">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University Installation view of the 2024 Melbourne Winter Masterpieces® Pharaoh, a collaboration between the British Museum and the NGV, on display from June 14 – October 6 2024 at NGV International, Melbourne. Photo: Sean Fennessy There have been ... <a title="Pharaoh at the NGV is the greatest exhibition of ancient Egyptian art ever seen in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/pharaoh-at-the-ngv-is-the-greatest-exhibition-of-ancient-egyptian-art-ever-seen-in-australia-226825/" aria-label="Read more about Pharaoh at the NGV is the greatest exhibition of ancient Egyptian art ever seen in Australia">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paola A. Magni, Associate Professor of Forensic Science, Murdoch University A runner after five months in the sea as part of a forensics study. Paola A. Magni The disappearance of 49-year-old Melissa Caddick in November 2020 captured Australia’s attention. At the time, Caddick was being investigated by ... <a title="Melissa Caddick mystery shows we need more research of a rare kind – marine forensics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/melissa-caddick-mystery-shows-we-need-more-research-of-a-rare-kind-marine-forensics-211271/" aria-label="Read more about Melissa Caddick mystery shows we need more research of a rare kind – marine forensics">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Dooley, Research Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne FiledIMAGE/Shutterstock Australia contains some of the world’s most biologically diverse and carbon-dense native forests. Eucalypts in wet temperate forests are the tallest flowering plants in the world and home to an array ... <a title="Ending native forest logging would help Australia’s climate goals much more than planting trees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/ending-native-forest-logging-would-help-australias-climate-goals-much-more-than-planting-trees-229487/" aria-label="Read more about Ending native forest logging would help Australia’s climate goals much more than planting trees">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Woolley, PhD Candidate in Criminology, Deakin University Shutterstock It’s relatively common for perpetrators of family violence to threaten suicide to control a victim-survivor’s actions. A study by the Australian Institute of Criminology suggests 39% of women who experience coercive control are subject to perpetrators’ threats of ... <a title="Suicide threats are a weapon of family violence. How can police balance mental health needs with protecting victims?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/suicide-threats-are-a-weapon-of-family-violence-how-can-police-balance-mental-health-needs-with-protecting-victims-231594/" aria-label="Read more about Suicide threats are a weapon of family violence. How can police balance mental health needs with protecting victims?">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Baker, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago Getty Images The international community’s recent failure to conclude a global pandemic agreement leaves large gaps in our capacity to deal with the next major infectious disease emergency. The risk of another pandemic like COVID – the worst ... <a title="Despite improved WHO regulations, the world remains ill-prepared for the next pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/despite-improved-who-regulations-the-world-remains-ill-prepared-for-the-next-pandemic-231586/" aria-label="Read more about Despite improved WHO regulations, the world remains ill-prepared for the next pandemic">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2024
Pacific Media Watch The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders global media freedom watchdog has announced that it is deeply saddened by the death of its secretary-general, Christophe Deloire, following a battle with cancer. He was 53. Christophe Deloire, who died last Saturday, had held the post since 2012 and for 12 years transformed the association, marked ... <a title="Free media watchdog RSF mourns death of its secretary-general Christophe Deloire at 53" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/free-media-watchdog-rsf-mourns-death-of-its-secretary-general-christophe-deloire-at-53/" aria-label="Read more about Free media watchdog RSF mourns death of its secretary-general Christophe Deloire at 53">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Conley Tyler, Honorary Fellow, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne Chinese Premier Li Qiang is visiting Australia from June 15 to 18. It is the first visit to Australia by a Chinese premier in seven years, and signals a further thawing of the once-frosty relations between ... <a title="China’s premier is about to visit Australia for the first time in 7 years – what can we expect?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/chinas-premier-is-about-to-visit-australia-for-the-first-time-in-7-years-what-can-we-expect-231589/" aria-label="Read more about China’s premier is about to visit Australia for the first time in 7 years – what can we expect?">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia Mirko Sobotta/Shutterstock New drugs are generally tested on animals such as mice and rats before being tested on people. The results of these animal studies are often reported in the media, perhaps raising hope these “miracle”, ... <a title="Just 5% of therapies tested in animals end up as as human drugs, new study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/just-5-of-therapies-tested-in-animals-end-up-as-as-human-drugs-new-study-shows-231920/" aria-label="Read more about Just 5% of therapies tested in animals end up as as human drugs, new study shows">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Phiddian, Professor of English, Flinders University There has been much discussion in recent years about satire’s role in the online world – and the risks we face from it being misunderstood. In a recent article, NewsGuard editorial director Eric Effron bemoaned the fact that satire mistaken ... <a title="Satire can spread online as misinformation. Here’s why we still shouldn’t label it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/satire-can-spread-online-as-misinformation-heres-why-we-still-shouldnt-label-it-232160/" aria-label="Read more about Satire can spread online as misinformation. Here’s why we still shouldn’t label it">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2024
By Shayal Devi in Suva Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has hinted at the possibility of establishing a government of national unity, which — if it happens — would be a monumental change in Fiji’s current political scene. Responding to questions yesterday, Rabuka also asserted that current issues within the FijiFirst Party would not have ... <a title="‘Let’s talk’ – Rabuka hints at ‘national unity’ government for Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/lets-talk-rabuka-hints-at-national-unity-government-for-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Let’s talk’ – Rabuka hints at ‘national unity’ government for Fiji">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Weigand, Professor of Architecture and Interior Design and Interim Dean, College of Creative Arts, Miami University Rooftop construction at a high-rise building undergoing conversion to apartments in Manhattan’s financial district in New York City, April 11, 2023. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews It took a global pandemic to ... <a title="Cities with empty commercial space and housing shortages are converting office buildings into apartments – here’s what they’re learning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/cities-with-empty-commercial-space-and-housing-shortages-are-converting-office-buildings-into-apartments-heres-what-theyre-learning-226459/" aria-label="Read more about Cities with empty commercial space and housing shortages are converting office buildings into apartments – here’s what they’re learning">Read more</a>
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June 14, 2024
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller – This analysis was first published by Democracy Project. Don’t put it all at risk. That’s likely to be the take-home message for New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in his meetings with Li Qiang, the Chinese Premier. Li’s visit to Wellington this week is the highest-ranking visit by a ... <a title="Geffrey Miller Analysis – China’s message to New Zealand – don’t put it all at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/geffrey-miller-analysis-chinas-message-to-new-zealand-dont-put-it-all-at-risk/" aria-label="Read more about Geffrey Miller Analysis – China’s message to New Zealand – don’t put it all at risk">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In his assault this week on the Albanese government’s climate policy, Peter Dutton is taking the Liberals right back to Tony Abbott’s days. It’s a bold, risky big-target strategy, characterised by a truck load of negativity, as well as laced ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: the spectre of Abbott looms behind Dutton’s climate strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/grattan-on-friday-the-spectre-of-abbott-looms-behind-duttons-climate-strategy-232380/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: the spectre of Abbott looms behind Dutton’s climate strategy">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In his assault this week on the Albanese government’s climate policy, Peter Dutton is taking the Liberals right back to Tony Abbott’s days. It’s a bold, risky big-target strategy, characterised by a truck load of negativity, as well as laced ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: the spectre of Abbott looms behind Dutton’s energy strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/grattan-on-friday-the-spectre-of-abbott-looms-behind-duttons-energy-strategy-232380/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: the spectre of Abbott looms behind Dutton’s energy strategy">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Udy, Research associate in Climatology, University of Tasmania CherylRamalho/Shutterstock Australia has a long history of bushfires. The 2019-2020 Black Summer was the worst in recorded history. But was that the worst it could get? Our new research has reconstructed the past 2,000 years of southeast Australia’s ... <a title="Of ice and fire: what sea salt in Antarctic snowfall reveals about bushfires worse than the Black Summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/of-ice-and-fire-what-sea-salt-in-antarctic-snowfall-reveals-about-bushfires-worse-than-the-black-summer-230982/" aria-label="Read more about Of ice and fire: what sea salt in Antarctic snowfall reveals about bushfires worse than the Black Summer">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock For some time now – gradually, but nevertheless relentlessly – the Australian labour market has been weakening. Today’s Bureau of Statistics employment report, telling us what happened in the month to May, show that direction is unchanged. ... <a title="Unemployment has dipped, but don’t be fooled – the jobs market is weakening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/unemployment-has-dipped-but-dont-be-fooled-the-jobs-market-is-weakening-231923/" aria-label="Read more about Unemployment has dipped, but don’t be fooled – the jobs market is weakening">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia Nina Firsova/Shutterstock We’re hearing a lot about ultra-processed foods and the health effects of eating too many. And we know plant-based foods are popular for health or other reasons. So it’s ... <a title="Are plant-based burgers really bad for your heart? Here’s what’s behind the scary headlines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/are-plant-based-burgers-really-bad-for-your-heart-heres-whats-behind-the-scary-headlines-232247/" aria-label="Read more about Are plant-based burgers really bad for your heart? Here’s what’s behind the scary headlines">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk After the surprise announcement of the French National Assembly’s dissolution last Sunday, French Pacific territories are already busy preparing for the forthcoming snap election with varying expectations. Following the decision by President Emmanuel Macron, the snap general election will be held on June 30 (first round) ... <a title="French Pacific prepares for snap elections with mixed expectations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/french-pacific-prepares-for-snap-elections-with-mixed-expectations/" aria-label="Read more about French Pacific prepares for snap elections with mixed expectations">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Bill Shorten, the minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), is currently in New York at a United Nations conference on the rights of people with disabilities. At the weekend, he’ll fly to Europe to represent Australia at a ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten’s around-the-world trip to discuss peace in Ukraine and NDIS reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/politics-with-michelle-grattan-bill-shortens-around-the-world-trip-to-discuss-peace-in-ukraine-and-ndis-reform-232381/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten’s around-the-world trip to discuss peace in Ukraine and NDIS reform">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carl Rhodes, Professor of Organization Studies, University of Technology Sydney It was a scandal that rocked the shaky foundations of Australia’s trust in big business early last year. Management consulting giant PwC had worked with the federal government to develop plans to curb corporate tax avoidance. Then ... <a title="A year after the PwC scandal, the furore is gone – as well as any real appetite for structural change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/a-year-after-the-pwc-scandal-the-furore-is-gone-as-well-as-any-real-appetite-for-structural-change-232258/" aria-label="Read more about A year after the PwC scandal, the furore is gone – as well as any real appetite for structural change">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lata Vadlamudi, Prinicipal Research Fellow & Neurology and Mental Health Theme Leader UQCCR, The University of Queensland Bertl123/Shutterstock About 50 million people globally have epilepsy. Half of these are women. Until now, treatments for men and women have been identical. But men and women experience epilepsy differently. ... <a title="Women with epilepsy face a rollercoaster of hormones and seizures. But we’re treating them like men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/women-with-epilepsy-face-a-rollercoaster-of-hormones-and-seizures-but-were-treating-them-like-men-215887/" aria-label="Read more about Women with epilepsy face a rollercoaster of hormones and seizures. But we’re treating them like men">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracy Harkison, Associate Professor, School of Hospitality and Tourism, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images What should visiting Aotearoa New Zealand cost your average tourist? The government has suggested raising the price of admission – otherwise known as the international visitor conservation and tourism levy (IVL) – ... <a title="Welcome to NZ – now pay up: the risks and rewards of raising the foreign tourist tax" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/welcome-to-nz-now-pay-up-the-risks-and-rewards-of-raising-the-foreign-tourist-tax-232138/" aria-label="Read more about Welcome to NZ – now pay up: the risks and rewards of raising the foreign tourist tax">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Parisa Ziaesaeidi, Associate Lecturer in Architecture, Western Sydney University A prefabricated housing estate Robert Kneschke/Shutterstock The National Cabinet set an ambitious target of building 1.2 million well-located homes over the next five years to tackle Australia’s housing crisis. The focus of the National Housing Accord is on ... <a title="Prefabs and the ‘missing middle’: how to get Australia back on track to build 1.2 million homes in the next 5 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/prefabs-and-the-missing-middle-how-to-get-australia-back-on-track-to-build-1-2-million-homes-in-the-next-5-years-231373/" aria-label="Read more about Prefabs and the ‘missing middle’: how to get Australia back on track to build 1.2 million homes in the next 5 years">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stijn Glorie, Associate Professor of Geology, University of Adelaide University of Adelaide In parts of South Australia, long stretches of beach are often blanketed in large patches of pink sand. Strong swells can dump drifts of reddish grains of garnet along the shore – but the origin ... <a title="South Australia’s enigmatic pink sand was born in ice-covered Antarctic mountains, new research shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/south-australias-enigmatic-pink-sand-was-born-in-ice-covered-antarctic-mountains-new-research-shows-230781/" aria-label="Read more about South Australia’s enigmatic pink sand was born in ice-covered Antarctic mountains, new research shows">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Eldridge, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, Swinburne University of Technology Hello Dinny/Shutterstock Spicy foods taste spicy because they contain a family of compounds called capsaicinoids. Capsaicin is the major culprit. It’s found in chillies, jalapeños, cayenne pepper, and is even the active ingredient in pepper spray. Capsaicin ... <a title="Why doesn’t water help with spicy food? What about milk or beer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/why-doesnt-water-help-with-spicy-food-what-about-milk-or-beer-226624/" aria-label="Read more about Why doesn’t water help with spicy food? What about milk or beer?">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Isakhan, Professor of International Politics, Deakin University War brings not just unimaginable human suffering, but also the destruction of significant heritage sites. Israel’s bombardment of Gaza reportedly wrecked the once-majestic Great Omari Mosque late last year. A Russian attack reportedly did significant damage to the Church ... <a title="Reconstructing heritage after war: what we learned from asking 1,600 Syrians about rebuilding Aleppo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/reconstructing-heritage-after-war-what-we-learned-from-asking-1-600-syrians-about-rebuilding-aleppo-229627/" aria-label="Read more about Reconstructing heritage after war: what we learned from asking 1,600 Syrians about rebuilding Aleppo">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University PanicAttack/Shutterstock CSIRO’s latest annual GenCost update, released last month, was billed as Australia’s “most comprehensive electricity generation cost report”. GenCost has proven to be highly controversial. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton previously levelled robust criticism at the report, specifically ... <a title="Known unknowns: controversy over CSIRO’s electricity report reveals an uncomfortable truth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/known-unknowns-controversy-over-csiros-electricity-report-reveals-an-uncomfortable-truth-231691/" aria-label="Read more about Known unknowns: controversy over CSIRO’s electricity report reveals an uncomfortable truth">Read more</a>
