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January 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Orlando, Researcher, Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University Wachiwit/Shutterstock Roblox isn’t just another video game – it’s a massive virtual universe where nearly 90 million people from around the world create, play and socialise. This includes some 34 million children under 13 who spend ... <a title="‘Should I let my kid play Roblox?’ New safety features reduce risks – but more are needed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/22/should-i-let-my-kid-play-roblox-new-safety-features-reduce-risks-but-more-are-needed-246971/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Should I let my kid play Roblox?’ New safety features reduce risks – but more are needed">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne based), Curtin University Dragana Gordic/Shutterstock Anecdotal reports from some professionals have prompted concerns about young people using prescription benzodiazepines such as Xanax for recreational use. Border force detections of these drugs have almost doubled in the ... <a title="Why do some young people use Xanax recreationally? What are the risks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/22/why-do-some-young-people-use-xanax-recreationally-what-are-the-risks-247242/" aria-label="Read more about Why do some young people use Xanax recreationally? What are the risks?">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judy Lundy, Lecturer in Management, Edith Cowan University Vitalii Vodolazskyi/Shutterstock It’s been a significant day for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in the United States. Such initiatives are about providing equality of opportunity and a sense of being valued for all members of an organisation. But ... <a title="Trump has begun dismantling America’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Here’s why Australia may not follow suit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/22/trump-has-begun-dismantling-americas-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-initiatives-heres-why-australia-may-not-follow-suit-247694/" aria-label="Read more about Trump has begun dismantling America’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Here’s why Australia may not follow suit">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kimberley Connor, Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford Archaeology Center, Stanford University Sydney’s Hyde Park Barracks photographed in 1871, when the building served as a women’s immigration depot and asylum. City of Sydney Archives. Sydney’s Hyde Park Barracks was built between 1817 and 1819 to house male convicts. The ... <a title="History under the floorboards: decoding the diets of institutionalised women in 19th century Sydney" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/22/history-under-the-floorboards-decoding-the-diets-of-institutionalised-women-in-19th-century-sydney-244927/" aria-label="Read more about History under the floorboards: decoding the diets of institutionalised women in 19th century Sydney">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University NASA/Earth Observatory, CC BY-SA It’s now official. Last year was the warmest year on record globally and the first to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. This doesn’t mean it’s too late to rein in ... <a title="NZ’s climate policies are no longer enough to keep warming at 1.5°C – here’s what needs to happen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/22/nzs-climate-policies-are-no-longer-enough-to-keep-warming-at-1-5-c-heres-what-needs-to-happen-245829/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s climate policies are no longer enough to keep warming at 1.5°C – here’s what needs to happen">Read more</a>
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January 22, 2025
After sitting on the back benches as an MP for five terms, Lee was given the ethnic communities, economic development, and media and communications portfolios after the coalition government won the 2023 election. Lee was demoted from Cabinet in April last year, with Luxon stripping her of the media and communications portfolio. On Sunday, he ... <a title="Ethnic community leaders slam Lee’s removal from diversity portfolio" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/22/ethnic-community-leaders-slam-lees-removal-from-diversity-portfolio/" aria-label="Read more about Ethnic community leaders slam Lee’s removal from diversity portfolio">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra After rejecting calls for months, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese finally summoned a Tuesday national cabinet meeting to discuss Australia’s rising wave of antisemitic attacks and other incidents. This followed the torching of a childcare centre in Maroubra in Sydney overnight, ... <a title="Albanese finally summons national cabinet to consider antisemitism epidemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/albanese-finally-summons-national-cabinet-to-consider-antisemitism-epidemic-235637/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese finally summons national cabinet to consider antisemitism epidemic">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle A litmus test of Israel’s commitment to abandon genocide and start down the road towards lasting peace is whether they choose to release the most important of all the hostages, Marwan Barghouti. During the past 22 years in Israeli prisons he has been beaten, tortured, sexually molested and had limbs broken. ... <a title="Marwan Barghouti – the world’s most important hostage – must be freed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/marwan-barghouti-the-worlds-most-important-hostage-must-be-freed/" aria-label="Read more about Marwan Barghouti – the world’s most important hostage – must be freed">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tessa Leach, Research Manager, Industry, at Climateworks Centre, Monash University Maksim_Gusev/Shutterstock Aluminium is an exceptionally useful metal. Lightweight, resistant to rust and able to be turned into alloys with other metals. Small wonder it’s the second most used metal in the world after iron and demand is ... <a title="Making aluminium uses 10% of Australia’s electricity. Will tax incentives help smelters go green?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/making-aluminium-uses-10-of-australias-electricity-will-tax-incentives-help-smelters-go-green-247794/" aria-label="Read more about Making aluminium uses 10% of Australia’s electricity. Will tax incentives help smelters go green?">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Garrett, Research Associate, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney In a piece of pure political theatre, Donald Trump began his second presidency by signing a host of executive orders before a rapturous crowd of 20,000 in Washington on Monday. The orders immediately reversed swathes of ... <a title="Executive orders show Trump’s power and political theatre, but their impact may be limited" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/executive-orders-show-trumps-power-and-political-theatre-but-their-impact-may-be-limited-247892/" aria-label="Read more about Executive orders show Trump’s power and political theatre, but their impact may be limited">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gil Davis, Associate Professor and Director, Ancient Israel Program, Australian Catholic University Roman coins circa 8 BCE-7 BCE, during the rule of Augustus (Octavian). © The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-NC-SA Nowadays, we probably never stop to think about why money was invented. If you ... <a title="Trump’s meme coin is nothing new: it takes a page out of the ancient world’s playbook" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/trumps-meme-coin-is-nothing-new-it-takes-a-page-out-of-the-ancient-worlds-playbook-247807/" aria-label="Read more about Trump’s meme coin is nothing new: it takes a page out of the ancient world’s playbook">Read more</a>
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January 21, 2025
By Leah Lowonbu in Port Vila Vanuatu’s only incumbent female parliamentarian has lost her seat in a snap election leaving only one woman candidate in contention after an unofficial vote count. The unofficial counting at polling locations indicated the majority of the 52 incumbent MPs have been reelected but also with some high profile departures. ... <a title="Vanuatu risks return to all-male parliament in snap election in spite of strong ‘ vot woman’ campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/21/vanuatu-risks-return-to-all-male-parliament-in-snap-election-in-spite-of-strong-vot-woman-campaign/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu risks return to all-male parliament in snap election in spite of strong ‘ vot woman’ campaign">Read more</a>
