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January 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Byrne, Honorary Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne Should a US president by judged by what they achieved, or by what they failed to do? Joe Biden’s administration is over. Though we have an extensive record, it is difficult to assess ... <a title="Joe Biden’s presidency will be remembered as one that did not match the times, and a leader who failed to realise it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/18/joe-bidens-presidency-will-be-remembered-as-one-that-did-not-match-the-times-and-a-leader-who-failed-to-realise-it-246320/" aria-label="Read more about Joe Biden’s presidency will be remembered as one that did not match the times, and a leader who failed to realise it">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Lagipoiva Cherelle Jackson and Junior S. Ami With just over a year left in her tenure as Prime Minister of Samoa, Fiame Naomi Mata’afa faces a political upheaval threatening a peaceful end to her term. Ironically, the rule of law — the very principle that elevated her to power — has now become ... <a title="Samoa’s political future hangs in balance with Fiame leadership challenge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/18/samoas-political-future-hangs-in-balance-with-fiame-leadership-challenge/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa’s political future hangs in balance with Fiame leadership challenge">Read more</a>
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January 18, 2025
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor in Port Vila Today marks one month since a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu’s capital, Port Vila, claiming 14 lives, injuring more than 200 people, and displacing thousands more. Downtown Port Vila remains a no-go zone. Star Wharf, the international port, is still out of action and parts of the ... <a title="Vanuatu one month on: aftershocks, a no-go zone and anxiety" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/18/vanuatu-one-month-on-aftershocks-a-no-go-zone-and-anxiety/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu one month on: aftershocks, a no-go zone and anxiety">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney The acclaimed American filmmaker David Lynch has died at the age of 78. While a cause of death has yet to be publicly announced, Lynch, a lifelong tobacco enthusiast, revealed in 2024 he was suffering ... <a title="‘The complicated zone where the beautiful and the damned collide’: remembering David Lynch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/the-complicated-zone-where-the-beautiful-and-the-damned-collide-remembering-david-lynch-242904/" aria-label="Read more about ‘The complicated zone where the beautiful and the damned collide’: remembering David Lynch">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Monika Ferguson, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health, University of South Australia People presenting at emergency with mental health concerns are experiencing the longest wait times in Australia for admission to a ward, according to a new report from the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine. But with half ... <a title="What should I do if I can’t see a psychiatrist?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/what-should-i-do-if-i-cant-see-a-psychiatrist-247453/" aria-label="Read more about What should I do if I can’t see a psychiatrist?">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Blazevich, Professor of Biomechanics, Edith Cowan University We’re nearing the halfway point of this year’s Australian Open and players like the United States’ Reilly Opelka (ranked 170th in the world ) and France’s Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (ranked 30th) captured plenty of attention despite early-round exits. These ... <a title="Taller tennis players have a natural advantage – but shorter athletes shouldn’t despair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/taller-tennis-players-have-a-natural-advantage-but-shorter-athletes-shouldnt-despair-247460/" aria-label="Read more about Taller tennis players have a natural advantage – but shorter athletes shouldn’t despair">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Four researchers and authors from the Asia-Pacific region have provided diverse perspectives on the media in a new global book on intercultural communication. The Sage Handbook of Intercultural Communication published this week offers a global, interdisciplinary, and contextual approach to understanding the complexities of intercultural communication in our diverse and interconnected world. ... <a title="Pacific media perspectives featured by authors in new communication book" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/pacific-media-perspectives-featured-by-authors-in-new-communication-book/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific media perspectives featured by authors in new communication book">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin T. Jones, Senior Lecturer in History, CQUniversity Australia In his farewell address, outgoing US President Joe Biden warned “an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that literally threatens our entire democracy”. The comment suggests that, under Donald Trump’s second term ... <a title="What is an oligarchy, and is the United States poised to become one?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/what-is-an-oligarchy-and-is-the-united-states-poised-to-become-one-247566/" aria-label="Read more about What is an oligarchy, and is the United States poised to become one?">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hrvoje Tkalčić, Professor, Head of Geophysics, Director of Warramunga Array, Australian National University A map showing the ‘Martian dichotomy’: the southern highlands are in yellows and oranges, the northern lowlands in blues and greens. NASA / JPL / USGS Mars is home to perhaps the greatest mystery ... <a title="Why is one half of Mars so different to the other? ‘Marsquakes’ may have just revealed the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/why-is-one-half-of-mars-so-different-to-the-other-marsquakes-may-have-just-revealed-the-answer-246575/" aria-label="Read more about Why is one half of Mars so different to the other? ‘Marsquakes’ may have just revealed the answer">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madelaine Gamble Rosevear, Postdoctoral Fellow in Physical Oceanography, University of Tasmania The front of the Ross Ice Shelf floats in the Ross Sea, Antarctica. Matt Siegfried/Scripps Institution of Oceanography, CC BY-NC The size of the Antarctic ice sheet can be hard to comprehend. Two kilometres thick on ... <a title="How is Antarctica melting, exactly? Crucial details are beginning to come into focus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/how-is-antarctica-melting-exactly-crucial-details-are-beginning-to-come-into-focus-245660/" aria-label="Read more about How is Antarctica melting, exactly? Crucial details are beginning to come into focus">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marc C-Scott, Associate Professor of Screen Media | Deputy Associate Dean of Learning & Teaching, Victoria University Screenshot/YouTube The 2025 Australian Open (AO) broadcast may seem similar to previous years if you’re watching on the television. However, if you’re watching online via the official Australian Open TV ... <a title="Why the Australian Open’s online tennis coverage looks like a Wii sports game" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/why-the-australian-opens-online-tennis-coverage-looks-like-a-wii-sports-game-247350/" aria-label="Read more about Why the Australian Open’s online tennis coverage looks like a Wii sports game">Read more</a>
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January 17, 2025
By Anish Chand in Suva A Fiji community human rights coalition has called on Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka to halt his “reckless expansion” of government and refocus on addressing Fiji’s pressing challenges. The NGO Coalition on Human Rights (NGOCHR) said it was outraged by the abrupt and arbitrary reshuffling of government ministerial portfolios and the ... <a title="‘Enough is enough – halt this reckless expansion’, Fiji NGO tells Rabuka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/17/enough-is-enough-halt-this-reckless-expansion-fiji-ngo-tells-rabuka/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Enough is enough – halt this reckless expansion’, Fiji NGO tells Rabuka">Read more</a>
