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January 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Glenn Banks, Professor of Geography, School of People, Environment and Planning, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Getty Images Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s state-of-the-nation address yesterday focused on growth above all else. We shouldn’t rush to judgement, but at least one prominent financial commentator has concluded ... <a title="Luxon goes all out for growth in mining and tourism – we should be careful what he wishes for" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/24/luxon-goes-all-out-for-growth-in-mining-and-tourism-we-should-be-careful-what-he-wishes-for-248131/" aria-label="Read more about Luxon goes all out for growth in mining and tourism – we should be careful what he wishes for">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2025
RNZ Pacific Fiji’s Minister for Health and Medical Services has declared an HIV outbreak. Dr Ratu Atonio Rabici Lalabalavu announced 1093 new HIV cases from the period of January to September 2024. “This declaration reflects the alarming reality that HIV is evolving faster than our current services can cater for,” he said. “We need the ... <a title="‘Entire Pacific region at risk’, says UNAIDS on Fiji HIV outbreak" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/24/entire-pacific-region-at-risk-says-unaids-on-fiji-hiv-outbreak/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Entire Pacific region at risk’, says UNAIDS on Fiji HIV outbreak">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claudio Bozzi, Lecturer in Law, Deakin University Shutterstock On his way to the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro in November, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte to officially open a new US$3.6 billion (A$5.8 billion) deepwater mega-port in Peru called Chancay. China’s ... <a title="China has invested billions in ports around the world. This is why the West is so concerned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/24/china-has-invested-billions-in-ports-around-the-world-this-is-why-the-west-is-so-concerned-244733/" aria-label="Read more about China has invested billions in ports around the world. This is why the West is so concerned">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Murray, Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computing and Information Systems, The University of Melbourne Before the end of its first full day of operations, the new Trump administration gutted all advisory panels for the Department of Homeland Security. Among these was the well-respected Cyber Safety Review ... <a title="Trump has fired a major cyber security investigations body. It’s a risky move" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/24/trump-has-fired-a-major-cyber-security-investigations-body-its-a-risky-move-248106/" aria-label="Read more about Trump has fired a major cyber security investigations body. It’s a risky move">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2025
Pacific Media Watch The Al Jazeera Network has condemned the arrest of its occupied West Bank correspondent by Palestinian security services as a bid by the Israeli occupation to “block media coverage” of the military attack on Jenin. Israeli soldiers have killed at least 12 Palestinians in the three-day military assault that has rendered the ... <a title="Al Jazeera says correspondent’s arrest latest bid to gag Jenin coverage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/24/al-jazeera-says-correspondents-arrest-latest-bid-to-gag-jenin-coverage/" aria-label="Read more about Al Jazeera says correspondent’s arrest latest bid to gag Jenin coverage">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lowe, Chair in Contemporary History, Deakin University After many years of heated debate over whether January 26 is an appropriate date to celebrate Australia Day – with some councils and other groups shifting away from it – the tide appears to be turning among some groups. ... <a title="Support for changing date of Australia Day softens, but remains strong among young people: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/24/support-for-changing-date-of-australia-day-softens-but-remains-strong-among-young-people-new-research-247571/" aria-label="Read more about Support for changing date of Australia Day softens, but remains strong among young people: new research">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Whiterod, Science Program Manager, Goyder Institute for Water Research Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Research Centre, University of Adelaide Nick Whiterod Murray crayfish once thrived in the southern Murray-Darling Basin. The species was found everywhere from the headwaters of the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers in ... <a title="The world’s second largest freshwater crayfish was once plentiful in Australia’s longest river – we’re bringing it back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/24/the-worlds-second-largest-freshwater-crayfish-was-once-plentiful-in-australias-longest-river-were-bringing-it-back-236520/" aria-label="Read more about The world’s second largest freshwater crayfish was once plentiful in Australia’s longest river – we’re bringing it back">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wendy Hargreaves, Senior Learning Advisor, University of Southern Queensland There are two verses to Advance Australia Fair, but do you know the second? Probably not. It’s in our citizenship booklet, Our Common Bond, suggesting Aussies know it and new citizens could be questioned on it in their ... <a title="Few Australians know the second verse of our national anthem – or how out of date it is" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/24/few-australians-know-the-second-verse-of-our-national-anthem-or-how-out-of-date-it-is-246678/" aria-label="Read more about Few Australians know the second verse of our national anthem – or how out of date it is">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Bridgewater, Adjunct Professor in Conservation, University of Canberra Getty Images/Servais Mont Existing policies to tackle environmental challenges fail to take into account that biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution are intertwined crises and produce compounding and intensifying impacts. Policy measures taken in isolation are likely to ... <a title="We live in times of multiple entwined crises – but our policy responses aren’t keeping up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/24/we-live-in-times-of-multiple-entwined-crises-but-our-policy-responses-arent-keeping-up-247180/" aria-label="Read more about We live in times of multiple entwined crises – but our policy responses aren’t keeping up">Read more</a>
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January 24, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government if re-elected will provide a $10,000 incentive payment to apprentices to work in housing construction. The promise will be announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese when he addresses the National Press Club on Friday. The money would ... <a title="Albanese to promise $10,000 for apprentices in housing construction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/24/albanese-to-promise-10-000-for-apprentices-in-housing-construction-248142/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese to promise $10,000 for apprentices in housing construction">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2025
By Mark Rabago, RNZ Pacific Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas correspondent Two LGBTQIA+ advocates in the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) are up in arms over US President Donald Trump’s executive order rolling back protections for transgender people and terminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government. Pride Marianas founder Roberto Santos said Trump’s ... <a title="Northern Mariana Islands advocates hit back at Trump diversity directives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/northern-mariana-islands-advocates-hit-back-at-trump-diversity-directives/" aria-label="Read more about Northern Mariana Islands advocates hit back at Trump diversity directives">Read more</a>
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January 23, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Ricketson, Professor of Communication, Deakin University This week Prince Harry achieved something few before him have: an admission of guilt and unlawful behaviour from the Murdoch media organisation. But he also fell short of his long-stated goal of holding the Murdochs to account in a public ... <a title="Murdoch’s UK newspapers have apologised to Prince Harry. Where does it leave the legally embattled media empire?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/23/murdochs-uk-newspapers-have-apologised-to-prince-harry-where-does-it-leave-the-legally-embattled-media-empire-248110/" aria-label="Read more about Murdoch’s UK newspapers have apologised to Prince Harry. Where does it leave the legally embattled media empire?">Read more</a>
