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March 11, 2025
By Terence Malapa in Port Vila Vanuatu’s media community was in mourning today following the death of Marc Neil-Jones, founder of the Trading Post Vanuatu, which later became the Vanuatu Daily Post, and also radio 96BuzzFM. He was 67. His fearless pursuit of press freedom and dedication to truth have left an indelible mark on ... <a title="Vanuatu mourns loss of iconic Pacific media pioneer Marc Neil-Jones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/vanuatu-mourns-loss-of-iconic-pacific-media-pioneer-marc-neil-jones/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu mourns loss of iconic Pacific media pioneer Marc Neil-Jones">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naomi Smith, Lecturer in Sociology, University of the Sunshine Coast Last Monday, March 3, the Bureau of Meteorology warned residents of Queensland and New South Wales that Tropical Cyclone Alfred was coming their way. The storm was expected to hit the coast on Thursday or Friday. By ... <a title="Why conspiracy theories and misinformation spread in the long wait for Cyclone Alfred" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/why-conspiracy-theories-and-misinformation-spread-in-the-long-wait-for-cyclone-alfred-251899/" aria-label="Read more about Why conspiracy theories and misinformation spread in the long wait for Cyclone Alfred">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University Shortly after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, the new government led by rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa pledged to unite Syrians and establish a “civil peace” in the country. In recent days, this fragile peace has ... <a title="After mass killings in Syria, can a fragmented country stay united?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/after-mass-killings-in-syria-can-a-fragmented-country-stay-united-251903/" aria-label="Read more about After mass killings in Syria, can a fragmented country stay united?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keiran Hardy, Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University The recent discovery of a caravan full of explosives in Dural, in Sydney’s northwest, caused significant fear about the possibility of a mass casualty attack. On Monday, the Australian Federal Police declared it and 14 antisemitic attacks a ... <a title="Is ‘fake’ terrorism still terrorism? Here’s what the Sydney caravan incident tells us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/is-fake-terrorism-still-terrorism-heres-what-the-sydney-caravan-incident-tells-us-251908/" aria-label="Read more about Is ‘fake’ terrorism still terrorism? Here’s what the Sydney caravan incident tells us">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roger Jones, Professorial Research Fellow, Victoria University Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred is the latest in a succession of extreme rainfall events to wreak havoc on coastal communities in New South Wales and Queensland. Over 500 kilometres of coastline has been affected, with extreme rainfall and flooding reaching inland ... <a title="In the wake of Alfred, how do we think about and measure the cost of catastrophes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/in-the-wake-of-alfred-how-do-we-think-about-and-measure-the-cost-of-catastrophes-251704/" aria-label="Read more about In the wake of Alfred, how do we think about and measure the cost of catastrophes?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney While some parts of southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales are still on alert for flooding, others are starting the difficult clean-up process as flood waters recede. Stagnant water after floods provides the perfect ... <a title="First wind, then rain. Next come the mozzies – here’s how to reduce your risk of bites and infections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/first-wind-then-rain-next-come-the-mozzies-heres-how-to-reduce-your-risk-of-bites-and-infections-251260/" aria-label="Read more about First wind, then rain. Next come the mozzies – here’s how to reduce your risk of bites and infections">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Javier Leon, Associate Professor in Physical Geography, University of the Sunshine Coast For many people, the most visible impact of Cyclone Alfred was the damage big waves and storm surge did to their local beaches. Beaches in southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales are now scarred ... <a title="Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred – but most of this sand will return" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/beloved-beaches-were-washed-offshore-by-cyclone-alfred-but-most-of-this-sand-will-return-251599/" aria-label="Read more about Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred – but most of this sand will return">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tania King, Associate Professor in Social Epidemiology, The University of Melbourne A freeze on aid entering the Gaza Strip, imposed by Israel last week, means once again tons of urgent medical supplies and medicines are stuck at the border, with delivery uncertain. But supplies are only one ... <a title="Health-care workers should not be a target. In Gaza, their detention and death affect the entire population" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/health-care-workers-should-not-be-a-target-in-gaza-their-detention-and-death-affect-the-entire-population-251146/" aria-label="Read more about Health-care workers should not be a target. In Gaza, their detention and death affect the entire population">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Baker, Associate Professor, Migration and Education, Australian National University The damage inflicted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred on Queensland and northern New South Wales has been extensive. Several areas have had infrastructure badly damaged, and many homes have been destroyed. With natural disasters set to become “situation ... <a title="Regional Australia needs more workers to rebuild after disasters like Alfred. Skilled refugees could help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/regional-australia-needs-more-workers-to-rebuild-after-disasters-like-alfred-skilled-refugees-could-help-251909/" aria-label="Read more about Regional Australia needs more workers to rebuild after disasters like Alfred. Skilled refugees could help">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Matthews, Associate Professor and Head of School, School of Accountancy, Economics and Finance, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Andrzej Rostek/Getty Images Adrian Orr has so far not spoken about the reasons for his recent and unexpected resignation as Reserve Bank governor, but the sudden ... <a title="Calculated risk: will the next Reserve Bank governor relax capital requirements for banks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/calculated-risk-will-the-next-reserve-bank-governor-relax-capital-requirements-for-banks-251713/" aria-label="Read more about Calculated risk: will the next Reserve Bank governor relax capital requirements for banks?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A series of violent incidents and confrontations over the weekend in New Caledonia’s capital Nouméa and its surroundings, causing clashes with law enforcement agencies and several injuries. On Saturday night, in a bar and night-club in downtown Nouméa, a “Ladies Night” event dedicated to International Women’s ... <a title="Violent weekend brawl, clashes rock Greater Nouméa area" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/violent-weekend-brawl-clashes-rock-greater-noumea-area/" aria-label="Read more about Violent weekend brawl, clashes rock Greater Nouméa area">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deanna Tepper, Associate Lecturer, Psychology, La Trobe University Yang/Unsplash Domestic cats have been living alongside humans for an estimated 10,000 years, first as rodent control and then as the couch-warmers we know and love. A far cry from the lone predator lifestyle of their ancestors, today millions ... <a title="Do cats have ‘friends’, or do they always vie for territory? Animal experts weigh in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/do-cats-have-friends-or-do-they-always-vie-for-territory-animal-experts-weigh-in-249013/" aria-label="Read more about Do cats have ‘friends’, or do they always vie for territory? Animal experts weigh in">Read more</a>
