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May 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Winter, Associate Professor in Political Theory, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith’s recent announcement that the government would reinstate a total ban on prisoners voting was in keeping with the coalition’s overall tough-on-crime approach. The move was called “ridiculous” and ... <a title="A prisoner voting ban shows again how few checks there are on parliamentary power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/a-prisoner-voting-ban-shows-again-how-few-checks-there-are-on-parliamentary-power-256226/" aria-label="Read more about A prisoner voting ban shows again how few checks there are on parliamentary power">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2025
By Coco Lance, RNZ Pacific digital journalist A new Auckland-based kava business has found itself at the heart of a cultural debate, with critics raising concerns about appropriation, authenticity, and the future of kava as a deeply rooted Pacific tradition. Vibes Kava, co-founded by Charles Byram and Derek Hillen, operates out of New Leaf Kombucha ... <a title="‘We’re just doing our best’ – cultural backlash hits Auckland kava business" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/were-just-doing-our-best-cultural-backlash-hits-auckland-kava-business/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We’re just doing our best’ – cultural backlash hits Auckland kava business">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist The escalation of violence in West Papua is on par with some of the most intense times of conflict over the past six decades, a human rights researcher says. The United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP) claims that Indonesia killed at least one civilian and severely injured another ... <a title="‘Fighting more frequent now’ – researcher warns of escalating West Papua conflict" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/fighting-more-frequent-now-researcher-warns-of-escalating-west-papua-conflict/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Fighting more frequent now’ – researcher warns of escalating West Papua conflict">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Farah N. Jan, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Pennsylvania A member of the Indian Border Security Force stands guard near the India-Pakistan border. Narinder Nanu/AFP via Getty Images India and Pakistan have seen the scenario play out before: a terror attack in which Indians are ... <a title="India-Pakistan ceasefire shouldn’t disguise fact that norms have changed in South Asia, making future de-escalation much harder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/india-pakistan-ceasefire-shouldnt-disguise-fact-that-norms-have-changed-in-south-asia-making-future-de-escalation-much-harder-256285/" aria-label="Read more about India-Pakistan ceasefire shouldn’t disguise fact that norms have changed in South Asia, making future de-escalation much harder">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Forstenzer, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Co-Director of the Centre for Engaged Philosophy, University of Sheffield The Anger of Achilles by Jacques-Louis David (1819). Kimbell Art Museum Homer’s Iliad is one of the foundational stories of European civilisation. The Iliad is a long poem – an ... <a title="Homer’s Iliad is a rap battle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/homers-iliad-is-a-rap-battle-252562/" aria-label="Read more about Homer’s Iliad is a rap battle">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Beverland, Professor of Brand Management, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex Whatever you think of his personality or politics, it’s impossible to deny the success of Donald Trump as a brand. Supporters and detractors across the world are transfixed by his second term as ... <a title="Major brands don’t need to kowtow to Trump: they have the power to bring people together" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/major-brands-dont-need-to-kowtow-to-trump-they-have-the-power-to-bring-people-together-249401/" aria-label="Read more about Major brands don’t need to kowtow to Trump: they have the power to bring people together">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hrvoje Tkalčić, Professor, Head of Geophysics, Director of Warramunga Array, Australian National University UAESA / MBRSC / Hope Mars Mission / EXI / Andrea Luck, CC BY Evidence is mounting that a secret lies beneath the dusty red plains of Mars, one that could redefine our view ... <a title="Meteorites and marsquakes hint at an underground ocean of liquid water on the Red Planet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/meteorites-and-marsquakes-hint-at-an-underground-ocean-of-liquid-water-on-the-red-planet-255408/" aria-label="Read more about Meteorites and marsquakes hint at an underground ocean of liquid water on the Red Planet">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Coomber, PhD Candidate, Pharmaceutical Supply Chains, The University of Queensland IM Imagery/Shutterstock About 400 medicines are in short supply in Australia. Of these, about 30 are categorised as critical. These are ones with a life-threatening or serious impact on patients, and with no readily available substitutes. ... <a title="Why doesn’t Australia make more medicines? Wouldn’t that fix drug shortages?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/why-doesnt-australia-make-more-medicines-wouldnt-that-fix-drug-shortages-255766/" aria-label="Read more about Why doesn’t Australia make more medicines? Wouldn’t that fix drug shortages?">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Mason, PhD candidate in Conservation Biology, Deakin University Kristian Bell/Shutterstock Killing carnivores to protect livestock, wildlife and people is an emotive and controversial issue that can cause community conflict. Difficult decisions about managing predators must be supported by strong scientific evidence. In Australia, predators such as ... <a title="Farmers fear dingoes are eating their livestock – but predator poo tells an unexpected story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/farmers-fear-dingoes-are-eating-their-livestock-but-predator-poo-tells-an-unexpected-story-254787/" aria-label="Read more about Farmers fear dingoes are eating their livestock – but predator poo tells an unexpected story">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2025
ANALYSIS: By Robert Inlakesh Israel is in a weak position and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s extremism knows no bounds. The only other way around an eventual regional war is the ousting of the Israeli prime minister. US President Donald Trump has closed his line of communication with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to various ... <a title="‘Cutting off communications’ – did Trump really just turn his back on Israel?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/12/cutting-off-communications-did-trump-really-just-turn-his-back-on-israel/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Cutting off communications’ – did Trump really just turn his back on Israel?">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s confirmation she will run for Liberal deputy has put the members of an already shell-shocked party into a new spin. Tuesday’s leadership contest, where the numbers are said to be tight, is a battle for the direction ... <a title="View from The Hill: if Jacinta Nampijinpa Price became Liberal deputy it would be a wild ride" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/11/view-from-the-hill-if-jacinta-nampijinpa-price-became-liberal-deputy-it-would-be-a-wild-ride-255964/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: if Jacinta Nampijinpa Price became Liberal deputy it would be a wild ride">Read more</a>
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May 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Industry Minister Ed Husic, dumped from the frontbench ahead of Anthony Albanese’s announcement of his new ministry, has made an excoriating attack on Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, describing him as a “factional assassin”. Marles, chief of the Victorian right, ... <a title="Dumped minister Ed Husic labels Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles ‘factional assassin’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/11/dumped-minister-ed-husic-labels-deputy-prime-minister-richard-marles-factional-assassin-255962/" aria-label="Read more about Dumped minister Ed Husic labels Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles ‘factional assassin’">Read more</a>
