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King Charles arrives in Samoa for ‘resilient environment’ CHOGM

October 24, 2024

By Susana Suisuiki, RNZ Pacific journalist in Apia King Charles III and his wife Queen Camilla have landed in Apia, Samoa. The monarch has been greeted by a guard of honour at the airport before being escorted to his accommodation in Siumu. Local villagers have lined the roadsides with lanterns to welcome His Royal Highness. ... <a title="King Charles arrives in Samoa for ‘resilient environment’ CHOGM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/24/king-charles-arrives-in-samoa-for-resilient-environment-chogm/" aria-label="Read more about King Charles arrives in Samoa for ‘resilient environment’ CHOGM">Read more</a>

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Abortion is back in the headlines in Australia. The debates in the United States tell us why

October 24, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Prudence Flowers, Senior Lecturer in US History, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Flinders University The 2022 news that the US Supreme Court had overturned Roe v Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortion sent shockwaves around the world. For Australian opponents of abortion who ... <a title="Abortion is back in the headlines in Australia. The debates in the United States tell us why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/24/abortion-is-back-in-the-headlines-in-australia-the-debates-in-the-united-states-tell-us-why-241778/" aria-label="Read more about Abortion is back in the headlines in Australia. The debates in the United States tell us why">Read more</a>

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Being mentally flexible might influence our attitudes to vaccination, a new study shows

October 24, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Gomes-Ng, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Making decisions about our health is a complex and sometimes difficult process. On top of our own attitudes, experiences and perspectives, we are inundated with information from other people (friends, family, health professionals) and from ... <a title="Being mentally flexible might influence our attitudes to vaccination, a new study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/24/being-mentally-flexible-might-influence-our-attitudes-to-vaccination-a-new-study-shows-241559/" aria-label="Read more about Being mentally flexible might influence our attitudes to vaccination, a new study shows">Read more</a>

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Cultural burning isn’t just important to Indigenous culture – it’s essential to Australia’s disaster management

October 24, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bhiamie Williamson, Research Fellow, Monash University Toa55/Shutterstock Last month, Australia’s newly appointed minister for emergency management, Senator Jenny McAllister, and Senator Tony Sheldon, special envoy for disaster recovery, took part in a cultural burn outside Lismore in New South Wales, as part of the National Gathering on ... <a title="Cultural burning isn’t just important to Indigenous culture – it’s essential to Australia’s disaster management" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/24/cultural-burning-isnt-just-important-to-indigenous-culture-its-essential-to-australias-disaster-management-241269/" aria-label="Read more about Cultural burning isn’t just important to Indigenous culture – it’s essential to Australia’s disaster management">Read more</a>

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If a Year 12 student gets an early offer for uni, does it mean they stop trying?

October 24, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew J. Martin, Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney Ground Picture/Shutterstock Early entry schemes for university – where students get an offer before their final exams – are increasingly popular. For example, more than 27,000 students applied to the Universities Admissions Centre (which mostly ... <a title="If a Year 12 student gets an early offer for uni, does it mean they stop trying?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/24/if-a-year-12-student-gets-an-early-offer-for-uni-does-it-mean-they-stop-trying-241787/" aria-label="Read more about If a Year 12 student gets an early offer for uni, does it mean they stop trying?">Read more</a>

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Unemployment’s up, house prices are stagnating. But is the Victorian economy doing as badly as it seems?

October 24, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hayward, Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, RMIT University The early 1990s in Victoria were tough. The economy was contracting severely, the population was shrinking, employment was collapsing and the unemployment rate skyrocketed to the highest in the land. A long-term Labor government got the blame for ... <a title="Unemployment’s up, house prices are stagnating. But is the Victorian economy doing as badly as it seems?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/24/unemployments-up-house-prices-are-stagnating-but-is-the-victorian-economy-doing-as-badly-as-it-seems-241762/" aria-label="Read more about Unemployment’s up, house prices are stagnating. But is the Victorian economy doing as badly as it seems?">Read more</a>

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Netflix’s Territory is a Succession-like drama packed with family rivalry and betrayal, set in Australia’s outback

October 24, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexa Scarlata, Research Fellow, Media & Communication, RMIT University Netflix The Australian commissioning team at Netflix has had a pretty good run over the past 12 months. In January, the adaptation of Trent Dalton’s novel Boy Swallows Universe proved to be the most successful Australian-made show to ... <a title="Netflix’s Territory is a Succession-like drama packed with family rivalry and betrayal, set in Australia’s outback" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/24/netflixs-territory-is-a-succession-like-drama-packed-with-family-rivalry-and-betrayal-set-in-australias-outback-241896/" aria-label="Read more about Netflix’s Territory is a Succession-like drama packed with family rivalry and betrayal, set in Australia’s outback">Read more</a>

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This Atlanta neighborhood hired a case manager to address rising homelessness − and it’s improving health and safety for everyone

October 24, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ishita Chordia, Ph.D. Candidate in Information Science, University of Washington Mural by artist Chris Wright on Metropolitan Avenue in East Atlanta. Art Rudick/Atlanta Street Art Map, CC BY-ND Homelessness has surged across the United States in recent years, rising 19% from 2016 though 2023. The main cause ... <a title="This Atlanta neighborhood hired a case manager to address rising homelessness − and it’s improving health and safety for everyone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/24/this-atlanta-neighborhood-hired-a-case-manager-to-address-rising-homelessness-and-its-improving-health-and-safety-for-everyone-236466/" aria-label="Read more about This Atlanta neighborhood hired a case manager to address rising homelessness − and it’s improving health and safety for everyone">Read more</a>

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Kanak leader Christian Tein’s jailing in France overturned in new legal twist

October 24, 2024

Asia Pacific Report France’s Supreme Court has overturned a judgment imprisoning pretrial in mainland France Kanak pro-independence leader Christian Tein, who is widely regarded as a political prisoner, reports Libération. Tein, who is head of the CCAT (Field Action Coordination Unit) in New Caledonia was in August elected president of the main pro-independence umbrella group ... <a title="Kanak leader Christian Tein’s jailing in France overturned in new legal twist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/24/kanak-leader-christian-teins-jailing-in-france-overturned-in-new-legal-twist/" aria-label="Read more about Kanak leader Christian Tein’s jailing in France overturned in new legal twist">Read more</a>

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Prabowo’s presidency sparks fear and faint hope in Indonesia’s contested Papua

October 23, 2024

By Victor Mambor in Jayapura With Prabowo Subianto, a controversial former general installed as Indonesia’s new president, residents in the disputed Papua region were responding to this reality with anxiety and, for some, cautious optimism. The remote and resource-rich region has long been a flashpoint for conflict, with its people enduring decades of alleged military ... <a title="Prabowo’s presidency sparks fear and faint hope in Indonesia’s contested Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/prabowos-presidency-sparks-fear-and-faint-hope-in-indonesias-contested-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Prabowo’s presidency sparks fear and faint hope in Indonesia’s contested Papua">Read more</a>

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sally McManus on what unions want from Labor and Innes Willox on business wish list for Dutton

October 23, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Industrial relations will be hotly contested at next year’s election. Labor has introduced a raft of new worker protections and pushed for wage increases for lower paid workers. Business groups have argued against further red tape and claimed the government’s ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sally McManus on what unions want from Labor and Innes Willox on business wish list for Dutton" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/politics-with-michelle-grattan-sally-mcmanus-on-what-unions-want-from-labor-and-innes-willox-on-business-wish-list-for-dutton-242019/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sally McManus on what unions want from Labor and Innes Willox on business wish list for Dutton">Read more</a>

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NZ’s third-largest city sanctions Israel over illegal Palestine settlements

October 23, 2024

Asia Pacific Report Christchurch, New Zealand’s third-largest city, today became the first local government in the country to sanction Israel by voting to halt business with organisations involved in illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. It passed a resolution to amend its procurement policy to exclude companies building and maintaining illegal Israeli settlements on ... <a title="NZ’s third-largest city sanctions Israel over illegal Palestine settlements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/10/23/nzs-third-largest-city-sanctions-israel-over-illegal-palestine-settlements/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s third-largest city sanctions Israel over illegal Palestine settlements">Read more</a>