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November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Baker, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago Getty Images The rising threat of epidemics and pandemics adds urgency for the government to act on the recommendations of the long-awaited inquiry into New Zealand’s COVID response. The Royal Commission of Inquiry into COVID-19 report found New ... <a title="The COVID inquiry report is an excellent guide to preparing for the next pandemic – health cuts put that at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/the-covid-inquiry-report-is-an-excellent-guide-to-preparing-for-the-next-pandemic-health-cuts-put-that-at-risk-244820/" aria-label="Read more about The COVID inquiry report is an excellent guide to preparing for the next pandemic – health cuts put that at risk">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The just-ended COP-29 in Baku, and the election of Donald Trump, have put the global response to climate change in the spotlight. Meanwhile back home, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen this week reported Australia is on track to meet its ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Climate Change Authority head Matt Kean says ‘put more solar panels on commercial rooftops’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/politics-with-michelle-grattan-climate-change-authority-head-matt-kean-says-put-more-solar-panels-on-commercial-rooftops-244827/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Climate Change Authority head Matt Kean says ‘put more solar panels on commercial rooftops’">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yucong Wang, Lecturer, University of Newcastle Earlier this month, China declared new “baselines” around Scarborough Reef, a large coral atoll topped by a handful of rocks barely above sea level in the South China Sea. By doing so, China reaffirmed its sovereignty claim over what has become ... <a title="Drawing lines in the South China Sea: what Beijing’s new claims over a disputed coral reef mean" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/drawing-lines-in-the-south-china-sea-what-beijings-new-claims-over-a-disputed-coral-reef-mean-244197/" aria-label="Read more about Drawing lines in the South China Sea: what Beijing’s new claims over a disputed coral reef mean">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra On Thursday night, after a whirlwind day in Canberra, the Senate finally passed the federal government’s long-delayed amendments to the Reserve Bank Act. The reforms will create two separate boards for the Reserve ... <a title="The Reserve Bank will now have a separate board just to set interest rates. Here’s why that’s significant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/the-reserve-bank-will-now-have-a-separate-board-just-to-set-interest-rates-heres-why-thats-significant-244833/" aria-label="Read more about The Reserve Bank will now have a separate board just to set interest rates. Here’s why that’s significant">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jasper de Bie, Research Fellow, Coastal and Marine Research Centre, Griffith University A humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae). SasinTipchai/Shutterstock This year’s humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) season in Australia has almost come to an end. The beloved mammals are on their way to Antarctica for a summer of feeding. ... <a title="A new model accurately predicts the migration of humpback whales – and may help them survive climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/a-new-model-accurately-predicts-the-migration-of-humpback-whales-and-may-help-them-survive-climate-change-244396/" aria-label="Read more about A new model accurately predicts the migration of humpback whales – and may help them survive climate change">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Salmond, Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Māori Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images After the hīkoi, the haka, the flags and the tumult, what next? In the absence of obvious answers, a thoughtful and respectful discussion about te Tiriti o Waitangi/Treaty of Waitangi ... <a title="After the hīkoi, the challenge: the Treaty principles debate and an honest reckoning with history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/after-the-hikoi-the-challenge-the-treaty-principles-debate-and-an-honest-reckoning-with-history-244806/" aria-label="Read more about After the hīkoi, the challenge: the Treaty principles debate and an honest reckoning with history">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Hickey-Moody, Professor of Intersectional Humanities, Maynooth, National University of Ireland, RMIT University Shutterstock I’m not sure if you remember Kaitlyn and Leah […] they are social media famous and they’re a couple. That was the first time I’d seen representation in a positive way, ‘cause of ... <a title="Trans youth are already among Australia’s most marginalised people. The social media ban could make this worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/trans-youth-are-already-among-australias-most-marginalised-people-the-social-media-ban-could-make-this-worse-244657/" aria-label="Read more about Trans youth are already among Australia’s most marginalised people. The social media ban could make this worse">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katharina Doehring, Freshwater Scientist, Cawthron Institute Blair Reid, CC BY-SA Water is the lifeblood of our planet. But in Aotearoa New Zealand, a staggering two-thirds of the rivers monitored for water quality are classified as unswimmable. Only 2% of large lakes are deemed to be in “good ... <a title="How sharing stories about river restoration can inspire others to take care of waterways" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/how-sharing-stories-about-river-restoration-can-inspire-others-to-take-care-of-waterways-241359/" aria-label="Read more about How sharing stories about river restoration can inspire others to take care of waterways">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amelia Leavesley, Research Fellow in Urban Sustainability, The University of Melbourne Mohamed Abdulraheem/Shutterstock Earlier this week, the mining magnate Andrew Forrest made headlines calling for a global “polymer premium” – or plastic tax – to be placed on every tonne of newly manufactured plastics. A tax like ... <a title="A tax on new plastic would slash waste – if built into the global treaty on plastics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/a-tax-on-new-plastic-would-slash-waste-if-built-into-the-global-treaty-on-plastics-244517/" aria-label="Read more about A tax on new plastic would slash waste – if built into the global treaty on plastics">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Glenys Oberg, PhD candidate in education and trauma, The University of Queensland DGL Images/ Shutterstock Teachers’ jobs involve more than just teaching the required curriculum. A significant part of their role includes providing emotional support to their students And with many students facing mental health challenges and ... <a title="‘I am exhausted’: Australian teachers speak about how compassion fatigue is harming them and their work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/i-am-exhausted-australian-teachers-speak-about-how-compassion-fatigue-is-harming-them-and-their-work-244519/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I am exhausted’: Australian teachers speak about how compassion fatigue is harming them and their work">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Toohey, Professor of Law, UNSW Sydney Philip Lange/Shutterstock This article is part of The Conversation’s “Business Basics” series where we ask experts to discuss key concepts in business, economics and finance. Thanks to US President-elect Donald Trump, the term “trade war” is back in the headlines. ... <a title="What’s a trade war?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/whats-a-trade-war-244750/" aria-label="Read more about What’s a trade war?">Read more</a>
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November 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Crabb, Director and CEO, Burnet Institute Alexander Grey/Unsplash Around 5–10% of people with COVID infections go on to experience long COVID, with symptoms lasting three months or more. Researchers have proposed several biological mechanisms to explain long COVID. However, in a perspective article published in the ... <a title="Long COVID appears to be driven by ‘long infection’. Here’s what the science says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/29/long-covid-appears-to-be-driven-by-long-infection-heres-what-the-science-says-244635/" aria-label="Read more about Long COVID appears to be driven by ‘long infection’. Here’s what the science says">Read more</a>
