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November 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ellie Martus, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University Halit Sadik, Shutterstock For the third year in a row, the United Nations Climate Change Conference will be hosted by an authoritarian state that sells fossil fuels. This week the 29th “conference ... <a title="Authoritarian fossil fuel states keep hosting climate conferences – how do these regimes operate and what do they want?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/12/authoritarian-fossil-fuel-states-keep-hosting-climate-conferences-how-do-these-regimes-operate-and-what-do-they-want-240564/" aria-label="Read more about Authoritarian fossil fuel states keep hosting climate conferences – how do these regimes operate and what do they want?">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nina Ives, PhD Candidate in Climate Change, Auckland University of Technology NASA/Getty Images This year’s United Nations climate summit, the Conference of the Parties (COP29) which starts in Azerbaijan this week, has been dubbed the “finance COP”. Its key focus is on establishing a new collective goal ... <a title="COP29: who pays for climate action in developing nations – and how much – becomes more urgent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/12/cop29-who-pays-for-climate-action-in-developing-nations-and-how-much-becomes-more-urgent-242678/" aria-label="Read more about COP29: who pays for climate action in developing nations – and how much – becomes more urgent">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Western Australian Labor premier Roger Cook has asked for advice about the implications of a possible March federal election clashing with the state poll. The WA election is on March 8. The state has fixed terms. The Albanese government ... <a title="WA premier seeks advice about a possible early federal poll clashing with state election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/wa-premier-seeks-advice-about-a-possible-early-federal-poll-clashing-with-state-election-243375/" aria-label="Read more about WA premier seeks advice about a possible early federal poll clashing with state election">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Thomson, PhD candidate, Senior Research Assistant, School of Education, The University of Queensland Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s new fantasy novel for primary students, Billy and the Epic Escape, features a First Nations character. As The Guardian reports, it features a “young First Nations girl living in ... <a title="Jamie Oliver’s novel really missed the mark. There are plenty of fantastic First Nations’ books if schools look for them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/jamie-olivers-novel-really-missed-the-mark-there-are-plenty-of-fantastic-first-nations-books-if-schools-look-for-them-243359/" aria-label="Read more about Jamie Oliver’s novel really missed the mark. There are plenty of fantastic First Nations’ books if schools look for them">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett Biles, Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Engagement and Research; Senior Scientia Lecturer, UNSW Sydney Despite decades of policy interventions, the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is declining against defined targets. And yet, health and wellbeing continue to be measured against deficit-focused “gaps” between Aboriginal and ... <a title="Practising culture on Country can improve Aboriginal people’s health and wellbeing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/practising-culture-on-country-can-improve-aboriginal-peoples-health-and-wellbeing-241564/" aria-label="Read more about Practising culture on Country can improve Aboriginal people’s health and wellbeing">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Kilah, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Tasmania Towfiqu ahamed barbhuiya/Shutterstock When shopping for a laundry detergent, the array of choices is baffling. All of the products will likely get your laundry somewhat cleaner. But what gets the best outcome for your clothes and your budget? ... <a title="What’s the difference between liquid and powder laundry detergent? It’s not just the obvious" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/whats-the-difference-between-liquid-and-powder-laundry-detergent-its-not-just-the-obvious-239850/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between liquid and powder laundry detergent? It’s not just the obvious">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images The rationale behind the coalition government’s proposed reform of New Zealand’s gun laws sounds reasonable on the face of it. Responsible gun owners, shooting ranges and clubs deserve a sensible legal framework and a viable financial footing. ... <a title="Firearms law reform: the case for making club membership compulsory for NZ gun owners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/firearms-law-reform-the-case-for-making-club-membership-compulsory-for-nz-gun-owners-243252/" aria-label="Read more about Firearms law reform: the case for making club membership compulsory for NZ gun owners">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rolf Schlagloth, Koala Ecologist, CQUniversity Australia IngeBlessas/Shutterstock Warning: this article contains graphic images some readers may find distressing The beloved koala is now endangered in New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory. The tree-dwelling marsupial is threatened by land clearing, loss of its favourite eucalypts, ... <a title="‘Death hotspot’: we found 145 koalas killed along a single Queensland highway last year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/death-hotspot-we-found-145-koalas-killed-along-a-single-queensland-highway-last-year-242585/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Death hotspot’: we found 145 koalas killed along a single Queensland highway last year">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ming Gao, Research Scholar, Gender and Women’s History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University bigshot01/Shutterstock In South Korea, a growing number of young women are rejecting societal expectations of marriage, motherhood and heterosexual relationships, known as the “4B Movement” or the “4 Nos”. The “B” is a homophone ... <a title="‘A woman is not a baby-making machine’: a brief history of South Korea’s 4B movement – and why it’s making waves in America" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/a-woman-is-not-a-baby-making-machine-a-brief-history-of-south-koreas-4b-movement-and-why-its-making-waves-in-america-243355/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A woman is not a baby-making machine’: a brief history of South Korea’s 4B movement – and why it’s making waves in America">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adriana Vargas Saenz, Lead Researcher at Atlassian & Honorary Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne Raushan_films/Shutterstock Intimate partner violence is a global scourge. One in four Australian women have experienced physical or sexual violence at the hands of an intimate partner. The perpetrators ... <a title="Young men who see women as objects are more likely to be violent towards their partners: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/young-men-who-see-women-as-objects-are-more-likely-to-be-violent-towards-their-partners-new-research-242578/" aria-label="Read more about Young men who see women as objects are more likely to be violent towards their partners: new research">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Griffith, Professor of Avian Behavioural Ecology, Macquarie University A dusky lory (Pseudeos fuscata). dwi putra stock/Shutterstock Across the animal kingdom, birds are some of the most colourful creatures of all. But how did all the amazingly coloured different bird species arise? Nearly all birds with bright ... <a title="A single atom can change the colour of a bird. These are the genes responsible" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/a-single-atom-can-change-the-colour-of-a-bird-these-are-the-genes-responsible-242685/" aria-label="Read more about A single atom can change the colour of a bird. These are the genes responsible">Read more</a>
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November 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A national Newspoll, conducted November 4–8 from a sample of 1,261, gave the Coalition a 51–49 lead, unchanged since the previous Newspoll in early October. Primary votes ... <a title="Coalition retains narrow Newspoll lead as Dutton gains; where Democrats may have erred in US election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/11/coalition-retains-narrow-newspoll-lead-as-dutton-gains-where-democrats-may-have-erred-in-us-election-241921/" aria-label="Read more about Coalition retains narrow Newspoll lead as Dutton gains; where Democrats may have erred in US election">Read more</a>
