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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Vice-Chancellor Professor Paddy Nixon talk about this week in politics. They discuss the imminent election-oriented budget, the government’s about-face to finally accept the New Zealand offer to resettle up ... <a title="VIDEO: On budgeting and barnacle-scraping" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/video-on-budgeting-and-barnacle-scraping-180022/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: On budgeting and barnacle-scraping">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Wallis, Professor of International Security, University of Adelaide The draft security agreement between China and Solomon Islands circulating on social media raises important questions about how the Australian government and national security community understand power dynamics in the Pacific Islands. In Australian debates, the term “influence” ... <a title="Saying China ‘bought’ a military base in the Solomons is simplistic and shows how little Australia understands power in the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/saying-china-bought-a-military-base-in-the-solomons-is-simplistic-and-shows-how-little-australia-understands-power-in-the-pacific-180020/" aria-label="Read more about Saying China ‘bought’ a military base in the Solomons is simplistic and shows how little Australia understands power in the Pacific">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As the devastating war in Ukraine continues, Michelle Grattan speaks with ABC journalist Sarah Ferguson about her experiences in reporting her Four Corners episode Despair and Defiance – how she was able to capture this story – and her views ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sarah Ferguson on reporting from Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/politics-with-michelle-grattan-sarah-ferguson-on-reporting-from-ukraine-180023/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Sarah Ferguson on reporting from Ukraine">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin Moore, Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock From rainforests to savannas, ecosystems on land absorb almost 30% of the carbon dioxide human activities release into the atmosphere. These ecosystems are critical to stop the planet warming beyond 1.5℃ this century – but climate change ... <a title="In 20 years of studying how ecosystems absorb carbon, here’s why we’re worried about a tipping point of collapse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/in-20-years-of-studying-how-ecosystems-absorb-carbon-heres-why-were-worried-about-a-tipping-point-of-collapse-179554/" aria-label="Read more about In 20 years of studying how ecosystems absorb carbon, here’s why we’re worried about a tipping point of collapse">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Gerber, Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University Shutterstock On Wednesday, a United Nations committee became the first international law body to recognise that criminalising female same-sex sexual activity is a fundamental breach of human rights. The landmark decision means all countries that criminalise women having ... <a title="UN committee rules anti-lesbian sex laws breach human rights in landmark decision" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/un-committee-rules-anti-lesbian-sex-laws-breach-human-rights-in-landmark-decision-179936/" aria-label="Read more about UN committee rules anti-lesbian sex laws breach human rights in landmark decision">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rochelle Matacz, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Meet Eli. He entered the second year of his life with gusto and now, aged 18 months, he is discovering new things every day including ideas he wants to try out immediately. Like, right now. Waiting is not ... <a title="Yes, the ‘terrible twos’ are full-on – but let’s look at things from a child’s perspective" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/yes-the-terrible-twos-are-full-on-but-lets-look-at-things-from-a-childs-perspective-177633/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, the ‘terrible twos’ are full-on – but let’s look at things from a child’s perspective">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Carving up the Papuan provincial cake. Graphic: Image: Lugas/tirto.id On Thursday, 10 March 2022, thousands of Papuan people in the Lapago Wamena Cultural Area took to the streets to paralyse Wamena city. They occupied Wamena City. They rejected the Indonesian colonial plan to expand Papua province.Remember: The voice of the people is the voice of ... <a title="How colonial puppeteer Indonesia uses ‘autonomy’ to disempower Papuans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/how-colonial-puppeteer-indonesia-uses-autonomy-to-disempower-papuans/" aria-label="Read more about How colonial puppeteer Indonesia uses ‘autonomy’ to disempower Papuans">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allison Henry, PhD candidate, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney A report commissioned by Universities Australia released on Wednesday found one in 20 (4.5%) students had been sexually assaulted since starting at university. The National Student Safety Survey report also found one in two students (48%) ... <a title="Sexual assault and harassment on campus: universities haven’t made reporting easy. They need effective regulation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/sexual-assault-and-harassment-on-campus-universities-havent-made-reporting-easy-they-need-effective-regulation-179843/" aria-label="Read more about Sexual assault and harassment on campus: universities haven’t made reporting easy. They need effective regulation">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shane Keating, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics and Oceanography, UNSW Sydney NASA Want to go to space? It could cost you. This month, the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft will make the first fully-private, crewed flight to the International Space Station. The going price for a seat is US$55 ... <a title="Tiny satellites are changing the way we explore our planet and beyond" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/tiny-satellites-are-changing-the-way-we-explore-our-planet-and-beyond-179667/" aria-label="Read more about Tiny satellites are changing the way we explore our planet and beyond">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Fielding, Lecturer, University of Adelaide Several months ago, Australia’s Murdoch media news outlets launched a new climate change campaign advocating a path toward net-zero emissions by 2050. The launch included a 16-page wraparound supplement in all of its tabloids supporting the need for climate action. We ... <a title="Is News Corp following through on its climate change backflip? My analysis of its flood coverage suggests not" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/is-news-corp-following-through-on-its-climate-change-backflip-my-analysis-of-its-flood-coverage-suggests-not-179468/" aria-label="Read more about Is News Corp following through on its climate change backflip? My analysis of its flood coverage suggests not">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Polyakov, Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences., The University of Melbourne Shutterstock In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and overwhelming destruction of property and loss of innocent lives, a number of western companies – from McDonalds to Apple – stopped or ... <a title="Western pharma companies should supply only essential medicines to Russia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/western-pharma-companies-should-supply-only-essential-medicines-to-russia-179658/" aria-label="Read more about Western pharma companies should supply only essential medicines to Russia">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karly Burch, Research Fellow, University of Otago Satellite image/Maxar Technologies – via Getty Images At least seven forest fires continue to burn around the Russian-held Chernobyl nuclear site in Ukraine, raising fears radionuclides could spread from the defunct facility. Earlier this week, the Ukrainian parliament issued a ... <a title="The Russian takeover of the defunct Chernobyl site challenges the ‘peaceful, safe and sustainable’ branding of nuclear energy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/25/the-russian-takeover-of-the-defunct-chernobyl-site-challenges-the-peaceful-safe-and-sustainable-branding-of-nuclear-energy-179299/" aria-label="Read more about The Russian takeover of the defunct Chernobyl site challenges the ‘peaceful, safe and sustainable’ branding of nuclear energy">Read more</a>
