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February 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Abdul Aziz, Lecturer in Media and Communication Studies, School of Arts and Social Sciences, Monash University Google’s search engine handles the vast majority of online searches worldwide. By one estimate, it fields 6.3 million queries every second. Because of the search engine’s enormous scale, its outputs can ... <a title="Unrest in Bangladesh is revealing the bias at the heart of Google’s search engine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/17/unrest-in-bangladesh-is-revealing-the-bias-at-the-heart-of-googles-search-engine-249131/" aria-label="Read more about Unrest in Bangladesh is revealing the bias at the heart of Google’s search engine">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies, Australian National University The dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is a serious blow to the soft power of the United States and disastrous for many poor countries where it helps provide humanitarian, ... <a title="In Afghanistan, families are forced to sell children to survive. Trump’s USAID cuts will be devastating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/17/in-afghanistan-families-are-forced-to-sell-children-to-survive-trumps-usaid-cuts-will-be-devastating-249713/" aria-label="Read more about In Afghanistan, families are forced to sell children to survive. Trump’s USAID cuts will be devastating">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Hoek, Professor in Public Health, University of Otago Shutterstock/Aliaksandr Barouski New Zealand’s smokefree law was hailed around the world for creating a smokefree generation that would have lifelong protection from smoking’s harms. The smokefree generation would have ended sales of tobacco products to anyone born on ... <a title="We asked young people if they wanted tighter vaping regulation to phase out nicotine – here’s what they said" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/17/we-asked-young-people-if-they-wanted-tighter-vaping-regulation-to-phase-out-nicotine-heres-what-they-said-249456/" aria-label="Read more about We asked young people if they wanted tighter vaping regulation to phase out nicotine – here’s what they said">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By George Disney, Research Fellow, Social Epidemiology, The University of Melbourne Edwin Tan/Getty Images When the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was established in 2013, one of its driving aims was to make disability services and support systems fairer. However, our new research shows significant inequalities remain, with ... <a title="NDIS reforms aim to make the scheme fairer. But we’ve found the groups struggling to gain access" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/17/ndis-reforms-aim-to-make-the-scheme-fairer-but-weve-found-the-groups-struggling-to-gain-access-248562/" aria-label="Read more about NDIS reforms aim to make the scheme fairer. But we’ve found the groups struggling to gain access">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hazel, Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide Ground Picture/Shutterstock Living with a pet brings many benefits, including constant presence, love and support. Pet ownership is also linked with a lower long-term risk of early death. Most of us would do anything ... <a title="‘I feel constant anxiety’: how caring for a seriously unwell pet can lead to stress and burnout" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/17/i-feel-constant-anxiety-how-caring-for-a-seriously-unwell-pet-can-lead-to-stress-and-burnout-247329/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I feel constant anxiety’: how caring for a seriously unwell pet can lead to stress and burnout">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Paul G Buchanan Here is a scenario, but first a broad brush-painted historical parallel. Hitler and the Nazis could well have accomplished everything that they wanted to do within German borders, including exterminating Jews, so long as they confined their ambitious to Germany itself. After all, the world pretty much sat and watched ... <a title="Paul Buchanan: Trump 2.0 and the limits of over-reach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/17/paul-buchanan-trump-2-0-and-the-limits-of-over-reach/" aria-label="Read more about Paul Buchanan: Trump 2.0 and the limits of over-reach">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra With the unembarrassed audacity parties show as an election nears, the government has stolen the opposition’s policy to ban foreign investors buying established homes. Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Housing Minister Clare O’Neil have announced foreigners won’t be able to purchase ... <a title="View from The Hill: government nabs Coalition policy on foreigners buying houses, Dutton eyes action on insurance companies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/16/view-from-the-hill-government-nabs-coalition-policy-on-foreigners-buying-houses-dutton-eyes-action-on-insurance-companies-250023/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: government nabs Coalition policy on foreigners buying houses, Dutton eyes action on insurance companies">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2025
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific presenter/Bulletin editor Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark maintains that Cook Islands, a realm of New Zealand, should have consulted Wellington before signing a “partnership” deal with China. “[Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown] seems to have signed behind the backs of his own people as well as of ... <a title="‘Clandestine’ Cook Islands-China deal ‘damaged’ NZ relationship, says Clark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/16/clandestine-cook-islands-china-deal-damaged-nz-relationship-says-clark/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Clandestine’ Cook Islands-China deal ‘damaged’ NZ relationship, says Clark">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2025
COMMENTARY: By Saige England Mediawatch on RNZ today strongly criticised Stuff and YouTube among other media for using Israeli propaganda’s “Outbrain” service. Outbrain is a company founded by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) military and its technology can be tracked back to a wealthy entrepreneur, which in this case could be a euphemism for a ... <a title="How Israeli propaganda filters into NZ media – drop it, says Mediawatch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/16/how-israeli-propaganda-filters-into-nz-media-drop-it-says-mediawatch/" aria-label="Read more about How Israeli propaganda filters into NZ media – drop it, says Mediawatch">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says the deal with China “complements, not replaces” the relationship with New Zealand after signing it yesterday. Brown said “The Action Plan for Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) 2025-2030” provides a structured framework for engagement between the Cook Islands and China. “Our relationship and ... <a title="China deal ‘complements, not replaces’ NZ relationship, says Cook Islands PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/16/china-deal-complements-not-replaces-nz-relationship-says-cook-islands-pm/" aria-label="Read more about China deal ‘complements, not replaces’ NZ relationship, says Cook Islands PM">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2025
Pacific Media Watch Fiji has reaffirmed its commitment to establishing an embassy in Israel, with plans to open the embassy in Jerusalem, despite global condemnation of Tel Aviv over the war in Gaza. This announcement came as the Coalition Cabinet prepared to discuss the matter in Suva next week, reports Fiji One News. Prime Minister ... <a title="Fiji and Israel strengthen bilateral relations, plan embassy opening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/15/fiji-and-israel-strengthen-bilateral-relations-plan-embassy-opening/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji and Israel strengthen bilateral relations, plan embassy opening">Read more</a>
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February 15, 2025
Pacific Media Watch Trump administration officials barred two Associated Press (AP) reporters from covering White House events this week because the US-based independent news agency did not change its style guide to align with the president’s political agenda. The AP is being punished for using the term “Gulf of Mexico,” which the president renamed “Gulf ... <a title="RSF demands White House restores AP’s access — and let press do its job" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/15/rsf-demands-white-house-restores-aps-access-and-let-press-do-its-job/" aria-label="Read more about RSF demands White House restores AP’s access — and let press do its job">Read more</a>
