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September 11, 2024
With similar Israel divestment motions having been passed at City of Sydney and Canterbury/Bankstown Councils, many had expected the motion to pass in what is supposed to be one of the most progressive areas of Sydney. Wendy Bacon reports on what went wrong. INVESTIGATION: By Wendy Bacon Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and the West ... <a title="Rightwing astroturfers infiltrate Australian local councils, fire up unrest over Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/rightwing-astroturfers-infiltrate-australian-local-councils-fire-up-unrest-over-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Rightwing astroturfers infiltrate Australian local councils, fire up unrest over Israel">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia’s domestic carrier Air Calédonie is set to launch a biweekly international connection to neighbouring Vanuatu. The new link is set to start operating from October 3 with two return flights, one on Mondays and the other on Thursdays. The company said this followed a ... <a title="New Caledonia crisis: Unrest-hit Air Calédonie in search of new markets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/new-caledonia-crisis-unrest-hit-air-caledonie-in-search-of-new-markets/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia crisis: Unrest-hit Air Calédonie in search of new markets">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William A. Stoltz, Lecturer and expert Associate, National Security College, Australian National University Jenari/Shutterstock The intensifying great power competition between the People’s Republic of China and the United States has meant the possibility of future war in the Indo-Pacific region has become a regular feature of Australia’s ... <a title="Fuel shortages and bare pharmacies: we need to talk about what a possible war with China could look like" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/fuel-shortages-and-bare-pharmacies-we-need-to-talk-about-what-a-possible-war-with-china-could-look-like-237461/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel shortages and bare pharmacies: we need to talk about what a possible war with China could look like">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Williams, Paediatrician & Infectious Diseases Physician; Senior Lecturer & NHMRC Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock Three children in far north Queensland have recently become unwell with meningococcal disease, a life-threatening infection caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis. Meanwhile, an adult and a child ... <a title="Meningococcal: what to know about this potentially deadly disease affecting Australian children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/meningococcal-what-to-know-about-this-potentially-deadly-disease-affecting-australian-children-238313/" aria-label="Read more about Meningococcal: what to know about this potentially deadly disease affecting Australian children">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Lotz, Professor of Media Studies, Queensland University of Technology Stock-Asso/Shutterstock This is the third piece in a series on the Future of Australian media. You can read the first piece in the series here and the second piece here. For decades, commercial broadcasting made its owners ... <a title="The commercial broadcasters’ crisis isn’t new, but can no longer be ignored. What’s next for TV?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/the-commercial-broadcasters-crisis-isnt-new-but-can-no-longer-be-ignored-whats-next-for-tv-237746/" aria-label="Read more about The commercial broadcasters’ crisis isn’t new, but can no longer be ignored. What’s next for TV?">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Teresa Ubide, ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Igneous Petrology/Volcanology, The University of Queensland An eruption at Mt Stromboli in Italy. J Caulfield Imagine you had a crystal ball that revealed when a volcano would next erupt. For the hundreds of millions of people around the ... <a title="Crystals hold a secret history of volcanoes – and clues about future eruptions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/crystals-hold-a-secret-history-of-volcanoes-and-clues-about-future-eruptions-234808/" aria-label="Read more about Crystals hold a secret history of volcanoes – and clues about future eruptions">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Tregear, Principal Fellow and Professor of Music, The University of Melbourne Regent Theatre, 1954. State Library Victoria The current Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Nicholas Reece, has said that if re-elected he would sell the City of Melbourne’s majority stake in the Regent Theatre and redirect the ... <a title="The future of the Regent Theatre: why we must preserve not only architecture, but also public use of our community spaces" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/the-future-of-the-regent-theatre-why-we-must-preserve-not-only-architecture-but-also-public-use-of-our-community-spaces-238548/" aria-label="Read more about The future of the Regent Theatre: why we must preserve not only architecture, but also public use of our community spaces">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Student Justice for Palestine Pōneke After almost a year of consistent pressure from the student body, the Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) Foundation has announced its divestment from all Israeli government bonds and shares of companies listed in Israel. The foundation had previously reported having close to $50,000 invested in Israeli government bonds, which finance ... <a title="Student pressure forces Victoria University Foundation to divest from Israeli bonds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/student-pressure-forces-victoria-university-foundation-to-divest-from-israeli-bonds/" aria-label="Read more about Student pressure forces Victoria University Foundation to divest from Israeli bonds">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hazel Easthope, Professor, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney ProximaStudio/Shutterstock Ten of Australia’s leading consumer groups have now written to the federal treasurer calling for an urgent inquiry into Australia’s strata management industry. The open letter from Choice, the Owners Corporation Network, the Australian Consumers Insurance Lobby ... <a title="Many strata managers who handle apartments are conflicted: here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/many-strata-managers-who-handle-apartments-are-conflicted-heres-how-238683/" aria-label="Read more about Many strata managers who handle apartments are conflicted: here’s how">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been late out of the blocks on a ban on children accessing social media. Now that he has promised to act, pledging to introduce legislation this year, the question is whether it will be passed ... <a title="View from the Hill: Social media age ban all to the good, but can Albanese deliver before election?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/view-from-the-hill-social-media-age-ban-all-to-the-good-but-can-albanese-deliver-before-election-238686/" aria-label="Read more about View from the Hill: Social media age ban all to the good, but can Albanese deliver before election?">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government has announced it will ban children from accessing social media. This follows work by the South Australian government, which commissioned a report on implementing a ban. That report was done by Robert French, the former High Court ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Robert French on the realities of a social media age ban" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/politics-with-michelle-grattan-robert-french-on-the-realities-of-a-social-media-age-ban-238689/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Robert French on the realities of a social media age ban">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Conley Tyler, Honorary Fellow, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne World Bank president Ajay Banga is in Canberra this week. It’s the first time a World Bank president has visited Australia in seven years. Why is he here? It goes to the heart of the World ... <a title="1.2 billion young people will need a job in the next 10 years. The World Bank is trying to help them find one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/1-2-billion-young-people-will-need-a-job-in-the-next-10-years-the-world-bank-is-trying-to-help-them-find-one-238587/" aria-label="Read more about 1.2 billion young people will need a job in the next 10 years. The World Bank is trying to help them find one">Read more</a>
