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April 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucy Morieson, Lecturer in Politics and Communication , RMIT University When the people of Solomon Islands go to the polls on Wednesday, they will be voting for more than just a new prime minister. The election will also be a referendum on whether the country continues with ... <a title="As China’s influence on Pacific media intensifies, Australia can’t afford to lose the region’s trust" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/as-chinas-influence-on-pacific-media-intensifies-australia-cant-afford-to-lose-the-regions-trust-227785/" aria-label="Read more about As China’s influence on Pacific media intensifies, Australia can’t afford to lose the region’s trust">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2024
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist A pro-independence activist in New Caledonia is warning France to immediately halt its planned constitution amendments or face “war”. The call for a u-turn follows proposed constitutional changes to voting rights which could push the number of eligible anti-independence voters up. Pacific Independence Movement (le Mouvement des Océaniens indépendantistes) ... <a title="Pro-independence activist issues dire warning to France over Kanaky New Caledonia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/pro-independence-activist-issues-dire-warning-to-france-over-kanaky-new-caledonia/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-independence activist issues dire warning to France over Kanaky New Caledonia">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andy Ward, Senior Lecturer in Music, School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the Sunshine Coast Shutterstock What’s that sound you hear – a combination of down-tempo hip-hop, menacing bass, distorted drums and plucky synths? It’s phonk! Still have no idea what we’re talking about? You’ve ... <a title="How a global crisis, drift racing and Memphis hip-hop gave us phonk – the music of the TikTok generation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/how-a-global-crisis-drift-racing-and-memphis-hip-hop-gave-us-phonk-the-music-of-the-tiktok-generation-224960/" aria-label="Read more about How a global crisis, drift racing and Memphis hip-hop gave us phonk – the music of the TikTok generation">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Bressington, Professor in Mental Health, Charles Darwin University In the wake of witnessing tragic events, many people turn to online communities such as Reddit to discuss and process their experiences. A common bit of advice users give each other is to play Tetris to help combat ... <a title="Can playing Tetris help prevent PTSD if you’ve witnessed something traumatic?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/can-playing-tetris-help-prevent-ptsd-if-youve-witnessed-something-traumatic-226736/" aria-label="Read more about Can playing Tetris help prevent PTSD if you’ve witnessed something traumatic?">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marco de Jong, Lecturer, Law School, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images When former prime minister Helen Clark spoke out against New Zealand potentially compromising its independent foreign policy by joining pillar two of the AUKUS security pact, foreign minister Winston Peters responded bluntly: On what ... <a title="Have New Zealanders really been ‘misled’ about AUKUS, or is involvement now a foregone conclusion?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/have-new-zealanders-really-been-misled-about-aukus-or-is-involvement-now-a-foregone-conclusion-227668/" aria-label="Read more about Have New Zealanders really been ‘misled’ about AUKUS, or is involvement now a foregone conclusion?">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Priya Chacko, Associate Professor, International Politics, University of Adelaide India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, is favoured to win reelection when India’s 970 million voters start heading to the polls on April 19 in the country’s massive, six-week general election. Modi, who has been prime minister since 2014, ... <a title="With democracy under threat in Narendra Modi’s India, how free and fair will this year’s election be?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/with-democracy-under-threat-in-narendra-modis-india-how-free-and-fair-will-this-years-election-be-226321/" aria-label="Read more about With democracy under threat in Narendra Modi’s India, how free and fair will this year’s election be?">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Yates, General Practitioner, PhD Candidate, Bond University Diva Plavalaguna/Pexels Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are taking drugs like Ozempic to lose weight. But what do we actually know about them? This month, The Conversation’s experts explore their rise, impact and potential consequences. Drugs like Ozempic ... <a title="What happens when I stop taking a drug like Ozempic or Mounjaro?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/what-happens-when-i-stop-taking-a-drug-like-ozempic-or-mounjaro-224972/" aria-label="Read more about What happens when I stop taking a drug like Ozempic or Mounjaro?">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicolas Benjamin Lubitz, Researcher in marine ecology, James Cook University Ryan Daly The effects of ocean warming are profound and well-documented. But sometimes changes in the patterns of winds and ocean currents cause seawater to suddenly cool, instead. Surface temperatures can plummet rapidly — by 10ºC or ... <a title="Climate change is causing marine ‘coldwaves’ too, killing wildlife" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/climate-change-is-causing-marine-coldwaves-too-killing-wildlife-227781/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change is causing marine ‘coldwaves’ too, killing wildlife">Read more</a>
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April 16, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew J. Martin, Scientia Professor and Professor of Educational Psychology, UNSW Sydney Haley Owens/Unsplash, CC BY Many parents know it is important for their teenagers to have breakfast before they go to school. Even though young people can be reluctant to eat it, breakfast provides the energy ... <a title="Our research suggests eating an unhealthy breakfast could have a similar effect on your child’s school day as having nothing at all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/16/our-research-suggests-eating-an-unhealthy-breakfast-could-have-a-similar-effect-on-your-childs-school-day-as-having-nothing-at-all-227675/" aria-label="Read more about Our research suggests eating an unhealthy breakfast could have a similar effect on your child’s school day as having nothing at all">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neil G Sipe, Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland Diego Thomazini/Shutterstock Last week, Indian rideshare giant Ola announced that it would abruptly cease operations in Australia, New Zealand and the UK. A competitor to Uber, the company had been operating in Australia since 2018 and ... <a title="Rideshare giant Ola has abruptly exited the Australian market. What does this mean for the future of ridesharing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/15/rideshare-giant-ola-has-abruptly-exited-the-australian-market-what-does-this-mean-for-the-future-of-ridesharing-227452/" aria-label="Read more about Rideshare giant Ola has abruptly exited the Australian market. What does this mean for the future of ridesharing?">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac A. R. Kerr, Research Assistant at Flinders University Palaeontology Laboratory, Flinders University Artist’s impression of the prehistoric landscape and creatures that Protemnodon would have walked among. Peter Schouten For millions of years, giant animals or megafauna roamed the lands that are now Australia and New Guinea. ... <a title="We found three new species of extinct giant kangaroo – and we don’t know why they died out when their cousins survived" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/15/we-found-three-new-species-of-extinct-giant-kangaroo-and-we-dont-know-why-they-died-out-when-their-cousins-survived-227857/" aria-label="Read more about We found three new species of extinct giant kangaroo – and we don’t know why they died out when their cousins survived">Read more</a>
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April 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Clift, Lecturer of law, The University of Melbourne Bruce Lehrmann has lost his defamation suit against Channel Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson after the media defendants proved, on the balance of probabilities, that Lehrmann raped his colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019. After a ... <a title="Judge finds Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins and dismisses Network 10 defamation case. How did it play out?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/15/judge-finds-bruce-lehrmann-raped-brittany-higgins-and-dismisses-network-10-defamation-case-how-did-it-play-out-225891/" aria-label="Read more about Judge finds Bruce Lehrmann raped Brittany Higgins and dismisses Network 10 defamation case. How did it play out?">Read more</a>
