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March 14, 2024
RNZ Pacific Two years after beginning consultations, the Bougainville Constitutional Planning Commission has released its first draft of a home grown constitution. Bougainville expects to become independent of Papua New Guinea within three years and writing a constitution is a key part of that process. The draft constitution is the result of 40 commissioners travelling ... <a title="Bougainville has first draft of new home grown constitution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/14/bougainville-has-first-draft-of-new-home-grown-constitution/" aria-label="Read more about Bougainville has first draft of new home grown constitution">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Petra Butler, Amo Matua–Executive Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Canterbury The conviction of Joseph Matamata in 2020 on ten counts of human trafficking and 13 counts of slavery was a watershed moment in recognising modern slavery is not just a foreign problem. Some three years later, ... <a title="NZ urgently needs modern anti-slavery law – why is the legislation sitting in limbo?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/14/nz-urgently-needs-modern-anti-slavery-law-why-is-the-legislation-sitting-in-limbo-225643/" aria-label="Read more about NZ urgently needs modern anti-slavery law – why is the legislation sitting in limbo?">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian McCallum, Discipline Lead – Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast As the days shorten, many of us, particularly in Australia’s south-east, are looking forward to cooler times, and perhaps the allure of snow on the horizon. In the past week many in this region experienced their ... <a title="Tennis anyone? Bad news for skiers as snow season could shrink by 78% this century" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/14/tennis-anyone-bad-news-for-skiers-as-snow-season-could-shrink-by-78-this-century-225581/" aria-label="Read more about Tennis anyone? Bad news for skiers as snow season could shrink by 78% this century">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Cook, Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Newcastle This article is part of The Conversation’s series examining the housing crisis. Read the other articles in the series here. Young Australians who would have once been locked out of home ownership are increasingly relying on the so-called ... <a title="The ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ is exposing older Australians to the risk of financial abuse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/14/the-bank-of-mum-and-dad-is-exposing-older-australians-to-the-risk-of-financial-abuse-224361/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ is exposing older Australians to the risk of financial abuse">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Kilah, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Tasmania Daniele De Vivo/Shutterstock Vinegar and baking soda are staples in the kitchen. Many of us have combined them in childhood scientific experiments: think fizzy volcanoes and geysers. But people also frequently mix vinegar and baking soda to produce ... <a title="Vinegar and baking soda: a cleaning hack or just a bunch of fizz?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/14/vinegar-and-baking-soda-a-cleaning-hack-or-just-a-bunch-of-fizz-225177/" aria-label="Read more about Vinegar and baking soda: a cleaning hack or just a bunch of fizz?">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sussex, Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University Time for an early announcement: Vladimir Putin has won the upcoming Russian presidential election on March 15–17. It’s hardly a spoiler. Russian elections have been performative exercises in phoney ... <a title="Russia is about to hold another presidential election. It needn’t bother" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/14/russia-is-about-to-hold-another-presidential-election-it-neednt-bother-225645/" aria-label="Read more about Russia is about to hold another presidential election. It needn’t bother">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wilson, Co-founder and director of Hate & Extremism Insights Aotearoa (HEIA) and director, Master of Conflict and Terrorism Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau As our research has previously revealed, the man who attacked two mosques in Christchurch in 2019, killing 51 people, posted publicly ... <a title="Christchurch attacks 5 years on: terrorist’s online history gives clues to preventing future atrocities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/14/christchurch-attacks-5-years-on-terrorists-online-history-gives-clues-to-preventing-future-atrocities-225273/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch attacks 5 years on: terrorist’s online history gives clues to preventing future atrocities">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Davis, Chair of Women’s Health, Monash University Shutterstock/SpeedKingz Despite decades of research, navigating menopause seems to have become harder – with conflicting information on the internet, in the media, and from health care providers and researchers. Adding to the uncertainty, a recent series in the Lancet ... <a title="What are the most common symptoms of menopause? And which can hormone therapy treat?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/14/what-are-the-most-common-symptoms-of-menopause-and-which-can-hormone-therapy-treat-225174/" aria-label="Read more about What are the most common symptoms of menopause? And which can hormone therapy treat?">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers will say lower commodity prices and a softening labour market mean this year’s revenue upgrade will be modest, when he outlines on Thursday the government’s strategy for the May 14 budget. At the same time, Chalmers will ... <a title="Jim Chalmers warns budget revenue upgrades will be modest but flags expected surplus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/14/jim-chalmers-warns-budget-revenue-upgrades-will-be-modest-but-flags-expected-surplus-225665/" aria-label="Read more about Jim Chalmers warns budget revenue upgrades will be modest but flags expected surplus">Read more</a>
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March 14, 2024
Pacific Media Watch The United States’ airdrops of aid into Gaza are a textbook case of cognitive dissonance on the part of the US administration — dropping food while continuing to send Israel bombs with which to pulverise Gaza, reports Al Jazeera’s The Listening Post. And, says the media watch programme presenter Richard Gizbert, the ... <a title="‘Who is the superpower? The US or Israel?’ Al Jazeera on the absurdity of airdrops in Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/14/who-is-the-superpower-the-us-or-israel-al-jazeera-on-the-absurdity-of-airdrops-in-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Who is the superpower? The US or Israel?’ Al Jazeera on the absurdity of airdrops in Gaza">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lizzie Speechley, Behavioural Ecologist, The University of Western Australia Elizabeth Speechley If you’ve ever had the pleasure of encountering Australia’s iconic magpies, you know these birds are intelligent creatures. With their striking black and white plumage, loud warbling voices and complex social behaviours, magpies possess a level ... <a title="The surprising key to magpie intelligence: it’s not genetic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/13/the-surprising-key-to-magpie-intelligence-its-not-genetic-225654/" aria-label="Read more about The surprising key to magpie intelligence: it’s not genetic">Read more</a>
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March 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Professor Michael Flood/QUT Centre For Justice Last week, the ABC’s Four Corners investigated the alleged toxic culture towards women at Sydney’s elite boys Cranbrook School. The investigation covered harassment and bullying of female staff and other bad behaviour. After further ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Masculinity expert Michael Flood on boys and men behaving badly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/13/politics-with-michelle-grattan-masculinity-expert-michael-flood-on-boys-and-men-behaving-badly-225659/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Masculinity expert Michael Flood on boys and men behaving badly">Read more</a>
