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December 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Siostrom, Associate Lecturer in Science Education, University of the Sunshine Coast Shutterstock For Australians, memories of childhood Christmas often include gifts, prawns and shooing uninvited buzzing guests away from the pavlova. But have you ever wondered why the air is full of bugs some years and ... <a title="4 creepy crawlies you’ll see more of this wet summer – and one iconic beetle you’ll probably miss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/27/4-creepy-crawlies-youll-see-more-of-this-wet-summer-and-one-iconic-beetle-youll-probably-miss-190915/" aria-label="Read more about 4 creepy crawlies you’ll see more of this wet summer – and one iconic beetle you’ll probably miss">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ashley Jameson Eriksmoen, Senior Lecturer, School of Art & Design, Australian National University Shutterstock Driving home recently, I encountered a familiar sight: four dining chairs on the kerb waiting for some sucker to rescue them. Loading them into the car (sucker!) I wondered: how long were these ... <a title="Rethinking the big spring clean chuck-out frenzy: how keeping old things away from the landfill can ‘spark joy’ in its own way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/27/rethinking-the-big-spring-clean-chuck-out-frenzy-how-keeping-old-things-away-from-the-landfill-can-spark-joy-in-its-own-way-195568/" aria-label="Read more about Rethinking the big spring clean chuck-out frenzy: how keeping old things away from the landfill can ‘spark joy’ in its own way">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Corbould, Associate Professor, Contemporary Histories Research Group, Deakin University Stan In 1994, the Australian federal government finally extended recognition to Australian South Sea Islander people as a distinct cultural group. This recognition was important: racism put Australian South Sea Islanders at a disadvantage, yet there was ... <a title="Black Snow, a new pacy murder mystery, addresses the complicated legacy of slavery in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/27/black-snow-a-new-pacy-murder-mystery-addresses-the-complicated-legacy-of-slavery-in-australia-194347/" aria-label="Read more about Black Snow, a new pacy murder mystery, addresses the complicated legacy of slavery in Australia">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2022
By Josefa Babitu in Suva The greenlight has been given to University of the South Pacific vice-chancellor, Professor Pal Ahluwalia, and Dr Padma Lal, to return to Fiji by Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka. Professor Ahluwalia was deported in 2021 and Dr Lal — widow of the late leading Fiji academic Professor Brij Lal — was ... <a title="Exiled USP chief, Dr Lal now free to enter Fiji, says Rabuka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/26/exiled-usp-chief-dr-lal-now-free-to-enter-fiji-says-rabuka/" aria-label="Read more about Exiled USP chief, Dr Lal now free to enter Fiji, says Rabuka">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2022
By Rakesh Kumar in Suva Fiji’s new Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Professor Biman Prasad says the good policies of the government that are in place will continue. He said policies would only change through consultation and dialogue. “People understand the policy direction of the new government,” Professor Prasad said. “But that does ... <a title="Existing ‘good policies’ to carry on, says Fiji Deputy PM Prasad" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/26/existing-good-policies-to-carry-on-says-fiji-deputy-pm-prasad/" aria-label="Read more about Existing ‘good policies’ to carry on, says Fiji Deputy PM Prasad">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2022
RNZ Pacific Fiji has finally reached the other side of the long and winding road that was the 2022 general election and can enjoy the festive season with a new leader decided. Sitiveni Rabuka is Fiji’s first new leader in 16 years, but the work has only just begun for his three-party coalition government. Rabuka ... <a title="Christmas gift for Fiji: New political era balanced on a knife-edge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/26/christmas-gift-for-fiji-new-political-era-balanced-on-a-knife-edge/" aria-label="Read more about Christmas gift for Fiji: New political era balanced on a knife-edge">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Bean, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology and Fermentation Technology, Federation University Australia Shutterstock Drinking alcohol has been part of Australian culture for at least 240 years, and perhaps millennia prior. In recent years, however, there’s been a growing trend towards opting for low- and no-alcohol versions of ... <a title="We’re getting really good at making alcohol-free beer and wine. Here’s how it’s done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/26/were-getting-really-good-at-making-alcohol-free-beer-and-wine-heres-how-its-done-193318/" aria-label="Read more about We’re getting really good at making alcohol-free beer and wine. Here’s how it’s done">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia We’ve all been at a work or family gathering when someone has offered a seemingly authoritative statement about the way the law operates. Without some knowledge of the field of law, listeners may simply ... <a title="You can say you wish King Charles would die, but you can’t urinate on your back tyre: 8 common myths about Australian law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/26/you-can-say-you-wish-king-charles-would-die-but-you-cant-urinate-on-your-back-tyre-8-common-myths-about-australian-law-196663/" aria-label="Read more about You can say you wish King Charles would die, but you can’t urinate on your back tyre: 8 common myths about Australian law">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Piccini, Lecturer in History, Australian Catholic University A rally to free John Zarb, December 1968. Search Foundation and the State Library of New South Wales One of the first moves of the newly elected Whitlam Labour government in December 1972 was to free seven men imprisoned ... <a title="Is there a ‘right to disobey’? From the Vietnam War to today’s climate protests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/26/is-there-a-right-to-disobey-from-the-vietnam-war-to-todays-climate-protests-193714/" aria-label="Read more about Is there a ‘right to disobey’? From the Vietnam War to today’s climate protests">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Meg Elkins, Senior Lecturer with School of Economics, Finance and Marketing and Behavioural Business Lab Member, RMIT University Shutterstock Nudging – the idea that simple changes to how a choice is presented can lead people to make better decisions – has been one of the most popular ... <a title="Are nudges sinister psychological tricks? Or are they useless? Actually they are neither" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/26/are-nudges-sinister-psychological-tricks-or-are-they-useless-actually-they-are-neither-192496/" aria-label="Read more about Are nudges sinister psychological tricks? Or are they useless? Actually they are neither">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Ferris, Senior Lecturer, Media Arts & Production, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock What do you think of when you hear the word “immersive”? It conjures up different things for different people. For some, it’s a simple feeling you get hitting the beach, the pool or even ... <a title="5 great immersive experiences you can have this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/26/5-great-immersive-experiences-you-can-have-this-summer-194158/" aria-label="Read more about 5 great immersive experiences you can have this summer">Read more</a>
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December 25, 2022
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE: By Benny Wenda As 2022 draws to a close, I would like to thank everyone who has supported the West Papuan struggle this year. To our worldwide solidarity groups, including those within Indonesia, to Alex Sobel and the International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP), the International Lawyers for West Papua, to our friends ... <a title="Benny Wenda: A West Papuan Christmas message" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/25/benny-wenda-a-west-papuan-christmas-message/" aria-label="Read more about Benny Wenda: A West Papuan Christmas message">Read more</a>
