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September 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra A year ago, El Salvador became the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender – alongside the US dollar, which the Central American country adopted in 2001 to replace its own currency, the ... <a title="One year on, El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment has proven a spectacular failure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/12/one-year-on-el-salvadors-bitcoin-experiment-has-proven-a-spectacular-failure-190229/" aria-label="Read more about One year on, El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment has proven a spectacular failure">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giselle Bastin, Associate Professor of English, Flinders University Charles Philip Arthur George, Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest son, has finally ascended the throne as King Charles III. As Prince of Wales, Charles has been there for as long as many of us can remember; every major moment in ... <a title="Charles has been proclaimed king. But who is Charles the man?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/11/charles-has-been-proclaimed-king-but-who-is-charles-the-man-190342/" aria-label="Read more about Charles has been proclaimed king. But who is Charles the man?">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese has said it would be appropriate for King Charles to continue his advocacy on the challenge of climate change. “That’s a matter for him, of course,” Albanese said on Sunday. But “in my view that would be appropriate”. ... <a title="It would be appropriate for King Charles to remain strong on climate: Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/11/it-would-be-appropriate-for-king-charles-to-remain-strong-on-climate-albanese-190416/" aria-label="Read more about It would be appropriate for King Charles to remain strong on climate: Albanese">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese has said it would be appropriate for King Charles to continue his advocacy on the challenge of climate change. “That’s a matter for him, of course,” Albanese said on Sunday. But “in my view that would be appropriate”. ... <a title="It would be appropriate for King Charles to remain strong voice on climate change: Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/11/it-would-be-appropriate-for-king-charles-to-remain-strong-voice-on-climate-change-albanese-190416/" aria-label="Read more about It would be appropriate for King Charles to remain strong voice on climate change: Albanese">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese has said it would be appropriate for King Charles to continue his advocacy on the challenge of climate change. “That’s a matter for him, of course,” Albanese said on Sunday. But “in my view that would be appropriate”. ... <a title="Appropriate for King Charles to remain strong voice on climate change: Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/11/appropriate-for-king-charles-to-remain-strong-voice-on-climate-change-albanese-190416/" aria-label="Read more about Appropriate for King Charles to remain strong voice on climate change: Albanese">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Fitzpatrick, Professor in International History, Flinders University From the very beginning, Queen Elizabeth II’s reign was deeply connected to Britain’s global empire and the long and bloody processes of decolonisation. Indeed, she became Queen while on a royal visit to Kenya in 1952. After she left, ... <a title="The Queen has left her mark around the world. But not all see it as something to be celebrated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/10/the-queen-has-left-her-mark-around-the-world-but-not-all-see-it-as-something-to-be-celebrated-190343/" aria-label="Read more about The Queen has left her mark around the world. But not all see it as something to be celebrated">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael P. Theophilos, Associate Professor, Australian Catholic University Shutterstock Since the introduction of decimal coinage in 1966, about 15 billion Australian coins have been minted with an image of Queen Elizabeth II. Many of us fondly associate her image with Australian coins, and for most of us ... <a title="What happens to Australia’s money now the Queen has died? And why are leaders’ faces on coins anyway?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/what-happens-to-australias-money-now-the-queen-has-died-and-why-are-leaders-faces-on-coins-anyway-190333/" aria-label="Read more about What happens to Australia’s money now the Queen has died? And why are leaders’ faces on coins anyway?">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2022
COMMENT: By John Minto Deception and political spin crossed new boundaries this week with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, under pressure to explain the housing catastrophe in Rotorua, making the absurd statement: “Our long-term plan is to get them into sustainable, long-term safe housing. It’s why for instance we’ve worked so hard to now have built ... <a title="John Minto: Where are the journalists to tackle NZ’s prime ministerial spin on state housing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/john-minto-where-are-the-journalists-to-tackle-nzs-prime-ministerial-spin-on-state-housing/" aria-label="Read more about John Minto: Where are the journalists to tackle NZ’s prime ministerial spin on state housing?">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2022
RNZ Pacific Queen Elizabeth II — 1926-2022 Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama tweeted today “Fijian hearts are heavy this morning as we bid farewell” as global messages of condolences flooded in with the news that Queen Elizabeth, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96. She reigned for 70 years. “Fijian hearts are ... <a title="‘Fijian hearts are heavy’ says PM as Pacific mourns Queen Elizabeth II" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/fijian-hearts-are-heavy-says-pm-as-pacific-mourns-queen-elizabeth-ii/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Fijian hearts are heavy’ says PM as Pacific mourns Queen Elizabeth II">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2022
REVIEW: By Philip Cass, editor of Pacific Journalism Review One of the joys of travelling the world and collecting books is the historical oddities that turn up in the most unexpected places. I have a splendid copy of the complete works of Shakespeare dating to the Second World War, completely re-set, so the frontispiece notes, ... <a title="Late Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 Pacific royal tour teaches us much about how we saw the world" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/late-queen-elizabeths-1953-pacific-royal-tour-teaches-us-much-about-how-we-saw-the-world/" aria-label="Read more about Late Queen Elizabeth’s 1953 Pacific royal tour teaches us much about how we saw the world">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kira Westaway, Associate Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University Blue Sky Studios/AP Did humans hunt and eat woolly mammoths or dinosaurs? – Jasmine, age 10, Central Coast NSW Hi Jasmine, Thanks for this great question! Humans can be blamed for a lot of things: chopping down ... <a title="Curious Kids: did humans hunt and eat woolly mammoths or dinosaurs?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/curious-kids-did-humans-hunt-and-eat-woolly-mammoths-or-dinosaurs-190146/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: did humans hunt and eat woolly mammoths or dinosaurs?">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Macintosh, Professor and Director of Research, ANU Law School, Australian National University Nicolás Boullosa/Flickr This week, several of the largest companies that profit from Australia’s carbon market called for changes to the system. They said the rules that govern the issuing of carbon credits to some ... <a title="‘Untenable’: even companies profiting from Australia’s carbon market say the system must change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/09/untenable-even-companies-profiting-from-australias-carbon-market-say-the-system-must-change-190232/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Untenable’: even companies profiting from Australia’s carbon market say the system must change">Read more</a>
