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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lorinda Cramer, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Australian Catholic University The question of what counts as professional dress for Australia’s politicians loomed large again this week. New Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather rose to speak in question time. He wore a neat navy suit and a crisp cotton shirt, intending ... <a title="‘This is not a barbeque’: a short history of neckties in the Australian parliament and at work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/this-is-not-a-barbeque-a-short-history-of-neckties-in-the-australian-parliament-and-at-work-188213/" aria-label="Read more about ‘This is not a barbeque’: a short history of neckties in the Australian parliament and at work">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Glavovic, Professor in Natural Hazard Planning, Massey University Fiona Goodall/Getty Images New Zealand’s first climate adaptation plan, launched his week, provides a robust foundation for urgent nation-wide action. Its goals are utterly compelling: reduce vulnerability, build adaptive capacity and and strengthen resilience. Recent reports by the ... <a title="New Zealand has launched a plan to prepare for inevitable climate change impacts: 5 areas where the hard work starts now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/new-zealand-has-launched-a-plan-to-prepare-for-inevitable-climate-change-impacts-5-areas-where-the-hard-work-starts-now-188221/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand has launched a plan to prepare for inevitable climate change impacts: 5 areas where the hard work starts now">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne The Bureau of Meteorology recently announced a negative Indian Ocean Dipole event is underway. But what does that mean and how does it affect Australia’s weather? Will we get a reprieve from the flooding rains of ... <a title="A wet spring: what is a ‘negative Indian Ocean Dipole’ and why does it mean more rain for Australia’s east?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/a-wet-spring-what-is-a-negative-indian-ocean-dipole-and-why-does-it-mean-more-rain-for-australias-east-188167/" aria-label="Read more about A wet spring: what is a ‘negative Indian Ocean Dipole’ and why does it mean more rain for Australia’s east?">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
By Susana Suisuiki and Finau Fonua of RNZ Pacific The Vodafone Events Centre in Manukau, Auckland came alive with music, glitz and glam for the first live Pacific Music Awards in two years last night. The annual ceremony has been held online for the past two years due to covid-19 restrictions. Fa’anana Jerome Grey was ... <a title="Back on stage – Pacific Music Awards gig banishes covid blues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/back-on-stage-pacific-music-awards-gig-banishes-covid-blues/" aria-label="Read more about Back on stage – Pacific Music Awards gig banishes covid blues">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
By Murray Horton As I was having breakfast in my Christchurch suburban dining room on Monday morning, I heard a loud but indeterminate noise. I actually thought it was a quake, but as there was no shaking, I assumed it came from the noisy construction site two doors away. So, I ignored it and carried ... <a title="Murray Horton: The day the police came looking for a swifty Mr Gangster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/murray-horton-the-day-the-police-came-looking-for-a-swifty-mr-gangster/" aria-label="Read more about Murray Horton: The day the police came looking for a swifty Mr Gangster">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The Brussels-based International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has condemned the censoring of the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) as an “assault on press freedom” and an “unacceptable development” amid mounting concern over China’s influence on the media and security. “The censoring of the Solomon Island’s national broadcaster is an assault on ... <a title="Censoring SIBC an ‘assault on media freedom’ in Solomons, says IFJ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/censoring-sibc-an-assault-on-media-freedom-in-solomons-says-ifj/" aria-label="Read more about Censoring SIBC an ‘assault on media freedom’ in Solomons, says IFJ">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby People’s National Congress party leader Peter O’Neill has blown the race for the Papua New Guinea prime minister’s job wide open by declaring he will not run for the country’s top post. As the national election winds down and lobbying intensifies among Pangu Pati, People’s National Congress (PNC), United ... <a title="O’Neill ‘bombshell’ throws top position in PNG elections wide open" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/oneill-bombshell-throws-top-position-in-png-elections-wide-open/" aria-label="Read more about O’Neill ‘bombshell’ throws top position in PNG elections wide open">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
COMMENTARY: By Anton Lutz The sun rises over a strange landscape. Come with me and meet these people over here. Even though they have stayed awake all night, now that the sun has risen, they are jumping up and down, singing happy songs and even expressing tears of joy. Next to them, there is a ... <a title="Break this cycle of sorcery-related violence in Papua New Guinea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/break-this-cycle-of-sorcery-related-violence-in-papua-new-guinea/" aria-label="Read more about Break this cycle of sorcery-related violence in Papua New Guinea">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lont, Professor of Accounting and Finance, University of Otago Getty Images When record-breaking heatwaves cause train tracks to bend, airport runways to buckle, and roads to melt, as happened in the United Kingdom last month, it is likely that business performance will suffer. The problem is ... <a title="Business can no longer ignore extreme heat events – it’s becoming a danger to the bottom line" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/business-can-no-longer-ignore-extreme-heat-events-its-becoming-a-danger-to-the-bottom-line-188151/" aria-label="Read more about Business can no longer ignore extreme heat events – it’s becoming a danger to the bottom line">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Shutterstock What is the apex predator of the world? – Mahmood, age 11, Brisbane Hi Mahmood, thanks for this interesting question! Well, what sorts of animals do ... <a title="Curious Kids: what is the apex predator of the world?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/curious-kids-what-is-the-apex-predator-of-the-world-187616/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: what is the apex predator of the world?">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Kemish, Adjunct Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland Rob Griffith/AAP Counting is still underway following Papua New Guinea’s national elections, and there is still some hope that at least one woman might be elected to the country’s 118-seat parliament. At this ... <a title="Why Papua New Guinea urgently needs to elect more women to parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/why-papua-new-guinea-urgently-needs-to-elect-more-women-to-parliament-188058/" aria-label="Read more about Why Papua New Guinea urgently needs to elect more women to parliament">Read more</a>
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August 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Hermens, Professor of Youth Mental Health & Neurobiology, University of the Sunshine Coast Shutterstock Despite the best efforts of clinicians and researchers for decades, we still do not fully know why some people develop mental disorders and others do not. However, changes in the brain are ... <a title="‘Brain fingerprinting’ of adolescents might be able to predict mental health problems down the line" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/05/brain-fingerprinting-of-adolescents-might-be-able-to-predict-mental-health-problems-down-the-line-187765/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Brain fingerprinting’ of adolescents might be able to predict mental health problems down the line">Read more</a>
