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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patricia A. O’Brien, Faculty Member, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University; Visiting Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University; Adjunct Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC., Georgetown University AAP/Department of Defence/Julia Whitwell Foreign Minister Penny Wong was no doubt expecting a cooler reception than ... <a title="In the Solomon Islands, Wong takes first tentative steps in repairing a strained relationship" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/in-the-solomon-islands-wong-takes-first-tentative-steps-in-repairing-a-strained-relationship-185200/" aria-label="Read more about In the Solomon Islands, Wong takes first tentative steps in repairing a strained relationship">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Hitch, Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Deakin University Shutterstock Disadvantaged communities not only suffer disproportionately from COVID, they are even more likely to be impacted by the cascading effects of long COVID. With a new federal government, now is the time to engage in transformative planning ... <a title="First, COVID hit disadvantaged communities harder. Now, long COVID delivers them a further blow" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/first-covid-hit-disadvantaged-communities-harder-now-long-covid-delivers-them-a-further-blow-183908/" aria-label="Read more about First, COVID hit disadvantaged communities harder. Now, long COVID delivers them a further blow">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ralph Sims, Emeritus Professor, Energy and Climate Mitigation, Massey University Shutterstock After decades of avoiding inclusion in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), New Zealand’s primary production sector has begrudgingly acknowledged that reducing on-farm emissions of greenhouse gases is an imperative. Charged by the government with developing a ... <a title="A new farming proposal to reduce carbon emissions involves a lot of trust – and a lot of uncertainty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/a-new-farming-proposal-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-involves-a-lot-of-trust-and-a-lot-of-uncertainty-185121/" aria-label="Read more about A new farming proposal to reduce carbon emissions involves a lot of trust – and a lot of uncertainty">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arunima Malik, Senior Lecturer in Sustainability, University of Sydney Shutterstock The desire by people in richer countries for a diverse range of out-of-season produce imported from overseas is driving up global greenhouse gas emissions, our new research has found. It reveals how transporting food across and between ... <a title="The world’s affluent must start eating local food to tackle the climate crisis, new research shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/the-worlds-affluent-must-start-eating-local-food-to-tackle-the-climate-crisis-new-research-shows-185251/" aria-label="Read more about The world’s affluent must start eating local food to tackle the climate crisis, new research shows">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Garland, Lecturer in Applied Mathematics and Physics, Griffith University Shutterstock Over the decades, supportive parents of Australian students on the cusp of graduating from their undergraduate studies have occasionally been struck by a bewildering decision by their pride and joy. Instead of pursuing an appetising salary ... <a title="How are PhD students meant to survive on two-thirds of the minimum wage?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/how-are-phd-students-meant-to-survive-on-two-thirds-of-the-minimum-wage-185138/" aria-label="Read more about How are PhD students meant to survive on two-thirds of the minimum wage?">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Age and education levels were the most important demographic variables in the Coalition’s loss of support between the 2019 and 2022 elections, according to an Australian National University analysis released on Monday. “These two factors were much stronger predictors than ... <a title="Age and education key demographics in government’s election loss: ANU study" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/20/age-and-education-key-demographics-in-governments-election-loss-anu-study-185374/" aria-label="Read more about Age and education key demographics in government’s election loss: ANU study">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Cullen, Adjunct professor, The University of Western Australia AAP/AP/Matt Dunham On June 17 2022, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel issued a statement confirming she had approved the US government’s request to extradite Julian Assange. The Australian founder of Wikileaks faces 18 criminal charges of computer misuse ... <a title="UK government orders the extradition of Julian Assange to the US, but that is not the end of the matter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/18/uk-government-orders-the-extradition-of-julian-assange-to-the-us-but-that-is-not-the-end-of-the-matter-185363/" aria-label="Read more about UK government orders the extradition of Julian Assange to the US, but that is not the end of the matter">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2022
RNZ Pacific The Vanuatu Prime Minister has again failed to push through controversial constitutional changes. These include extending the term of Parliament, changing the definition of a Vanuatu citizen, and increasing the size of cabinet by nearly a third. A second session of Parliament yesterday was adjourned because of a lack of MPs. Vanuatu Prime ... <a title="Vanuatu PM fails to push through constitutional changes – again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/18/vanuatu-pm-fails-to-push-through-constitutional-changes-again/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu PM fails to push through constitutional changes – again">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2022
By Katie Scotcher, RNZ News political reporter Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to participate in the upcoming NATO Leaders Summit, becoming the first New Zealand leader to do so. NATO’s Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, has invited the leaders of Australia, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand to attend the military alliance’s meeting in Spain held ... <a title="Jacinda Ardern first New Zealander to be invited to speak at NATO Leaders Summit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/18/jacinda-ardern-first-new-zealander-to-be-invited-to-speak-at-nato-leaders-summit/" aria-label="Read more about Jacinda Ardern first New Zealander to be invited to speak at NATO Leaders Summit">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne AAP/Darren England Buttons have now been pressed to electronically distribute preferences for the May 21 federal election in the Senate for South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland. I discussed the ACT and NT results that ... <a title="More Senate results: Hanson wins easily, but Labor still on track for a friendly Senate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/18/more-senate-results-hanson-wins-easily-but-labor-still-on-track-for-a-friendly-senate-185051/" aria-label="Read more about More Senate results: Hanson wins easily, but Labor still on track for a friendly Senate">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2022
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk The UK government’s decision to uphold the application by the US Department of Justice to extradite Australian publisher Julian Assange imperils journalists everywhere, says the union for Australia’s journalists. The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance calls on the Australian government to take urgent steps to lobby the US and UK governments ... <a title="Assange extradition order a ‘dangerous assault on international journalism’, says MEAA" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/18/assange-extradition-order-a-dangerous-assault-on-international-journalism-says-meaa/" aria-label="Read more about Assange extradition order a ‘dangerous assault on international journalism’, says MEAA">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2022
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Australia has gifted Papua New Guinea with 3000 ballistic vests and 3000 helmets which arrived at Jackson’s International Airport in Port Moresby today. They were flown in on a Royal Australian Airforce C17 Globemaster inbound from the United States. The ballistic vests and helmets are a gift from Australia ... <a title="Australia gifts PNG with vests and helmets ahead of elections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/18/australia-gifts-png-with-vests-and-helmets-ahead-of-elections/" aria-label="Read more about Australia gifts PNG with vests and helmets ahead of elections">Read more</a>
