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May 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Crowther, Senior Lecture in Archaeology, The University of Queensland Africa is often referred to as the cradle of humankind – the birthplace of our species, Homo sapiens. There is evidence of the development of early symbolic behaviours such as pigment use and perforated shell ornaments in ... <a title="A cave site in Kenya’s forests reveals the oldest human burial in Africa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/a-cave-site-in-kenyas-forests-reveals-the-oldest-human-burial-in-africa-160343/" aria-label="Read more about A cave site in Kenya’s forests reveals the oldest human burial in Africa">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasia Powell, Associate Professor, Criminology and Justice Studies, RMIT University It may be a familiar statistic, but it is still shocking and unacceptable. In Australia, almost every week a woman dies at the hands of her partner or ex-partner. In a much-anticipated three-part documentary, See What You ... <a title="‘See What You Made Me Do’ will change the way we think about domestic violence. Here’s what needs to happen now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/see-what-you-made-me-do-will-change-the-way-we-think-about-domestic-violence-heres-what-needs-to-happen-now-160085/" aria-label="Read more about ‘See What You Made Me Do’ will change the way we think about domestic violence. Here’s what needs to happen now">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damian Powell, Historian and Principal, Janet Clarke Hall, The University of Melbourne The Australian Defence Force has faced a reckoning in the past few months. First came the shocking Brereton report exposing alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan. Then, in recent weeks, other critical issues have surfaced ... <a title="‘Fit for service’: Why the ADF needs to move with society to retain the public trust" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/fit-for-service-why-the-adf-needs-to-move-with-society-to-retain-the-public-trust-159924/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Fit for service’: Why the ADF needs to move with society to retain the public trust">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Gilroy, ARC Research Fellow in Indigenous Health, Disability and Community Development, University of Sydney The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is one of the greatest human services reform in Australia’s history, and holds great promise in improving the lives of hundreds of thousands of people with ... <a title="Here’s why the planned NDIS reforms discriminate against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/heres-why-the-planned-ndis-reforms-discriminate-against-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people-160183/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s why the planned NDIS reforms discriminate against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Nelson, Associate Professor of Economics, Griffith University The NSW transport minister said this week that rolling out a distance-based tax on electric car owners (as the state treasurer flagged) would make them the “laughing stock of the world”. Instead, he proposed incentives to boost the uptake ... <a title="Australia’s states are forging ahead with ambitious emissions reductions. Imagine if they worked together" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/australias-states-are-forging-ahead-with-ambitious-emissions-reductions-imagine-if-they-worked-together-160191/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s states are forging ahead with ambitious emissions reductions. Imagine if they worked together">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mairin Hennebry-Leung, Lecturer in Languages and TESOL, University of Tasmania People learn a second language for many reasons, including work, to better understand the world, an interest in the culture of the language itself, and love. Learning a language has many benefits. For children, it can improve ... <a title="Is your kid studying a second language at school? How much they learn will depend on where you live" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/is-your-kid-studying-a-second-language-at-school-how-much-they-learn-will-depend-on-where-you-live-155219/" aria-label="Read more about Is your kid studying a second language at school? How much they learn will depend on where you live">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Imogen Wegman, Lecturer in Humanities, University of Tasmania This week, a farmer in the Belgian town of Erquelinnes caused an international ruckus when he moved a stone standing in his tractor’s path. This stone marked the boundary between Belgium and France. By moving it 2.29 metres, he ... <a title="A Belgian farmer moved a rock and accidentally annexed France: the weird and wonderful history of man-made borders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/a-belgian-farmer-moved-a-rock-and-accidentally-annexed-france-the-weird-and-wonderful-history-of-man-made-borders-160342/" aria-label="Read more about A Belgian farmer moved a rock and accidentally annexed France: the weird and wonderful history of man-made borders">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra More than $500 million of a $1.2 billion digital economy strategy in Tuesday’s budget will be spent on overhauling the federal government’s myGov and My Health Record sites. The initiatives, to be announced by Scott Morrison on Thursday, include $200.1 ... <a title="Upgrades for myGov and My Health Record sites in budget’s $1.2 billion digital strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/06/upgrades-for-mygov-and-my-health-record-sites-in-budgets-1-2-billion-digital-strategy-160387/" aria-label="Read more about Upgrades for myGov and My Health Record sites in budget’s $1.2 billion digital strategy">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Indonesia is unleashing a massive military crackdown in West Papua with the use of “demon troops” and spurning human rights, warns a Papuan leader. Benny Wenda, interim president of the United Liberation Movement of West Papua (ULMWP), said in a statement today that cutting off the internet was a repeat of ... <a title="Wenda warns over massive ‘demon troops’ military crackdown in Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/wenda-warns-over-massive-demon-troops-military-crackdown-in-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda warns over massive ‘demon troops’ military crackdown in Papua">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2021
RNZ Pacific The decision by Samoa’s head of state to call a second election will be challenged in the courts, as the country’s month-long political stalemate descends into legal quagmire. Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II on Tuesday announced he would revoke the results of the general election held on April 9, and Samoans would return to ... <a title="More twists in Samoa election saga, with more court action likely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/more-twists-in-samoa-election-saga-with-more-court-action-likely/" aria-label="Read more about More twists in Samoa election saga, with more court action likely">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2021
By Geraldine Panapasa in Suva Information as a public good is a powerful theme for this year’s World Press Freedom Day and serves as a reminder to Pacific Island governments that the public have a right to information that affects their lives, says a Fiji-based media educator. Associate Professor Shailendra Singh, coordinator of the regional ... <a title="Pacific journos call on governments to uphold public right to information" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/pacific-journos-call-on-governments-to-uphold-public-right-to-information/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific journos call on governments to uphold public right to information">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra What do business and union leaders believe should be in a budget that is designed in part to pitch to women? Jennifer Westacott, CEO of the Business Council of Australia, says as well as spending on childcare – which we ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: what should the budget do for women? Jennifer Westacott (BCA) and Michele O’Neil (ACTU)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/05/politics-with-michelle-grattan-what-should-the-budget-do-for-women-jennifer-westacott-bca-and-michele-oneil-actu-160368/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: what should the budget do for women? Jennifer Westacott (BCA) and Michele O’Neil (ACTU)">Read more</a>
