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March 29, 2025
Pacific Media Watch Global press freedom organisations have condemned the killing of two journalists in Gaza this week, who died in separate targeted airstrikes by the Israeli armed forces. And protesters in Aotearoa New Zealand dedicated their week 77 rally and march in the heart of Auckland to their memory, declaring “Journalism is not a ... <a title="NZ protesters honour killed Gaza journalists – ‘targeted’ say press freedom groups" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/29/nz-protesters-honour-killed-gaza-journalists-targeted-say-press-freedom-groups/" aria-label="Read more about NZ protesters honour killed Gaza journalists – ‘targeted’ say press freedom groups">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia In early 2021, after a decade of political and economic reforms, Myanmar looked like it was finally beginning to shake off the hangover of decades of military rule. Foreign investment was growing, and standards of living were ... <a title="Thousands are feared dead in Myanmar’s quake. Trump’s USAID cuts will cause even more unnecessary deaths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/29/thousands-are-feared-dead-in-myanmars-quake-trumps-usaid-cuts-will-cause-even-more-unnecessary-deaths-253403/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands are feared dead in Myanmar’s quake. Trump’s USAID cuts will cause even more unnecessary deaths">Read more</a>
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March 29, 2025
Asia Pacific Report Dozens of Filipinos and supporters in Aotearoa New Zealand came together in a Black Friday vigil and Rally for Justice in the heart of two cities tonight — Auckland and Christchurch. They celebrated the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte by the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this month to face trial ... <a title="Filipino activists praise arrest of ex-president Duterte as first step to end impunity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/29/filipino-activists-praise-arrest-of-ex-president-duterte-as-first-step-to-end-impunity/" aria-label="Read more about Filipino activists praise arrest of ex-president Duterte as first step to end impunity">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bridianne O’Dea, Little Heroes Professor of Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Flinders University Ground Picture/Shutterstock Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has promised a Coalition government would spend an extra A$400 million on youth mental health services. This is in addition to raising the number of subsidised psychology sessions ... <a title="The Coalition has promised $400m for youth mental health. Young people told us what they need" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/the-coalition-has-promised-400m-for-youth-mental-health-young-people-told-us-what-they-need-253328/" aria-label="Read more about The Coalition has promised $400m for youth mental health. Young people told us what they need">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fei Gao, Lecturer in Taxation, Discipline of Accounting, Governance & Regulation, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney Tuesday night’s federal budget revealed a sharp drop in what was once a major source of revenue for the government – the tobacco excise. This financial year, the government ... <a title="Tobacco excise revenue has tanked amid a booming black market. That’s a diabolical problem for the government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/tobacco-excise-revenue-has-tanked-amid-a-booming-black-market-thats-a-diabolical-problem-for-the-government-253329/" aria-label="Read more about Tobacco excise revenue has tanked amid a booming black market. That’s a diabolical problem for the government">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Digital Storytelling Team, The Conversation, The Conversation The Conversation, CC BY-SA ➡️ View the full interactive version of this article here Digital Storytelling Team does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and ... <a title="Policy tracker: how will Labor, the Coalition, the Greens and the independents make Australia better?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/policy-tracker-how-will-labor-the-coalition-the-greens-and-the-independents-make-australia-better-253345/" aria-label="Read more about Policy tracker: how will Labor, the Coalition, the Greens and the independents make Australia better?">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya Latty, Associate Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney Windy Soemara/Shutterstock Ants are among nature’s greatest success stories, with an estimated 22,000 species worldwide. Tropical Australia in particular is a global hotspot for ant diversity. Some researchers believe it could hold some of ... <a title="Ants in your house? Here’s how they get everywhere – even high up in tall buildings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/ants-in-your-house-heres-how-they-get-everywhere-even-high-up-in-tall-buildings-250625/" aria-label="Read more about Ants in your house? Here’s how they get everywhere – even high up in tall buildings">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Archana Koirala, Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist; Clinical Researcher, University of Sydney Julia Suhareva/Shutterstock On March 26 NSW Health issued an alert advising people to be vigilant for signs of measles after an infectious person visited Sydney Airport and two locations in western New South Wales. The ... <a title="Travelling overseas? You could be at risk of measles. Here’s how to ensure you’re protected" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/travelling-overseas-you-could-be-at-risk-of-measles-heres-how-to-ensure-youre-protected-252802/" aria-label="Read more about Travelling overseas? You could be at risk of measles. Here’s how to ensure you’re protected">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – KNIGHTLY VIEWS: By Gavin Ellis Excoriating is the word that may best describe expat Canadian James Grenon’s 11-page critique of NZME. His forensic examination of the board he hopes to replace and the company’s performance is a sobering read. You may not have seen the letter. ... <a title="Gavin Ellis: Forensic detail on NZME but where are the guarantees?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/gavin-ellis-forensic-detail-on-nzme-but-where-are-the-guarantees/" aria-label="Read more about Gavin Ellis: Forensic detail on NZME but where are the guarantees?">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hamish McCallum, Emeritus Professor, infectious disease ecology, Griffith University Ken Griffiths/Shutterstock Last week, Queensland Health alerted the public about the risk of Australian bat lyssavirus, after a bat found near a school just north of Brisbane was given to a wildlife carer group. The bat later died, ... <a title="What is Australian bat lyssavirus? Can I catch it from bat poo? What if bats roost near me?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/what-is-australian-bat-lyssavirus-can-i-catch-it-from-bat-poo-what-if-bats-roost-near-me-252632/" aria-label="Read more about What is Australian bat lyssavirus? Can I catch it from bat poo? What if bats roost near me?">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dylan Gaffney, Associate Professor of Palaeolithic Archaeology, University of Oxford Tristan Russell, CC BY-SA Owing to its violent political history, West Papua’s vibrant human past has long been ignored. Unlike its neighbour, the independent country of Papua New Guinea, West Papua’s cultural history is poorly understood. But ... <a title="Fitting the ‘missing puzzle pieces’ – research sheds light on the deep history of social change in West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/fitting-the-missing-puzzle-pieces-research-sheds-light-on-the-deep-history-of-social-change-in-west-papua-250616/" aria-label="Read more about Fitting the ‘missing puzzle pieces’ – research sheds light on the deep history of social change in West Papua">Read more</a>
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March 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathy Reid, PhD Candidate, School of Cybernetics, Australian National University Amazon Amazon has disabled two key privacy features in its Alexa smart speakers, in a push to introduce artificial intelligence-powered “agentic capabilities” and turn a profit from the popular devices. Starting today (March 28), Alexa devices will ... <a title="Everything you say to an Alexa speaker will be sent to Amazon – starting today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/28/everything-you-say-to-an-alexa-speaker-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-today-252923/" aria-label="Read more about Everything you say to an Alexa speaker will be sent to Amazon – starting today">Read more</a>
