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Australia finally has a dedicated minister for cyber security. Here’s why her job is so important

June 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ivano Bongiovanni, Lecturer in Information Security, Governance and Leadership / Design Thinking, The University of Queensland Lukas Coch/AAP On Tuesday, Australia’s new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced his government’s first full ministry, with Victorian member Clare O’Neil appointed Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Cyber Security. ... <a title="Australia finally has a dedicated minister for cyber security. Here’s why her job is so important" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/australia-finally-has-a-dedicated-minister-for-cyber-security-heres-why-her-job-is-so-important-184322/" aria-label="Read more about Australia finally has a dedicated minister for cyber security. Here’s why her job is so important">Read more</a>

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Could the Depp v. Heard case make other abuse survivors too scared to speak up?

June 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Lake, Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University Johnny Depp has won his defamation suit against his ex-wife Amber Heard for her Washington Post op-ed article published in 2018, which stated she was a “public figure representing domestic abuse”. The facts in every case are unique, and the ... <a title="Could the Depp v. Heard case make other abuse survivors too scared to speak up?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/could-the-depp-v-heard-case-make-other-abuse-survivors-too-scared-to-speak-up-184324/" aria-label="Read more about Could the Depp v. Heard case make other abuse survivors too scared to speak up?">Read more</a>

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Emergency departments are clogged and patients are waiting for hours or giving up. What’s going on?

June 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn Clay-Williams, Associate Professor, Macquarie University Shutterstock Around 25,000 people visit hospital emergency departments across Australia every day. Many of them are reporting waiting for hours to be seen. Some give up and leave, only to have their condition deteriorate. “Ambulance ramping” – where ambulances queue outside ... <a title="Emergency departments are clogged and patients are waiting for hours or giving up. What’s going on?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/emergency-departments-are-clogged-and-patients-are-waiting-for-hours-or-giving-up-whats-going-on-184242/" aria-label="Read more about Emergency departments are clogged and patients are waiting for hours or giving up. What’s going on?">Read more</a>

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What does China want in the Pacific? Diplomatic allies and strategic footholds

June 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denghua Zhang, Research fellow, Australian National University By the time Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s ten-day tour of the Pacific is over in early June, he will have met with leaders from all ten Pacific island countries that have diplomatic relations with China. This tour is the ... <a title="What does China want in the Pacific? Diplomatic allies and strategic footholds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/what-does-china-want-in-the-pacific-diplomatic-allies-and-strategic-footholds-184147/" aria-label="Read more about What does China want in the Pacific? Diplomatic allies and strategic footholds">Read more</a>

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To meet the Chinese challenge in the Pacific, NZ needs to put its money where its mouth is

June 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images This week’s White House meeting between Jacinda Ardern and Joe Biden reflected a world undergoing rapid change. But of all the shared challenges discussed, there was one that kept appearing in the leaders’ joint statement – China ... <a title="To meet the Chinese challenge in the Pacific, NZ needs to put its money where its mouth is" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/to-meet-the-chinese-challenge-in-the-pacific-nz-needs-to-put-its-money-where-its-mouth-is-184315/" aria-label="Read more about To meet the Chinese challenge in the Pacific, NZ needs to put its money where its mouth is">Read more</a>

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How to complain about aged care and get the result you want

June 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Wesson, Senior Lecturer (Teaching and Research), Discipline of Occupational Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney Shutterstock It can be hard to know what to say, or who to talk to, if you notice something isn’t right for you or ... <a title="How to complain about aged care and get the result you want" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/how-to-complain-about-aged-care-and-get-the-result-you-want-180036/" aria-label="Read more about How to complain about aged care and get the result you want">Read more</a>

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Our business schools have a blindspot that’s hindering a more co-operative culture

June 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Patmore, Emeritus Professor of Business and Labour History, University of Sydney Shutterstock Tranby is an Indigenous adult education school in the inner-city Sydney suburb of Glebe. Founded in 1957, its graduates include Eddie Mabo, who went on to win the most significant land rights legal battle ... <a title="Our business schools have a blindspot that’s hindering a more co-operative culture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/our-business-schools-have-a-blindspot-thats-hindering-a-more-co-operative-culture-182218/" aria-label="Read more about Our business schools have a blindspot that’s hindering a more co-operative culture">Read more</a>

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Has lowering the drinking age caused more crime? Despite ongoing concern, the evidence isn’t clear cut

June 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Plum, Senior Research Fellow in Applied Labour Economics, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images It’s fair to say that drinking alcohol is popular among Kiwis, to the point of potential harm. According to the latest New Zealand Health Survey, one in five adults – or 824,000 ... <a title="Has lowering the drinking age caused more crime? Despite ongoing concern, the evidence isn’t clear cut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/has-lowering-the-drinking-age-caused-more-crime-despite-ongoing-concern-the-evidence-isnt-clear-cut-182035/" aria-label="Read more about Has lowering the drinking age caused more crime? Despite ongoing concern, the evidence isn’t clear cut">Read more</a>

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This Australian grasshopper gave up sex 250,000 years ago and it’s doing fine

June 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Kearney, Associate Professor in Ecophysiology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Melbourne Michael Kearney, Author provided Most animals on Earth have two sexes, male and female, that combine and mix their genes when they reproduce. We are so accustomed to this state of affairs that the ... <a title="This Australian grasshopper gave up sex 250,000 years ago and it’s doing fine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/this-australian-grasshopper-gave-up-sex-250-000-years-ago-and-its-doing-fine-184241/" aria-label="Read more about This Australian grasshopper gave up sex 250,000 years ago and it’s doing fine">Read more</a>

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What would King Charles mean for the monarchy, Australia and the republican movement?

June 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Wellings, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University This week’s Platinum Jubilee marks 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign over “the people of the United Kingdom, the Realms and the Commonwealth”. This occasion, the first ever for a British monarch, allows us to ... <a title="What would King Charles mean for the monarchy, Australia and the republican movement?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/what-would-king-charles-mean-for-the-monarchy-australia-and-the-republican-movement-182662/" aria-label="Read more about What would King Charles mean for the monarchy, Australia and the republican movement?">Read more</a>

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Could Australia’s new independent and Green MPs be key to better trans-Tasman relations?

June 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Curtin, Professor of Politics and Policy, University of Auckland Supporters of independent candidate Kylea Tink celebrate her victory over the Liberal incumbent in North Sydney. Getty Images Almost two weeks on from the Australian federal election and the Australian Labor Party looks set to govern alone ... <a title="Could Australia’s new independent and Green MPs be key to better trans-Tasman relations?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/could-australias-new-independent-and-green-mps-be-key-to-better-trans-tasman-relations-183525/" aria-label="Read more about Could Australia’s new independent and Green MPs be key to better trans-Tasman relations?">Read more</a>

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Herd immunity was sold as the path out of the pandemic. Here’s why we’re not talking about it any more

June 3, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University Shutterstock Early in the pandemic, the term “herd immunity” hit the headlines, along with a polarised discussion on how to achieve it. Some groups were attached to the now-discredited notion of letting a dangerous virus rip through the population to ... <a title="Herd immunity was sold as the path out of the pandemic. Here’s why we’re not talking about it any more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/03/herd-immunity-was-sold-as-the-path-out-of-the-pandemic-heres-why-were-not-talking-about-it-any-more-183918/" aria-label="Read more about Herd immunity was sold as the path out of the pandemic. Here’s why we’re not talking about it any more">Read more</a>