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January 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lee-Fay Low, Professor in Ageing and Health, University of Sydney De Visu/Shutterstock It’s a shock when we realise our parents aren’t managing well at home. Perhaps the house and garden are looking more chaotic, and Mum or Dad are relying more on snacks than nutritious meals. Maybe ... <a title="How do I handle it if my parent is refusing aged care? 4 things to consider" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/31/how-do-i-handle-it-if-my-parent-is-refusing-aged-care-4-things-to-consider-221210/" aria-label="Read more about How do I handle it if my parent is refusing aged care? 4 things to consider">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Longden, Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University Shutterstock How long does it take to build a solar or wind farm? It’s a simple question with wide implications. To reach our ambitious 82% renewable energy target by 2030, we have to build many new ... <a title="Renewable projects are getting built faster – but there’s even more need for speed " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/31/renewable-projects-are-getting-built-faster-but-theres-even-more-need-for-speed-221874/" aria-label="Read more about Renewable projects are getting built faster – but there’s even more need for speed ">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Higgins, Professor & Director, Institute of Child Protection Studies, Australian Catholic University Moren Hsu/Unsplash, CC BY There have been disturbing reports of Australian students making sexual moaning noises at teachers and other students. This includes students in both high school and primary school. Along with making ... <a title="There are reports some students are making sexual moaning noises at school. Here’s how parents and teachers can respond" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/31/there-are-reports-some-students-are-making-sexual-moaning-noises-at-school-heres-how-parents-and-teachers-can-respond-220136/" aria-label="Read more about There are reports some students are making sexual moaning noises at school. Here’s how parents and teachers can respond">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Vowles, Professor of Political Science, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The coalition government’s approach to Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi) will inevitably set the scene for Waitangi Day next week, with the ACT Party’s Treaty Principles Bill already generating protest and ... <a title="The idea of ‘sovereignty’ is central to the Treaty debate – why is it so hard to define?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/31/the-idea-of-sovereignty-is-central-to-the-treaty-debate-why-is-it-so-hard-to-define-220201/" aria-label="Read more about The idea of ‘sovereignty’ is central to the Treaty debate – why is it so hard to define?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
RNZ News As New Zealand’s former climate change minister James Shaw prepares to step down from the Green Party’s co-leadership role, the space has opened for a new contender. Speaking after today’s announcement, co-leader Marama Davidson refused to guarantee she too would not step down before the election but said she would stay on for ... <a title="Pasifika MP among possibles for NZ’s new Green co-leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/pasifika-mp-among-possibles-for-nzs-new-green-co-leadership/" aria-label="Read more about Pasifika MP among possibles for NZ’s new Green co-leadership">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Graycar, Professor of Public Policy, University of Adelaide Successfully tackling corruption is more than catching greedy public servants and politicians, miscreants and manipulators. It involves government at the highest level advancing a culture of integrity and setting up institutions that celebrate and facilitate good governance – ... <a title="Australia’s ranking in global anti-corruption index remains steady – but shows we cannot be complacent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/australias-ranking-in-global-anti-corruption-index-remains-steady-but-shows-we-cannot-be-complacent-222259/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s ranking in global anti-corruption index remains steady – but shows we cannot be complacent">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Pascoe, Research fellow, The University of Melbourne KOCHMARYOV, Shutterstock. The Victorian government has confirmed duck and quail hunting will continue in the state, albeit with changes which would purportedly ensure the practice “remains safe, sustainable and responsible”. The controversial decision is a rejection of recommendations by ... <a title="Allowing duck hunting to continue in Victoria is shameful and part of a disturbing trend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/allowing-duck-hunting-to-continue-in-victoria-is-shameful-and-part-of-a-disturbing-trend-222156/" aria-label="Read more about Allowing duck hunting to continue in Victoria is shameful and part of a disturbing trend">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Peter Turchin, author of End Times, has spent many years researching cliodynamics. His works in the 2000s include Secular Cycles (2009) and War and Peace and War (2007). A central concept in communicating his research is that of asabiyya, a word gifted to us from the renowned North African philosopher and ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Asabiyya" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/keith-rankin-analysis-asabiyya/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Asabiyya">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark, who led the UN Development Programme which oversees UNRWA, told RNZ Morning Report today it was the biggest platform for getting humanitarian aid into Gaza for a populations that is 85 percent displaced. People are on the verge on starvation and going without medical supplies, ... <a title="Defunding UNRWA will cause Gazans ‘more misery and suffering’, warns former PM Clark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/defunding-unrwa-will-cause-gazans-more-misery-and-suffering-warns-former-pm-clark/" aria-label="Read more about Defunding UNRWA will cause Gazans ‘more misery and suffering’, warns former PM Clark">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The provisional measures issued by International Court of Justice (ICJ) in South Africa’s case against Israel under the Genocide Convention was, on balance, a victory for Israel. While South Africa’s application was not thrown out, and the ICJ accepted ... <a title="The UN’s top court didn’t call for a ceasefire in Gaza – how does NZ respond now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/the-uns-top-court-didnt-call-for-a-ceasefire-in-gaza-how-does-nz-respond-now-221977/" aria-label="Read more about The UN’s top court didn’t call for a ceasefire in Gaza – how does NZ respond now?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Diana Piantedosi, Honorary Research Fellow (Deakin University), PhD Candidate (La Trobe University), La Trobe University Chona Kasinger/Disabled and Here Collection, CC BY-SA The review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) released last month included welcome recommendations to better support First Nations people, understand culturally diverse concepts ... <a title="There is overwhelming gender bias in the NDIS – and the review doesn’t address it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/there-is-overwhelming-gender-bias-in-the-ndis-and-the-review-doesnt-address-it-220042/" aria-label="Read more about There is overwhelming gender bias in the NDIS – and the review doesn’t address it">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Heemsbergen, Senior Lecturer, Digital, Political, Media, Deakin University Apple Apple Vision Pro is a mixed-reality headset – which the company hopes is a “revolutionary spatial computer that transforms how people work, collaborate, connect, relive memories, and enjoy entertainment” – that begins shipping to the public (in ... <a title="Editing memories, spying on our bodies, normalising weird goggles: Apple’s new Vision Pro has big ambitions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/30/editing-memories-spying-on-our-bodies-normalising-weird-goggles-apples-new-vision-pro-has-big-ambitions-221910/" aria-label="Read more about Editing memories, spying on our bodies, normalising weird goggles: Apple’s new Vision Pro has big ambitions">Read more</a>
