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January 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Thorp, Professor of Finance, University of Sydney Shutterstock Amassing the wealth needed to support retirement by regular saving is a monumental test of personal planning and discipline. Fortunately for most Australian workers, the superannuation system can help. Superannuation uses the carrot of tax incentives, and the ... <a title="After a lifetime studying superannuation, here are 5 things I wish I knew earlier" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/29/after-a-lifetime-studying-superannuation-here-are-5-things-i-wish-i-knew-earlier-217922/" aria-label="Read more about After a lifetime studying superannuation, here are 5 things I wish I knew earlier">Read more</a>
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January 29, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fraser Macdonald, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Waikato One of the most perplexing yet poorly understood aspects of the international diplomatic response to the ongoing Gaza conflict has been the overwhelmingly pro-Israel orientation of Pacific Island states. During the voting on two United Nations resolutions (October ... <a title="More than religion: why some of Israel’s staunchest support comes from the Pacific Islands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/29/more-than-religion-why-some-of-israels-staunchest-support-comes-from-the-pacific-islands-221212/" aria-label="Read more about More than religion: why some of Israel’s staunchest support comes from the Pacific Islands">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has joined a chorus of global development and political figures defending the United Nations “lifeline” for more than two million Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip enclave. Declaring New Zealand should stick to its three-year funding agreement with the UN relief agency for Palestinians (UNRWA), ... <a title="Palestinian agency condemns funding cuts as ‘ collective punishment’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/28/palestinian-agency-condemns-funding-cuts-as-collective-punishment/" aria-label="Read more about Palestinian agency condemns funding cuts as ‘ collective punishment’">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific French Pacific desk correspondentFrench President Emmanuel Macron has defended his Indo-Pacific vision during the traditional New Year’s good wishes ceremony to the French Armed Forces in Paris. Macron said tensions in the Indo-Pacific zone were a matter for concern because France was an integral part of the Indo-Pacific — both ... <a title="Macron defends Indo-Pacific stance – now ‘consolidated’ in Oceania" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/28/macron-defends-indo-pacific-stance-now-consolidated-in-oceania/" aria-label="Read more about Macron defends Indo-Pacific stance – now ‘consolidated’ in Oceania">Read more</a>
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January 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has issued an unprecedented set of preliminary orders in the case brought against Israel by South Africa alleging it is committing genocide in its war against Hamas in Gaza. ... <a title="UN’s top court puts Israel on notice over its war in Gaza. Here’s what its judgement could mean" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/27/uns-top-court-puts-israel-on-notice-over-its-war-in-gaza-heres-what-its-judgement-could-mean-221985/" aria-label="Read more about UN’s top court puts Israel on notice over its war in Gaza. Here’s what its judgement could mean">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2024
ANALYSIS: By Dominic O’Sullivan, Charles Sturt University The ACT Party’s election promise of a referendum for Aotearoa New Zealand to redefine and enshrine the “principles” of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Treaty of Waitangi) is likely to dominate debate at this year’s Rātana and Waitangi Day events. ACT’s coalition agreement with the National Party commits ... <a title="Waitangi 2024: how NZ’s Tiriti strengthens democracy and checks unbridled power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/26/waitangi-2024-how-nzs-tiriti-strengthens-democracy-and-checks-unbridled-power/" aria-label="Read more about Waitangi 2024: how NZ’s Tiriti strengthens democracy and checks unbridled power">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2024
RNZ Pacific Papua New Guinea’s Police Commissioner David Manning has been reinstated after being stood down following riots and looting on January 10. That rioting — branded as Black Wednesday — was sparked by a police protest after unannounced deductions from their wages, which the government blamed on a glitch. The protest led to a ... <a title="PNG’s police chief David Manning reinstated after Black Wednesday riots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/26/pngs-police-chief-david-manning-reinstated-after-black-wednesday-riots/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s police chief David Manning reinstated after Black Wednesday riots">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Dyer, Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Monash University Nature Uninterrupted Photography/Unsplash Colourful flowers, and the insects and birds that fly among their dazzling displays, are a joy of nature. But how did early relationships between flower colour and animal pollinators emerge? In a study published in ... <a title="The first flowers evolved before bees – so how did they become so dazzling?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/26/the-first-flowers-evolved-before-bees-so-how-did-they-become-so-dazzling-221218/" aria-label="Read more about The first flowers evolved before bees – so how did they become so dazzling?">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angelique Nadia Sweetman McInnes, Academic in Financial Planning, CQUniversity Australia Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are tradeable units that have different types of investments all bundled by a professional fund manager into a single investment. In the “bundle” you might have shares, bonds, property investment and other types of ... <a title="What do I need to know before investing in ETFs and what are the risks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/26/what-do-i-need-to-know-before-investing-in-etfs-and-what-are-the-risks-218114/" aria-label="Read more about What do I need to know before investing in ETFs and what are the risks?">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lowe, Chair in Contemporary History, Deakin University The decision by several major retailers to stop stocking Australia Day merchandise has become the latest flashpoint in an ongoing debate over whether the nation should be celebrated on January 26. In response to this decision, Opposition Leader Peter ... <a title="Support for Australia Day celebration on January 26 drops: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/26/support-for-australia-day-celebration-on-january-26-drops-new-research-221612/" aria-label="Read more about Support for Australia Day celebration on January 26 drops: new research">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samara Hand, PhD Candidate, UNSW Sydney In Australia, more than a dozen independent, community-controlled First Nations schools were set up in the 1970s and ‘80s. These schools, some still in operation, offered culturally and linguistically relevant education to First Nations students reflecting Indigenous ways of knowing, being ... <a title="Community-controlled schools create better education outcomes for First Nations students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/26/community-controlled-schools-create-better-education-outcomes-for-first-nations-students-218594/" aria-label="Read more about Community-controlled schools create better education outcomes for First Nations students">Read more</a>
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January 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suman Majumdar, Associate Professor and Chief Health Officer – COVID and Health Emergencies, Burnet Institute Lightspring/Shutterstock Since it was detected in August 2023, the JN.1 variant of COVID has spread widely. It has become dominant in Australia and around the world, driving the biggest COVID wave seen ... <a title="The emergence of JN.1 is an evolutionary ‘step change’ in the COVID pandemic. Why is this significant?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/01/26/the-emergence-of-jn-1-is-an-evolutionary-step-change-in-the-covid-pandemic-why-is-this-significant-220285/" aria-label="Read more about The emergence of JN.1 is an evolutionary ‘step change’ in the COVID pandemic. Why is this significant?">Read more</a>
