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February 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Neera Bhatia, Associate Professor in Law (Health Law), Deakin University Tim Samuel/Pexels People looking for a sperm donor can go to a fertility clinic, ask a friend to donate or look for a donor online, including on an app or via social media. Women in same-sex relationships, ... <a title="Looking for a sperm donor online? 4 things to think about first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/10/looking-for-a-sperm-donor-online-4-things-to-think-about-first-246888/" aria-label="Read more about Looking for a sperm donor online? 4 things to think about first">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John White, Associate Professor in Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Deakin University Fire broke out in the Grampians National Park (Gariwerd) in December and raged for weeks. Then lightning strikes ignited fresh blazes late last month, which merged to form a mega-fire that’s not out yet. This 168,000-hectare ... <a title="Grampians National Park is still burning – here’s what we can expect will survive and recover" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/10/grampians-national-park-is-still-burning-heres-what-we-can-expect-will-survive-and-recover-249147/" aria-label="Read more about Grampians National Park is still burning – here’s what we can expect will survive and recover">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karley Beckman, Senior Lecturer in Digital Technologies for Learning, University of Wollongong If you are a parent of a school student, you may have received a form seeking permission to use your child’s image on school social media accounts. It’s very common for schools to share photos ... <a title="Schools need parent permission to put students’ photos on social media. 3 questions to ask before you say yes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/10/schools-need-parent-permission-to-put-students-photos-on-social-media-3-questions-to-ask-before-you-say-yes-249273/" aria-label="Read more about Schools need parent permission to put students’ photos on social media. 3 questions to ask before you say yes">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Garritt C. Van Dyk, Senior Lecturer in History, University of Waikato The day he took office for his second term, United States President Donald J. Trump unveiled his “America First” trade policy, including tariffs on imported goods from Mexico, Canada (both of which have since been paused) ... <a title="‘America First’ trade policy is pushing economic self-sufficiency – but history shows this is harder than it seems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/10/america-first-trade-policy-is-pushing-economic-self-sufficiency-but-history-shows-this-is-harder-than-it-seems-248530/" aria-label="Read more about ‘America First’ trade policy is pushing economic self-sufficiency – but history shows this is harder than it seems">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack McGrath, Lecturer in Animation, University of Newcastle Netflix The 2025 Academy Awards could shape up to be a big one for stop-motion animation. Australian director Adam Eliott’s Memoir of a Snail (2024) has raked in a nomination for Best Animated Feature Film, alongside Wallace & Gromit: ... <a title="A century in motion: how stop-motion films went from obscure ‘creature features’ to winning Oscars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/10/a-century-in-motion-how-stop-motion-films-went-from-obscure-creature-features-to-winning-oscars-248008/" aria-label="Read more about A century in motion: how stop-motion films went from obscure ‘creature features’ to winning Oscars">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Salter, Professor of Criminology, UNSW Sydney Australia’s LGBTIQA+SB* communities have long been overlooked in discussions about the prevention of and responses to sexual violence, despite evidence they are at increased risk. The National Survey on LGBTIQA+SB Experiences of Sexual Violence, which we carried out, is the ... <a title="Breaking the silence: new research highlights the impact of sexual violence on queer and gender-diverse Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/10/breaking-the-silence-new-research-highlights-the-impact-of-sexual-violence-on-queer-and-gender-diverse-australians-244290/" aria-label="Read more about Breaking the silence: new research highlights the impact of sexual violence on queer and gender-diverse Australians">Read more</a>
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February 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute Marlinde/Shutterstock Most Australians can look forward to a comfortable retirement. More than three in four retirees own their own home, most report feeling comfortable financially, and few suffer financial stress. But our new Grattan Institute report paints ... <a title="Most retirees who rent live in poverty. Here’s how boosting rent assistance could help lift them out of it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/10/most-retirees-who-rent-live-in-poverty-heres-how-boosting-rent-assistance-could-help-lift-them-out-of-it-249134/" aria-label="Read more about Most retirees who rent live in poverty. Here’s how boosting rent assistance could help lift them out of it">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The weekend byelection in the outer suburban seat of Werribee saw the widely-anticipated slap-in-the-face to Victorian Labor, which is absolutely on the nose. The question is: to what degree were electors venting against federal Labor too? With an abundance of ... <a title="View from The Hill: Labor faces risk of Victorians using federal poll as referendum on both Allan and Albanese governments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/09/view-from-the-hill-labor-faces-risk-of-victorians-using-federal-poll-as-referendum-on-both-allan-and-albanese-governments-249457/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Labor faces risk of Victorians using federal poll as referendum on both Allan and Albanese governments">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2025
By Rachel Helyer Donaldson, RNZ News journalist New Zealand should be robust in its response to the “unacceptable” situation in Gaza but it must also back its allies against threats by the US President, says an international relations academic. Otago University professor of international relations Robert Patman said the rest of the world also “should ... <a title="NZ must take robust Gaza stance – ‘stop tip-toeing’ around Trump, warns academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/09/nz-must-take-robust-gaza-stance-stop-tip-toeing-around-trump-warns-academic/" aria-label="Read more about NZ must take robust Gaza stance – ‘stop tip-toeing’ around Trump, warns academic">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2025
Asia Pacific Report A national Palestine advocacy group has hit back at critics of its “genocide hotline” campaign against soldiers involved in Israel’s war against Gaza, saying New Zealand should be actively following international law. The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) dismissed a “predictable lineup of apologists for Israel” for their criticisms of the PSNA ... <a title="PSNA’s Minto hits back at Gaza ‘genocide hotline’ critics, insists NZ should deny Israeli soldiers entry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/09/psnas-minto-hits-back-at-gaza-genocide-hotline-critics-insists-nz-should-deny-israeli-soldiers-entry/" aria-label="Read more about PSNA’s Minto hits back at Gaza ‘genocide hotline’ critics, insists NZ should deny Israeli soldiers entry">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2025
MEDIAWATCH: By Colin Peacock, RNZ Mediawatch presenter By the time US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on China and Canada last Monday which could kickstart a trade war, New Zealand’s diplomats in Washington, DC, had already been deployed on another diplomatic drama. Republican Senator Ted Cruz had said on social media it was “difficult to ... <a title="Mediawatch: NZ media in the middle of Asia-Pacific diplomatic drama" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/09/mediawatch-nz-media-in-the-middle-of-asia-pacific-diplomatic-drama/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: NZ media in the middle of Asia-Pacific diplomatic drama">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2025
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown says New Zealand is asking for too much oversight over its deal with China, which is expected to be penned in Beijing next week. Brown told RNZ Pacific the Cook Islands-New Zealand relationship was reciprocal. “They certainly did not consult with us when ... <a title="Mark Brown on China deal: ‘No need for NZ to sit in the room with us’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/09/mark-brown-on-china-deal-no-need-for-nz-to-sit-in-the-room-with-us/" aria-label="Read more about Mark Brown on China deal: ‘No need for NZ to sit in the room with us’">Read more</a>
