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October 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Strangio, Emeritus professor of politics, Monash University It was Robert Menzies, father of the modern Liberal Party, who famously remarked: “to get an affirmative vote from the Australian people on a referendum proposal is the labour of Hercules”. Menzies knew this from bitter experience. The politician ... <a title="What kind of Australia will we wake up to if the Voice referendum is defeated on October 14?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/what-kind-of-australia-will-we-wake-up-to-if-the-voice-referendum-is-defeated-on-october-14-214359/" aria-label="Read more about What kind of Australia will we wake up to if the Voice referendum is defeated on October 14?">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tara Crandon, Psychologist and PhD Candidate, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute When we think of spring, we might imagine rebirth and renewal that comes with the warmer weather and longer days. It’s usually a time to celebrate, flock to spring flower festivals and spend more time in ... <a title="Our mood usually lifts in spring. But after early heatwaves and bushfires, this year may be different" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/our-mood-usually-lifts-in-spring-but-after-early-heatwaves-and-bushfires-this-year-may-be-different-213643/" aria-label="Read more about Our mood usually lifts in spring. But after early heatwaves and bushfires, this year may be different">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Skarbek, CEO, Climateworks Centre This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition. The marks of industry have forever changed the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, edged by the Blue Mountains to the south and ancient rainforests ... <a title="The road is long and time is short, but Australia’s pace towards net zero is quickening" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/the-road-is-long-and-time-is-short-but-australias-pace-towards-net-zero-is-quickening-214570/" aria-label="Read more about The road is long and time is short, but Australia’s pace towards net zero is quickening">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judith Brett, Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University Unsplash This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition. When I was first asked to write an opening piece in The Conversation’s series on climate change and the energy ... <a title="Too hard basket: why climate change is defeating our political system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/too-hard-basket-why-climate-change-is-defeating-our-political-system-214382/" aria-label="Read more about Too hard basket: why climate change is defeating our political system">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Pears, Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University Shutterstock Researchers and policymakers are advocating all-electric housing to reduce energy bills and emissions. Using energy-efficient reverse-cycle air conditioners is a core element of the shift from gas. However, not everyone is happy with the change. “I just don’t feel ... <a title="Replacing gas heating with reverse-cycle aircon leaves some people feeling cold. Why? And what’s the solution?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/replacing-gas-heating-with-reverse-cycle-aircon-leaves-some-people-feeling-cold-why-and-whats-the-solution-213542/" aria-label="Read more about Replacing gas heating with reverse-cycle aircon leaves some people feeling cold. Why? And what’s the solution?">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penny Van Bergen, Head of School of Education and Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wollongong Pixabay/Pexels With school and university exams looming, students will be thinking about how they can maximise their learning. Memory is a key part of how we learn. If students understand how ... <a title="Avoid cramming and don’t just highlight bits of text: how to help your memory when preparing for exams" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/avoid-cramming-and-dont-just-highlight-bits-of-text-how-to-help-your-memory-when-preparing-for-exams-213996/" aria-label="Read more about Avoid cramming and don’t just highlight bits of text: how to help your memory when preparing for exams">Read more</a>
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October 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Harrington, Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury SBS/Paramount+/Binge If you’ve made your way through our September picks and are looking for something new, this month’s streaming picks have something for everyone. There is a classic romantic comedy, some British crime drama and ... <a title="Wartime hijinks, wilderness survivors and contemporary dance: what we’re streaming this October" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/02/wartime-hijinks-wilderness-survivors-and-contemporary-dance-what-were-streaming-this-october-214469/" aria-label="Read more about Wartime hijinks, wilderness survivors and contemporary dance: what we’re streaming this October">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2023
RNZ News Green Party co-leader James Shaw has compared the language of New Zealand First leader Winston Peters to former US president Donald Trump, saying it may be emboldening violence against candidates in Aotearoa NZ’s election campaign. It comes after several candidates from different parties have spoken out about being targeted, including a home invasion ... <a title="NZ elections 2023: Green Party, Te Pāti Māori call out ‘harmful emboldening of extremism’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/30/nz-elections-2023-green-party-te-pati-maori-call-out-harmful-emboldening-of-extremism/" aria-label="Read more about NZ elections 2023: Green Party, Te Pāti Māori call out ‘harmful emboldening of extremism’">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2023
By Pauliasi Mateboto in Suva One in 50 Fijian children could have rheumatic heart disease and children between the ages of five to 15 years are the most at risk of rheumatic fever. While revealing these alarming statistics, Health Secretary Dr James Fong revealed the high figures indicated the high screening conducted by the ministry, ... <a title="1 in 50 Fijian children may have rheumatic heart disease, says health chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/30/1-in-50-fijian-children-may-have-rheumatic-heart-disease-says-health-chief/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 50 Fijian children may have rheumatic heart disease, says health chief">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2023
RNZ News New Zealand police are investigating after the home of Te Pāti Māori election candidate Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke was invaded, vandalised, and a threatening letter left behind. They said the burglary of a Huntly home was reported to police on Monday. On Friday, Te Pāti Māori issued a statement saying it was the third incident ... <a title="NZ election 2023: Police investigate after invasion of Te Pāti Māori candidate’s home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/30/nz-election-2023-police-investigate-after-invasion-of-te-pati-maori-candidates-home/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: Police investigate after invasion of Te Pāti Māori candidate’s home">Read more</a>
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September 30, 2023
Pacific Media Watch Barely a day passes without a story in the British or Australian media that ramps up fear about the rulers in Beijing, reports the investigative website Declassified Australia. According to an analysis by co-editors Antony Loewenstein and Peter Cronau, the Australian and British media are ramping up public fear, aiding a major ... <a title="Media targeting public for a war with China, warns Declassified Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/30/media-targeting-public-for-a-war-with-china-warns-declassified-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Media targeting public for a war with China, warns Declassified Australia">Read more</a>
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September 29, 2023
Asia Pacific Report Members of Indonesia’s Nduga District Police and the Damai Cartenz Police Task Force have raided a residential house and the local head office of the Papuan Tabernacle Church (Kingmi Papua) in the town of Kenyam, Nduga Regency, Papua Pegunungan Province, reports Human Rights Monitor. Before raiding the Kingmi Papua office on September ... <a title="Indonesian police raid church office, home in Nduga – arrest six, torture 12" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/29/indonesian-police-raid-church-office-home-in-nduga-arrest-six-torture-12/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesian police raid church office, home in Nduga – arrest six, torture 12">Read more</a>
