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December 9, 2024
The Cook Islands has used its first-ever appearance at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to advocate for the “decolonisation” of international law. While making an oral statement for an advisory opinion on the obligations of states regarding climate change, Auckland University senior lecturer Fuimaono Dr Dylan Asafo placed the blame on “our international legal ... <a title="Cook Islands seeks ‘decolonisation’ of international law at ICJ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/09/cook-islands-seeks-decolonisation-of-international-law-at-icj/" aria-label="Read more about Cook Islands seeks ‘decolonisation’ of international law at ICJ">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A national Newspoll, conducted December 2–6 from a sample of 1,258, had a 50–50 tie, a one-point gain for Labor since the previous Newspoll in early November. ... <a title="Newspoll returns to a tie after Coalition leads, but Labor has worst result this term in Resolve" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/09/newspoll-returns-to-a-tie-after-coalition-leads-but-labor-has-worst-result-this-term-in-resolve-245159/" aria-label="Read more about Newspoll returns to a tie after Coalition leads, but Labor has worst result this term in Resolve">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Bar Ness, Research associate, University of Tasmania Giant old trees are survivors. But their size and age do not protect them against everything. They face threats such as logging or intensifying drought and fire as the climate changes. Tasmania has long been home to plants ancient ... <a title="As Australia’s giant trees succumb to fire or drought, we’re racing to preserve their vital genetic data" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/09/as-australias-giant-trees-succumb-to-fire-or-drought-were-racing-to-preserve-their-vital-genetic-data-212539/" aria-label="Read more about As Australia’s giant trees succumb to fire or drought, we’re racing to preserve their vital genetic data">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hal Pawson, Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Rising homelessness across Australia is overwhelming the capacity of services to offer emergency help. New evidence in the Australian Homelessness Monitor 2024, released today, confirms homelessness has soared well above ... <a title="Homelessness much worse than before COVID leaves agencies battling a perfect storm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/09/homelessness-much-worse-than-before-covid-leaves-agencies-battling-a-perfect-storm-243148/" aria-label="Read more about Homelessness much worse than before COVID leaves agencies battling a perfect storm">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nichola Tyler, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology Toa55/Shutterstock A recent bushfire in Kadnook, western Victoria, which destroyed at least one property and burned more than 1,000 hectares of land, is being investigated due to suspicion it was deliberately lit. This is not an ... <a title="Up to 40% of bushfires in parts of Australia are deliberately lit. But we’re not doing enough to prevent them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/09/up-to-40-of-bushfires-in-parts-of-australia-are-deliberately-lit-but-were-not-doing-enough-to-prevent-them-243584/" aria-label="Read more about Up to 40% of bushfires in parts of Australia are deliberately lit. But we’re not doing enough to prevent them">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elise Waghorn, Lecturer, School of Education, RMIT University Tomertu/ Shutterstock It’s almost the end of the school year. And that means it’s “awards season” for school students. Before the holidays, students, teachers and families will gather for speech days where awards will be handed out for academic ... <a title="Should we give students awards at school?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/09/should-we-give-students-awards-at-school-245358/" aria-label="Read more about Should we give students awards at school?">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Danks, Associate professor in Cinema and Media Studies, RMIT University IMDB Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, released on December 9 1974, is a fascinating composite of both 1970s New Hollywood and the legacy of the women-centred melodrama of the 1930s and ‘40s. It is now mostly ... <a title="Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore at 50: the film that marks a path not taken in Scorsese’s career" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/09/alice-doesnt-live-here-anymore-at-50-the-film-that-marks-a-path-not-taken-in-scorseses-career-243460/" aria-label="Read more about Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore at 50: the film that marks a path not taken in Scorsese’s career">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Jones, Lecturer in Ecology, Griffith University What can plants or animals do when faced with harsh conditions? Two options for survival seem most obvious: move elsewhere or adapt to their environment. Some organisms have a third option. They can escape not through space but through time, ... <a title="New research reveals a key evolutionary benefit of sleeping for a season – or for centuries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/09/new-research-reveals-a-key-evolutionary-benefit-of-sleeping-for-a-season-or-for-centuries-243804/" aria-label="Read more about New research reveals a key evolutionary benefit of sleeping for a season – or for centuries">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2024
By Stefan Armbruster in Brisbane The first large-scale environmental impact assessment of Rio Tinto’s abandoned Panguna mine in Papua New Guinea has found local communities face life-threatening risks from its legacy. The independent study was initiated after frustrated landowners in PNG’s Autonomous Region of Bougainville took their longstanding grievances against Rio Tinto to the Australian ... <a title="Panguna human rights report fuels Bougainville demands for Rio Tinto-funded mine clean-up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/09/panguna-human-rights-report-fuels-bougainville-demands-for-rio-tinto-funded-mine-clean-up/" aria-label="Read more about Panguna human rights report fuels Bougainville demands for Rio Tinto-funded mine clean-up">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University The swift and unexpected fall of the Syrian capital, Damascus, to Sunni opposition forces marks a pivotal moment in the modern history of the Middle East. Bashar al-Assad’s regime had withstood more than a decade of uprisings, civil ... <a title="Bashar al-Assad’s regime has fallen in Syria. How will this impact an already fractured region?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/08/bashar-al-assads-regime-has-fallen-in-syria-how-will-this-impact-an-already-fractured-region-245539/" aria-label="Read more about Bashar al-Assad’s regime has fallen in Syria. How will this impact an already fractured region?">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2024
Asia Pacific Report Governor Powes Parkop of Papua New Guinea’s capital Port Moresby has appealed to West Papuans living in his country to carry on the self-determination struggle for future generations and to not lose hope. Parkop, a staunch supporter of the West Papua cause, reminded Papuans at their Independence Day last Sunday of the ... <a title="PNG’s Parkop tells exiled Papuans ‘don’t lose hope – keep up the freedom struggle’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/08/pngs-parkop-tells-exiled-papuans-dont-lose-hope-keep-up-the-freedom-struggle/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s Parkop tells exiled Papuans ‘don’t lose hope – keep up the freedom struggle’">Read more</a>
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December 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In the reactions to incidents of antisemitism, many people observe a contrast between New South Wales Premier Chris Minns and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Over the past year, Minns has seemed quicker off the mark and more on point than ... <a title="View from The Hill: Albanese announces more funding for Jewish security, labels synagogue firebomb ‘terrorism’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/08/view-from-the-hill-albanese-announces-more-funding-for-jewish-security-labels-synagogue-firebomb-terrorism-245537/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Albanese announces more funding for Jewish security, labels synagogue firebomb ‘terrorism’">Read more</a>
