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December 20, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James A. T. Lancaster, Lecturer in Studies in Western Religious Traditions, The University of Queensland © The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-NC-SA The Christmas tree is a modern invention. It is a largely secular symbol, having no basis in the Bible. There are many trees ... <a title="A story of legends, families and capitalism: a candid history of the Christmas tree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/20/a-story-of-legends-families-and-capitalism-a-candid-history-of-the-christmas-tree-196278/" aria-label="Read more about A story of legends, families and capitalism: a candid history of the Christmas tree">Read more</a>
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December 20, 2022
Peacemonger, the new book published last month to celebrate the life and work of peace researcher and activist Owen Wilkes (1940-2005), is being launched in Auckland on Friday. Here a close friend from Sweden — not featured in the book — remembers his mentor in both New Zealand and Scandinavia. COMMENT: By Paul Claesson in ... <a title="Memories from Sweden of the dedicated peace researcher Owen Wilkes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/20/memories-from-sweden-of-the-dedicated-peace-researcher-owen-wilkes/" aria-label="Read more about Memories from Sweden of the dedicated peace researcher Owen Wilkes">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Steele, Associate Professor in Philosophy, Australian National University Drew Beamer / Unsplash In 2017, the Scottish philosopher William MacAskill coined the name “longtermism” to describe the idea “that positively affecting the long-run future is a key moral priority of our time”. The label took off among ... <a title="Longtermism – why the million-year philosophy can’t be ignored" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/longtermism-why-the-million-year-philosophy-cant-be-ignored-193538/" aria-label="Read more about Longtermism – why the million-year philosophy can’t be ignored">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea lawbreakers who disrupt public order and ruin other people’s festive season will be arrested, charged and be placed in police cells across the country, says Internal Security Minister Peter Tsiamalili Jr. As the festive weekend commences this Friday, provincial police commands across the country are already ... <a title="PNG police warn of crackdown on lawbreakers during festive period" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/png-police-warn-of-crackdown-on-lawbreakers-during-festive-period/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police warn of crackdown on lawbreakers during festive period">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Mick Tsikas/AAP Australia’s relations with China will take another major step forward this week with Foreign Minister Penny Wong travelling to Beijing for the resumption of the bilateral Foreign and Strategic Dialogue, which has been on hold since 2018. The ... <a title="Wong to visit Beijing as ‘strategic dialogue’ restarts in new breakthrough in Australia-China relations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/wong-to-visit-beijing-as-strategic-dialogue-restarts-in-new-breakthrough-in-australia-china-relations-196799/" aria-label="Read more about Wong to visit Beijing as ‘strategic dialogue’ restarts in new breakthrough in Australia-China relations">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian A Wright, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University Pexels, CC BY Australians are fortunate to have access to safe and healthy drinking water in our towns and cities, which is acknowledged as a basic human need globally. Sadly, the World Health Organization estimates about ... <a title="Travelling around Australia this summer? Here’s how to know if the water is safe to drink" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/travelling-around-australia-this-summer-heres-how-to-know-if-the-water-is-safe-to-drink-196294/" aria-label="Read more about Travelling around Australia this summer? Here’s how to know if the water is safe to drink">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
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 Darren England/AAP The Poll Bludger reported on two Queensland polls on December 12. A YouGov poll for The Courier Mail, conducted December 1-8 from a sample of ... <a title="Labor just ahead in two Queensland polls and retains large federal poll lead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/labor-just-ahead-in-two-queensland-polls-and-retains-large-federal-poll-lead-196478/" aria-label="Read more about Labor just ahead in two Queensland polls and retains large federal poll lead">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Ratuva, Director, Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury When the final election results were announced around 4pm on Sunday, many Fijians, at home and around the world, breathed a collective sigh of relief: the government of coup-maker Frank Bainimarama looked like it had ... <a title="A knife-edge election in Fiji sees power shift – and a chance to bring back real democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/a-knife-edge-election-in-fiji-sees-power-shift-and-a-chance-to-bring-back-real-democracy-196465/" aria-label="Read more about A knife-edge election in Fiji sees power shift – and a chance to bring back real democracy">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
EDITORIAL: By Fred Wesley, editor-in-chief of The Fiji Times It’s the big day today! We will get to know the make-up of our Parliament. The results saw FijiFirst leading the vote count — but failing to gain a majority (26 seats) — followed by the People’s Alliance (21), the National Federation Party (5) and the ... <a title="The Fiji Times: Kingmakers and the big post-election reveal!" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/the-fiji-times-kingmakers-and-the-big-post-election-reveal/" aria-label="Read more about The Fiji Times: Kingmakers and the big post-election reveal!">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific journalist The Social Democratic Liberal Party (Sodelpa) has emerged as the kingmaker in Fiji’s contentious 2022 general election and its leader Viliame Gavoka is in no rush to punch his golden ticket. After a nightmare leadup to the election, with infighting resulting in a massive split in the party, many ... <a title="Last shall be first … Fiji’s kingmaker party considering all options" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/last-shall-be-first-fijis-kingmaker-party-considering-all-options/" aria-label="Read more about Last shall be first … Fiji’s kingmaker party considering all options">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Two summers did for Scott Morrison. The first was that of 2019-20, with its fire, smoke and ash. The second occurred two years later when, having earlier ... <a title="‘He played his ukulele as the ship went down’: Frank Bongiorno on the political year that was" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/he-played-his-ukulele-as-the-ship-went-down-frank-bongiorno-on-the-political-year-that-was-194063/" aria-label="Read more about ‘He played his ukulele as the ship went down’: Frank Bongiorno on the political year that was">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anita Foerster, Associate Professor, Monash University Shutterstock Australian company directors have long had legal obligations to identify, disclose and manage material financial risks to the company. Where risks result from climate change, or from measures to mitigate climate change, they have an obligation to address and report ... <a title="Clearer rules on reporting companies’ climate risks could soon put us on a path to decarbonising corporate Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/clearer-rules-on-reporting-companies-climate-risks-could-soon-put-us-on-a-path-to-decarbonising-corporate-australia-196381/" aria-label="Read more about Clearer rules on reporting companies’ climate risks could soon put us on a path to decarbonising corporate Australia">Read more</a>
