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December 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Mazzola, Lecturer Banking and Finance, Faculty of Business and Law, University of Wollongong Shutterstock Anthony* (a friend) called a few weeks ago, deeply worried. A deputy principal of a high school in Queensland, over the past year he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars buying cryptocurrencies, ... <a title="‘I thought crypto exchanges were safe’: the lesson for everyone in FTX’s collapse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/12/i-thought-crypto-exchanges-were-safe-the-lesson-for-everyone-in-ftxs-collapse-195800/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I thought crypto exchanges were safe’: the lesson for everyone in FTX’s collapse">Read more</a>
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December 12, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Green, Postdoctoral Fellow In Australian Sign Languages, The University of Melbourne Some people are surprised when they first hear about Australian Indigenous sign languages. While the broader community is increasingly aware of the richness of First Nations spoken languages, sign has generally been below the radar ... <a title="Tradition and innovation: how we are documenting sign language in a Gurindji community in northern Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/12/tradition-and-innovation-how-we-are-documenting-sign-language-in-a-gurindji-community-in-northern-australia-194524/" aria-label="Read more about Tradition and innovation: how we are documenting sign language in a Gurindji community in northern Australia">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2022
RNZ Nine To Noon Postgraduate students are petitioning Auckland University of Technology over academic staff cuts — saying it is hugely disruptive and will impact on New Zealand’s research sector. AUT planned to cut 170 academic positions — those affected had until last Thursday to take voluntary redundancy or face a compulsory layoff. The petition ... <a title="‘Huge distress’: Postgrad students feel impact of AUT academic staff cuts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/11/huge-distress-postgrad-students-feel-impact-of-aut-academic-staff-cuts/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Huge distress’: Postgrad students feel impact of AUT academic staff cuts">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2022
By Ella Melake in Suva The People’s Alliance leader Sitiveni Rabuka in Fiji says he is ready to use all the experience and knowledge he has gained in his 74 years to lead the country to peace. Speaking to a packed audience during a rally at Nasinu Sangam School, Narere, Nasinu, on Thursday night, the ... <a title="Fiji elections: Rabuka – ‘What I’m doing now is a vision’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/11/fiji-elections-rabuka-what-im-doing-now-is-a-vision/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: Rabuka – ‘What I’m doing now is a vision’">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2022
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s hints this week that reforms will be pared back in 2023 — and an untidy interview by Broadcasting Minister Willie Jackson — has added to scepticism about the Aotearoa New Zealand government’s public media plan. But while the media have aired angst about editorial independence, trust and costs, the opportunities have ... <a title="Mediawatch: NZ public media merger meets growing resistance as clock ticks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/11/mediawatch-nz-public-media-merger-meets-growing-resistance-as-clock-ticks/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: NZ public media merger meets growing resistance as clock ticks">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2022
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva People are not powerless in a “real” democracy, says prominent Suva-based Fiji lawyer Richard Naidu. Speaking to The Fiji Times during an interview, Naidu – who writes a weekly column for the newspaper – outlined why citizens should take an active interest in politics. “I think people have got to ... <a title="Fiji elections: People ‘not powerless’ in real democracy, says Naidu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/11/fiji-elections-people-not-powerless-in-real-democracy-says-naidu/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: People ‘not powerless’ in real democracy, says Naidu">Read more</a>
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December 11, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Maguire, Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP/AAP Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong chose Human Rights Day to announce Magnitsky-style sanctions against 13 Russian and Iranian individuals and two entities, in response to egregious human rights abuses. Wong has ... <a title="Australia announces ‘Magnitsky’ sanctions against targets in Russia and Iran. What are they and will they work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/11/australia-announces-magnitsky-sanctions-against-targets-in-russia-and-iran-what-are-they-and-will-they-work-196346/" aria-label="Read more about Australia announces ‘Magnitsky’ sanctions against targets in Russia and Iran. What are they and will they work?">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2022
By Felix Chaudhary in Suva The People’s Alliance party leader Sitiveni Rabuka claims the Social Democratic Liberal Party (SODELPA) “has sold its soul” in secretly “working in cahoots” with the FijiFirst party after SODELPA lodged a complaint against the alliance with the Fijian Elections Office yesterday. Rabuka claimed the complaint against the People’s Alliance on ... <a title="Fiji elections: SODELPA has ‘sold its soul’, says Rabuka" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/10/fiji-elections-sodelpa-has-sold-its-soul-says-rabuka/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: SODELPA has ‘sold its soul’, says Rabuka">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra original Dan Himbrechts/AAP The federal government will provide up to $1.5 billion – to be matched by states and territories – for “targeted and temporary” relief on power bills for low and middle income households and small businesses. Under a ... <a title="Power package: $3 billion for ‘targeted and temporary’ relief on bills" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/power-package-3-billion-for-targeted-and-temporary-relief-on-bills-196292/" aria-label="Read more about Power package: $3 billion for ‘targeted and temporary’ relief on bills">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Courtney Walton, Research Fellow & Psychologist, Mental Health in Elite Sports, The University of Melbourne Throughout history, sports have been guilty of prioritising certain groups at the exclusion of others. There has been a pervasive idea that being an athlete requires the demonstration of traditionally masculine traits. ... <a title="New study reveals gender bias in sport research. It’s yet another hurdle to progress in women’s sport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/new-study-reveals-gender-bias-in-sport-research-its-yet-another-hurdle-to-progress-in-womens-sport-196027/" aria-label="Read more about New study reveals gender bias in sport research. It’s yet another hurdle to progress in women’s sport">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University Shutterstock In a bid to arrest escalating power prices, Australia’s federal, state and territory governments have agreed to impose caps on the wholesale price of coal and gas. Announcing the decision after National Cabinet met on Friday, Prime ... <a title="Will price caps on coal and gas bring power prices down? An expert isn’t so sure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/will-price-caps-on-coal-and-gas-bring-power-prices-down-an-expert-isnt-so-sure-196277/" aria-label="Read more about Will price caps on coal and gas bring power prices down? An expert isn’t so sure">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ashwin Swaminathan, Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University Medical School, Australian National University AP Photo/Mark Lennihan Like Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andrés Obrador before him, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been infected with COVID for a second time. In the middle of ... <a title="There are still good reasons to avoid catching COVID again – for one, your risk of long COVID goes up each time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/there-are-still-good-reasons-to-avoid-catching-covid-again-for-one-your-risk-of-long-covid-goes-up-each-time-196041/" aria-label="Read more about There are still good reasons to avoid catching COVID again – for one, your risk of long COVID goes up each time">Read more</a>
