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December 9, 2022
In 2006, Fiji’s current Prime Minister, Voreqe Bainimarama, seized power from a government that had been elected only seven months earlier. Named the “good governance coup”, the takeover was justified by concerns about corruption as well as racism. Sixteen years later, Fiji is about to go to the polls for the third time since Bainimarama ... <a title="An update on the ‘good governance coup’ – political will, corruption in Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/an-update-on-the-good-governance-coup-political-will-corruption-in-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about An update on the ‘good governance coup’ – political will, corruption in Fiji">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
The Sunday Bulletin Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape says it is very disappointing that foreign-owned media in the country continue to run “fake news”. He said this after an editorial in the Malaysian-owned National on Wednesday claimed that former Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop had “rubbished” Papua New Guinea at the PNG Mining ... <a title="Marape blasts foreign media, claiming ‘fake news’ on mining conference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/marape-blasts-foreign-media-claiming-fake-news-on-mining-conference/" aria-label="Read more about Marape blasts foreign media, claiming ‘fake news’ on mining conference">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
By Jan Kohout, RNZ Pacific journalist A new initiative has been launched in 15 Pacific Island countries to improve educational standards. The Pacific Regional Inclusive Education Review was launched last week with each country having their own national surveys with the assistance of community groups, NGOs and stakeholders. It has has been signed by Cook ... <a title="New review aims to ensure education is ‘a right’ across the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/new-review-aims-to-ensure-education-is-a-right-across-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about New review aims to ensure education is ‘a right’ across the Pacific">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
By Repeka Nasiko in Suva Malake villagers in the Ra of western Fiji have flocked to their polling station eager to vote for a government who will have the interests of their community. Nailati Rogolea, who ferried his entire family yesterday on a fiberglass boat to Malake Island from their settlement in Naria, said choosing ... <a title="Fiji elections: Voting villagers say they ‘want a government that can help us’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/fiji-elections-voting-villagers-say-they-want-a-government-that-can-help-us/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji elections: Voting villagers say they ‘want a government that can help us’">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice Gorman, Associate Professor in Archaeology and Space Studies, Flinders University A new view of Earth and its place. NASA A photograph taken by NASA’s Orion spacecraft has given us a new perspective on our home planet. The snap was taken during the Artemis I mission, which ... <a title="Looking back from beyond the Moon: how views from space have changed the way we see Earth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/looking-back-from-beyond-the-moon-how-views-from-space-have-changed-the-way-we-see-earth-195650/" aria-label="Read more about Looking back from beyond the Moon: how views from space have changed the way we see Earth">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keiran Hardy, Senior Lecturer, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University Lukas Coch/AAP At the National Press Club this week, Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil flagged that Labor would propose changes to Australia’s counter-terrorism laws. She cited an increase in diverse threats beyond religious fundamentalism, a ... <a title="Does Australia need new laws to combat right-wing extremism?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/does-australia-need-new-laws-to-combat-right-wing-extremism-196219/" aria-label="Read more about Does Australia need new laws to combat right-wing extremism?">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Thompson, Associate Professor of Media Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Broadcasting Minister Willie Jackson’s announcement of planned legislation requiring big online platforms such as Google and Meta/Facebook to “pay a fair price” to New Zealand news media for their content ... <a title="Breaking news: making Google and Facebook pay NZ media for content could deliver less than bargained for" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/breaking-news-making-google-and-facebook-pay-nz-media-for-content-could-deliver-less-than-bargained-for-196030/" aria-label="Read more about Breaking news: making Google and Facebook pay NZ media for content could deliver less than bargained for">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hazel, Senior Lecturer, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide Shutterstock “Kneading” is when cats massage an object with the front paws, which extend and retract, one paw at a time. This massaging action, named for its resemblance to kneading dough, is repeated rhythmically. ... <a title="Why do cats knead?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/why-do-cats-knead-192743/" aria-label="Read more about Why do cats knead?">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
Essay by Keith Rankin. “Antlers grow through a mechanism that is very similar to cancer. But, because deer can keep that growth in check, they are extremely resilient to cancers. … “Sardinia’s own dwarf deer, a relative of Ireland’s giant elk, was eradicated within a hundred years of human colonization, some 9,000 years ago.” Thomas ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – To Be a Good Cancer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/keith-rankin-essay-to-be-a-good-cancer/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – To Be a Good Cancer">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Irene Gallego Romero, Senior Lecturer in Human Genetics, The University of Melbourne Derek R. Audette/Shutterstock An encounter with a mysterious and extinct human relative – the Denisovans – has left a mark on the immune traits of modern Papuans, in particular those living on New Guinea Island. ... <a title="DNA from elusive human relatives the Denisovans has left a curious mark on modern people in New Guinea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/dna-from-elusive-human-relatives-the-denisovans-has-left-a-curious-mark-on-modern-people-in-new-guinea-196113/" aria-label="Read more about DNA from elusive human relatives the Denisovans has left a curious mark on modern people in New Guinea">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Orsola De Marco, Professor of Astrophysics, Macquarie University NASA When the first five images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) were unveiled, one of them stared at me with two eyes. It was an image of the Southern Ring Nebula, NGC3132, and smack in the middle ... <a title="‘Extreme stripping action’ led to the messy birth of the Southern Ring Nebula, Webb image reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/extreme-stripping-action-led-to-the-messy-birth-of-the-southern-ring-nebula-webb-image-reveals-196052/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Extreme stripping action’ led to the messy birth of the Southern Ring Nebula, Webb image reveals">Read more</a>
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December 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yen Ying Lim, Associate Professor, Monash University robina weermeijer/unsplash, CC BY-SA We often hear about “dementia breakthroughs” in the news – new genes being discovered, new blood tests being developed, new drugs being tested. However, there remains no effective or accessible cure for dementia. This is of ... <a title="Lots of ‘breakthroughs’, still no cure. Do the new dementia drugs bring us any closer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/09/lots-of-breakthroughs-still-no-cure-do-the-new-dementia-drugs-bring-us-any-closer-195095/" aria-label="Read more about Lots of ‘breakthroughs’, still no cure. Do the new dementia drugs bring us any closer?">Read more</a>
