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September 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University It’s the big question that has loomed over Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign from the start: is the United States ready for a Black woman president? I get asked this almost every time I ... <a title="Is America ready to elect a Black woman president?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/09/is-america-ready-to-elect-a-black-woman-president-237322/" aria-label="Read more about Is America ready to elect a Black woman president?">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Ricketson, Professor of Communication, Deakin University Until recently, Elon Musk was just a wildly successful electric car tycoon and space pioneer. Sure, he was erratic and outspoken, but his global influence was contained and seemingly under control. But add the ownership of just one media platform, ... <a title="Murdoch to Musk: how global media power has shifted from the moguls to the big tech bros" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/09/murdoch-to-musk-how-global-media-power-has-shifted-from-the-moguls-to-the-big-tech-bros-237985/" aria-label="Read more about Murdoch to Musk: how global media power has shifted from the moguls to the big tech bros">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joel Lexchin, Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management, York University, Canada Africa says it needs an estimated ten million doses of mpox vaccine to control this public health emergency. The situation is particularly concerning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has reported more than ... <a title="Africa desperately needs mpox vaccines. But donations from rich countries won’t fix this or the next health emergency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/09/africa-desperately-needs-mpox-vaccines-but-donations-from-rich-countries-wont-fix-this-or-the-next-health-emergency-237747/" aria-label="Read more about Africa desperately needs mpox vaccines. But donations from rich countries won’t fix this or the next health emergency">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Stokes, Industry Professor, Environment and Sustainability, Macquarie University Camperdown Cemetery in Newtown, Sydney Rose Marinelli/Shutterstock Old graveyards are a forgotten land asset that can find new life as urban parks in crowded cities. As the density of our cities increases, efficient use of urban land becomes ... <a title="Plot twist: how giving old graveyards new life as parks can improve our cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/09/plot-twist-how-giving-old-graveyards-new-life-as-parks-can-improve-our-cities-236791/" aria-label="Read more about Plot twist: how giving old graveyards new life as parks can improve our cities">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yeslam Al-Saggaf, Professor in Computing, Charles Sturt University Halfpoint/ Shutterstock , CC BY Most Australian teenagers have their own smartphone. According to a 2023 survey, 91% of young people between 14 and 17 owned a phone. At the same time, there is huge community concern about young ... <a title="91% of Australian teens have a phone – but many are not keeping their identity and location secure" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/09/91-of-australian-teens-have-a-phone-but-many-are-not-keeping-their-identity-and-location-secure-237981/" aria-label="Read more about 91% of Australian teens have a phone – but many are not keeping their identity and location secure">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Tolkach, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University Jaromir Chalabala/Shutterstock Imagine checking in for a flight with your two teenage children. At the counter, you are told that your youngest teenager’s suitcase is two kilograms over the limit. You get slapped with a $75 penalty for their excess ... <a title="Pay-by-weight airfares are an ethical minefield. We asked travellers what they actually think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/09/pay-by-weight-airfares-are-an-ethical-minefield-we-asked-travellers-what-they-actually-think-237856/" aria-label="Read more about Pay-by-weight airfares are an ethical minefield. We asked travellers what they actually think">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University Pope Francis is continuing the tradition of papal journeys, having embarked on the longest trip of his papacy yet to Asia and the Pacific. In recent decades, apostolic journeys have emerged as a powerful tool of global diplomacy and ... <a title="Popes were once confined to Rome. Now they travel the world – and Francis’ current journey is particularly significant" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/09/popes-were-once-confined-to-rome-now-they-travel-the-world-and-francis-current-journey-is-particularly-significant-238088/" aria-label="Read more about Popes were once confined to Rome. Now they travel the world – and Francis’ current journey is particularly significant">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Walton, Professor of Sustainable Business, University of Otago Interpreting corporate reports on carbon emissions can be challenging. The current, adhoc approach to how businesses share this information makes it difficult to see whether they have set the right targets, have realistic plans to meet them or ... <a title="How well are NZ companies reporting their climate impacts? Our new tracker shows very mixed results" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/09/how-well-are-nz-companies-reporting-their-climate-impacts-our-new-tracker-shows-very-mixed-results-238314/" aria-label="Read more about How well are NZ companies reporting their climate impacts? Our new tracker shows very mixed results">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers has distanced himself from the strident attack his one-time boss Wayne Swan launched on the Reserve Bank, which the former treasurer accused of “putting economic dogma over rational decision-making”. Swan, who is national president of the Labor ... <a title="Treasurer distances himself from his former boss’ Reserve Bank attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/08/treasurer-distances-himself-from-his-former-boss-reserve-bank-attack-238524/" aria-label="Read more about Treasurer distances himself from his former boss’ Reserve Bank attack">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2024
OPEN LETTER: Our Action Station Dear TVNZ, We are deeply concerned with the misleading nature of the journalism presented in your recent coverage of the escalating crisis in Gaza and the West Bank. By focusing on specific language and framing, while leaving out the necessary context of international law, the broadcast misrepresents the reality of ... <a title="Open letter to TVNZ – stop the bias, report fairly on the Israeli war on Palestine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/08/open-letter-to-tvnz-stop-the-bias-report-fairly-on-the-israeli-war-on-palestine/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter to TVNZ – stop the bias, report fairly on the Israeli war on Palestine">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government has shifted again on the 2026 census, now saying it will include questions on both sexual orientation and gender identity. In its latest iteration, the government announced on Sunday the census would include “a new topic of ... <a title="Census will now include questions on sexual orientation and gender identity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/08/census-will-now-include-questions-on-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-238521/" aria-label="Read more about Census will now include questions on sexual orientation and gender identity">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2024
“Anticipation is growing. The warriors are ready. They’re preparing themselves. The paddlers are already on their waka,” Scotty Morrison, alongside veteran journalist Tini Molyneux, told viewers from the banks of the Waikato River. It was Thursday, and the body of Kiingi Tuheitia was being escorted to the barge to take him to his resting place ... <a title="Mediawatch: Kiingi Tuheitia’s tangihanga – epic broadcast marks new epoch for te ao Māori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/08/mediawatch-kiingi-tuheitias-tangihanga-epic-broadcast-marks-new-epoch-for-te-ao-maori/" aria-label="Read more about Mediawatch: Kiingi Tuheitia’s tangihanga – epic broadcast marks new epoch for te ao Māori">Read more</a>
