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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gordon Peake, Adjunct lecturer, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University There is so much money sloshing around these days in Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea, the stores are running short of goods and some locals are partying until dawn. The region’s ... <a title="A rare aid success story has brought riches to a hardscrabble corner of the Pacific. Will it last?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/a-rare-aid-success-story-has-brought-riches-to-a-hardscrabble-corner-of-the-pacific-will-it-last-233658/" aria-label="Read more about A rare aid success story has brought riches to a hardscrabble corner of the Pacific. Will it last?">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Marginson, Research Fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University Most of the world has signed up to commitments to reduce emissions under the Paris Agreement. It aims to hold the increase in the global average temperature to “well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” and to pursue ... <a title="Australia mid-range in the list of winners and losers from global emissions targets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/australia-mid-range-in-the-list-of-winners-and-losers-from-global-emissions-targets-226905/" aria-label="Read more about Australia mid-range in the list of winners and losers from global emissions targets">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marnie Lloydd, Senior Lecturer in Law and Co-Director New Zealand Centre for Public Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images The laws of war might seem of limited relevance in relatively peaceful New Zealand. But our soldiers participate in coalitions fighting wars abroad, ... <a title="A new report lays out NZ’s humanitarian duties under the laws of war – now it needs an action plan" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/a-new-report-lays-out-nzs-humanitarian-duties-under-the-laws-of-war-now-it-needs-an-action-plan-235880/" aria-label="Read more about A new report lays out NZ’s humanitarian duties under the laws of war – now it needs an action plan">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin St. P. Walsh, Professor of art history, archaeology, and space studies, Chapman University NASA/International Space Station Archaeological Project, CC BY New results from the first archaeological fieldwork conducted in space show the International Space Station is a rich cultural landscape where crew create their own “gravity” ... <a title="Archaeologists conduct first ‘space excavation’ on International Space Station – and discover surprising quirks of zero-gravity life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/archaeologists-conduct-first-space-excavation-on-international-space-station-and-discover-surprising-quirks-of-zero-gravity-life-236125/" aria-label="Read more about Archaeologists conduct first ‘space excavation’ on International Space Station – and discover surprising quirks of zero-gravity life">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Menkes, Associate Professor in Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images New Zealand and the United States are the only high-income countries to allow unrestricted direct-to-consumer advertising of branded medicines, including the name of the drug and the condition for which it is ... <a title="Most high-income countries ban direct advertising of prescription drugs – why does NZ still allow it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/most-high-income-countries-ban-direct-advertising-of-prescription-drugs-why-does-nz-still-allow-it-231688/" aria-label="Read more about Most high-income countries ban direct advertising of prescription drugs – why does NZ still allow it?">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Hogg, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Charles Sturt University Rendy Novantino/Unsplash Nearly half of Australian young people are dissatisfied with the way their body looks. Social media have only made body image issues worse for young people, leading them to compare themselves with others and strive for ... <a title="Just 8 minutes of TikTok ‘thinspiration’ content is enough to affect body image" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/just-8-minutes-of-tiktok-thinspiration-content-is-enough-to-affect-body-image-236068/" aria-label="Read more about Just 8 minutes of TikTok ‘thinspiration’ content is enough to affect body image">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Jiang, PhD student in psychology, School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University bangoland/Shutterstock If you consider yourself a climate science supporter, you probably wouldn’t think simple exposure to a sceptic’s claim could shift your views. Our new research has produced worrying findings. Climate misinformation may ... <a title="Repeating aids believing: climate misinformation feels more true through repetition – even if you back climate science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/repeating-aids-believing-climate-misinformation-feels-more-true-through-repetition-even-if-you-back-climate-science-236127/" aria-label="Read more about Repeating aids believing: climate misinformation feels more true through repetition – even if you back climate science">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Henley, Lecturer, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne Ove Hoegh-Guldberg The Great Barrier Reef is vast and spectacular. But repeated mass coral bleachings, driven by high ocean temperatures, are threatening the survival of coral colonies which are the backbone of the ... <a title="‘Wake-up call to humanity’: research shows the Great Barrier Reef is the hottest it’s been in 400 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/wake-up-call-to-humanity-research-shows-the-great-barrier-reef-is-the-hottest-its-been-in-400-years-235876/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Wake-up call to humanity’: research shows the Great Barrier Reef is the hottest it’s been in 400 years">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Marginson, Research Fellow, Centre of Policy Studies, Victoria University Most of the world has signed up to commitments to reduce emissions under the Paris Agreement. It aims to hold the increase in the global average temperature to “well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” and to pursue ... <a title="Australia’s mid-range in the list of winners and losers from global emissions targets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/australias-mid-range-in-the-list-of-winners-and-losers-from-global-emissions-targets-226905/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s mid-range in the list of winners and losers from global emissions targets">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Chand, Lecturer in Illustration and Animation, University of South Australia StudioCanal In the past decade, Australia’s animation industry has matured well beyond its domestic context – to the point of competing on a global scale. StudioCanal Australia’s latest release, 200% Wolf, is perhaps the perfect example ... <a title="200% Wolf is a visual triumph – and a reminder that Australian animators could lead on the world stage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/200-wolf-is-a-visual-triumph-and-a-reminder-that-australian-animators-could-lead-on-the-world-stage-236244/" aria-label="Read more about 200% Wolf is a visual triumph – and a reminder that Australian animators could lead on the world stage">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government will fund a 15% pay increase for early childhood educators – tying it to centres agreeing to not increase their fees by more than 4.4% over the next year. The pay rise will be phased in over ... <a title="Albanese government to fund 15% pay rise for childcare workforce, with a condition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/albanese-government-to-fund-15-pay-rise-for-childcare-workforce-with-a-condition-236327/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government to fund 15% pay rise for childcare workforce, with a condition">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2024
By Maxim Bock, Queensland University of Technology Fiji journalist Felix Chaudhary recalls how the harassment began: “Initially, I was verbally warned to stop.” “And not only warned but threatened as well. I think I was a bit ‘gung-ho’ at the time and I kind of took it lightly until the day I was taken to ... <a title="Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/07/surviving-harassment-in-journalism-how-felix-chaudhary-kept-on-top/" aria-label="Read more about Surviving harassment in journalism – how Felix Chaudhary kept on top">Read more</a>
