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May 14, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emaediong I. Akpanekpo, PhD Candidate, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Populist rhetoric targeting young offenders often leads to kneejerk punitive responses, such as stricter bail laws and lowering the age of criminal responsibility. This, in turn, has led to more young people being held in detention. ... <a title="Young detainees often have poor mental health. The earlier they’re incarcerated, the worse it gets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/14/young-detainees-often-have-poor-mental-health-the-earlier-theyre-incarcerated-the-worse-it-gets-252376/" aria-label="Read more about Young detainees often have poor mental health. The earlier they’re incarcerated, the worse it gets">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2025
RNZ Pacific An escape of a 13-year-old girl from a hostage crisis on the border of Papua New Guinea’s Western and Hela provinces has boosted hopes for the rescue of her fellow captives. The group of 10 people was taken captive early on Monday morning at Adujmari. PNG Police Commissioner David Manning has called the ... <a title="PNG police authorised to use lethal force with ‘domestic terrorist’ kidnappers as one hostage escapes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/14/png-police-authorised-to-use-lethal-force-with-domestic-terrorist-kidnappers-as-one-hostage-escapes/" aria-label="Read more about PNG police authorised to use lethal force with ‘domestic terrorist’ kidnappers as one hostage escapes">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Australia has just had its second landslide election in a row. In 2022, there was a landslide against the Liberals, but not to Labor, which fell over the line (as a majority ... <a title="Political parties can recover after a devastating election loss. But the Liberals will need to think differently" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/14/political-parties-can-recover-after-a-devastating-election-loss-but-the-liberals-will-need-to-think-differently-232695/" aria-label="Read more about Political parties can recover after a devastating election loss. But the Liberals will need to think differently">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2025
By Grace Tinetali-Fiavaai, RNZ Pacific journalist Aotearoa celebrates Rotuman language as part of the Ministry for Pacific Peoples’ Pacific Language Week series this week. Rotuman is one of five UNESCO-listed endangered languages among the 12 officially celebrated in New Zealand. The others are Tokelaun, Niuean, Cook Islands Māori and Tuvaluan. This year’s theme is, ‘Åf’ạkia ... <a title="NZ celebrates Rotuman as part of Pacific Language Week series" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/14/nz-celebrates-rotuman-as-part-of-pacific-language-week-series/" aria-label="Read more about NZ celebrates Rotuman as part of Pacific Language Week series">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hangga Fathana, Assistant Professor of International Relations, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has wasted little time taking his first overseas trip since Labor won a historic victory in Australia’s federal election. He’ll head to Indonesia today to meet the country’s new president, Prabowo ... <a title="In Indonesia, Albanese has a chance to reset a relationship held back by anxiety and misperceptions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/14/in-indonesia-albanese-has-a-chance-to-reset-a-relationship-held-back-by-anxiety-and-misperceptions-256321/" aria-label="Read more about In Indonesia, Albanese has a chance to reset a relationship held back by anxiety and misperceptions">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cassandra Steer, Chair, Australian Centre for Space Governance, Australian National University Japan Meteorological Agency via Wikimedia You have probably used space at least 20 times today. Satellites let you buy a coffee with your phone, book a rideshare, navigate your way to meet someone, and check the ... <a title="From GPS to weather forecasts: the hidden ways Australia relies on foreign satellites" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/14/from-gps-to-weather-forecasts-the-hidden-ways-australia-relies-on-foreign-satellites-256440/" aria-label="Read more about From GPS to weather forecasts: the hidden ways Australia relies on foreign satellites">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Hughes, Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, University of Sydney New Africa/Shutterstock Inhalers have been key to asthma management since the 1950s. The most common, salbutamol, comes in a familiar blue-coloured inhaler (or “puffer”). This kind of “rescue inhaler” brings quick relief from asthma symptoms. You may know ... <a title="Using a blue inhaler alone is not enough to manage your asthma" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/14/using-a-blue-inhaler-alone-is-not-enough-to-manage-your-asthma-250133/" aria-label="Read more about Using a blue inhaler alone is not enough to manage your asthma">Read more</a>
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May 14, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gemma Piercy, Lecturer, Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology, University of Waikato Getty Images Last week’s move by the government to amend pay equity laws, using parliamentary urgency to rush the reforms through, caught opposition parties and New Zealanders off guard. Protests against the Equal Pay Amendment Bill ... <a title="The pay equity puzzle: can we compare effort, skill and risk between different industries?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/14/the-pay-equity-puzzle-can-we-compare-effort-skill-and-risk-between-different-industries-256464/" aria-label="Read more about The pay equity puzzle: can we compare effort, skill and risk between different industries?">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kenny, Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University As if by visual metaphor, Sussan Ley’s task seemed both obvious and impossible in her first press conference as the new Liberal leader. Three years ago this month, Ley had done something uncannily similar to what Ted O’Brien ... <a title="Sussan Ley makes history, but faces unprecedented levels of difficulty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/sussan-ley-makes-history-but-faces-unprecedented-levels-of-difficulty-256336/" aria-label="Read more about Sussan Ley makes history, but faces unprecedented levels of difficulty">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Cynics point out that when a party turns to a woman leader, it is often handing her a hot mess. That’s certainly so with the federal Liberals, now choosing their first female leader in eight decades. For the Liberals, and ... <a title="View from The Hill: Ley says Liberals must ‘meet the people where they are’, but how can a divided party do that?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/view-from-the-hill-ley-says-liberals-must-meet-the-people-where-they-are-but-how-can-a-divided-party-do-that-256460/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Ley says Liberals must ‘meet the people where they are’, but how can a divided party do that?">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Burnett, Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University Australia’s new environment minister, Murray Watt, is reported to be a fixer. That’s good, because there’s a lot to fix. Being environment minister is a hard gig. It often requires difficult choices between environmental and ... <a title="It’s a hard job being environment minister. Here’s an insider’s view of the key challenges facing Murray Watt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/its-a-hard-job-being-environment-minister-heres-an-insiders-view-of-the-key-challenges-facing-murray-watt-256465/" aria-label="Read more about It’s a hard job being environment minister. Here’s an insider’s view of the key challenges facing Murray Watt">Read more</a>
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May 13, 2025
Asia Pacific Report An Australian solidarity group for West Papuan self-determination has called on Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to raise the human rights crisis in the Melanesian region with the Indonesian president this week. Albanese is visiting Indonesia for two days from tomorrow. AWPA has written a letter to Albanese making the appeal for ... <a title="AWPA calls on Albanese to raise West Papuan human rights with Prabowo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/05/13/awpa-calls-on-albanese-to-raise-west-papuan-human-rights-with-prabowo/" aria-label="Read more about AWPA calls on Albanese to raise West Papuan human rights with Prabowo">Read more</a>
