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June 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Romain Fathi, Senior Lecturer, School of History, Australian National University Just one hour after the far-right’s surge in the European elections on June 9, French President Emmanuel Macron made the surprising decision to dissolve the French national assembly and call for snap elections. The latest polling from ... <a title="Explainer: What’s at stake in France’s election, and could it make Macron’s government even weaker?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/28/explainer-whats-at-stake-in-frances-election-and-could-it-make-macrons-government-even-weaker-232705/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: What’s at stake in France’s election, and could it make Macron’s government even weaker?">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Woods, Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney In Green/Shutterstock New analysis has revealed many Australian aged care residents are not receiving the levels of care they need and are entitled to. The UTS Ageing Research Collaborative, which we are involved in, recently released its ... <a title="Most aged care homes are falling short of minimum care standards – new report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/28/most-aged-care-homes-are-falling-short-of-minimum-care-standards-new-report-232991/" aria-label="Read more about Most aged care homes are falling short of minimum care standards – new report">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2024
SPECIAL REPORT: By Te Aniwaniwa Paterson Hawai’ian academic Dr Emalani Case has condemned the 2024 Rimpac military exercise that began off the coast of Hawai’i today, saying the military personnel from 29 countries taking part are “practising to invade”. “They call it practising defence but they’re really learning how to defend an empire while putting ... <a title="Hawai’i’s Rimpac war games begin, but academic condemns them as harmful ‘how to invade’ actions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/28/hawaiis-rimpac-war-games-begin-but-academic-condemns-them-as-harmful-how-to-invade-actions/" aria-label="Read more about Hawai’i’s Rimpac war games begin, but academic condemns them as harmful ‘how to invade’ actions">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As scripted political dramas go, Julian Assange’s (welcome) arrival in Canberra on Wednesday night would be hard to beat. Even before Assange exited the plane, Anthony Albanese was on the phone in a pre-arranged call. Immediately afterwards the prime minister, ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: the Assange light and sound show overshadows government problems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/27/grattan-on-friday-the-assange-light-and-sound-show-overshadows-government-problems-233451/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: the Assange light and sound show overshadows government problems">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2024
By Stefan Armbruster, Victor Mambor and BenarNews staff An unheralded visit to Indonesia’s Papuan provinces by a leading Pacific diplomat has drawn criticism for undermining a push for a United Nations human rights mission to the region where pro-independence fighters have fought Indonesian rule for decades. The Melanesian Spearhead Group’s Director-General, Leonard Louma, has not ... <a title="Indonesia accused of subverting Pacific push for UN rights mission to Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/27/indonesia-accused-of-subverting-pacific-push-for-un-rights-mission-to-papua/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia accused of subverting Pacific push for UN rights mission to Papua">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian R. Camilleri, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Technology Sydney Yesterday, thousands of Sydneysiders gathered at the Opera House to watch the world’s most subscribed-to YouTuber, MrBeast, give away ten mostly luxury cars. Beyond people who can drive, the crowd was also packed with children who ... <a title="The MrBeast effect: an expert explains why we’re drawn to videos of random people winning big" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/27/the-mrbeast-effect-an-expert-explains-why-were-drawn-to-videos-of-random-people-winning-big-233443/" aria-label="Read more about The MrBeast effect: an expert explains why we’re drawn to videos of random people winning big">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University Rawpixel/Shutterstock Debate continues to rage in Australia over whether children should (or can) be banned from social media. Following politicians’ recent promises to ban those under 16 from the platforms, eSafety ... <a title="Other countries have struggled to control how kids access the internet. What can Australia learn?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/27/other-countries-have-struggled-to-control-how-kids-access-the-internet-what-can-australia-learn-233239/" aria-label="Read more about Other countries have struggled to control how kids access the internet. What can Australia learn?">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2024
OBITUARY: By Philip Cass of Kaniva Tonga A New Zealand politician and human rights activist with a strong connection to Tonga’s Democracy movement and other Pacific activism has been farewelled after dying last week aged 80. Keith Locke served as a former Green MP from 1999 to 2011. While in Parliament, he was a notable ... <a title="How former Greens MP Keith Locke often became a voice for the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/27/how-former-greens-mp-keith-locke-often-became-a-voice-for-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about How former Greens MP Keith Locke often became a voice for the Pacific">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Davies, Respiratory Allergy Stream Co-chair, National Allergy Centre of Excellence; Professor and Head, Allergy Research Group, Queensland University of Technology Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels Allergies happen when your immune system overreacts to a normally harmless substance like dust or pollen. Hay fever, hives and anaphylaxis are all types ... <a title="Can I take antihistamines everyday? More than the recommended dose? What if I’m pregnant? Here’s what the research says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/27/can-i-take-antihistamines-everyday-more-than-the-recommended-dose-what-if-im-pregnant-heres-what-the-research-says-228390/" aria-label="Read more about Can I take antihistamines everyday? More than the recommended dose? What if I’m pregnant? Here’s what the research says">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Miles Park, Senior Lecturer, Industrial Design, UNSW Sydney Christopher Kidall Park While vapes or e-cigarettes first appeared around 20 years ago as an alternative to smoking, their prevalence and use have increasingly become problematic. Governments and regulators are now catching up to what is widely seen as ... <a title="What’s really inside vapes? We pulled them apart to find out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/27/whats-really-inside-vapes-we-pulled-them-apart-to-find-out-233334/" aria-label="Read more about What’s really inside vapes? We pulled them apart to find out">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The United Kingdom general election will be held in a week, on July 4. Polls close at 7am AEST on July 5. The 650 members of the ... <a title="Latest polling shows UK Labour likely to win landslide at next week’s election, while Biden gains on Trump across the pond" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/27/latest-polling-shows-uk-labour-likely-to-win-landslide-at-next-weeks-election-while-biden-gains-on-trump-across-the-pond-232834/" aria-label="Read more about Latest polling shows UK Labour likely to win landslide at next week’s election, while Biden gains on Trump across the pond">Read more</a>
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June 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Lorgelly, Professor of Health Economics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images This week the coalition government made a significant investment in Pharmac, increasing funding by NZ$604 million over the next four years. In doing so, it delivered on a National Party election promise ... <a title="A funding boost for NZ’s drug-buying agency Pharmac to pay for cancer drugs is welcome – but it won’t solve underlying issues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/27/a-funding-boost-for-nzs-drug-buying-agency-pharmac-to-pay-for-cancer-drugs-is-welcome-but-it-wont-solve-underlying-issues-233205/" aria-label="Read more about A funding boost for NZ’s drug-buying agency Pharmac to pay for cancer drugs is welcome – but it won’t solve underlying issues">Read more</a>
