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June 23, 2024
COMMENTARY: By Savanna Craig On the morning of April 15, I headed to a branch of Scotiabank in downtown Montreal to cover a pro-Palestine protest. Activists had chosen the venue due to the Canadian bank’s investments in Israeli defence company Elbit Systems. I watched as protesters blocked the bank’s ATMs and teller booths and the ... <a title="In Canada, a pattern of police intimidation of freelance journalists is emerging" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/23/in-canada-a-pattern-of-police-intimidation-of-freelance-journalists-is-emerging/" aria-label="Read more about In Canada, a pattern of police intimidation of freelance journalists is emerging">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2024
Vanuatu Daily Post All eight Members of Parliament from Vanuatu’s Tafea Province have made a bold and powerful call to French President Emmanuel Macron to “stop the violence and killing” being committed against the Kanak people of New Caledonia. The MPs include Trade Minister Bob Loughman, a former prime minister; Internal Affairs Minister Johnny Koanapo; ... <a title="‘Stop the violence, killing against Kanaks’ plea by Vanuatu MPs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/22/stop-the-violence-killing-against-kanaks-plea-by-vanuatu-mps/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Stop the violence, killing against Kanaks’ plea by Vanuatu MPs">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2024
Asia Pacific Report A group of NZ-based Fiji business people have met in Auckland to plan a boost for indigenous participation in commerce. And the iTaukei notion of “solesolevaki” — coming together for the greater good — is at the heart of the initiative. The get-together was facilitated this week by the Fiji High Commissioner ... <a title="NZ Fiji indigenous business leaders promote ‘solesolevaki’ boost for commerce" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/22/nz-fiji-indigenous-business-leaders-promote-solesolevaki-boost-for-commerce/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Fiji indigenous business leaders promote ‘solesolevaki’ boost for commerce">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Marshall, Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado Denver A car fails to yield as a family attempts to cross a road in Long Beach, Calif. Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images “Can you name the truck with four-wheel drive, smells like a steak, ... <a title="Traffic engineers build roads that invite crashes because they rely on outdated research and faulty data" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/22/traffic-engineers-build-roads-that-invite-crashes-because-they-rely-on-outdated-research-and-faulty-data-223710/" aria-label="Read more about Traffic engineers build roads that invite crashes because they rely on outdated research and faulty data">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2024
By Mark Pearson Journalists, publishers, academics, diplomats and NGO representatives from throughout the Asia-Pacific region will gather for the 2024 Pacific International Media Conference hosted by The University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, next month. A notable part of the conference on July 4-6 will be the celebration of the 30th anniversary of ... <a title="Pacific Media Conference to celebrate 30th birthday of Pacific Journalism Review" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/22/pacific-media-conference-to-celebrate-30th-birthday-of-pacific-journalism-review/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific Media Conference to celebrate 30th birthday of Pacific Journalism Review">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University Back in February, the Universities Accord final report recommended major changes to university funding. It proposed a new body, the Australian Tertiary Education Commission, to oversee funding and link it to national goals. These ... <a title="A big change is coming for higher education funding. What would a ‘hard cap’ on domestic places mean for students and unis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/21/a-big-change-is-coming-for-higher-education-funding-what-would-a-hard-cap-on-domestic-places-mean-for-students-and-unis-232976/" aria-label="Read more about A big change is coming for higher education funding. What would a ‘hard cap’ on domestic places mean for students and unis?">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kirk Dodd, Lecturer in English and Writing, University of Sydney Brett Boardman/Bell Shakespeare It is a common reflex to reach for Aristotle’s Poetics to determine what a good tragedy should be. Aristotle says there are good reasons to enjoy a good tragedy, especially if its ergon or ... <a title="Bell Shakespeare’s new King Lear understands the joy of a good tragedy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/21/bell-shakespeares-new-king-lear-understands-the-joy-of-a-good-tragedy-230414/" aria-label="Read more about Bell Shakespeare’s new King Lear understands the joy of a good tragedy">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Tesch, Visiting Fellow at the ANU Centre for European Studies, Australian National University Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent trips to North Korea and Vietnam are noteworthy for the timing and focus, not to mention for highlighting his contempt for the rule of law. Coming hard on ... <a title="Vladimir Putin’s Asia-Pacific trip was intended to send a message. Australia should be taking notice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/21/vladimir-putins-asia-pacific-trip-was-intended-to-send-a-message-australia-should-be-taking-notice-232982/" aria-label="Read more about Vladimir Putin’s Asia-Pacific trip was intended to send a message. Australia should be taking notice">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Asha Bowen, Team Lead, Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention, Telethon Kids Institute Odua Images/Shutterstock Antibiotic shortages have become a big challenge for child health. For example, amoxicillin and cephalexin are among the most commonly prescribed antibiotics for children, used to treat a variety of bacterial infections. Both ... <a title="Azithromycin: how to manage while this antibiotic is in short supply for children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/21/azithromycin-how-to-manage-while-this-antibiotic-is-in-short-supply-for-children-232379/" aria-label="Read more about Azithromycin: how to manage while this antibiotic is in short supply for children">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin Fox-Harding, Lecturer/Researcher, Edith Cowan University The unpredictability of sport is in many ways its greatest attraction, and unforgettable come-from-behind victories are especially captivating. During these epic comebacks, one team or athlete is generally said to have captured or capitalised on one of sport’s great intangibles: momentum. ... <a title="The mystery of the massive sporting comeback: what’s the psychology of momentum in sports?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/21/the-mystery-of-the-massive-sporting-comeback-whats-the-psychology-of-momentum-in-sports-232598/" aria-label="Read more about The mystery of the massive sporting comeback: what’s the psychology of momentum in sports?">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Sparkes, Senior Lecturer (Media Studies and Production), University of Southern Queensland I don’t think Hollywood knew what to do with Donald Sutherland, who has died at age 88. He was not your classically handsome A-list actor like contemporaries Warren Beatty or Robert Redford, nor was he ... <a title="Hollywood didn’t know exactly what to do with Donald Sutherland – so they did everything with him" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/21/hollywood-didnt-know-exactly-what-to-do-with-donald-sutherland-so-they-did-everything-with-him-232975/" aria-label="Read more about Hollywood didn’t know exactly what to do with Donald Sutherland – so they did everything with him">Read more</a>
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June 21, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roger Dargaville, Director Monash Energy Institute, Monash University Peter Dutton has announced that under a Coalition government, seven nuclear power stations would be built around the country over the next 15 years. Experts have declared nuclear power would be expensive and slow to build. But what might ... <a title="How would a switch to nuclear affect electricity prices for households and industry?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/21/how-would-a-switch-to-nuclear-affect-electricity-prices-for-households-and-industry-232913/" aria-label="Read more about How would a switch to nuclear affect electricity prices for households and industry?">Read more</a>
