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June 18, 2024
By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist National politicians and pastors are fuelling the tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea by supplying guns and ammunition, says Enga’s Provincial Administrator Sandis Tsaka. Tsaka’s brother was killed a fortnight ago when a tribe on a war raid passed through his clan. “[My brother] was at home with his ... <a title="PNG ‘politicians, pastors’ supply weapons to fuel deadly tribal fights, says Enga leader" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/18/png-politicians-pastors-supply-weapons-to-fuel-deadly-tribal-fights-says-enga-leader/" aria-label="Read more about PNG ‘politicians, pastors’ supply weapons to fuel deadly tribal fights, says Enga leader">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pok Man Leung, Research Fellow in Microbiology, Monash University Carsten Steger / Wikimedia, CC BY Three-quarters of all matter in the universe is made up of hydrogen. The young Earth was also rich in hydrogen, thanks to fierce geological and volcanic activity. Just as stars burn hydrogen ... <a title="Some of Earth’s most ancient lifeforms can live on hydrogen – and we can learn from their chemical powers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/18/some-of-earths-most-ancient-lifeforms-can-live-on-hydrogen-and-we-can-learn-from-their-chemical-powers-231382/" aria-label="Read more about Some of Earth’s most ancient lifeforms can live on hydrogen – and we can learn from their chemical powers">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Twomey, Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney The South Australian government has proposed banning political donations because of the risk and the perception that they buy undue influence and fuel corruption. Premier Peter Malinauskas said the aim was to “give South Australians confidence that ... <a title="South Australia’s plan to ban political donations raises big risks as well as benefits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/18/south-australias-plan-to-ban-political-donations-raises-big-risks-as-well-as-benefits-232383/" aria-label="Read more about South Australia’s plan to ban political donations raises big risks as well as benefits">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stella Boyd-Ford, Research Fellow with the Grow&Go Toolbox, The University of Queensland Josep Suria/Shutterstock Gathering as a family for a meal can serve several purposes: from social connection to nutrition. But this can also make eating and mealtimes tricky to manage when someone in the family is ... <a title="Mealtimes can be tough when your child is autistic or has ADHD. Here are 5 tips to try" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/18/mealtimes-can-be-tough-when-your-child-is-autistic-or-has-adhd-here-are-5-tips-to-try-231061/" aria-label="Read more about Mealtimes can be tough when your child is autistic or has ADHD. Here are 5 tips to try">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Asma Aziz, Senior Lecturer in Power Engineering, Edith Cowan University AllUNeed/Shutterstock When you graph electricity demand in power grids with lots of solar panels, it looks a bit like a duck, with high points in the morning and evening (when people are relying on the grid) and ... <a title="Big batteries are solving a longstanding problem with solar power in California. Can they do the same for Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/18/big-batteries-are-solving-a-longstanding-problem-with-solar-power-in-california-can-they-do-the-same-for-australia-231063/" aria-label="Read more about Big batteries are solving a longstanding problem with solar power in California. Can they do the same for Australia?">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Park Thaichon, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Southern Queensland Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock What cost-of-living crisis? Millions of Australians are expected to spend A$10.1 billion during the end of financial year (EOFY) sales. Many products, from cars and holiday packages to clothing and white goods will be ... <a title="What you should know before you start chasing bargains at the EOFY sales" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/18/what-you-should-know-before-you-start-chasing-bargains-at-the-eofy-sales-232568/" aria-label="Read more about What you should know before you start chasing bargains at the EOFY sales">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Greenslade-Yeats, Research Fellow in Management, Auckland University of Technology Golser/Getty Images New Zealand’s understaffed and underfunded midwifery sector is hoping to benefit from increased health funding announced in the 2024 budget. The government has promised NZ$8.15 billion in additional operating capital for the health system, with ... <a title="NZ needs a 300% increase in qualified midwives – and those working need more support and recognition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/18/nz-needs-a-300-increase-in-qualified-midwives-and-those-working-need-more-support-and-recognition-231808/" aria-label="Read more about NZ needs a 300% increase in qualified midwives – and those working need more support and recognition">Read more</a>
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June 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Denning, Professor of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University Heat waves can get dangerously hot, especially when it’s also humid. gjohnstonphoto/iStock/Getty Images Plus Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ... <a title="Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/18/is-earth-really-getting-too-hot-for-people-to-survive-a-scientist-explains-extreme-heat-and-the-role-of-climate-change-231472/" aria-label="Read more about Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2024
The director of the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture Dr Aaron Sala says “it’s up to all Pacific nations and their ancestors to stay united”. The remarks come during the closing ceremony of the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC) happening at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. During the ceremony, delegations ... <a title="FestPAC 2024: Delegates wrap up with standing ovation for Kanaky, Vanuatu and West Papua" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/17/festpac-2024-delegates-wrap-up-with-standing-ovation-for-kanaky-vanuatu-and-west-papua/" aria-label="Read more about FestPAC 2024: Delegates wrap up with standing ovation for Kanaky, Vanuatu and West Papua">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said he and Chinese Premier Li Qiang discussed improving military-to-military communications to avoid future incidents involving their armed forces in their wide-ranging meeting on Monday. This follows an encounter last year in which Australian Navy ... <a title="Albanese discusses delicate issues with Chinese premier, including avoiding future military incidents" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/17/albanese-discusses-delicate-issues-with-chinese-premier-including-avoiding-future-military-incidents-232600/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese discusses delicate issues with Chinese premier, including avoiding future military incidents">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toni Patricia Brackin, Professor of Accounting and Deputy Head of School – Business, University of Southern Queensland Jacob Lund/Shutterstock This article is part of The Conversation’s “Business Basics” series where we ask leading experts to discuss key concepts in business, economics and finance. A company is a ... <a title="Business basics: how do companies pay tax?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/17/business-basics-how-do-companies-pay-tax-232486/" aria-label="Read more about Business basics: how do companies pay tax?">Read more</a>
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June 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Will Visconti, Teaching staff, Art History, University of Sydney Alphonse Mucha ‘Reverie’ 1898, colour lithograph, 72.7 x 55.2 cm © Mucha Trust 2024 Alphonse Mucha’s body of work is full of contradictions. He is most often identified with late 19th-century Paris, but was in fact Moravian (Czech). ... <a title="Alphonse Mucha and Art Nouveau: 100 years after its creation, his work is still a balm for a world in upheaval" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/17/alphonse-mucha-and-art-nouveau-100-years-after-its-creation-his-work-is-still-a-balm-for-a-world-in-upheaval-230674/" aria-label="Read more about Alphonse Mucha and Art Nouveau: 100 years after its creation, his work is still a balm for a world in upheaval">Read more</a>
