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Ending native forest logging would help Australia’s climate goals much more than planting trees

June 14, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Dooley, Research Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne FiledIMAGE/Shutterstock Australia contains some of the world’s most biologically diverse and carbon-dense native forests. Eucalypts in wet temperate forests are the tallest flowering plants in the world and home to an array ... <a title="Ending native forest logging would help Australia’s climate goals much more than planting trees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/ending-native-forest-logging-would-help-australias-climate-goals-much-more-than-planting-trees-229487/" aria-label="Read more about Ending native forest logging would help Australia’s climate goals much more than planting trees">Read more</a>

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Suicide threats are a weapon of family violence. How can police balance mental health needs with protecting victims?

June 14, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Woolley, PhD Candidate in Criminology, Deakin University Shutterstock It’s relatively common for perpetrators of family violence to threaten suicide to control a victim-survivor’s actions. A study by the Australian Institute of Criminology suggests 39% of women who experience coercive control are subject to perpetrators’ threats of ... <a title="Suicide threats are a weapon of family violence. How can police balance mental health needs with protecting victims?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/suicide-threats-are-a-weapon-of-family-violence-how-can-police-balance-mental-health-needs-with-protecting-victims-231594/" aria-label="Read more about Suicide threats are a weapon of family violence. How can police balance mental health needs with protecting victims?">Read more</a>

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Despite improved WHO regulations, the world remains ill-prepared for the next pandemic

June 14, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Baker, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago Getty Images The international community’s recent failure to conclude a global pandemic agreement leaves large gaps in our capacity to deal with the next major infectious disease emergency. The risk of another pandemic like COVID – the worst ... <a title="Despite improved WHO regulations, the world remains ill-prepared for the next pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/despite-improved-who-regulations-the-world-remains-ill-prepared-for-the-next-pandemic-231586/" aria-label="Read more about Despite improved WHO regulations, the world remains ill-prepared for the next pandemic">Read more</a>

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Free media watchdog RSF mourns death of its secretary-general Christophe Deloire at 53

June 14, 2024

Pacific Media Watch The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders global media freedom watchdog has announced that it is deeply saddened by the death of its secretary-general, Christophe Deloire, following a battle with cancer. He was 53. Christophe Deloire, who died last Saturday, had held the post since 2012 and for 12 years transformed the association, marked ... <a title="Free media watchdog RSF mourns death of its secretary-general Christophe Deloire at 53" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/free-media-watchdog-rsf-mourns-death-of-its-secretary-general-christophe-deloire-at-53/" aria-label="Read more about Free media watchdog RSF mourns death of its secretary-general Christophe Deloire at 53">Read more</a>

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China’s premier is about to visit Australia for the first time in 7 years – what can we expect?

June 14, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Conley Tyler, Honorary Fellow, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne Chinese Premier Li Qiang is visiting Australia from June 15 to 18. It is the first visit to Australia by a Chinese premier in seven years, and signals a further thawing of the once-frosty relations between ... <a title="China’s premier is about to visit Australia for the first time in 7 years – what can we expect?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/chinas-premier-is-about-to-visit-australia-for-the-first-time-in-7-years-what-can-we-expect-231589/" aria-label="Read more about China’s premier is about to visit Australia for the first time in 7 years – what can we expect?">Read more</a>

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Just 5% of therapies tested in animals end up as as human drugs, new study shows

June 14, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia Mirko Sobotta/Shutterstock New drugs are generally tested on animals such as mice and rats before being tested on people. The results of these animal studies are often reported in the media, perhaps raising hope these “miracle”, ... <a title="Just 5% of therapies tested in animals end up as as human drugs, new study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/just-5-of-therapies-tested-in-animals-end-up-as-as-human-drugs-new-study-shows-231920/" aria-label="Read more about Just 5% of therapies tested in animals end up as as human drugs, new study shows">Read more</a>

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Satire can spread online as misinformation. Here’s why we still shouldn’t label it

June 14, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Phiddian, Professor of English, Flinders University There has been much discussion in recent years about satire’s role in the online world – and the risks we face from it being misunderstood. In a recent article, NewsGuard editorial director Eric Effron bemoaned the fact that satire mistaken ... <a title="Satire can spread online as misinformation. Here’s why we still shouldn’t label it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/satire-can-spread-online-as-misinformation-heres-why-we-still-shouldnt-label-it-232160/" aria-label="Read more about Satire can spread online as misinformation. Here’s why we still shouldn’t label it">Read more</a>

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‘Let’s talk’ – Rabuka hints at ‘national unity’ government for Fiji

June 14, 2024

By Shayal Devi in Suva Fiji’s Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has hinted at the possibility of establishing a government of national unity, which — if it happens — would be a monumental change in Fiji’s current political scene. Responding to questions yesterday, Rabuka also asserted that current issues within the FijiFirst Party would not have ... <a title="‘Let’s talk’ – Rabuka hints at ‘national unity’ government for Fiji" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/lets-talk-rabuka-hints-at-national-unity-government-for-fiji/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Let’s talk’ – Rabuka hints at ‘national unity’ government for Fiji">Read more</a>

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Cities with empty commercial space and housing shortages are converting office buildings into apartments – here’s what they’re learning

June 14, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Weigand, Professor of Architecture and Interior Design and Interim Dean, College of Creative Arts, Miami University Rooftop construction at a high-rise building undergoing conversion to apartments in Manhattan’s financial district in New York City, April 11, 2023. AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews It took a global pandemic to ... <a title="Cities with empty commercial space and housing shortages are converting office buildings into apartments – here’s what they’re learning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/cities-with-empty-commercial-space-and-housing-shortages-are-converting-office-buildings-into-apartments-heres-what-theyre-learning-226459/" aria-label="Read more about Cities with empty commercial space and housing shortages are converting office buildings into apartments – here’s what they’re learning">Read more</a>

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Geffrey Miller Analysis – China’s message to New Zealand – don’t put it all at risk

June 14, 2024

  Analysis by Geoffrey Miller – This analysis was first published by Democracy Project. Don’t put it all at risk. That’s likely to be the take-home message for New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in his meetings with Li Qiang, the Chinese Premier. Li’s visit to Wellington this week is the highest-ranking visit by a ... <a title="Geffrey Miller Analysis – China’s message to New Zealand – don’t put it all at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/14/geffrey-miller-analysis-chinas-message-to-new-zealand-dont-put-it-all-at-risk/" aria-label="Read more about Geffrey Miller Analysis – China’s message to New Zealand – don’t put it all at risk">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: the spectre of Abbott looms behind Dutton’s climate strategy

June 13, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In his assault this week on the Albanese government’s climate policy, Peter Dutton is taking the Liberals right back to Tony Abbott’s days. It’s a bold, risky big-target strategy, characterised by a truck load of negativity, as well as laced ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: the spectre of Abbott looms behind Dutton’s climate strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/grattan-on-friday-the-spectre-of-abbott-looms-behind-duttons-climate-strategy-232380/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: the spectre of Abbott looms behind Dutton’s climate strategy">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: the spectre of Abbott looms behind Dutton’s energy strategy

June 13, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In his assault this week on the Albanese government’s climate policy, Peter Dutton is taking the Liberals right back to Tony Abbott’s days. It’s a bold, risky big-target strategy, characterised by a truck load of negativity, as well as laced ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: the spectre of Abbott looms behind Dutton’s energy strategy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/grattan-on-friday-the-spectre-of-abbott-looms-behind-duttons-energy-strategy-232380/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: the spectre of Abbott looms behind Dutton’s energy strategy">Read more</a>