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March 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Maisey, Postdoctoral research fellow, Research Centre for Future Landscapes, La Trobe University Miles Clifford Triniman/Shutterstock In wet forests of southeastern Australia, superb lyrebirds engage in extraordinary behaviour – tilling the soil to create habitats for their prey to flourish. The superb lyreird scratches through the leaf ... <a title="Australia’s superb lyrebirds ‘farm’ the forest floor to increase their prey – a behaviour rarely seen in nature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/12/australias-superb-lyrebirds-farm-the-forest-floor-to-increase-their-prey-a-behaviour-rarely-seen-in-nature-247908/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s superb lyrebirds ‘farm’ the forest floor to increase their prey – a behaviour rarely seen in nature">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Tookey, Professor of Construction Management, Auckland University of Technology New Zealand is struggling to stay ahead of its vital infrastructure needs, and the numbers show it. The New Zealand Infrastructure Commission recently identified NZ$204 billion of required infrastructural spend, most of which is currently unfunded. At ... <a title="Hey big spenders: what foreign investors will really want from the infrastructure summit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/12/hey-big-spenders-what-foreign-investors-will-really-want-from-the-infrastructure-summit-251798/" aria-label="Read more about Hey big spenders: what foreign investors will really want from the infrastructure summit">Read more</a>
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March 12, 2025
By Jodesz Gavilan in Manila Paolo* was just 15 years old when he witnessed the Philippine National Police (PNP) mercilessly kill his father in 2016. Nearly nine years later, the scales are shifting as Rodrigo Duterte, the man who unleashed death upon his family and thousands of others, now faces the weight of justice before ... <a title="Drug war victims’ families celebrate Duterte’s arrest, vow to keep fighting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/12/drug-war-victims-families-celebrate-dutertes-arrest-vow-to-keep-fighting/" aria-label="Read more about Drug war victims’ families celebrate Duterte’s arrest, vow to keep fighting">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
By Terence Malapa in Port Vila Vanuatu’s media community was in mourning today following the death of Marc Neil-Jones, founder of the Trading Post Vanuatu, which later became the Vanuatu Daily Post, and also radio 96BuzzFM. He was 67. His fearless pursuit of press freedom and dedication to truth have left an indelible mark on ... <a title="Vanuatu mourns loss of iconic Pacific media pioneer Marc Neil-Jones" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/vanuatu-mourns-loss-of-iconic-pacific-media-pioneer-marc-neil-jones/" aria-label="Read more about Vanuatu mourns loss of iconic Pacific media pioneer Marc Neil-Jones">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naomi Smith, Lecturer in Sociology, University of the Sunshine Coast Last Monday, March 3, the Bureau of Meteorology warned residents of Queensland and New South Wales that Tropical Cyclone Alfred was coming their way. The storm was expected to hit the coast on Thursday or Friday. By ... <a title="Why conspiracy theories and misinformation spread in the long wait for Cyclone Alfred" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/why-conspiracy-theories-and-misinformation-spread-in-the-long-wait-for-cyclone-alfred-251899/" aria-label="Read more about Why conspiracy theories and misinformation spread in the long wait for Cyclone Alfred">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University Shortly after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, the new government led by rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa pledged to unite Syrians and establish a “civil peace” in the country. In recent days, this fragile peace has ... <a title="After mass killings in Syria, can a fragmented country stay united?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/after-mass-killings-in-syria-can-a-fragmented-country-stay-united-251903/" aria-label="Read more about After mass killings in Syria, can a fragmented country stay united?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keiran Hardy, Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University The recent discovery of a caravan full of explosives in Dural, in Sydney’s northwest, caused significant fear about the possibility of a mass casualty attack. On Monday, the Australian Federal Police declared it and 14 antisemitic attacks a ... <a title="Is ‘fake’ terrorism still terrorism? Here’s what the Sydney caravan incident tells us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/is-fake-terrorism-still-terrorism-heres-what-the-sydney-caravan-incident-tells-us-251908/" aria-label="Read more about Is ‘fake’ terrorism still terrorism? Here’s what the Sydney caravan incident tells us">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roger Jones, Professorial Research Fellow, Victoria University Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred is the latest in a succession of extreme rainfall events to wreak havoc on coastal communities in New South Wales and Queensland. Over 500 kilometres of coastline has been affected, with extreme rainfall and flooding reaching inland ... <a title="In the wake of Alfred, how do we think about and measure the cost of catastrophes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/in-the-wake-of-alfred-how-do-we-think-about-and-measure-the-cost-of-catastrophes-251704/" aria-label="Read more about In the wake of Alfred, how do we think about and measure the cost of catastrophes?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney While some parts of southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales are still on alert for flooding, others are starting the difficult clean-up process as flood waters recede. Stagnant water after floods provides the perfect ... <a title="First wind, then rain. Next come the mozzies – here’s how to reduce your risk of bites and infections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/first-wind-then-rain-next-come-the-mozzies-heres-how-to-reduce-your-risk-of-bites-and-infections-251260/" aria-label="Read more about First wind, then rain. Next come the mozzies – here’s how to reduce your risk of bites and infections">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Javier Leon, Associate Professor in Physical Geography, University of the Sunshine Coast For many people, the most visible impact of Cyclone Alfred was the damage big waves and storm surge did to their local beaches. Beaches in southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales are now scarred ... <a title="Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred – but most of this sand will return" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/beloved-beaches-were-washed-offshore-by-cyclone-alfred-but-most-of-this-sand-will-return-251599/" aria-label="Read more about Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred – but most of this sand will return">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tania King, Associate Professor in Social Epidemiology, The University of Melbourne A freeze on aid entering the Gaza Strip, imposed by Israel last week, means once again tons of urgent medical supplies and medicines are stuck at the border, with delivery uncertain. But supplies are only one ... <a title="Health-care workers should not be a target. In Gaza, their detention and death affect the entire population" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/health-care-workers-should-not-be-a-target-in-gaza-their-detention-and-death-affect-the-entire-population-251146/" aria-label="Read more about Health-care workers should not be a target. In Gaza, their detention and death affect the entire population">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Baker, Associate Professor, Migration and Education, Australian National University The damage inflicted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred on Queensland and northern New South Wales has been extensive. Several areas have had infrastructure badly damaged, and many homes have been destroyed. With natural disasters set to become “situation ... <a title="Regional Australia needs more workers to rebuild after disasters like Alfred. Skilled refugees could help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/regional-australia-needs-more-workers-to-rebuild-after-disasters-like-alfred-skilled-refugees-could-help-251909/" aria-label="Read more about Regional Australia needs more workers to rebuild after disasters like Alfred. Skilled refugees could help">Read more</a>
