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May 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University AnastasiaDudka/Shutterstock What if the government was doing everything it could to stop thieves making off with our money, except the one thing that could really work? That’s how it looks when it comes to scams, ... <a title="Australians lose $5,200 a minute to scammers. There’s a simple thing the government could do to reduce this. Why won’t they?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/01/australians-lose-5-200-a-minute-to-scammers-theres-a-simple-thing-the-government-could-do-to-reduce-this-why-wont-they-228867/" aria-label="Read more about Australians lose $5,200 a minute to scammers. There’s a simple thing the government could do to reduce this. Why won’t they?">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Harrington, Senior Lecturer in English and Cultural Studies, University of Canterbury The Conversation It seems to be a time of old favourites. This month our experts have recommended two new seasons – the second season of Alone Australia (although oddly enough with that name, it takes ... <a title="Psychological drama, wilderness reality and everyone’s favourite dog: the best of streaming this May" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/01/psychological-drama-wilderness-reality-and-everyones-favourite-dog-the-best-of-streaming-this-may-228612/" aria-label="Read more about Psychological drama, wilderness reality and everyone’s favourite dog: the best of streaming this May">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland A bright Eta Aquariid meteor photobombed this photo of comet C/2020 F8 (SWAN) in May 2020. Jonti Horner Meteors – commonly known as shooting stars – can be seen on any night of the year. But some nights are ... <a title="The Eta Aquariid meteor shower is about to peak and could be the best this century – here’s how to catch it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/01/the-eta-aquariid-meteor-shower-is-about-to-peak-and-could-be-the-best-this-century-heres-how-to-catch-it-226628/" aria-label="Read more about The Eta Aquariid meteor shower is about to peak and could be the best this century – here’s how to catch it">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Flannery, Honorary fellow, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Current concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in Earth’s atmosphere are unprecedented in human history. But CO₂ levels today, and those that might occur in coming decades, did occur millions of years ago. Wouldn’t it be useful to go ... <a title="Wondering what Australia might look like in a hotter world? Take a glimpse into the distant past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/01/wondering-what-australia-might-look-like-in-a-hotter-world-take-a-glimpse-into-the-distant-past-227058/" aria-label="Read more about Wondering what Australia might look like in a hotter world? Take a glimpse into the distant past">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick Usmar, Lecturer in Critical Media Literacies, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images With the coalition government’s ban of student mobile phones in New Zealand schools coming into effect this week, reaction has ranged from the sceptical (kids will just get sneakier) to the optimistic (most kids ... <a title="Will New Zealand’s school phone ban work? Let’s see what it does for students’ curiosity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/01/will-new-zealands-school-phone-ban-work-lets-see-what-it-does-for-students-curiosity-228893/" aria-label="Read more about Will New Zealand’s school phone ban work? Let’s see what it does for students’ curiosity">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2024
Asia Pacific Report A Pacific civil society alliance has condemned French neocolonial policies in Kanaky New Caledonia, saying Paris is set on “maintaining the status quo” and denying the indigenous Kanak people their inalienable right to self-determination. The Pacific Regional Non-Governmental Organisations (PRNGOs) Alliance, representing some 15 groups, said in a statement that it reaffirmed ... <a title="Pacific alliance condemns France over bid to ‘derail’ Kanaky decolonisation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/01/pacific-alliance-condemns-france-over-bid-to-derail-kanaky-decolonisation/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific alliance condemns France over bid to ‘derail’ Kanaky decolonisation">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2024
Koi Tū New Zealand cannot sit back and see the collapse of its Fourth Estate, the director of Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, Sir Peter Gluckman, says in the foreword of a paper published today. The paper, “If not journalists, then who?” paints a picture of an industry facing existential threats and held ... <a title="New Koi Tū future report calls for overhaul of outdated NZ mediascape to restore trust" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/01/new-koi-tu-future-report-calls-for-overhaul-of-outdated-nz-mediascape-to-restore-trust/" aria-label="Read more about New Koi Tū future report calls for overhaul of outdated NZ mediascape to restore trust">Read more</a>
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May 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Foreign investment proposals with implications for Australia’s strategic or economic security will face tougher scrutiny, under a policy overhaul to be announced by Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Wednesday. At the same time, the government will process faster proposals in non-sensitive ... <a title="Chalmers outlines a more ‘risk-based’ foreign investment policy and guardrails around Future Made in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/01/chalmers-outlines-a-more-risk-based-foreign-investment-policy-and-guardrails-around-future-made-in-australia-229001/" aria-label="Read more about Chalmers outlines a more ‘risk-based’ foreign investment policy and guardrails around Future Made in Australia">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2024
Asia Pacific Report The Pacific state of Hawai’i’s House of Representatives has joined the state’s Senate in calling for a ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza, becoming the first state to pass such a resolution, reports Hawaii News Now. In March, the Senate passed a ceasefire resolution with a 24–1 vote, and now the House ... <a title="Pacific state of Hawai’i first in US to pass dual Gaza ceasefire resolutions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/30/pacific-state-of-hawaii-first-in-us-to-pass-dual-gaza-ceasefire-resolutions/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific state of Hawai’i first in US to pass dual Gaza ceasefire resolutions">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Ferrie, A/Prof, UTS Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research and ARC DECRA Fellow, University of Technology Sydney PsiQuantum The Australian government has announced a pledge of approximately A$940 million (US$617 million) to PsiQuantum, a quantum computing start-up company based in Silicon Valley. Half of the funding will come from ... <a title="Australia just made a billion-dollar bet on building the world’s first ‘useful’ quantum computer in Brisbane. Will it pay off?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/30/australia-just-made-a-billion-dollar-bet-on-building-the-worlds-first-useful-quantum-computer-in-brisbane-will-it-pay-off-228992/" aria-label="Read more about Australia just made a billion-dollar bet on building the world’s first ‘useful’ quantum computer in Brisbane. Will it pay off?">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, University of South Australia Cameron Prins/Shutterstock If you spend a lot of time exploring fitness content online, you might have come across the concept of heart rate zones. Heart rate zone training has become more popular in recent years partly because ... <a title="What are heart rate zones, and how can you incorporate them into your exercise routine?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/30/what-are-heart-rate-zones-and-how-can-you-incorporate-them-into-your-exercise-routine-228520/" aria-label="Read more about What are heart rate zones, and how can you incorporate them into your exercise routine?">Read more</a>
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April 30, 2024
SPECIAL REPORT: By Eugene Doyle He is the most popular Palestinian leader alive today — and yet few people in the West even know his name. Absolutely no one in Gaza or the West Bank does not know him. That difference speaks volumes about who dominates the media narrative that we are spoon-fed every day. ... <a title="27 years in captivity – free Marwan Barghouti, ‘Palestine’s Mandela’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/30/27-years-in-captivity-free-marwan-barghouti-palestines-mandela/" aria-label="Read more about 27 years in captivity – free Marwan Barghouti, ‘Palestine’s Mandela’">Read more</a>
