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May 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Barnes, Lecturer in Physics, Western Sydney University Marvel Studios Whether you need a new villain or an old Spider-Man, your sci-fi movie will sound more scientifically respectable if you use the word multiverse. The Marvel multiverse puts different versions of our universe “out there”, somewhere. In ... <a title="The multiverse is huge in pop culture right now – but what is it, and does it really exist?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/06/the-multiverse-is-huge-in-pop-culture-right-now-but-what-is-it-and-does-it-really-exist-181781/" aria-label="Read more about The multiverse is huge in pop culture right now – but what is it, and does it really exist?">Read more</a>
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May 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The public don’t have much regard for journalists and many people will be critical of the “gotcha” questioning that found Anthony Albanese on Thursday unable to recite the six points of his policy on the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Pursuing ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: ‘Gotcha’ questions are ugly journalism but hazards for leaders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/06/grattan-on-friday-gotcha-questions-are-ugly-journalism-but-hazards-for-leaders-182538/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: ‘Gotcha’ questions are ugly journalism but hazards for leaders">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Fitzpatrick, Research Fellow, Australian National University Shutterstock Men’s suicide is often linked to social and economic factors such as financial problems, legal issues and unemployment. But when seeking to understand men’s suicide, we shouldn’t overlook important questions of responsibility, choice, and agency – especially in the ... <a title="Perpetrators of family violence sometimes use threats of suicide to control their partner" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/05/perpetrators-of-family-violence-sometimes-use-threats-of-suicide-to-control-their-partner-182416/" aria-label="Read more about Perpetrators of family violence sometimes use threats of suicide to control their partner">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erica Millar, Senior research fellow, La Trobe University Shutterstock A leak of draft court documents reveals Roe v. Wade – which has broadly guaranteed abortion rights in the United States since 1973 – may be overturned. The US decision may influence the rhetoric and lobbying techniques of ... <a title="Abortion is no longer a crime in Australia. So why is it still so hard to access?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/05/abortion-is-no-longer-a-crime-in-australia-so-why-is-it-still-so-hard-to-access-182413/" aria-label="Read more about Abortion is no longer a crime in Australia. So why is it still so hard to access?">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne As well as the whole House of Representatives, 40 of the 76 Senate seats will be up for election on May 21. There are 12 senators per state and two per territory. At half-Senate ... <a title="Race for the Senate: could Labor and the Greens gain control?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/05/race-for-the-senate-could-labor-and-the-greens-gain-control-181350/" aria-label="Read more about Race for the Senate: could Labor and the Greens gain control?">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images While the recent legal challenges to elements of the government’s COVID-19 response have had mixed results in the courts, they have revealed something important – how the rule of law works in New Zealand. In the past ... <a title="Recent COVID-19 court cases show New Zealand’s Bill of Rights Act is not as strong as some might wish" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/05/recent-covid-19-court-cases-show-new-zealands-bill-of-rights-act-is-not-as-strong-as-some-might-wish-182232/" aria-label="Read more about Recent COVID-19 court cases show New Zealand’s Bill of Rights Act is not as strong as some might wish">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick Leslie, Research Fellow in Politics, Australian National University Will Oliver/EPA/AAP The leaked Roe v Wade draft opinion this week has shown us the power of the legal system when it comes to facilitating (or winding back) social change. Read more: The end of Roe v. Wade ... <a title="The federal election winner will get a big opportunity to change the face of the High Court – will they take it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/05/the-federal-election-winner-will-get-a-big-opportunity-to-change-the-face-of-the-high-court-will-they-take-it-180864/" aria-label="Read more about The federal election winner will get a big opportunity to change the face of the High Court – will they take it?">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marina Yue Zhang, Associate Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Swinburne University of Technology China has had the world’s fastest growing economy since the 1980s. A key driver of this extraordinary growth has been the country’s pragmatic system of innovation, which balances government steering and market-oriented entrepreneurs. Right ... <a title="China’s ‘innovation machine’: how it works, how it’s changing and why it matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/05/chinas-innovation-machine-how-it-works-how-its-changing-and-why-it-matters-180615/" aria-label="Read more about China’s ‘innovation machine’: how it works, how it’s changing and why it matters">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heidi Norman, Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Technology Sydney The New South Wales government’s roadmap to transition from coal-based electricity to renewable energy involves the creation of five “renewable energy zones” across the state. These “modern-day power stations” will use solar, wind, batteries ... <a title="How can Aboriginal communities be part of the NSW renewable energy transition?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/05/how-can-aboriginal-communities-be-part-of-the-nsw-renewable-energy-transition-181171/" aria-label="Read more about How can Aboriginal communities be part of the NSW renewable energy transition?">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nafis Alam, Professor and Head, School of Business, Monash University Shutterstock We are used to thinking of money as notes and coins, the kind most of us hold in our wallets. But most money – in Australia it’s 96.3% – is digital, held by financial institutions and ... <a title="Australia is investigating a digital currency, or e-dollar, but its benefits seem slight and the risks to privacy large" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/05/australia-is-investigating-a-digital-currency-or-e-dollar-but-its-benefits-seem-slight-and-the-risks-to-privacy-large-180099/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is investigating a digital currency, or e-dollar, but its benefits seem slight and the risks to privacy large">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Physical Culture, University of Waikato Getty Images Last weekend’s LPGA event in California will likely be remembered as much for what was said as the golf that was played. Asked about some on-course treatment she’d needed for back pain, ... <a title="Lydia Ko’s ‘time of the month’ comment showed how far sportswomen have come – and how much still has to change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/05/lydia-kos-time-of-the-month-comment-showed-how-far-sportswomen-have-come-and-how-much-still-has-to-change-182421/" aria-label="Read more about Lydia Ko’s ‘time of the month’ comment showed how far sportswomen have come – and how much still has to change">Read more</a>
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May 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Florin, Research fellow, University of Cambridge May Nango sharing stories about Mamukala wetlands with her grandson, in 2015. Anna Florin (courtesy of GAC), Author provided For 65,000 years, Bininj – the local Kundjeihmi word for Aboriginal people – have returned to Madjedbebe rock shelter on Mirarr ... <a title="65,000 years of food scraps found at Kakadu tell a story of resilience amid changing climate, sea levels and vegetation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/05/65-000-years-of-food-scraps-found-at-kakadu-tell-a-story-of-resilience-amid-changing-climate-sea-levels-and-vegetation-181240/" aria-label="Read more about 65,000 years of food scraps found at Kakadu tell a story of resilience amid changing climate, sea levels and vegetation">Read more</a>
