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June 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images The concern about gangs and gang-related violence in New Zealand continues to be highly politicised. Government ministers are under constant media scrutiny and political pressure, with both sides trying to look more staunch on crime than the ... <a title="New Zealand needs a new gang strategy – political consensus would be a good start" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/23/new-zealand-needs-a-new-gang-strategy-political-consensus-would-be-a-good-start-185677/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand needs a new gang strategy – political consensus would be a good start">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2022
In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine in detail what to expect from the NATO leaders’ summit, which includes addresses from the prime ministers of Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Why is NATO including addresses of NATO partners in this year’s leaders’ summit? What will the hawks bring to the summit, and what will those of a more moderate and dove persuasion bring to the NATO debate and course ahead?
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June 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angela Conquet, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne Abby Murray/Rising Three years in the making, Rising’s much-anticipated first edition brought to Melbourne’s festival-deprived audiences a rich program featuring 225 events. With former Chunky Move founder and choreographer Gideon Obarzanek as co-director, it was only natural to expect ... <a title="How Rising festival brought us dance in times of plague" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/23/how-rising-festival-brought-us-dance-in-times-of-plague-183642/" aria-label="Read more about How Rising festival brought us dance in times of plague">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia The judge in the trial of Bruce Lehrmann, the staffer alleged to have raped Brittany Higgins, ruled on Tuesday, “regrettably and with gritted teeth”, that his trial will need to be delayed. This was ... <a title="Why was the Brittany Higgins trial delayed, and what is ‘contempt of court’? A legal expert’s view on the Lisa Wilkinson saga" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/23/why-was-the-brittany-higgins-trial-delayed-and-what-is-contempt-of-court-a-legal-experts-view-on-the-lisa-wilkinson-saga-185585/" aria-label="Read more about Why was the Brittany Higgins trial delayed, and what is ‘contempt of court’? A legal expert’s view on the Lisa Wilkinson saga">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gita Mishra, Professor of Life Course Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland Shutterstock New research shows women who have had a miscarriage or stillbirth, have an increased risk of stroke – when blood can’t get to the brain, because of a blocked or burst artery. ... <a title="Women are at greater risk of stroke, the more miscarriages or stillbirths they’ve had" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/23/women-are-at-greater-risk-of-stroke-the-more-miscarriages-or-stillbirths-theyve-had-185490/" aria-label="Read more about Women are at greater risk of stroke, the more miscarriages or stillbirths they’ve had">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Wayland, Senior Lecturer Social Work, University of New England Shutterstock About a year ago, many of us were in lockdown. State premiers fronted the media every day to reveal how many people had tested positive for COVID and how many people had died. The number of ... <a title="COVID deaths are now barely mentioned in the media. That changes the very nature of grief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/23/covid-deaths-are-now-barely-mentioned-in-the-media-that-changes-the-very-nature-of-grief-184837/" aria-label="Read more about COVID deaths are now barely mentioned in the media. That changes the very nature of grief">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Grose, Climate projections scientist, CSIRO Shutterstock It’s an offhand joke a lot of us make – it’s freezing, can we get a bit more of that global warming right about now? But how should we really conceive our day-to-day weather in the context of climate change, ... <a title="4 ways to understand why Australia is so cold right now despite global warming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/23/4-ways-to-understand-why-australia-is-so-cold-right-now-despite-global-warming-184834/" aria-label="Read more about 4 ways to understand why Australia is so cold right now despite global warming">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renee Adams, Professor of Finance, University of Oxford Shutterstock The gender diversity of thought leadership in finance is lower than in most other academic fields, our research shows. Finance ranks 132nd out of 175 fields with a representation of only 10.3% women among its thought leaders. Yet ... <a title="Female finance leaders outperform their male peers, so why so few of them in academia and beyond?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/23/female-finance-leaders-outperform-their-male-peers-so-why-so-few-of-them-in-academia-and-beyond-178893/" aria-label="Read more about Female finance leaders outperform their male peers, so why so few of them in academia and beyond?">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phil Lewis, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra Australian shoppers are facing a crisis in the fresh-food aisles. Iceberg lettuces that cost $2.80 a year ago have doubled, or tripled, in price. Brussel sprouts that cost $4 to $6 a kilogram are now $7 to $14. Beans ... <a title="Why capping food prices won’t work – and will actually make things worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/23/why-capping-food-prices-wont-work-and-will-actually-make-things-worse-185492/" aria-label="Read more about Why capping food prices won’t work – and will actually make things worse">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Isaacs, Associate Professor, Film Studies, University of Sydney © 2022 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. A new Baz Luhrmann film caused a stir this year at Cannes – again. In 2001, Moulin Rouge opened the grandest of all film festivals with the grandest of ... <a title="Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis is super-spangly, explosive, narratively unhinged – and an artistic triumph" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/23/baz-luhrmanns-elvis-is-super-spangly-explosive-narratively-unhinged-and-an-artistic-triumph-184161/" aria-label="Read more about Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis is super-spangly, explosive, narratively unhinged – and an artistic triumph">Read more</a>
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June 23, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Sussex, Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University As Russia’s war in Ukraine becomes a quagmire of attrition, Western leaders are slowly coming to two realisations about Vladimir Putin’s intentions. First, Russia’s war against Ukraine won’t be over soon, and is likely to grind ... <a title="Russia’s Ukraine invasion won’t be over soon – and Putin is counting on the West’s short attention span" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/23/russias-ukraine-invasion-wont-be-over-soon-and-putin-is-counting-on-the-wests-short-attention-span-185489/" aria-label="Read more about Russia’s Ukraine invasion won’t be over soon – and Putin is counting on the West’s short attention span">Read more</a>
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June 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Kathryn Campbell, has been replaced in a shake-up of federal departmental heads announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. The new secretary will be Jan Adams, who is presently ambassador to ... <a title="Head of Foreign Affairs Kathryn Campbell ousted in public service shake-up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/06/22/head-of-foreign-affairs-kathryn-campbell-ousted-in-public-service-shake-up-185607/" aria-label="Read more about Head of Foreign Affairs Kathryn Campbell ousted in public service shake-up">Read more</a>
