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July 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison has accused the Robodebt royal commission of making wrong, unsubstantiated and absurd findings against him, in a detailed statement to parliament. The former prime minister, who was excoriated by the commission, was unrepentant, giving no ground on any ... <a title="Morrison labels Robodebt findings against him unsubstantiated and absurd and accuses government ‘lynching’ campaign" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/31/morrison-labels-robodebt-findings-against-him-unsubstantiated-and-absurd-and-accuses-government-lynching-campaign-210722/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison labels Robodebt findings against him unsubstantiated and absurd and accuses government ‘lynching’ campaign">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mahboobeh Shahbazi, Senior Research Fellow, Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology Hyun-Tak Kim Last week, a group of South Korean physicists made a startling claim. In two papers uploaded to the arXiv preprint server, they say they have created a material that “opens a new era for ... <a title="Viral room-temperature superconductor claims spark excitement – and skepticism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/31/viral-room-temperature-superconductor-claims-spark-excitement-and-skepticism-210700/" aria-label="Read more about Viral room-temperature superconductor claims spark excitement – and skepticism">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tatiana Bur, Lecturer in Classics, Australian National University Disney/ Wikipedia At the heart of the newest film in the Indiana Jones series lies “an ancient hunk of gears”. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is based around the Antikythera Mechanism: an actual ancient Greek object that ... <a title="What Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny gets right (and very wrong) about the historical Antikythera Mechanism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/31/what-indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-gets-right-and-very-wrong-about-the-historical-antikythera-mechanism-209968/" aria-label="Read more about What Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny gets right (and very wrong) about the historical Antikythera Mechanism">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Mares, Adjunct senior research fellow at Monash University’s School of Media Film and Journalism, Monash University “Providing an opportunity for people to apply for a visa that will probably never come seems both cruel and unnecessary”. This was the view of an expert panel, commissioned by ... <a title="Parents may wait up to 40 years to join family in Australia. Is a visa lottery the answer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/31/parents-may-wait-up-to-40-years-to-join-family-in-australia-is-a-visa-lottery-the-answer-210631/" aria-label="Read more about Parents may wait up to 40 years to join family in Australia. Is a visa lottery the answer?">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Niki Teunissen, Postdoctoral researcher, Wageningen University Niki Teunissen/AWC, Author provided Wildfire threatens the survival of endangered purple-crowned fairy-wrens living along the rivers and creeks of northern Australia, our new research has found. For almost two decades, we studied the fairy-wrens at a wildlife sanctuary in the far ... <a title="Fire in northern Australia’s tropical savanna is a threat to endangered fairy-wrens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/31/fire-in-northern-australias-tropical-savanna-is-a-threat-to-endangered-fairy-wrens-210066/" aria-label="Read more about Fire in northern Australia’s tropical savanna is a threat to endangered fairy-wrens">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content ELECTION, PARLIAMENT Janet Wilson (Stuff): Hipkins risks getting lost in the fog of war Vernon Small (Stuff): The signs we’ve reached the point of no political return Farah ... <a title="Newsletter: July 14 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/31/newsletter-july-14-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: July 14 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Koplin, Group Leader, Childhood Allergy & Epidemiology, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Parents, carers and childcare settings are much more aware of food allergies than they once were. Precautions are taken and emergency plans can be developed for each child at risk of a reaction. But ... <a title="What is food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome or FPIES? And are more babies getting it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/31/what-is-food-protein-induced-enterocolitis-syndrome-or-fpies-and-are-more-babies-getting-it-209521/" aria-label="Read more about What is food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome or FPIES? And are more babies getting it?">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2023
By Bernadette Carreon and Aubrey Belford A major daily newspaper in Solomon Islands received nearly US$140,000 in funding from the Chinese government in return for pledges to “promote the truth about China’s generosity and its true intentions to help develop” the Pacific Islands country, according to a leaked document and interviews. The revelation comes amid ... <a title="Solomon Star promised to ‘promote China’ in return for funding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/31/solomon-star-promised-to-promote-china-in-return-for-funding/" aria-label="Read more about Solomon Star promised to ‘promote China’ in return for funding">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Cobham, Professor of Clinical Psychology, The University of Queensland Cottonbro Studio/Pexels Going to school can be challenging for children and young people at times. Most young people will have patches during their school career where it feels hard. That’s normal. Getting through those hard times can ... <a title="How do you know when it’s time to seriously think about changing your child’s school?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/31/how-do-you-know-when-its-time-to-seriously-think-about-changing-your-childs-school-210480/" aria-label="Read more about How do you know when it’s time to seriously think about changing your child’s school?">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2023
By Rakesh Kumar in Suva The Fiji Council of Social Services (FCOSS) has warned that the nation needs to prepare itself to face more children being in conflict with the law. Chief executive officer Vani Catanasiga highlighted this while responding to Attorney-General Siromi Turaga’s revelation at the Lomaiviti Provincial Council meeting last week that schoolchildren ... <a title="Fiji faces more children being in trouble over ‘ice’, warns FCOSS" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/31/fiji-faces-more-children-being-in-trouble-over-ice-warns-fcoss/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji faces more children being in trouble over ‘ice’, warns FCOSS">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2023
Asia Pacific Report Indonesia has stepped up its campaign of repression against West Papuans peacefully rallying for full membership of the Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG), says a Papuan advocacy leader. Benny Wenda, interim president of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua (ULMWP), said a “massive military and police presence” greeted Papuans who had taken ... <a title="Wenda accuses Jakarta of crackdown in response to Papuan MSG rallies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/31/wenda-accuses-jakarta-of-crackdown-in-response-to-papuan-msg-rallies/" aria-label="Read more about Wenda accuses Jakarta of crackdown in response to Papuan MSG rallies">Read more</a>
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July 31, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paola A. Magni, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Science, Murdoch University Photo by Stevie Ziogos, Author provided Until the late 19th century, the success of criminal investigations largely hung on witness reports and (often extorted) confessions. A lack of scientific tools meant investigators needed advanced deductive reasoning abilities ... <a title="Secrets wrapped in fabric: how our study of 100 decomposing piglet bodies will help solve criminal cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/31/secrets-wrapped-in-fabric-how-our-study-of-100-decomposing-piglet-bodies-will-help-solve-criminal-cases-207418/" aria-label="Read more about Secrets wrapped in fabric: how our study of 100 decomposing piglet bodies will help solve criminal cases">Read more</a>
