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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Gair, Adjunct Associate Professor, College of Arts, Society & Education, James Cook University Shutterstock Youth crime in Australia has been the subject of sensationalist media coverage and growing community concern, particularly in north Queensland. Read more: Why the media aren’t helping to solve the ‘youth crime ... <a title="‘We can’t go shopping without police coming’: north Queensland’s at-risk youth feel excluded and heavily surveilled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/we-cant-go-shopping-without-police-coming-north-queenslands-at-risk-youth-feel-excluded-and-heavily-surveilled-211885/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We can’t go shopping without police coming’: north Queensland’s at-risk youth feel excluded and heavily surveilled">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne Ita Buttrose has announced she will not seek a second term as ABC chair, which means her term will expire in March 2024. Buttrose’s appointment as chair of the ABC in February 2019 was ... <a title="As ABC chair, Ita Buttrose stood up for the broadcaster’s independence. It’s time others did the same" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/as-abc-chair-ita-buttrose-stood-up-for-the-broadcasters-independence-its-time-others-did-the-same-212018/" aria-label="Read more about As ABC chair, Ita Buttrose stood up for the broadcaster’s independence. It’s time others did the same">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ralf Steinhauser, Senior Research Fellow, Australian National University Shutterstock You see a fantastic offer, like a hotel room. You decide to book. Then it turns out there is a service fee. Then a cleaning fee. Then a few other extra costs. By the time you pay the ... <a title="Junk fees and drip pricing: the underhanded tactics we hate yet still fall for" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/junk-fees-and-drip-pricing-the-underhanded-tactics-we-hate-yet-still-fall-for-211117/" aria-label="Read more about Junk fees and drip pricing: the underhanded tactics we hate yet still fall for">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard de Grijs, Professor of Astrophysics / Executive Director, International Space Science Institute-Beijing, Macquarie University This week, the Russian space agency Roscosmos had hoped to return to the Moon after an absence of nearly 50 years. Instead, on Saturday it lost control of its Luna-25 lander. The ... <a title="Russia has declared a new space race, hoping to join forces with China. Here’s why that’s unlikely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/russia-has-declared-a-new-space-race-hoping-to-join-forces-with-china-heres-why-thats-unlikely-211993/" aria-label="Read more about Russia has declared a new space race, hoping to join forces with China. Here’s why that’s unlikely">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations, University of Otago Strategy, as the great military thinker Carl von Clausewitz once observed, is the process of effectively applying means to achieve clearly defined ends. But good strategy in global politics has proved easier said than done. The post-Cold ... <a title="The defence dilemma facing NZ’s next government: stay independent or join ‘pillar 2’ of AUKUS?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/the-defence-dilemma-facing-nzs-next-government-stay-independent-or-join-pillar-2-of-aukus-212090/" aria-label="Read more about The defence dilemma facing NZ’s next government: stay independent or join ‘pillar 2’ of AUKUS?">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock In the age of the selfie taking photos of yourself has become an everyday occurrence. Half of all teenagers regularly post selfies. Driven by social media algorithms, many of us now flock to natural places for ... <a title="Trampling plants, damaging rock art, risking your life: taking selfies in nature has a cost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/trampling-plants-damaging-rock-art-risking-your-life-taking-selfies-in-nature-has-a-cost-211901/" aria-label="Read more about Trampling plants, damaging rock art, risking your life: taking selfies in nature has a cost">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heath Pardoe, Associate professor, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health The worlds of pop culture and advanced imaging technology intersected recently when Kim Kardashian promoted a commercial whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) service on social media as a tool to detect cancer and aneurysms. The post ... <a title="Keeping up with advanced MRI: Kim Kardashian promotes whole-body scans. Could they be worth the hype?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/keeping-up-with-advanced-mri-kim-kardashian-promotes-whole-body-scans-could-they-be-worth-the-hype-211676/" aria-label="Read more about Keeping up with advanced MRI: Kim Kardashian promotes whole-body scans. Could they be worth the hype?">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Labour appears to be in something of an electoral death spiral. The four-point drop in last night’s 1News Verian poll to just 29 per cent – together with National’s bump up to 37 per cent – suggests that the gulf between the left and right blocs is now opening up, ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is it now all over for the Labour Government?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-is-it-now-all-over-for-the-labour-government/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is it now all over for the Labour Government?">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alana Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, La Trobe University Jeffrey F Lin/Unsplash, CC BY-SA In the wake of the FIFA Women’s World Cup, the federal government has announced A$200 million for women’s sport. The money will go towards improving sporting facilities and equipment for women, making ... <a title="Albanese has committed $200 million for women’s sport – but spending money on infrastructure won’t change systemic issues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/albanese-has-committed-200-million-for-womens-sport-but-spending-money-on-infrastructure-wont-change-systemic-issues-211913/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese has committed $200 million for women’s sport – but spending money on infrastructure won’t change systemic issues">Read more</a>
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August 23, 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. NZ Politics Daily: 23 August 2023 POLLS 1News: Poll: Do Kiwis want wealth tax for universal free dental care? Andy Fyers (BusinessDesk): Election 2023: The right bloc now has a ... <a title="Newsletter: August 23 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/newsletter-august-23-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: August 23 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Akshay Vij, Senior Research Fellow, University of South Australia Shutterstock The COVID-19 pandemic triggered population growth in regions at the expense of capital cities. Regional migration has since stabilised, but the pandemic has left its mark. Australians reassessed where they wanted to live and work. Our research ... <a title="Wide verandas, picket fences or the CBD? How coastal cities near the capitals could ride post-COVID waves of growth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/wide-verandas-picket-fences-or-the-cbd-how-coastal-cities-near-the-capitals-could-ride-post-covid-waves-of-growth-210716/" aria-label="Read more about Wide verandas, picket fences or the CBD? How coastal cities near the capitals could ride post-COVID waves of growth">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Carver, Associate Professor, Wildlife Ecology, University of Tasmania More than 80% of Australian mammals are found nowhere else in the world. Many of these unique, iconic creatures are under threat. The most important and well-known threats are invasive species (such as cats and foxes) and human-driven ... <a title="Disease in the dirt: how mange-causing mites decimated a Tasmanian wombat population" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/disease-in-the-dirt-how-mange-causing-mites-decimated-a-tasmanian-wombat-population-211992/" aria-label="Read more about Disease in the dirt: how mange-causing mites decimated a Tasmanian wombat population">Read more</a>
