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August 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic O’Sullivan, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University Big policy ideas usually don’t come up in parliamentary valedictory speeches – they’re for saying goodbye and thank you. So departing Labour MP Jamie Strange ... <a title="A retiring NZ MP has suggested joining Australia – we should at least think about it (before saying no)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/a-retiring-nz-mp-has-suggested-joining-australia-we-should-at-least-think-about-it-before-saying-no-211728/" aria-label="Read more about A retiring NZ MP has suggested joining Australia – we should at least think about it (before saying no)">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Henry Cutler, Professor and Director, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University Shutterstock Preliminary data from the 2023 Intergenerational Report shows Autralia’s population aged 85 and over is set to more than triple over the next 40 years. This will exacerbate existing strains on the ... <a title="Our older population will triple in 40 years. But a social insurance model won’t fix the aged care funding crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/our-older-population-will-triple-in-40-years-but-a-social-insurance-model-wont-fix-the-aged-care-funding-crisis-211191/" aria-label="Read more about Our older population will triple in 40 years. But a social insurance model won’t fix the aged care funding crisis">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dana M Bergstrom, Honorary Senior Fellow, University of Wollongong Patti Virtue After decades immersed in Antarctic science, I’ve learned that physical and biological changes rarely occur smoothly. More often than not, they unfold in sharp steps. Right now, Antarctica’s climate and ecosystems are experiencing disturbing changes. Much ... <a title="I’ve spent 40 years studying Antarctica. The frozen continent has never needed our help more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/ive-spent-40-years-studying-antarctica-the-frozen-continent-has-never-needed-our-help-more-211520/" aria-label="Read more about I’ve spent 40 years studying Antarctica. The frozen continent has never needed our help more">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavio Macau, Associate Dean – School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock This is the second article in The Conversation’s series examining Australia’s cost of living crisis. Read the first article in the series here. Australia is in a cost-of-living crisis. We know that because ... <a title="Prices are up and the supply of things we need is in flux. How did we get here?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/prices-are-up-and-the-supply-of-things-we-need-is-in-flux-how-did-we-get-here-210888/" aria-label="Read more about Prices are up and the supply of things we need is in flux. How did we get here?">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Everything we consume contains energy our bodies use to move, grow and maintain health. To work out how much energy is in different foods and drinks, we need to first look at a few ... <a title="Calories and kilojoules: how do we know the energy content of food, and how accurate are the labels?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/calories-and-kilojoules-how-do-we-know-the-energy-content-of-food-and-how-accurate-are-the-labels-211613/" aria-label="Read more about Calories and kilojoules: how do we know the energy content of food, and how accurate are the labels?">Read more</a>
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August 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra New extracts released ahead of the government’s Intergenerational Report show it warns Australia’s economy will grow more slowly in the coming 40 years than in previous decades. At the same time, there will be pressures on the revenue base, and ... <a title="Intergenerational report to warn of slow growth and pressures on revenue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/22/intergenerational-report-to-warn-of-slow-growth-and-pressures-on-revenue-211916/" aria-label="Read more about Intergenerational report to warn of slow growth and pressures on revenue">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2023
PNG Post-Courier Papua New Guinea’s opposition has called on Prime Minister James Marape to immediately recall Parliament to address the escalating killings in the upper Highlands provinces. The opposition also wants the debate to include other law and order issues that have spiralled out of control in other parts of the country. The call was ... <a title="PNG opposition calls for emergency over Highlands naked body killings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/21/png-opposition-calls-for-emergency-over-highlands-naked-body-killings/" aria-label="Read more about PNG opposition calls for emergency over Highlands naked body killings">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The Queensland state election will be held in October 2024. A Resolve poll for The Brisbane Times, conducted from May to August with a sample of 947, ... <a title="LNP takes lead in Queensland Resolve poll, but Labor still far ahead in Victoria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/21/lnp-takes-lead-in-queensland-resolve-poll-but-labor-still-far-ahead-in-victoria-211674/" aria-label="Read more about LNP takes lead in Queensland Resolve poll, but Labor still far ahead in Victoria">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2023
By Rohit Deo The Flying Fijians were defeated by World Rugby Cup hosts France 34-17 in a pre-tournament build-up test in Nantes, France, yesterday. The Semi Radradra-captained side scored a try in the first spell through hooker Tevita Ikanivere while flyhalf Caleb Muntz added a conversion and penalty as Fiji trailed the second-string French team ... <a title="‘It was a tough battle’, says Radradra after Flying Fijians’ defeat to France" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/21/it-was-a-tough-battle-says-radradra-after-flying-fijians-defeat-to-france/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It was a tough battle’, says Radradra after Flying Fijians’ defeat to France">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2023
Geoffrey Miller Analysis - The BRICS are back. Johannesburg will this week host the 15th annual summit of the BRICS, an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The loose grouping may be about to become tighter – and bigger.
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August 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Campbell, Senior research fellow and lecturer, Monash University Shutterstock This year, the Australian government rejected Clive Palmer’s coal mine proposal – but approved three others. Over 100 more fossil fuel projects are in the decision pipeline. Why are we still approving coal projects when climate impacts ... <a title="What harm could one coal mine do? Plenty – 1.7 million Hiroshima bombs of heat for starters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/21/what-harm-could-one-coal-mine-do-plenty-1-7-million-hiroshima-bombs-of-heat-for-starters-210384/" aria-label="Read more about What harm could one coal mine do? Plenty – 1.7 million Hiroshima bombs of heat for starters">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Prudence Gibson, Author and Research Fellow, UNSW Sydney “They stole my face,” shouts a ten-year-old boy into a microphone, before stomping away. We are in the Rafael Lozano-Hemmer exhibition Atmospheric Memory at the Powerhouse in Sydney. The boy’s photograph was taken as soon as he entered the ... <a title="The interactive art of Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: psychic resonance, surveillance and a murmuration of lights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/21/the-interactive-art-of-rafael-lozano-hemmer-psychic-resonance-surveillance-and-a-murmuration-of-lights-211430/" aria-label="Read more about The interactive art of Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: psychic resonance, surveillance and a murmuration of lights">Read more</a>
