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August 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Howard Manns, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University It’s hard to sympathise with powerful people hounding out innocents — which is why the Coalition wanted us to know the Robodebt Royal Commission was a political witch-hunt. Poor Donald Trump wants us to know he’s the victim of ... <a title="How ‘witch-hunts’ and ‘Stockholm syndrome’ became part of political language (and what it has to do with wrestling)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/11/how-witch-hunts-and-stockholm-syndrome-became-part-of-political-language-and-what-it-has-to-do-with-wrestling-209375/" aria-label="Read more about How ‘witch-hunts’ and ‘Stockholm syndrome’ became part of political language (and what it has to do with wrestling)">Read more</a>
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August 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Moremon, Senior Lecturer in Defence Studies, Massey University New Zealanders have been put on notice that defence and security are among the bigger challenges the country faces this century. The assessment earlier this year by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Navigating a Shifting World-Te whakatere i ... <a title="The ‘number 8 wire’ days for NZ’s defence force are over – new priorities will demand bigger budgets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/11/the-number-8-wire-days-for-nzs-defence-force-are-over-new-priorities-will-demand-bigger-budgets-211182/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘number 8 wire’ days for NZ’s defence force are over – new priorities will demand bigger budgets">Read more</a>
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August 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Larcombe, Associate Professor and Head of Respiratory Environmental Health, Telethon Kids Institute Shutterstock If you asked me what’s in e-cigarettes, disposable vapes or e-liquids, my short answer would be “we don’t fully know”. The huge and increasing range of products and flavours on the market, changes ... <a title="What’s in vapes? Toxins, heavy metals, maybe radioactive polonium" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/11/whats-in-vapes-toxins-heavy-metals-maybe-radioactive-polonium-210462/" aria-label="Read more about What’s in vapes? Toxins, heavy metals, maybe radioactive polonium">Read more</a>
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August 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Hardisty, CEO, Australian Institute of Marine Science Coral on the Great Barrier Reef has regrown strongly after the big losses of 2016 and 2017, when water temperatures were significantly above the long-term average. While this is good news, it’s largely luck. The reef experienced mass bleaching ... <a title="Accelerated evolution and automated aquaculture could help coral weather the heat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/11/accelerated-evolution-and-automated-aquaculture-could-help-coral-weather-the-heat-209388/" aria-label="Read more about Accelerated evolution and automated aquaculture could help coral weather the heat">Read more</a>
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August 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Bartlett, Industry Fellow, Griffith University Shutterstock Last week, a former childcare centre worker was charged with more than 1,600 child abuse offences, sending shivers through the Australian community. There are about 1.4 million children using a childcare service (including centre-based care, family daycare and outside school ... <a title="We need more than police checks: how parents and educators can keep childcare services safe from abuse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/11/we-need-more-than-police-checks-how-parents-and-educators-can-keep-childcare-services-safe-from-abuse-211197/" aria-label="Read more about We need more than police checks: how parents and educators can keep childcare services safe from abuse">Read more</a>
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August 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giuseppe Carabetta, Associate Professor, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Zoom, the videoconferencing company whose fortunes soared with the pandemic-driven shift to working from home, has reportedly told its staff to get back to the office – for at least two days a week, if the commute is ... <a title="Can Australian employers stop you working from home? Here’s what the law says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/11/can-australian-employers-stop-you-working-from-home-heres-what-the-law-says-211339/" aria-label="Read more about Can Australian employers stop you working from home? Here’s what the law says">Read more</a>
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August 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy McKenry, Professor of Music, Australian Catholic University The recent spate of incidents where objects have been thrown at musicians by people who paid to see them perform has generated comment, consternation and condemnation on media both mainstream and social. One recent case involved liquid being thrown ... <a title="Throwing things on stage is bad concert etiquette – but it’s also not a new trend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/11/throwing-things-on-stage-is-bad-concert-etiquette-but-its-also-not-a-new-trend-210717/" aria-label="Read more about Throwing things on stage is bad concert etiquette – but it’s also not a new trend">Read more</a>
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August 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania As I hear reports of the fire tearing through the Hawaiian island of Maui, I feel utterly depressed. As a fire scientist, I know the unfolding horror – which has killed 36 people so far – ... <a title="‘Australia is sleepwalking’: a bushfire scientist explains what the Hawaii tragedy means for our flammable continent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/11/australia-is-sleepwalking-a-bushfire-scientist-explains-what-the-hawaii-tragedy-means-for-our-flammable-continent-211364/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Australia is sleepwalking’: a bushfire scientist explains what the Hawaii tragedy means for our flammable continent">Read more</a>
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August 11, 2023
It was an evening of celebration in Manukau, the heart of South Auckland, as Pasifika musicians from around New Zealand were recognised at the 2023 Pacific Music Awards last night. The awards have been held annually since 2005 highlighting the “essential role Pacific music plays in defining culture and identity”. This year’s big winners included ... <a title="Melodownz, Sam V, Olivia Foa’i among big winners at Pacific Music Awards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/11/melodownz-sam-v-olivia-foai-among-big-winners-at-pacific-music-awards/" aria-label="Read more about Melodownz, Sam V, Olivia Foa’i among big winners at Pacific Music Awards">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Crazy brave, or just crazy? If, as seems likely, the opposition embraces nuclear power in its 2025 election policy, it will be taking a huge political gamble. The Coalition might argue this would be the best (or only) way to ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: The Coalition’s likely embrace of nuclear energy is high-risk politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/10/grattan-on-friday-the-coalitions-likely-embrace-of-nuclear-energy-is-high-risk-politics-211346/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: The Coalition’s likely embrace of nuclear energy is high-risk politics">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2023
Pacific Media Watch A new media monitoring watchdog, Muslim Media Watch, published its first edition today featuring a cover story alleging that a Malaysian cult leader who was reportedly now in New Zealand could “create social unrest”. Named as Suhaini bin Mohammad, he was allegedly posing as a Muslim religious leader and was said to ... <a title="Allegations over cult leader feature in new Muslim Media Watch outlet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/10/allegations-over-cult-leader-feature-in-new-muslim-media-watch-outlet/" aria-label="Read more about Allegations over cult leader feature in new Muslim Media Watch outlet">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Bennett, Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University The Greek goddess Eris gave its name to the latest Omicron variant. Shutterstock EG.5 is a family of Omicron variants (descended from XBB.1.9.2) that first appeared back in February 2023. The World Health Organization (WHO) classified it as a “variant ... <a title="The WHO has declared Eris a ‘variant of interest’. How is it different from other Omicron variants?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/10/the-who-has-declared-eris-a-variant-of-interest-how-is-it-different-from-other-omicron-variants-211276/" aria-label="Read more about The WHO has declared Eris a ‘variant of interest’. How is it different from other Omicron variants?">Read more</a>
