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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Western Australian government, announcing it is backing down on its controversial law to protect Aboriginal cultural heritage, has apologised to the people of the state for getting it “wrong”. Premier Roger Cook on Tuesday confirmed the retreat, saying the ... <a title="WA Premier Roger Cook says ‘sorry’ as he dumps Aboriginal cultural heritage law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/wa-premier-roger-cook-says-sorry-as-he-dumps-aboriginal-cultural-heritage-law-211202/" aria-label="Read more about WA Premier Roger Cook says ‘sorry’ as he dumps Aboriginal cultural heritage law">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University I’ve got two questions about blockbuster movies like Barbie and Oppenheimer. Why aren’t the cinemas charging more for them, given they’re so popular? Why are they the same price, given Oppenheimer is an hour longer? ... <a title="Beyond Barbie and Oppenheimer, how do cinemas make money? And do we pay too much for movie tickets?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/beyond-barbie-and-oppenheimer-how-do-cinemas-make-money-and-do-we-pay-too-much-for-movie-tickets-211121/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond Barbie and Oppenheimer, how do cinemas make money? And do we pay too much for movie tickets?">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Isaacs, Associate Professor, Film Studies, University of Sydney In 1972, American cinema was ablaze with the energy of what later came to be called “The New Hollywood”. This was a group of film directors who were bringing a radical kind of cinema to the movie mainstream ... <a title="The incredible creativity of William Friedkin: Oscars, box-office hits – and arthouse, experimental genre cinema" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/the-incredible-creativity-of-william-friedkin-oscars-box-office-hits-and-arthouse-experimental-genre-cinema-211185/" aria-label="Read more about The incredible creativity of William Friedkin: Oscars, box-office hits – and arthouse, experimental genre cinema">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Tang, PhD Scholar in Climate Governance, Australian National University NASA, CC BY Right now, people in coastal China are fleeing successive typhoons. Parts of the Philippines are awash. Typhoons are intense circular storms, which Australians know as tropical cyclones and Americans call hurricanes. Damage from cyclones ... <a title="In the future, we could snuff out cyclones. But weather control comes with new risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/in-the-future-we-could-snuff-out-cyclones-but-weather-control-comes-with-new-risks-210788/" aria-label="Read more about In the future, we could snuff out cyclones. But weather control comes with new risks">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Farrelly, Professor and Head of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania In a general amnesty announced on military television last week, Myanmar’s military junta removed six years from the jail term of Aung San Suu Kyi, the 78-year-old leader of the government removed by a coup in ... <a title="Myanmar junta reducing Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence is an empty gesture from a failing state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/myanmar-junta-reducing-aung-san-suu-kyis-sentence-is-an-empty-gesture-from-a-failing-state-210809/" aria-label="Read more about Myanmar junta reducing Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence is an empty gesture from a failing state">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marie-Claire Seeley, PhD Candidate, Australian Dysautonomia and Arrhythmia Research Collaborative, University of Adelaide Shutterstock POTS or “postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome” is a poorly recognised condition we’ve been hearing more about recently. When people stand up, get out of bed or off the sofa, their heart races and ... <a title="What is POTS? And how is it related to long COVID?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/what-is-pots-and-how-is-it-related-to-long-covid-208280/" aria-label="Read more about What is POTS? And how is it related to long COVID?">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Duffy, Director of the Space Technology and Industry Institute, Swinburne University of Technology Mark Davidson / Twitter The first hours after a fireball sighting are like a detective mystery. Last night around midnight, people across Melbourne took to social media to report sightings of a bright ... <a title="A spectacular fireball just streaked across Melbourne – but astronomers didn’t see it coming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/a-spectacular-fireball-just-streaked-across-melbourne-but-astronomers-didnt-see-it-coming-211184/" aria-label="Read more about A spectacular fireball just streaked across Melbourne – but astronomers didn’t see it coming">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
By David Robie New Zealand-adopted Fiji journalist, sports writer, national news agency reporter, anti-coup activist, media freedom advocate, storyteller and mentor Sri Krishnamurthi has died. He was just two weeks shy of his 60th birthday. Fiji-born on 15 August 1963, just after his elder twin brother Murali, Sri grew up in the port city of ... <a title="Moce Sri Krishnamurthi . . . sports journalist, democracy activist, storyteller and advocate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/moce-sri-krishnamurthi-sports-journalist-democracy-activist-storyteller-and-advocate/" aria-label="Read more about Moce Sri Krishnamurthi . . . sports journalist, democracy activist, storyteller and advocate">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll, Senior Lecturer Above the Bar, University of Canterbury It seems clear that adoption law reform won’t be a priority before the October general election. This will be bitterly disappointing for many New Zealanders. Despite some significant progress, the Ministry of Justice has revised its timeline ... <a title="‘Nobody’s child’ – despite a compelling case for reform, NZ’s adoption laws remain stuck in the past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/nobodys-child-despite-a-compelling-case-for-reform-nzs-adoption-laws-remain-stuck-in-the-past-210887/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Nobody’s child’ – despite a compelling case for reform, NZ’s adoption laws remain stuck in the past">Read more</a>
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August 8, 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 TRANSPORT Simon Wilson (Herald): While Labour and National battle to build more roads, the world burns (paywalled) Verity Johnson (Stuff): Last week shows neither party understands Auckland right now ... <a title="Newsletter: August 8 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/newsletter-august-8-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: August 8 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carlos Diaz Ruiz, Assistant Professor, Hanken School of Economics A Louis Vuitton crossover bag bearing the Supreme label. Shutterstock In 2017, Louis Vuitton caused a stir in the luxury industry by partnering with the New York skateboarding brand Supreme. This collaboration became a milestone in the luxury ... <a title="Unconventional luxury brand collaborations are everywhere. What is the appeal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/unconventional-luxury-brand-collaborations-are-everywhere-what-is-the-appeal-210382/" aria-label="Read more about Unconventional luxury brand collaborations are everywhere. What is the appeal?">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Ireland, Senior Research Scientist at the Australian E-Health Research Centre, CSIRO Chronic or persistent pain is the main reason people seek medical care in Australia. Yet, most chronic pain is incurable and relies on education, exercise and other interventions for management, making it a complex, common ... <a title="Pictures of pain: how a visual chatbot can help people with chronic pain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/pictures-of-pain-how-a-visual-chatbot-can-help-people-with-chronic-pain-210810/" aria-label="Read more about Pictures of pain: how a visual chatbot can help people with chronic pain">Read more</a>
