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August 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laurel Fox, PhD candidate, The University of Queensland Bianca de Marchi/AAP The Voice is a simple idea. The proposed amendment to Australia’s Constitution is short and sweet. Yet the referendum debate is at risk of inundation, and too often misses the point. While there are many things ... <a title="The Voice is a simple and enduring idea with a past – and a promise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/04/the-voice-is-a-simple-and-enduring-idea-with-a-past-and-a-promise-210640/" aria-label="Read more about The Voice is a simple and enduring idea with a past – and a promise">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anam Bilgrami, Research Fellow, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University Shutterstock Moving yourself or a loved one to a nursing home can be emotional and difficult. While some have their nursing home accommodation costs fully covered by the government (based on a means test), ... <a title="Lump sum, daily payments or a combination? What to consider when paying for nursing home accommodation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/04/lump-sum-daily-payments-or-a-combination-what-to-consider-when-paying-for-nursing-home-accommodation-207405/" aria-label="Read more about Lump sum, daily payments or a combination? What to consider when paying for nursing home accommodation">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University Tavarius, Shutterstock Vast arrays of solar panels floating on calm seas near the Equator could provide effectively unlimited solar energy to densely populated countries in Southeast Asia and West Africa. Our new research shows offshore solar in Indonesia alone ... <a title="‘Limitless’ energy: how floating solar panels near the equator could power future population hotspots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/04/limitless-energy-how-floating-solar-panels-near-the-equator-could-power-future-population-hotspots-210557/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Limitless’ energy: how floating solar panels near the equator could power future population hotspots">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government is at risk of letting down the Voice’s “yes” case by its tactics of excessive caution and control in the referendum debate. Inside and outside parliament this week, its performance was, for the most part, woeful, only ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Trying to dodge talking about ‘treaty’ could do the Voice campaign more harm than good" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/grattan-on-friday-trying-to-dodge-talking-about-treaty-could-do-the-voice-campaign-more-harm-than-good-210986/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Trying to dodge talking about ‘treaty’ could do the Voice campaign more harm than good">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
PNG Post-Courier Police in Papua New Guinea’s National Capital District are investigating the shooting yesterday of a woman reporter working with the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) Central during an alleged confrontation between police and settlers at 8-Mile in Port Moresby. In the midst of the firing, allegedly aimed at each other, a stray bullet hit ... <a title="PNG woman journalist hit by stray bullet during Moitaka shootout" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/png-woman-journalist-hit-by-stray-bullet-during-moitaka-shootout/" aria-label="Read more about PNG woman journalist hit by stray bullet during Moitaka shootout">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
PNG Post-Courier Faced with a rise in the number of criminals in Papua New Guinea who are now armed and shooting at the police, Police Commissioner David Manning says “all gloves are off”. “We will not be practising any leniency and we will neutralise the criminals through any means — meaning they will be shot ... <a title="‘You will be shot’, PNG’s police chief warns criminals in tough message" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/you-will-be-shot-pngs-police-chief-warns-criminals-in-tough-message/" aria-label="Read more about ‘You will be shot’, PNG’s police chief warns criminals in tough message">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
In this the eighth episode of A View from Afar for 2023, political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine the risks of a 21st century nuclear war. The movie Oppenheimer has renewed interest in the dawn of the nuclear era. Almost 80 years later, are we safer from nuclear war than we were in the years immediately after 1945?
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Noel Castree, Professor of Society & Environment, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Last week, United Nations General Secretary António Guterres coined an arresting new term. The era of global warming has ended, he declared dramatically, and the era of “global boiling” has arrived. You can see why ... <a title="Do phrases like ‘global boiling’ help or hinder climate action?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/do-phrases-like-global-boiling-help-or-hinder-climate-action-210960/" aria-label="Read more about Do phrases like ‘global boiling’ help or hinder climate action?">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Cullen, Adjunct professor, The University of Western Australia WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s hopes of avoiding extradition to the United States, where he’s charged with espionage and computer misuse offences, have taken a blow. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, asked on Saturday about the Australian government’s ... <a title="A rocky diplomatic road: Julian Assange’s hopes of avoiding extradition take a blow as US pushes back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/a-rocky-diplomatic-road-julian-assanges-hopes-of-avoiding-extradition-take-a-blow-as-us-pushes-back-210806/" aria-label="Read more about A rocky diplomatic road: Julian Assange’s hopes of avoiding extradition take a blow as US pushes back">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Austin, Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne Pia Johnson/Melbourne Theatre Company Bloom, the new Australian musical produced by the Melbourne Theatre Company, is proudly billed by the company as born and bred right here in Melbourne/Naarm. Written by Tom Gleisner (of The Castle fame) with ... <a title="New Aussie musical Bloom misses an opportunity to interrogate the gaps in aged care – and in our social fabric" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/new-aussie-musical-bloom-misses-an-opportunity-to-interrogate-the-gaps-in-aged-care-and-in-our-social-fabric-209794/" aria-label="Read more about New Aussie musical Bloom misses an opportunity to interrogate the gaps in aged care – and in our social fabric">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Osmond, Associate Professor of Sport History, The University of Queensland One year out from the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic games, Paris has announced it will reopen the River Seine for swimming competition and then allow public swimming, ending a century-long ban. This ban was in ... <a title="Olympic swimming in the Seine highlights efforts to clean up city rivers worldwide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/olympic-swimming-in-the-seine-highlights-efforts-to-clean-up-city-rivers-worldwide-210714/" aria-label="Read more about Olympic swimming in the Seine highlights efforts to clean up city rivers worldwide">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graeme Austin, Chair of Private Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Blockbuster movie brand merchandising is a multi-billion-dollar industry. That Buzz Lightyear bubble bath, Lightning McQueen bedding or Elemental backpack all contribute to a movie’s overall income stream. And brand owners are ... <a title="Dolls and dollars: why small businesses should be wary of cashing in on Barbiemania with their branding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/dolls-and-dollars-why-small-businesses-should-be-wary-of-cashing-in-on-barbiemania-with-their-branding-210875/" aria-label="Read more about Dolls and dollars: why small businesses should be wary of cashing in on Barbiemania with their branding">Read more</a>
