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November 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide There have been more than 60,000 books written about Napoleon since his death in 1821. Cinema too has been drawn to him time and again. The Lumière brothers made a short film in 1897 and he featured ... <a title="Napoleon Bonaparte features in 60,000 books and more than 100 films – does Ridley Scott’s stand up?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/24/napoleon-bonaparte-features-in-60-000-books-and-more-than-100-films-does-ridley-scotts-stand-up-212782/" aria-label="Read more about Napoleon Bonaparte features in 60,000 books and more than 100 films – does Ridley Scott’s stand up?">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suzanne Rutland, Professor of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies, University of Sydney Author provided Readers are advised this essay contains historical terms and images which are now considered outdated and offensive. Antisemitic incidents have spiked in Australia since the October 7 attack by Hamas militants on Israeli ... <a title="The long, dark history of antisemitism in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/24/the-long-dark-history-of-antisemitism-in-australia-217908/" aria-label="Read more about The long, dark history of antisemitism in Australia">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Middleton, Doctoral Candidate in Cultures, Languages and Linguistics, University of Auckland Rēkohu/Chatham Island Moriori c.1910. W Rerwick, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons When is a language extinct and when is it merely dormant? There are certainly languages that have passed over that line, and many remain ... <a title="Waking a sleeping language – our plan to revive the speaking of ta rē Moriori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/24/waking-a-sleeping-language-our-plan-to-revive-the-speaking-of-ta-re-moriori-218023/" aria-label="Read more about Waking a sleeping language – our plan to revive the speaking of ta rē Moriori">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Carson, Senior Research Fellow, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest global threats to health, food security and development. This month, The Conversation’s experts explore how we got here and the potential solutions. We’ve all heard about antibiotic ... <a title="Drug resistance may make common infections like thrush untreatable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/24/drug-resistance-may-make-common-infections-like-thrush-untreatable-213460/" aria-label="Read more about Drug resistance may make common infections like thrush untreatable">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Bower, Associate Professor in Zoology and Ecology, University of New England Rob D the Pastry Chef, Shutterstock Australian freshwater turtles support healthy wetlands and rivers. Yet one in three turtle species is threatened with extinction. And there is still much we don’t know about them. In ... <a title="Moonlight basking and queer courting: new research reveals the secret lives of Australian freshwater turtles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/24/moonlight-basking-and-queer-courting-new-research-reveals-the-secret-lives-of-australian-freshwater-turtles-215531/" aria-label="Read more about Moonlight basking and queer courting: new research reveals the secret lives of Australian freshwater turtles">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hurley, Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University A major new report is recommending bold changes to Australia’s early childhood sector. On Thursday night, the Productivity Commission released an interim report from its inquiry into early childhood education and care. The report recommends every Australian child aged under ... <a title="The Productivity Commission wants all Australian kids to have access to 3 days of early learning and care a week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/24/the-productivity-commission-wants-all-australian-kids-to-have-access-to-3-days-of-early-learning-and-care-a-week-218247/" aria-label="Read more about The Productivity Commission wants all Australian kids to have access to 3 days of early learning and care a week">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Halfway into its first term, the big question is whether the Albanese government is in a temporary bad patch, or at the beginning of a downhill slide. We’re not talking immediate opinion polls. They can jump about in the winds ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Can the Albanese government turn 2024 into a happy new year despite multiple challenges?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/23/grattan-on-friday-can-the-albanese-government-turn-2024-into-a-happy-new-year-despite-multiple-challenges-218432/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Can the Albanese government turn 2024 into a happy new year despite multiple challenges?">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen today announced a scheme to underwrite the risk of investing in new renewable energy generation and storage. The expansion of the national Capacity Investment Scheme follows a successful pilot study with New South ... <a title="The government will underwrite risky investments in renewables – here’s why that’s a good idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/23/the-government-will-underwrite-risky-investments-in-renewables-heres-why-thats-a-good-idea-218427/" aria-label="Read more about The government will underwrite risky investments in renewables – here’s why that’s a good idea">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chay Brown, Research and Partnerships Manager, The Equality Institute, & Postdoctoral fellow, Australian National University Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names of deceased people. Some names have been changed to honour Sorry Business. This article also mentions violence against and killings ... <a title="‘It cannot be normal that men hurt us women’: what we can learn from the inquest into 4 Aboriginal women’s deaths in the NT" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/23/it-cannot-be-normal-that-men-hurt-us-women-what-we-can-learn-from-the-inquest-into-4-aboriginal-womens-deaths-in-the-nt-211738/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It cannot be normal that men hurt us women’: what we can learn from the inquest into 4 Aboriginal women’s deaths in the NT">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sue Olney, UoM-BSL Principal Research Fellow, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne Over the ten years since the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was launched, its design, operations and costs have been scrutinised by governments, the media, the legal system, researchers and people ... <a title="A tussle between the federal and state governments over disability supports is looming. What should happen next?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/23/a-tussle-between-the-federal-and-state-governments-over-disability-supports-is-looming-what-should-happen-next-217839/" aria-label="Read more about A tussle between the federal and state governments over disability supports is looming. What should happen next?">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Young, Senior Research Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Just over two years ago, terminally ill New Zealanders were given the right to request a medically assisted death with the End of Life Choice Act. But having assisted dying legally available doesn’t mean ... <a title="Is assisted dying available equally to all in NZ? Questions next year’s review of the law must answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/23/is-assisted-dying-available-equally-to-all-in-nz-questions-next-years-review-of-the-law-must-answer-217559/" aria-label="Read more about Is assisted dying available equally to all in NZ? Questions next year’s review of the law must answer">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Wenley, Lecturer, Theatre Programme, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Alte Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin One of the primary roles of arts and culture is to hold a mirror up to society. The stories artists tell through books, performance, movies, music and visual ... <a title="Arts journalism captures ‘the richness of being alive’, so why is New Zealand struggling to support it? And what’s the solution?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/23/arts-journalism-captures-the-richness-of-being-alive-so-why-is-new-zealand-struggling-to-support-it-and-whats-the-solution-218110/" aria-label="Read more about Arts journalism captures ‘the richness of being alive’, so why is New Zealand struggling to support it? And what’s the solution?">Read more</a>
