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August 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Davis, Chair of Women’s Health, Monash University Pexels/Liza Summer Ever heard “low testosterone” blamed for low mood, brain fog and loss of vitality? Despite all evidence to the contrary, social media influencers are increasingly promoting testosterone therapy as an elixir for women experiencing troubling symptoms of ... <a title="Don’t believe the hype. Menopausal women don’t all need to check – or increase – their testosterone levels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/18/dont-believe-the-hype-menopausal-women-dont-all-need-to-check-or-increase-their-testosterone-levels-209516/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t believe the hype. Menopausal women don’t all need to check – or increase – their testosterone levels">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lindenmayer, Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University Black Summer, Black Saturday, Ash Wednesday: these and so many other bushfire disasters are regular reminders of the fact Australia is among the most flammable continents on Earth. Alarmingly, climate change is making bushfires ... <a title="Yes, climate change is bringing bushfires more often. But some ecosystems in Australia are suffering the most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/18/yes-climate-change-is-bringing-bushfires-more-often-but-some-ecosystems-in-australia-are-suffering-the-most-211683/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, climate change is bringing bushfires more often. But some ecosystems in Australia are suffering the most">Read more</a>
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August 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Jarzabkowski, Professor in Strategic Management, The University of Queensland The Actuaries Institute of Austalia has just confirmed what many Australian households already know – home insurance is increasingly unaffordable. It found average premiums climbed 28% in the year to March, while premiums for higher-risk properties, such ... <a title="Home insurance bills are soaring as climate risks grow. The government should step in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/18/home-insurance-bills-are-soaring-as-climate-risks-grow-the-government-should-step-in-211515/" aria-label="Read more about Home insurance bills are soaring as climate risks grow. The government should step in">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2023
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist As recovery and humanitarian efforts ramp up in Hawai’i’s Maui to help evacuees from the town of Lāhainā, there is frustration among many about the response and the failure of emergency sirens to sound off during the disaster. The most recent update for Hawai’i’s Governor’s Office has the death ... <a title="Anger over failure of sirens to go off as wildfire swept through Lāhainā" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/17/anger-over-failure-of-sirens-to-go-off-as-wildfire-swept-through-lahaina/" aria-label="Read more about Anger over failure of sirens to go off as wildfire swept through Lāhainā">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Labor is less than halfway into its first term, but Anthony Albanese is focused, laser-like, on its second one. Securing it, that is. His message to delegates at the party’s national conference on Thursday was, in essence: be patient, don’t ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Albanese is determined to keep Labor’s eyes firmly focused on a second term" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/17/grattan-on-friday-albanese-is-determined-to-keep-labors-eyes-firmly-focused-on-a-second-term-211740/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Albanese is determined to keep Labor’s eyes firmly focused on a second term">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2023
Asia Pacific Report A chilling new report by a German-based human rights watchdog has exposed indiscriminate attacks by Indonesian security forces on indigenous West Papuan villages, highlighting an urgent need for international action. The 49-page report, “Destroy Them First . . . Discuss Human Rights Later”, is an investigation of the Indonesian forces in the ... <a title="‘Harrowing’ details of Indonesian crackdown on Papuan villages exposed by new report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/17/harrowing-details-of-indonesian-crackdown-on-papuan-villages-exposed-by-new-report/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Harrowing’ details of Indonesian crackdown on Papuan villages exposed by new report">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute Shutterstock Wednesday’s National Cabinet meeting set itself a huge task: to fix Australia’s rental crisis. Thankfully, given rents are rising at their fastest rate in decades, the plan it produced just might do the trick. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ... <a title="National Cabinet’s new housing plan could fix our rental crisis and save renters billions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/17/national-cabinets-new-housing-plan-could-fix-our-rental-crisis-and-save-renters-billions-211696/" aria-label="Read more about National Cabinet’s new housing plan could fix our rental crisis and save renters billions">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2023
Paul G Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine why events in North Africa are connected to authoritarian multipolarity, a realignment of global power that favours the Russian Federation’s Putin regime.
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August 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damien O’Meara, PhD Candidate, Media and Communications, Swinburne University of Technology Prime Video The hit romantic comedy Red, White & Royal Blue, an adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s book of the same name, quickly became the number one movie on Prime. The film follows Alex Claremont-Diaz (the son ... <a title="‘Gay guys can do missionary?’ – how Red, White & Royal Blue brings queer intimacy to mainstream audiences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/17/gay-guys-can-do-missionary-how-red-white-and-royal-blue-brings-queer-intimacy-to-mainstream-audiences-211663/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Gay guys can do missionary?’ – how Red, White & Royal Blue brings queer intimacy to mainstream audiences">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Mouat, Researcher in Economic Geography, Massey University Like most countries over the past three years, New Zealand has tried to manage inflation by increasing interest rates. Japan, on the other hand, has taken a different tack – with clear success. In 2016, the Bank of Japan ... <a title="Japan has gone its own way on fighting inflation – can NZ learn from a global outlier?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/17/japan-has-gone-its-own-way-on-fighting-inflation-can-nz-learn-from-a-global-outlier-210618/" aria-label="Read more about Japan has gone its own way on fighting inflation – can NZ learn from a global outlier?">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Mouat, Researcher in Economic Geography, Massey University Like most countries over the past three years, New Zealand has tried to manage inflation by increasing interest rates. Japan, on the other hand, has taken a different tack – with clear success. In 2016, the Bank of Japan ... <a title="Japan has gone its own way on fighting inflation – can NZ can learn from a global outlier?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/17/japan-has-gone-its-own-way-on-fighting-inflation-can-nz-can-learn-from-a-global-outlier-210618/" aria-label="Read more about Japan has gone its own way on fighting inflation – can NZ can learn from a global outlier?">Read more</a>
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August 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrick D. Nunn, Professor of Geography, School of Law and Society, University of the Sunshine Coast Author provided, CC BY-ND Can you imagine a scientist who could neither read nor write, who spoke their wisdom in riddles, in tales of fantastic beings flying through the sky, fighting ... <a title="A dramatic volcano eruption changed lives in Fiji 2,500 years ago. 100 generations have kept the story alive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/17/a-dramatic-volcano-eruption-changed-lives-in-fiji-2-500-years-ago-100-generations-have-kept-the-story-alive-211619/" aria-label="Read more about A dramatic volcano eruption changed lives in Fiji 2,500 years ago. 100 generations have kept the story alive">Read more</a>