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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>
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August 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Next week the Labor Party will hold its national conference in Brisbane. It’s the first face-to-face conference in five years. These conferences don’t have anything like the bite they once did, but there’s still a chance for the party’s rank ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Labor president Wayne Swan on the party’s coming national conference" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/10/politics-with-michelle-grattan-labor-president-wayne-swan-on-the-partys-coming-national-conference-211342/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Labor president Wayne Swan on the party’s coming national conference">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Renae Barker, Senior Lecturer, The University of Western Australia A Sikh man wearing a small ‘kirpan’ blade, one of the five articles of faith Sikhs must carry. Shutterstock The Supreme Court of Queensland last week overturned a law banning children from bringing “knives” to school for religious ... <a title="Why a Queensland court overturned a ban on religious knives in schools" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/10/why-a-queensland-court-overturned-a-ban-on-religious-knives-in-schools-211042/" aria-label="Read more about Why a Queensland court overturned a ban on religious knives in schools">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Glikson, Visiting Fellow in Earth and Paleo-climate Science, Australian National University Google Maps Acknowledgment: I’d like to thank my colleague Tony Yeates, who originated the view of the Deniliquin multi-ring structure as an impact structure – and who was instrumental to this work. In recent research ... <a title="New evidence suggests the world’s largest known asteroid impact structure is buried deep in southeast Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/10/new-evidence-suggests-the-worlds-largest-known-asteroid-impact-structure-is-buried-deep-in-southeast-australia-209593/" aria-label="Read more about New evidence suggests the world’s largest known asteroid impact structure is buried deep in southeast Australia">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2023
By Dale Luma and Pearson Kolo in Port Moresby Sixty-year-old Funki Uin continues his struggle in vain in Papua New Guinea as he tries to follow up over his late brother, Jhuke Uin’s, savings parked in a major national retirement fund since he died in 2019. He has been repeatedly visiting the branch of Nambawan ... <a title="Growing controversy over ‘blocked’ PNG next-of-kin pension pay outs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/10/growing-controversy-over-blocked-png-next-of-kin-pension-pay-outs/" aria-label="Read more about Growing controversy over ‘blocked’ PNG next-of-kin pension pay outs">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dr Wendy Liu, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Environment and Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed Futures, University of Auckland New Zealanders are exposed to hazards from many sources – human-made and natural – in food, water, soil and air. Although risk assessment and management procedures try ... <a title="Incremental environmental change can be as hazardous as a sudden shock – managing these ‘slow-burning’ risks is vital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/10/incremental-environmental-change-can-be-as-hazardous-as-a-sudden-shock-managing-these-slow-burning-risks-is-vital-207805/" aria-label="Read more about Incremental environmental change can be as hazardous as a sudden shock – managing these ‘slow-burning’ risks is vital">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Power, Associate Professor, Geography and Urban Studies, Western Sydney University Image courtesy of the Housing for the Aged Action Group The collision between an ageing population and a housing crisis has left more older people in Australia enduring housing insecurity and homelessness. Our research, released today, ... <a title="Ageing in a housing crisis: growing numbers of older Australians are facing a bleak future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/10/ageing-in-a-housing-crisis-growing-numbers-of-older-australians-are-facing-a-bleak-future-209237/" aria-label="Read more about Ageing in a housing crisis: growing numbers of older Australians are facing a bleak future">Read more</a>
