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August 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Newans, Lecturer, Griffith University The leisurely sport of Test cricket, in which matches last for several days, has been around for almost 150 years. Over the course of that century and a half, cricket has been reshaped by a few crucial events: the “bodyline” era of ... <a title="Bazball by the numbers: what the stats say about English cricket’s ambitious but risky change of pace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/01/bazball-by-the-numbers-what-the-stats-say-about-english-crickets-ambitious-but-risky-change-of-pace-208919/" aria-label="Read more about Bazball by the numbers: what the stats say about English cricket’s ambitious but risky change of pace">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland Getty Images The old joke about “just one more lane” being all that’s needed to solve traffic congestion has been heard a few times since the National Party released its transport policy this week. The plan is ... <a title="70 years of road-based policies created today’s problems – does National’s transport plan add up?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/01/70-years-of-road-based-policies-created-todays-problems-does-nationals-transport-plan-add-up-210696/" aria-label="Read more about 70 years of road-based policies created today’s problems – does National’s transport plan add up?">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Lee, Senior Teaching Fellow, Psychology, Bond University Shutterstock In recent years, drinkers have become more aware of the health dangers of drinking alcohol, from disease to risky behaviour and poorer wellbeing. Events like the just-finished Dry July, Febfast and Hello Sunday Morning – when people voluntarily ... <a title="A drink each day or just on the weekends? Here’s why alcohol-free days are important" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/01/a-drink-each-day-or-just-on-the-weekends-heres-why-alcohol-free-days-are-important-210193/" aria-label="Read more about A drink each day or just on the weekends? Here’s why alcohol-free days are important">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock If you’ve been out and about the past few days, you may have noticed Australia is experiencing an unseasonably warm winter. It’s been t-shirt weather across many parts of the country’s east, including Sydney where ... <a title="Why is Australia having such a warm winter? A climate expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/01/why-is-australia-having-such-a-warm-winter-a-climate-expert-explains-210693/" aria-label="Read more about Why is Australia having such a warm winter? A climate expert explains">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Cabinet Minister David Parker recently told the Spinoff he’s reading “The Triumph of Injustice – how the wealthy avoid paying tax and how to fix it”, by Berkeley economists Gabriel Zucman and Emmanuel Saez. The book complains that leftwing politicians throughout the world have forsaken their historic duty to innovate ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Can David Parker push Labour back onto a more progressive path?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/01/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-can-david-parker-push-labour-back-onto-a-more-progressive-path/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Can David Parker push Labour back onto a more progressive path?">Read more</a>
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August 1, 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 ELECTION, PARLIAMENT Ben McKay (Australian Associated Press): National on track to govern in latest New Zealand poll Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): Boom: Roy Morgan Poll: MMP Spectrum Splintering: ... <a title="Newsletter: August 1 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/01/newsletter-august-1-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: August 1 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Wallis, Professor of International Security, University of Adelaide AAP/EPA/Andy Wong/ Pool During his recent speech at the Solomon Islands National University, Minister for International Development and the Pacific Pat Conroy said “strategic competition […] is an unavoidable reality for our region”. July has already seen Solomon ... <a title="Australia should offer our ‘Pacific family’ access rather than simply reacting to China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/01/australia-should-offer-our-pacific-family-access-rather-than-simply-reacting-to-china-210460/" aria-label="Read more about Australia should offer our ‘Pacific family’ access rather than simply reacting to China">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Treasure McGuire, Assistant Director of Pharmacy, Mater Health SEQ in conjoint appointment as Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Bond University and as Associate Professor (Clinical), The University of Queensland Shutterstock In the depths of winter we are more at risk of succumbing to viral respiratory infections – from ... <a title="Taking an antidepressant? Mixing it with other medicines – including some cold and flu treatments – can be dangerous" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/01/taking-an-antidepressant-mixing-it-with-other-medicines-including-some-cold-and-flu-treatments-can-be-dangerous-208662/" aria-label="Read more about Taking an antidepressant? Mixing it with other medicines – including some cold and flu treatments – can be dangerous">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trivess Moore, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Shutterstock Gas connections for all new housing and sub-divisions will be banned in Victoria from January 1 next year. The long-term result of the state government’s significant change to planning approvals will be all-electric ... <a title="Cooking (and heating) without gas: what are the impacts of shifting to all-electric homes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/01/cooking-and-heating-without-gas-what-are-the-impacts-of-shifting-to-all-electric-homes-210649/" aria-label="Read more about Cooking (and heating) without gas: what are the impacts of shifting to all-electric homes?">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sonia Graham, DECRA Fellow, University of Wollongong It’s impossible to turn on the TV, listen to the radio or scroll social media without hearing about real-world climate impacts. July is the hottest month on record. The United Nations has declared an era of global boiling. Europe and ... <a title="Climate change can drive social tipping points – for better or for worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/01/climate-change-can-drive-social-tipping-points-for-better-or-for-worse-210641/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change can drive social tipping points – for better or for worse">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joseph Crawford, Senior Lecturer, Management, University of Tasmania Shutterstock Belonging is about feeling accepted, included and valued. If students feel like they belong at their university, research shows it plays a crucial role in their overall wellbeing, self-esteem, and motivation to study. As the Universities Accord interim ... <a title="Help to settle in and friendships beyond class: what makes students feel like they belong at uni" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/01/help-to-settle-in-and-friendships-beyond-class-what-makes-students-feel-like-they-belong-at-uni-210632/" aria-label="Read more about Help to settle in and friendships beyond class: what makes students feel like they belong at uni">Read more</a>
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August 1, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bonny Cassidy, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, RMIT University A 6 meter tall Ned Kelly stands on the main street of Glenrowan, Victoria. Shutterstock The Victorian Supreme Court has determined the descendants of Ned Kelly’s family are not a distinctive cultural group with the right to protections ... <a title="Ned Kelly’s descendants claim cultural heritage rights over the site of his last stand. The Supreme Court disagrees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/01/ned-kellys-descendants-claim-cultural-heritage-rights-over-the-site-of-his-last-stand-the-supreme-court-disagrees-210645/" aria-label="Read more about Ned Kelly’s descendants claim cultural heritage rights over the site of his last stand. The Supreme Court disagrees">Read more</a>
