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July 4, 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 TORY WHANAU David Cormack (Stuff): The pearl-clutching over the mayor’s tipsy night out Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): Tory Whanau- whose story do you believe? Georgina Campbell (Herald): A ... <a title="Newsletter: July 04 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/04/newsletter-july-04-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: July 04 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geraint Lewis, Professor of Astrophysics, University of Sydney NASA / ESA / J. Olmsted (STScI) According to our best understanding of physics, the fact space is expanding should influence the apparent flow of time, with the distant Universe appearing to run in slow motion. But observations of ... <a title="Astronomers see ancient galaxies flickering in slow motion due to expanding space" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/04/astronomers-see-ancient-galaxies-flickering-in-slow-motion-due-to-expanding-space-208621/" aria-label="Read more about Astronomers see ancient galaxies flickering in slow motion due to expanding space">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Lecturer in Social and Global Studies, RMIT University John Raoux/AP The day he launched his bid for the Republican nomination for the 2024 US presidential election, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis warned Fox News viewers “the woke mind virus is basically a form of cultural Marxism.” ... <a title="Why ‘wokeness’ has become the latest battlefront for white conservatives in America" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/04/why-wokeness-has-become-the-latest-battlefront-for-white-conservatives-in-america-207122/" aria-label="Read more about Why ‘wokeness’ has become the latest battlefront for white conservatives in America">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Townsend, Lecturer, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland Researchers at the Australian Sports Brain Bank have today reported the world’s first diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in a female athlete. With the consent of her family, the diagnosis was made ... <a title="Australian researchers confirm world’s first case of dementia linked to repetitive brain trauma in a female athlete" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/04/australian-researchers-confirm-worlds-first-case-of-dementia-linked-to-repetitive-brain-trauma-in-a-female-athlete-208929/" aria-label="Read more about Australian researchers confirm world’s first case of dementia linked to repetitive brain trauma in a female athlete">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ricky Spencer, Associate Professor of Ecology, Western Sydney University Amid the controversy surrounding preliminary flight paths for Western Sydney’s new airport, another potential challenge is looming: turtles on the tarmac. The land surrounding Sydney’s newest airport is prime nesting area for native turtles. This may create problems ... <a title="Turtles on the tarmac could delay flights at Western Sydney airport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/04/turtles-on-the-tarmac-could-delay-flights-at-western-sydney-airport-208930/" aria-label="Read more about Turtles on the tarmac could delay flights at Western Sydney airport">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dale Boccabella, Associate Professor of Taxation Law, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock The start of the Australian tax year is an opportunity to reflect on the way in which children – some of them very young – are being used to minimise their parents and grandparents’ tax, and the ... <a title="What are we teaching our children when we use them as taxpayers of convenience?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/04/what-are-we-teaching-our-children-when-we-use-them-as-taxpayers-of-convenience-206987/" aria-label="Read more about What are we teaching our children when we use them as taxpayers of convenience?">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tets Kimura, Adjunct Lecturer, Creative Arts, Flinders University Shutterstock Maneki-neko, translated as beckoning cat but also known as lucky cat or welcome cat, is recognisable internationally, often found behind cash registers of restaurants and retail outlets – and also in your phone. But how did the cat ... <a title="What is the story of maneki-neko, the Japanese beckoning cat?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/04/what-is-the-story-of-maneki-neko-the-japanese-beckoning-cat-203906/" aria-label="Read more about What is the story of maneki-neko, the Japanese beckoning cat?">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Curtin, Professor of Politics and Policy, University of Auckland Getty Images In 1865, my Irish-born great great grandparents travelled from Dunedin to Sydney to marry in St Mary’s Cathedral. Some 63 years later, my grandmother Mary also travelled to Australia to marry my grandfather Ted. He ... <a title="As new Aussie citizenship rules kick in, the ‘fair go’ finally returns to trans-Tasman relations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/04/as-new-aussie-citizenship-rules-kick-in-the-fair-go-finally-returns-to-trans-tasman-relations-208739/" aria-label="Read more about As new Aussie citizenship rules kick in, the ‘fair go’ finally returns to trans-Tasman relations">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marnee Shay, Associate Professor, Principal Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Australian universities are calling on the federal government to uncap university places for all Indigenous students. This would mean any Indigenous applicant, provided they met the entrance requirements, could go to university. Currently, places are only ... <a title="Uncapping uni places for Indigenous students is a step in the right direction, but we must do much more" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/03/uncapping-uni-places-for-indigenous-students-is-a-step-in-the-right-direction-but-we-must-do-much-more-208918/" aria-label="Read more about Uncapping uni places for Indigenous students is a step in the right direction, but we must do much more">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Effie Karageorgos, Lecturer, University of Newcastle Wikipedia Recent sustained anti-coal action by Blockade Australia in the Hunter Valley has brought public protest back into the news cycle. Activists have occupied trains, railway lines and machinery in an attempt to obstruct coal production and broadcast their message about ... <a title="Not just a youth movement: history too often forgets older protesters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/03/not-just-a-youth-movement-history-too-often-forgets-older-protesters-208472/" aria-label="Read more about Not just a youth movement: history too often forgets older protesters">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Ellerton, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Educators involved in curriculum design know one hard truth: you can’t fit in everything. Whatever the finished product, there will always be someone who thinks something important has ... <a title="4 reasons not teaching evolution in schools is immoral" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/03/4-reasons-not-teaching-evolution-in-schools-is-immoral-208653/" aria-label="Read more about 4 reasons not teaching evolution in schools is immoral">Read more</a>
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July 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maryanne Macdonald, Lecturer, Indigenous Education, Edith Cowan University GettyImages As Australia prepares for the Voice referendum later this year, some commentators struggle to create a respectful space for all sides of politics. Especially to discuss the proposed constitutional change. Debates with wide-ranging opinions have the potential to ... <a title="How to have informed and respectful conversations about Indigenous issues like the Voice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/03/how-to-have-informed-and-respectful-conversations-about-indigenous-issues-like-the-voice-206093/" aria-label="Read more about How to have informed and respectful conversations about Indigenous issues like the Voice">Read more</a>
