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Year: 2023

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WA Premier Mark McGowan quits in shock announcement, declaring he is ‘exhausted’

May 29, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Aaron Bunch/AAP Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has announced he is quitting as premier and leaving parliament. In a shock announcement, McGowan told a news conference in Perth on Monday he had “loved the role. But the truth is I’m ... <a title="WA Premier Mark McGowan quits in shock announcement, declaring he is ‘exhausted’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/29/wa-premier-mark-mcgowan-quits-in-shock-announcement-declaring-he-is-exhausted-206611/" aria-label="Read more about WA Premier Mark McGowan quits in shock announcement, declaring he is ‘exhausted’">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Visualising Countries’ Deficits and Debts, Surpluses and Credits, in context of the US Government’s Debt Ceiling

May 29, 2023

Analysis by Keith Rankin. The topic of financial debt is one of the hardest for humans to get their heads around. The normal understanding of a debt is a sacrifice made by one party (the owner of the debt) in favour of another party (the ower) which will be remedied some time in the future ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Visualising Countries’ Deficits and Debts, Surpluses and Credits, in context of the US Government’s Debt Ceiling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/29/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-visualising-countries-deficits-and-debts-surpluses-and-credits-in-context-of-the-us-governments-debt-ceiling/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Visualising Countries’ Deficits and Debts, Surpluses and Credits, in context of the US Government’s Debt Ceiling">Read more</a>

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Melbourne earthquake 2023: are they becoming more common? A seismology expert explains

May 29, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dee Ninis, Earthquake Geologist, Monash University Report locations from people who felt the Sunbury earthquake on May 28. Geoscience Australia Last night at 11:41pm local time, the greater Melbourne region was shaken by a magnitude 4.0 earthquake – as calculated by the Seismology Research Centre – centred ... <a title="Melbourne earthquake 2023: are they becoming more common? A seismology expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/29/melbourne-earthquake-2023-are-they-becoming-more-common-a-seismology-expert-explains-206589/" aria-label="Read more about Melbourne earthquake 2023: are they becoming more common? A seismology expert explains">Read more</a>

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Is it true the faster you lose weight the quicker it comes back? Here’s what we know about slow and fast weight loss

May 29, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Fuller, Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney Pexels/Andres Ayrton, CC BY When people decide it’s time to lose weight, they’re usually keen to see quick results. Maybe they have an event coming up or want relief from health problems and discomfort. But expert ... <a title="Is it true the faster you lose weight the quicker it comes back? Here’s what we know about slow and fast weight loss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/29/is-it-true-the-faster-you-lose-weight-the-quicker-it-comes-back-heres-what-we-know-about-slow-and-fast-weight-loss-198301/" aria-label="Read more about Is it true the faster you lose weight the quicker it comes back? Here’s what we know about slow and fast weight loss">Read more</a>

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Milton Moon: the Australian artist who brought a Zen Buddhist, modernist and painterly sensibility to pottery

May 29, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Speck, Emerita Professor, Art History and Curatorship, University of Adelaide Milton Moon in his studio in Tarragindi, Queensland, 1966, photo: John McKay, Milton Moon archive Milton Moon (1926-2019) was not your regular potter. He was deeply imbued with Zen Buddhism and once said each vessel is ... <a title="Milton Moon: the Australian artist who brought a Zen Buddhist, modernist and painterly sensibility to pottery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/29/milton-moon-the-australian-artist-who-brought-a-zen-buddhist-modernist-and-painterly-sensibility-to-pottery-205480/" aria-label="Read more about Milton Moon: the Australian artist who brought a Zen Buddhist, modernist and painterly sensibility to pottery">Read more</a>

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Slow down Simeon Brown – bilingual traffic signs aren’t an accident waiting to happen

May 29, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University Getty Images When the National Party’s transport spokesperson, Simeon Brown, questioned the logic of bilingual traffic signs, he seemed to echo his leader Christopher Luxon’s earlier misgivings about the now prevalent use of te reo Māori in government departments. Genuine ... <a title="Slow down Simeon Brown – bilingual traffic signs aren’t an accident waiting to happen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/29/slow-down-simeon-brown-bilingual-traffic-signs-arent-an-accident-waiting-to-happen-206579/" aria-label="Read more about Slow down Simeon Brown – bilingual traffic signs aren’t an accident waiting to happen">Read more</a>

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Free but unfair election: how Erdogan held onto power in Turkey, and what this means for the country’s future

May 29, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mehmet Ozalp, Associate Professor in Islamic Studies, Director of The Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation and Executive Member of Public and Contextual Theology, Charles Sturt University Ali Unal/AP Recep Tayyib Erdogan will remain president of Turkey for another five years after winning Sunday’s run-off election over ... <a title="Free but unfair election: how Erdogan held onto power in Turkey, and what this means for the country’s future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/29/free-but-unfair-election-how-erdogan-held-onto-power-in-turkey-and-what-this-means-for-the-countrys-future-206293/" aria-label="Read more about Free but unfair election: how Erdogan held onto power in Turkey, and what this means for the country’s future">Read more</a>

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Australian shelters and pounds kill 50,000 mostly healthy cats and kittens in a year. There’s a way to prevent this pointless killing

May 29, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacquie Rand, Emeritus Professor of Companion Animal Health, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Stray cats are a longstanding problem in Australian towns and cities. Common complaints about roaming cats include nuisance (fighting and urinating), disease risks to humans and other animals, and predation of native wildlife. The ... <a title="Australian shelters and pounds kill 50,000 mostly healthy cats and kittens in a year. There’s a way to prevent this pointless killing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/29/australian-shelters-and-pounds-kill-50-000-mostly-healthy-cats-and-kittens-in-a-year-theres-a-way-to-prevent-this-pointless-killing-201947/" aria-label="Read more about Australian shelters and pounds kill 50,000 mostly healthy cats and kittens in a year. There’s a way to prevent this pointless killing">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: May 29 2023 – Items of interest and importance today

May 29, 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 LABOUR PARTY CONGRESS Luke Malpass (Stuff): Labour congress lays bare Chris Hipkins’ and Labour’s election strategy Claire Trevett (Herald): Labour Party Congress: Energy for Chris Hipkins in election ... <a title="Newsletter: May 29 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/29/newsletter-may-29-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: May 29 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>

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Our cemeteries face a housing crisis too. 4 changes can make burial sustainable

May 29, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Falconer, Lecturer, T.C. Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland Australia’s housing crisis is no secret. What many people don’t realise is that there’s another, less visible housing crisis. Australia’s urban cemeteries are running out of space to house the dead. In Sydney, for example, ... <a title="Our cemeteries face a housing crisis too. 4 changes can make burial sustainable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/29/our-cemeteries-face-a-housing-crisis-too-4-changes-can-make-burial-sustainable-205987/" aria-label="Read more about Our cemeteries face a housing crisis too. 4 changes can make burial sustainable">Read more</a>

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Over half of eligible aged care residents are yet to receive their COVID booster. And winter is coming

May 29, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University Shutterstock As Australia heads towards the fourth winter of the pandemic, we have once again started seeing an increase in the level of COVID circulating. With this comes an increased risk of infection and serious illness. Elderly people living in ... <a title="Over half of eligible aged care residents are yet to receive their COVID booster. And winter is coming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/29/over-half-of-eligible-aged-care-residents-are-yet-to-receive-their-covid-booster-and-winter-is-coming-205403/" aria-label="Read more about Over half of eligible aged care residents are yet to receive their COVID booster. And winter is coming">Read more</a>

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3 little-known reasons why plastic recycling could actually make things worse

May 29, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pascal Scherrer, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Business, Law and Art, Southern Cross University Chanchai Phetdikhai, Shutterstock This week in Paris, negotiators from around the world are convening for a United Nations meeting. They will tackle a thorny problem: finding a globally binding solution for plastic pollution. Of ... <a title="3 little-known reasons why plastic recycling could actually make things worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/29/3-little-known-reasons-why-plastic-recycling-could-actually-make-things-worse-206060/" aria-label="Read more about 3 little-known reasons why plastic recycling could actually make things worse">Read more</a>