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February 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Stephenson, Associate Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne Some people have criticised the draft proposal for a First Nations Voice as a radical change to Australia’s Constitution. This view is reflected in recent calls by some Liberal members of parliament for a different model that ... <a title="No, the Voice isn’t a ‘radical’ change to our Constitution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/23/no-the-voice-isnt-a-radical-change-to-our-constitution-200056/" aria-label="Read more about No, the Voice isn’t a ‘radical’ change to our Constitution">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven James Jackson, Professor and Co-Director, New Zealand Centre for Sport Policy & Politics, University of Otago Getty Images Are we in the midst of a wellbeing pandemic? The question may seem curious, even contradictory. But look around, the concept is everywhere and spreading: in the media, ... <a title="The wellbeing ‘pandemic’ – how the global drive for wellness might be making us sick" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/23/the-wellbeing-pandemic-how-the-global-drive-for-wellness-might-be-making-us-sick-198662/" aria-label="Read more about The wellbeing ‘pandemic’ – how the global drive for wellness might be making us sick">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria R. Dahm, ARC DECRA and Senior Research Fellow in Health Communication, Australian National University Sora Shimazaki/Pexels You wake with stomach pain that worsens during the day and decide to see your doctor. You describe your symptoms and your doctor examines you. Then the doctor says, “From ... <a title="Gastro or endometriosis? How your GP discusses uncertainty can harm your health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/23/gastro-or-endometriosis-how-your-gp-discusses-uncertainty-can-harm-your-health-196943/" aria-label="Read more about Gastro or endometriosis? How your GP discusses uncertainty can harm your health">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Lindenmayer, Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University Meghan Lindsay/supplied, CC BY-NC-ND Australia has an extraordinary diversity of trees, with more than 820 species of eucalypts alone. But not all trees are created equal. Some species can turn into giants, like the ... <a title="Why Tasmania and Victoria dominate the list of Australia’s largest trees – and why these majestic giants are under threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/23/why-tasmania-and-victoria-dominate-the-list-of-australias-largest-trees-and-why-these-majestic-giants-are-under-threat-200276/" aria-label="Read more about Why Tasmania and Victoria dominate the list of Australia’s largest trees – and why these majestic giants are under threat">Read more</a>
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February 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul S.C.Taçon, Chair in Rock Art Research and Director of the Place, Evolution and Rock Art Heritage Unit (PERAHU), Griffith University Large painting of a crocodile attributed to Majumbu along with two child hand stencils. Photograph courtesy of the Melbourne Museum, object 019930, object size 2.94m by ... <a title="Returning a name to an artist: the work of Majumbu, a previously unknown Australian painter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/23/returning-a-name-to-an-artist-the-work-of-majumbu-a-previously-unknown-australian-painter-199683/" aria-label="Read more about Returning a name to an artist: the work of Majumbu, a previously unknown Australian painter">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team. In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Albanese at the National Press Club, Aston byelection, Super battles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/word-from-the-hill-albanese-at-the-national-press-club-aston-byelection-super-battles-200453/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Albanese at the National Press Club, Aston byelection, Super battles">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elise Stephenson, Deputy Director, Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, Australian National University Unsplash/Christina@wocintechchat.com, CC BY The public sector union has levelled complaints at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) this month, alleging that many diverse candidates who’d been given a conditional offer into the graduate ... <a title="Why security vetting in Australia can be detrimental to diversity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/why-security-vetting-in-australia-can-be-detrimental-to-diversity-199782/" aria-label="Read more about Why security vetting in Australia can be detrimental to diversity">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dylan McConnell, Senior Research Associate, Renewable Energy & Energy Systems Analyst, UNSW Sydney The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) this week released an update to its annual assessment of reliability, the so-called Electricity Statement of Opportunities. This has been reported as the market operator forecasting “power shortages”, ... <a title="Australia’s energy market operator is worried about the grid’s reliability. But should it be?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/australias-energy-market-operator-is-worried-about-the-grids-reliability-but-should-it-be-200355/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s energy market operator is worried about the grid’s reliability. But should it be?">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melinda Hildebrandt, Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Dean Lewins/AAP This is shaping up to be an enormously important year for higher education in Australia. The Albanese government is aiming to deliver a historic Universities Accord by December, to create a “visionary plan” for the sector over ... <a title="The Universities Accord will plan for the next 30 years: what big issues must it address?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/the-universities-accord-will-plan-for-the-next-30-years-what-big-issues-must-it-address-200367/" aria-label="Read more about The Universities Accord will plan for the next 30 years: what big issues must it address?">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Kendall, PhD Candidate in Law, The University of Queensland Australia is facing an unprecedented threat of espionage and foreign interference. According to ASIO chief Mike Burgess in his annual threat assessment this week, More Australians are being targeted for espionage and foreign interference than at any ... <a title="Amid warnings of ‘spy hives’, why isn’t Australia using its tough counter-espionage laws more?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/amid-warnings-of-spy-hives-why-isnt-australia-using-its-tough-counter-espionage-laws-more-200440/" aria-label="Read more about Amid warnings of ‘spy hives’, why isn’t Australia using its tough counter-espionage laws more?">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kyle J.D. Mulrooney, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Co-director of the Centre for Rural Criminology, University of New England AAP/NSW drought stock Last week, it was reported that 700 sheep with an estimated value of $140,000, including nearly 200 valuable merino ewes, were stolen from a Victorian property ... <a title="As livestock theft becomes a growing problem in rural Australia, new technologies offer hope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/as-livestock-theft-becomes-a-growing-problem-in-rural-australia-new-technologies-offer-hope-200251/" aria-label="Read more about As livestock theft becomes a growing problem in rural Australia, new technologies offer hope">Read more</a>
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February 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Alan Porritt/AAP Frank Brennan has been involved over decades in the big debates in Indigenous affairs. A Jesuit priest and an academic expert on the constitution, Brennan has advocated for recognising First Nations peoples in that document. But he has ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Frank Brennan on rewording Voice question" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/22/politics-with-michelle-grattan-frank-brennan-on-rewording-voice-question-200442/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Frank Brennan on rewording Voice question">Read more</a>