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Year: 2023

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Jewish groups ‘highly concerned’ at Wong’s Middle East comments, as Marles says Australian Jews don’t feel safe

November 12, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Jewish organisations have criticised Foreign Minister Penny Wong over her latest comments on the Israel-Gaza conflict, while Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has said Jewish Australians “have never felt less safe”. As pro-Palestinian demonstrations continued in the major Australian cities ... <a title="Jewish groups ‘highly concerned’ at Wong’s Middle East comments, as Marles says Australian Jews don’t feel safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/12/jewish-groups-highly-concerned-at-wongs-middle-east-comments-as-marles-says-australian-jews-dont-feel-safe-217522/" aria-label="Read more about Jewish groups ‘highly concerned’ at Wong’s Middle East comments, as Marles says Australian Jews don’t feel safe">Read more</a>

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Australia’s offer of climate migration to Tuvalu residents is groundbreaking – and could be a lifeline across the Pacific

November 11, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane McAdam, Scientia Professor and Director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney For many years, I have been calling for the Australian government – along with other governments – to play its part in assisting Pacific communities affected by the adverse impacts of ... <a title="Australia’s offer of climate migration to Tuvalu residents is groundbreaking – and could be a lifeline across the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/11/australias-offer-of-climate-migration-to-tuvalu-residents-is-groundbreaking-and-could-be-a-lifeline-across-the-pacific-217514/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s offer of climate migration to Tuvalu residents is groundbreaking – and could be a lifeline across the Pacific">Read more</a>

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The High Court has decided indefinite detention is unlawful. What happens now?

November 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Anne Kenny, Associate Professor, School of Law, Murdoch University This week, the High Court of Australia ordered the release of a Rohingya man from immigration detention where he had been for the last five and a half years. Commentators and human rights groups have been celebrating ... <a title="The High Court has decided indefinite detention is unlawful. What happens now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/10/the-high-court-has-decided-indefinite-detention-is-unlawful-what-happens-now-217438/" aria-label="Read more about The High Court has decided indefinite detention is unlawful. What happens now?">Read more</a>

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About 1 in 6 older Australians experiences elder abuse. Here are the reasons they don’t get help

November 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eileen O’Brien, Professor of Law, Discipline of Law, Justice and Society, University of South Australia Each year, many older Australians experience abuse, neglect or financial exploitation, usually at the hands of their adult children or other close relatives. A recent national prevalence study revealed one in six ... <a title="About 1 in 6 older Australians experiences elder abuse. Here are the reasons they don’t get help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/10/about-1-in-6-older-australians-experiences-elder-abuse-here-are-the-reasons-they-dont-get-help-216827/" aria-label="Read more about About 1 in 6 older Australians experiences elder abuse. Here are the reasons they don’t get help">Read more</a>

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About one in six older Australians experiences elder abuse. Here are the reasons they don’t get help

November 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eileen O’Brien, Professor of Law, Discipline of Law, Justice and Society, University of South Australia Each year, many older Australians experience abuse, neglect or financial exploitation, usually at the hands of their adult children or other close relatives. A recent national prevalence study revealed one in six ... <a title="About one in six older Australians experiences elder abuse. Here are the reasons they don’t get help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/10/about-one-in-six-older-australians-experiences-elder-abuse-here-are-the-reasons-they-dont-get-help-216827/" aria-label="Read more about About one in six older Australians experiences elder abuse. Here are the reasons they don’t get help">Read more</a>

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Why are dead and dying seabirds washing up on our beaches in their hundreds?

November 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Roman, ARC DECRA Fellow, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania Lauren Roman In October and November, horrified beachgoers often find dead and dying muttonbirds washing up in an event called a seabird “wreck”. Again this year, there are reports of Australia’s beautiful east ... <a title="Why are dead and dying seabirds washing up on our beaches in their hundreds?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/10/why-are-dead-and-dying-seabirds-washing-up-on-our-beaches-in-their-hundreds-217349/" aria-label="Read more about Why are dead and dying seabirds washing up on our beaches in their hundreds?">Read more</a>

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We’re in a new COVID wave. What can we expect this time?

November 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Wood, Professor, epidemiological modelling of infectious diseases, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Australia is now into its next COVID wave. We’ve seen hints of this for a while. Case numbers and indicators of severe disease began rising in Victoria in August. But it has taken several months for ... <a title="We’re in a new COVID wave. What can we expect this time?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/10/were-in-a-new-covid-wave-what-can-we-expect-this-time-216820/" aria-label="Read more about We’re in a new COVID wave. What can we expect this time?">Read more</a>

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Will Saturn’s rings really ‘disappear’ by 2025? An astronomer explains

November 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonti Horner, Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute If you can get your hands on a telescope, there are few sights more spectacular than the magnificent ringed planet – Saturn. Currently, Saturn is clearly visible in the evening sky, at its highest just after ... <a title="Will Saturn’s rings really ‘disappear’ by 2025? An astronomer explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/10/will-saturns-rings-really-disappear-by-2025-an-astronomer-explains-217370/" aria-label="Read more about Will Saturn’s rings really ‘disappear’ by 2025? An astronomer explains">Read more</a>

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Perimenopause usually begins in your 40s. How do you know if it has started?

November 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Morton, Associate Professor, Health Data & Clinical Trials, Flinders University Unsplash/Christina @wocintechchat.com More than half our population (50.7%) are born with ovaries and will experience perimenopause in midlife. This occurs as hormone levels decrease and ovaries slow their release of eggs. Perimenopause usually begins in the ... <a title="Perimenopause usually begins in your 40s. How do you know if it has started?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/10/perimenopause-usually-begins-in-your-40s-how-do-you-know-if-it-has-started-215806/" aria-label="Read more about Perimenopause usually begins in your 40s. How do you know if it has started?">Read more</a>

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‘I have no rights’: what happens to stateless people in Australia after the High Court’s ruling?

November 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Robertson, Director – Stateless Legal Clinic, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock The decision by the High Court of Australia this week overturning the legality of indefinite immigration detention marks a watershed moment in Australian legal history. For almost two decades, stateless people have faced the prospect ... <a title="‘I have no rights’: what happens to stateless people in Australia after the High Court’s ruling?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/10/i-have-no-rights-what-happens-to-stateless-people-in-australia-after-the-high-courts-ruling-217363/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I have no rights’: what happens to stateless people in Australia after the High Court’s ruling?">Read more</a>

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Perth’s Optus Stadium has drawn more consumer anger after the outage. Another case of the ‘stadium curse’?

November 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Looming over the Swan River in Perth, a shiny sporting structure boldly declares “OPTUS STADIUM Yes”. After the disastrously prolonged communication outage this week, many will have shouted “No”, or other words ... <a title="Perth’s Optus Stadium has drawn more consumer anger after the outage. Another case of the ‘stadium curse’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/10/perths-optus-stadium-has-drawn-more-consumer-anger-after-the-outage-another-case-of-the-stadium-curse-217369/" aria-label="Read more about Perth’s Optus Stadium has drawn more consumer anger after the outage. Another case of the ‘stadium curse’?">Read more</a>

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SUV and ute sales slowed due to NZ’s Clean Car Discount – expect that to reverse under a new government

November 10, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland With National, ACT and NZ First locked in coalition negotiations, various urgent and climate-related transport challenges hang in the balance. Based on pre-election rhetoric, the Clean Car Discount (CCD) scheme may soon be gone. While popular with ... <a title="SUV and ute sales slowed due to NZ’s Clean Car Discount – expect that to reverse under a new government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/10/suv-and-ute-sales-slowed-due-to-nzs-clean-car-discount-expect-that-to-reverse-under-a-new-government-215983/" aria-label="Read more about SUV and ute sales slowed due to NZ’s Clean Car Discount – expect that to reverse under a new government">Read more</a>