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October 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Maguire, Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle International humanitarian law – the law of armed conflict – aims to constrain how wars are fought. It is designed to protect noncombatants and limit the means of warfare. As each hour brings news ... <a title="Can Israel and Hamas be held to account for alleged crimes against civilians?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/can-israel-and-hamas-be-held-to-account-for-alleged-crimes-against-civilians-215705/" aria-label="Read more about Can Israel and Hamas be held to account for alleged crimes against civilians?">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Bullock, Senior Lecturer, Psychology, Swinburne University of Technology Shutterstock This article is the next in The Conversation’s six-part series on insomnia, which charts the rise of insomnia during industrialisation to sleep apps today. Read other articles in the series here. The 2004 movie The Machinist gives ... <a title="Insomnia and mental disorders are linked. But exactly how is still a mystery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/insomnia-and-mental-disorders-are-linked-but-exactly-how-is-still-a-mystery-212106/" aria-label="Read more about Insomnia and mental disorders are linked. But exactly how is still a mystery">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Khan, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock When Australia last went into El Niño, we had water supply issues in Brisbane, Sydney, Canberra and Melbourne. Are we better placed now, after three wet La Niña years? Yes and no. Take Sydney as an ... <a title="The dams are full for now – but Sydney will need new water supplies as rainfall becomes less reliable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/the-dams-are-full-for-now-but-sydney-will-need-new-water-supplies-as-rainfall-becomes-less-reliable-214071/" aria-label="Read more about The dams are full for now – but Sydney will need new water supplies as rainfall becomes less reliable">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Genevieve McArthur, Professor at the Australian Centre for the Advancement of Literacy, Australian Catholic University Element5 Digital/Pexels , CC BY-SA Australian children are facing some big challenges. NAPLAN data shows about one in three students in years 3 to 9 are behind in reading-related skills. It is ... <a title="Some kids with reading difficulties can also have reading anxiety – what can parents do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/some-kids-with-reading-difficulties-can-also-have-reading-anxiety-what-can-parents-do-215438/" aria-label="Read more about Some kids with reading difficulties can also have reading anxiety – what can parents do?">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Reilly, Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington When Wellington carpenter Samuel Parnell began the struggle for an eight-hour working day back in 1840, he could have never foreseen how modern work culture would evolve. But he would no doubt ... <a title="NZ’s always-on culture has stretched the 8-hour workday – should the law contain a right to disconnect?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/nzs-always-on-culture-has-stretched-the-8-hour-workday-should-the-law-contain-a-right-to-disconnect-215444/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s always-on culture has stretched the 8-hour workday – should the law contain a right to disconnect?">Read more</a>
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October 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Arrow, Professor of History, Macquarie University Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point Sydney, 1965. City of Sydney Archives, CC BY-NC-ND It is one of the most famous buildings in the world. It has an instantly recognisable silhouette that adorns tea towels, bottle openers and souvenir sweatshirts. Miniature ... <a title="Sydney Opera House at 50: a public appeal, a controversial build, a lavish opening – and a venue for all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/20/sydney-opera-house-at-50-a-public-appeal-a-controversial-build-a-lavish-opening-and-a-venue-for-all-213252/" aria-label="Read more about Sydney Opera House at 50: a public appeal, a controversial build, a lavish opening – and a venue for all">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The National Anti-Corruption Commission the other day issued its weekly statement about its work program. The government legislated for the NACC late last year, it began operations on July 1, and it’s now going full steam. What if Anthony Albanese ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese had good motives but his referendum has done much harm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/19/grattan-on-friday-anthony-albanese-had-good-motives-but-his-referendum-has-done-much-harm-215996/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Anthony Albanese had good motives but his referendum has done much harm">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Industry Minister Ed Husic, the only Muslim in the Albanese cabinet, has said he feels “very strongly” that Palestinians are being “collectively punished” for Hamas’ barbarism. As the Middle East crisis risks raising tensions within Labor, which has a divided ... <a title="Cabinet Minister Ed Husic says Palestinians are being ‘collectively punished’ for Hamas’ barbarism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/19/cabinet-minister-ed-husic-says-palestinians-are-being-collectively-punished-for-hamas-barbarism-216008/" aria-label="Read more about Cabinet Minister Ed Husic says Palestinians are being ‘collectively punished’ for Hamas’ barbarism">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Lee, Professor at the National Drug Research Institute (Melbourne), Curtin University British singer-songwriter Adele says she has quit drinking, describing herself as a “borderline alcoholic” when she was in her 20s. She joins a growing number of people who are trying to quit or reduce their ... <a title="Adele called herself a ‘borderline alcoholic’. But is that a real thing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/19/adele-called-herself-a-borderline-alcoholic-but-is-that-a-real-thing-215987/" aria-label="Read more about Adele called herself a ‘borderline alcoholic’. But is that a real thing?">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Ferrie, Senior Lecturer, UTS Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research and ARC DECRA Fellow, University of Technology Sydney A complex cooling rig is needed to maintain the ultracold working temperatures required by a superconducting quantum computer. IBM In June, an IBM computing executive claimed quantum computers were entering the ... <a title="Quantum computers in 2023: how they work, what they do, and where they’re heading" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/19/quantum-computers-in-2023-how-they-work-what-they-do-and-where-theyre-heading-215804/" aria-label="Read more about Quantum computers in 2023: how they work, what they do, and where they’re heading">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Shutterstock For anyone concerned with the need to decarbonise transport – or with sound economic policy – yesterday’s High Court ruling might seem like good news. The court ruled Victoria’s tax on road use for zero- and ... <a title="It’s good the High Court overturned Victoria’s questionable EV tax. But there’s a sting in the tail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/19/its-good-the-high-court-overturned-victorias-questionable-ev-tax-but-theres-a-sting-in-the-tail-215985/" aria-label="Read more about It’s good the High Court overturned Victoria’s questionable EV tax. But there’s a sting in the tail">Read more</a>
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October 19, 2023
Gaza Israel Conflict - In this episode, Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine this most grave situation from a geopolitical vantage point. It may appear as dispassionate, and as so even disturbing, but we will take this approach in an attempt to aide an understanding of why this is happening in Gaza and why it is happening now.
