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October 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Woessner, Lecturer in Clinical Exercise and Research Fellow, Institute for Health and Sport (iHeS), Victoria University, Victoria University In the Netflix documentary Beckham, the footballer is asked how he coped with the abuse of his entire country after the 1998 men’s football World Cup. David Beckham ... <a title="What the David Beckham documentary tells us – and what it doesn’t – about controlling parents in sport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/18/what-the-david-beckham-documentary-tells-us-and-what-it-doesnt-about-controlling-parents-in-sport-215437/" aria-label="Read more about What the David Beckham documentary tells us – and what it doesn’t – about controlling parents in sport">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ausma Bernot, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security, Charles Sturt University Ausma Bernot In China, LGBTQ+ activists and groups are consistently targeted by authorities and tech platforms. This is done digitally through computer algorithms, and physically by law enforcement and state security personnel ... <a title="The Chinese government claims LGBTQ+ people are protected from discrimination. Our interviews with 26 activists tell another story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/18/the-chinese-government-claims-lgbtq-people-are-protected-from-discrimination-our-interviews-with-26-activists-tell-another-story-215158/" aria-label="Read more about The Chinese government claims LGBTQ+ people are protected from discrimination. Our interviews with 26 activists tell another story">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2023
The LIVE Recording of A View from Afar podcast will begin at midday Thurs October 19, 2023 (NZST) and Wednesday October 18, 8pm (USEDST). In this the tenth episode of A View from Afar for 2023 political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and journalist/analyst Selwyn Manning will examine the current Israel-Palestine Atrocities. As we prepare for ... <a title="LIVE @MIDDAY THURS: When All the World’s Failings End in Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/18/live-midday-thurs-when-all-the-worlds-failings-end-in-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE @MIDDAY THURS: When All the World’s Failings End in Gaza">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Joy, Senior Researcher; Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington As the world grapples with multiple ecological crises, it’s clear the various responses over the past half century have largely failed. Our new research argues the priority now should ... <a title="Slow solutions to fast-moving ecological crises won’t work – changing basic human behaviours must come first" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/18/slow-solutions-to-fast-moving-ecological-crises-wont-work-changing-basic-human-behaviours-must-come-first-215055/" aria-label="Read more about Slow solutions to fast-moving ecological crises won’t work – changing basic human behaviours must come first">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shukla Poddar, Senior Research Fellow, School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW Sydney Taras Vyshnya/Shutterstock Renewable electricity generation is at record levels in Australia. Renewables produced 36% of the nation’s electricity in 2022. Solar photovoltaics (PV) had the highest renewable contribution (about 15%) and are expected ... <a title="Climate change will affect solar power and grid stability across Australia – here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/18/climate-change-will-affect-solar-power-and-grid-stability-across-australia-heres-how-213876/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change will affect solar power and grid stability across Australia – here’s how">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hrvoje Tkalčić, Professor, Head of Geophysics, Director of Warramunga Array, Australian National University NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU Psyche was the Greek goddess of the soul, born a mere mortal and later married to Eros, the God of love. Who knows why the Italian astronomer Annibale de ... <a title="NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission: a 3.6 billion kilometre ‘journey to the centre of the Earth’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/18/nasas-psyche-asteroid-mission-a-3-6-billion-kilometre-journey-to-the-centre-of-the-earth-215707/" aria-label="Read more about NASA’s Psyche asteroid mission: a 3.6 billion kilometre ‘journey to the centre of the Earth’">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sophie Lewis, Senior Lecturer, University of Sydney, University of Sydney Shutterstock There have been incredible advances in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in recent years. And stories about celebrities who have “beaten” breast cancer continue to be a source of inspiration for many people. However, this emphasis ... <a title="‘I’m not going to be cured’. How breast cancer awareness and support sidelines people with metastatic disease" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/18/im-not-going-to-be-cured-how-breast-cancer-awareness-and-support-sidelines-people-with-metastatic-disease-215458/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I’m not going to be cured’. How breast cancer awareness and support sidelines people with metastatic disease">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew J Constable, Adviser, Antarctica and Marine Systems, Science & Policy, University of Tasmania Pat James, Australian Antarctic Division While the Southern Ocean around Antarctica has been warming for decades, the annual extent of winter sea ice seemed relatively stable – compared to the Arctic. In some ... <a title="More than 200 scientists from 19 countries want to tell us the Southern Ocean is in trouble" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/18/more-than-200-scientists-from-19-countries-want-to-tell-us-the-southern-ocean-is-in-trouble-215529/" aria-label="Read more about More than 200 scientists from 19 countries want to tell us the Southern Ocean is in trouble">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grace Blackburn, PhD Candidate, The University of Western Australia James Blackburn, CC BY-ND Cities are hard for wildlife. Many animal species avoid the cars, buildings, smog and fragmented habitats of urban environments. Then there’s the noise pollution, a serious issue for humans and animals alike, according to ... <a title="The smarter the magpie, the better they can handle our noisy cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/18/the-smarter-the-magpie-the-better-they-can-handle-our-noisy-cities-214387/" aria-label="Read more about The smarter the magpie, the better they can handle our noisy cities">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pauline Jones, Associate Professor in Language in Education, University of Wollongong Timur Weber/Pexels, CC BY Many children and young people are anxious about climate change and what it means for their futures. But adults can face the dilemma of how to talk to children about these incredibly ... <a title="6 books to help talk to your child about climate change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/18/6-books-to-help-talk-to-your-child-about-climate-change-215693/" aria-label="Read more about 6 books to help talk to your child about climate change">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin West, PhD Candidate in Drama and Theatre Studies, The University of Queensland A decade ago, William Shakespeare was the most performed playwright in Australia. In 2024 not one mainstage theatre company in Australia will perform Shakespeare. The only exception will be Bell Shakespeare. This shift has ... <a title="Australian theatre companies are shunning Shakespeare. A much-needed break, or a mistake?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/18/australian-theatre-companies-are-shunning-shakespeare-a-much-needed-break-or-a-mistake-215597/" aria-label="Read more about Australian theatre companies are shunning Shakespeare. A much-needed break, or a mistake?">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Boraman, Lecturer in Politics, Massey University For an election ostensibly fought over a “cost-of-living crisis”, there was a strong unspoken consensus between the two major parties: most people’s living standards needed to reduce to thwart inflation. Regardless of the election result, a form of austerity was ... <a title="NZ election 2023: Labour out, National in – either way, neoliberalism wins again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/18/nz-election-2023-labour-out-national-in-either-way-neoliberalism-wins-again-214723/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: Labour out, National in – either way, neoliberalism wins again">Read more</a>