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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Worthington, Adjunct Professor, Swinburne University of Technology A deal reached between Armaguard, the banks, and Australia’s largest retailers securing the cash-in-transit service’s future, is good news, for now, for those Australians who still use cash. The distribution of bank notes and coins throughout the country faced ... <a title="Future of cash secured for now as banks and retailers bail-out Armaguard" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/future-of-cash-secured-for-now-as-banks-and-retailers-bail-out-armaguard-233087/" aria-label="Read more about Future of cash secured for now as banks and retailers bail-out Armaguard">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allan Fels, Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne Suppliers of food and other products have been complaining for years about their treatment at the hands of Woolworths, Coles and Australia’s other big supermarket chains, although rarely to the supermarkets themselves – perhaps, as suggested in a recent ... <a title="Fines of $10 million will force supermarkets to think carefully before exploiting suppliers, but more could have been done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/fines-of-10-million-will-force-supermarkets-to-think-carefully-before-exploiting-suppliers-but-more-could-have-been-done-233084/" aria-label="Read more about Fines of $10 million will force supermarkets to think carefully before exploiting suppliers, but more could have been done">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian A. Wright, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University New Africa/Shutterstock Recent news about PFAS “forever chemicals” in Australian drinking water supplies has been very confronting. Many people are asking how they can remove these contaminants from their home drinking water. In short, it is ... <a title="Worried about PFAS in your drinking water? Here’s what the evidence says about home filters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/worried-about-pfas-in-your-drinking-water-heres-what-the-evidence-says-about-home-filters-232830/" aria-label="Read more about Worried about PFAS in your drinking water? Here’s what the evidence says about home filters">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Post-pandemic economics and the rise of national populism - Wherever we look today, whether it be through a political, economic, or security lens, we can see the consequences of post-pandemic economic instability. And politically, the rise of national populism is in evidence, as is an apparent anti-incumbent mood among voters.
In this podcast, Paul G Buchanan and Selwyn Manning assess the global Zeitgeist and what impact post-pandemic economics is having on geopolitics and geo-economics.
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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Spangaro, Professor of Social Work, University of Wollongong Shutterstock Recent deaths have highlighted the seriousness of intimate partner violence nationally. According to the Australian Institute of Criminology, the number of women killed by partners increased by 28% from 2022 to 2023. While the overall homicide rate ... <a title="Violence towards refugee and migrant women often goes undetected. We’ve found a way to help fix that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/violence-towards-refugee-and-migrant-women-often-goes-undetected-weve-found-a-way-to-help-fix-that-232715/" aria-label="Read more about Violence towards refugee and migrant women often goes undetected. We’ve found a way to help fix that">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yasir Arafat, Senior Research Associate (Batteries for EVs and Batteries Recycling), Edith Cowan University For the millions of fans who tune into every race, Formula One (F1) is more than just a sport – it’s the apex of aerodynamics, skill and strategy. Behind the scenes, a quieter ... <a title="Formula One is moving towards hybrid engines and renewable fuel. Major environmental progress or just ‘greenwashing’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/formula-one-is-moving-towards-hybrid-engines-and-renewable-fuel-major-environmental-progress-or-just-greenwashing-232375/" aria-label="Read more about Formula One is moving towards hybrid engines and renewable fuel. Major environmental progress or just ‘greenwashing’?">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Carroll, Senior Research Fellow, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne V_E/Shutterstock On the wall to the left of the door to the central hall of the National Museum of China, Beijing, is a panel saying it works “under the guidance of Xi Jinping ... <a title="There should be a place for Australian art – and artists – in China-Australia diplomacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/there-should-be-a-place-for-australian-art-and-artists-in-china-australia-diplomacy-232166/" aria-label="Read more about There should be a place for Australian art – and artists – in China-Australia diplomacy">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amelia Johns, Associate Professor, Digital and Social Media, School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney junpinzon/Shutterstock There is currently a bipartisan push from state and federal governments to introduce laws in Australia banning young people under 16 from accessing social media platforms. Politicians are citing fears that ... <a title="Culturally diverse teens greatly benefit from social media – banning it would cause harm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/culturally-diverse-teens-greatly-benefit-from-social-media-banning-it-would-cause-harm-232906/" aria-label="Read more about Culturally diverse teens greatly benefit from social media – banning it would cause harm">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Evans, Lecturer, Kaupeka Ture | Faculty of Law, University of Canterbury Getty Images When the Supreme Court used the idea of damage to a person’s mana to posthumously overturn Peter Ellis’ historic convictions for child sexual abuse, it created a remarkable precedent. However, two more recent ... <a title="Can the courts measure mana? How Māori tikanga is challenging the justice system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/can-the-courts-measure-mana-how-maori-tikanga-is-challenging-the-justice-system-232825/" aria-label="Read more about Can the courts measure mana? How Māori tikanga is challenging the justice system">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk A group of pro-independence leaders charged with allegedly organising protests that turned into violent unrest in New Caledonia last month have been indicted and transferred to mainland France where they will be held in custody pending trial. Christian Téin and 10 others were arrested by French ... <a title="Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: Shock over pro-independence leader charges, transfer to France" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/kanaky-new-caledonia-unrest-shock-over-pro-independence-leader-charges-transfer-to-france/" aria-label="Read more about Kanaky New Caledonia unrest: Shock over pro-independence leader charges, transfer to France">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
The LIVE Recording of A View from Afar podcast will begin today at 12:45pm June 24, 2024 (NZST) which is Sunday evening, 8:45pm (USEDT). Post-pandemic economics and the rise of national populism – Wherever we look today, whether it be through a political, economic, or security lens, we can see the consequences of post-pandemic economic instability. ... <a title="LIVE RECORDING: A View from Afar – Post-Pandemic Economics and the Rise of National Populism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/live-recording-a-view-from-afar-post-pandemic-economics-and-the-rise-of-national-populism/" aria-label="Read more about LIVE RECORDING: A View from Afar – Post-Pandemic Economics and the Rise of National Populism">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arif Perdana, Associate Professor Digital Strategy and Data Science, Monash University Shutterstock/The Conversation Imagine a future where your phone pings with a message that your dead father’s “digital immortal” bot is ready. This promise of chatting with a virtual version of your loved one – perhaps through ... <a title="An eerie ‘digital afterlife’ is no longer science fiction. So how do we navigate the risks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/an-eerie-digital-afterlife-is-no-longer-science-fiction-so-how-do-we-navigate-the-risks-231829/" aria-label="Read more about An eerie ‘digital afterlife’ is no longer science fiction. So how do we navigate the risks?">Read more</a>