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August 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Howard, Senior Lecturer, Discipline of English and Writing, University of Sydney Prudence Upton/Ensemble Theatre Virginia Woolf always maintained that, of all of the great writers, the British novelist Jane Austen “is the most difficult to catch in the act of greatness”. To my mind, the groundbreaking ... <a title="Joanna Murray-Smith’s new adaptation of Uncle Vanya reminds us Chekhov’s play is both timeless and timely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/joanna-murray-smiths-new-adaptation-of-uncle-vanya-reminds-us-chekhovs-play-is-both-timeless-and-timely-235201/" aria-label="Read more about Joanna Murray-Smith’s new adaptation of Uncle Vanya reminds us Chekhov’s play is both timeless and timely">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Ware, Associate Professor in International & Community Development, Deakin University Mass protests have rocked Bangladesh over the past few weeks. The military was deployed to the streets with shoot-on-sight orders. News agencies have reported some 266 deaths, with 7,000 people injured and more than 10,000 arrested. ... <a title="With Bangladesh on a knife’s edge, trapped Rohingya refugees are forced to turn to people smugglers or violent gangs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/with-bangladesh-on-a-knifes-edge-trapped-rohingya-refugees-are-forced-to-turn-to-people-smugglers-or-violent-gangs-235676/" aria-label="Read more about With Bangladesh on a knife’s edge, trapped Rohingya refugees are forced to turn to people smugglers or violent gangs">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brigid McCarthy, Lecturer in Journalism, La Trobe University Women’s gymnastics is finally ageing. In fact, four of the five United States athletes who took team gold in Paris were women in their 20s attending their second Olympics. And after picking up the all-around gold, 27-year-old Simone Biles ... <a title="From ‘teenage pixies’ to a grown woman’s domain – Olympic gymnastics is finally evolving for the better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/from-teenage-pixies-to-a-grown-womans-domain-olympic-gymnastics-is-finally-evolving-for-the-better-235581/" aria-label="Read more about From ‘teenage pixies’ to a grown woman’s domain – Olympic gymnastics is finally evolving for the better">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karinna Saxby, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne A majority of Australians voted “no” to an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. But if we dig deeper into the data from the 2023 referendum, there is more to learn, especially about ... <a title="We found opposition to the Voice is linked to poorer Indigenous health. And in some regions, the link is striking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/we-found-opposition-to-the-voice-is-linked-to-poorer-indigenous-health-and-in-some-regions-the-link-is-striking-235410/" aria-label="Read more about We found opposition to the Voice is linked to poorer Indigenous health. And in some regions, the link is striking">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2024
INVESTIGATIVE REPORT: By Aubrey Belford of the OCCRP High in the forested mountains of Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville Island lies an abandoned, kilometer-wide crater cut deep into the earth. Formerly one of the world’s largest gold and copper mines, the open pit now serves as an unsightly monument to the environmental and social chaos that ... <a title="Lawsuit promises justice for Rio Tinto’s mining disaster in Bougainville – but some say it’s a cash grab" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/lawsuit-promises-justice-for-rio-tintos-mining-disaster-in-bougainville-but-some-say-its-a-cash-grab/" aria-label="Read more about Lawsuit promises justice for Rio Tinto’s mining disaster in Bougainville – but some say it’s a cash grab">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Mason, Adjunct Senior Fellow in Renewable Energy Systems Engineering, University of Canterbury Getty Images The recent failure of a deal to deliver hydrogen-powered trucks to New Zealand, and the removal of a NZ$100 million government rebate scheme for green hydrogen users in the 2024 budget, make ... <a title="Hope or hype? NZ needs to be realistic about the clean energy potential of green hydrogen" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/hope-or-hype-nz-needs-to-be-realistic-about-the-clean-energy-potential-of-green-hydrogen-234137/" aria-label="Read more about Hope or hype? NZ needs to be realistic about the clean energy potential of green hydrogen">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Teagan Goolmeer, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne Teagan Goolmer Globally, many Indigenous people want to help protect their traditional lands and waters, drawing on knowledge stretching back millenia. Indigenous people have an obligation to look after species and habitat which are culturally important to them. But ... <a title="Indigenous Australians want a seat at the table when it comes to conservation. Here’s how we might get there" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/indigenous-australians-want-a-seat-at-the-table-when-it-comes-to-conservation-heres-how-we-might-get-there-235954/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous Australians want a seat at the table when it comes to conservation. Here’s how we might get there">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karinna Saxby, Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne Community-level opposition to marriage equality and the stress that came with it is still making some Australians in same-sex relationships sick years after the vote, our study suggests. In research published ... <a title="Stigma around same-sex marriage affected Australians’ health. Here’s what happened in your electorate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/stigma-around-same-sex-marriage-affected-australians-health-heres-what-happened-in-your-electorate-234357/" aria-label="Read more about Stigma around same-sex marriage affected Australians’ health. Here’s what happened in your electorate">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martien Lubberink, Associate Professor of Accounting and Capital, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington. To sell, or not to sell – that is the question various governments have asked since Kiwibank was established in 2002. Now it’s the turn of the current National-led coalition to ... <a title="Owner beware: 4 reasons why selling part of Kiwibank could do more harm than good" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/owner-beware-4-reasons-why-selling-part-of-kiwibank-could-do-more-harm-than-good-235885/" aria-label="Read more about Owner beware: 4 reasons why selling part of Kiwibank could do more harm than good">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Phillips, Associate Professor, POLIS@ANU Centre for Social Policy Research, Australian National University Pormezz/Shutterstock Australia’s top marginal tax rate is 47% (45% plus Medicare levy), but some of us face a so-called effective marginal tax rate that’s much higher. Effective rates include everything that is lost as ... <a title="The good news is most of us pay low effective tax rates on an extra day’s work, even including means tests and childcare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/the-good-news-is-most-of-us-pay-low-effective-tax-rates-on-an-extra-days-work-even-including-means-tests-and-childcare-235677/" aria-label="Read more about The good news is most of us pay low effective tax rates on an extra day’s work, even including means tests and childcare">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Seyedali Mirjalili, Professor, Director of Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Optimisation, Torrens University Australia In the world of artificial intelligence (AI), a battle is underway. On one side are companies that believe in keeping the datasets and algorithms behind their advanced software private and confidential. On ... <a title="Meta just launched the largest ‘open’ AI model in history. Here’s why it matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/meta-just-launched-the-largest-open-ai-model-in-history-heres-why-it-matters-235689/" aria-label="Read more about Meta just launched the largest ‘open’ AI model in history. Here’s why it matters">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lynette Cheah, Professor and Chair of Sustainable Transport, University of the Sunshine Coast 2p2play/Shutterstock With the rise in e-commerce, 161 billion parcels were delivered worldwide in 2022, doubling in just four years. In Australia, more households are shopping online than ever before. In 2023, 5.6 million households ... <a title="Ride a bus, take a package with you – how crowdshipping reduces the impacts of millions of deliveries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/02/ride-a-bus-take-a-package-with-you-how-crowdshipping-reduces-the-impacts-of-millions-of-deliveries-234556/" aria-label="Read more about Ride a bus, take a package with you – how crowdshipping reduces the impacts of millions of deliveries">Read more</a>
