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November 18, 2024
Democracy Now! AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!, The War and Peace Report. I’m Amy Goodman. We turn to Israel’s war on Gaza. A special UN committee has reported Israel’s actions in Gaza are “consistent with the characteristics of genocide”. Another report by Human Rights Watch finds Israel has committed war crimes and crimes against ... <a title="‘It’s a complete and total nightmare’ – aid worker speaks about Israel’s relentless Gaza genocide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/18/its-a-complete-and-total-nightmare-aid-worker-speaks-about-israels-relentless-gaza-genocide/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s a complete and total nightmare’ – aid worker speaks about Israel’s relentless Gaza genocide">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University In a surprise move, the Coalition has announced it will vote against Labor’s bill to cap international student numbers. This follows previous Coalition comments saying it would work with universities to “put a cap ... <a title="The Coalition will block the student caps bill. Brace yourself for more uncertainty over international students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/18/the-coalition-will-block-the-student-caps-bill-brace-yourself-for-more-uncertainty-over-international-students-243926/" aria-label="Read more about The Coalition will block the student caps bill. Brace yourself for more uncertainty over international students">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Hunter, Senior Lecturer in Art and Performance, Deakin University Pia Johnson Melbourne Theatre Company’s My Brilliant Career is a musical re-imagining of Miles Franklin’s classic 1901 novel of the same name. It follows a young woman, Sybylla Melvyn, as she chafes against her rural constraints to ... <a title="My Brilliant Career: musical based on Miles Franklin’s novel takes us on a sassy, spirited journey of self-discovery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/18/my-brilliant-career-musical-based-on-miles-franklins-novel-takes-us-on-a-sassy-spirited-journey-of-self-discovery-243588/" aria-label="Read more about My Brilliant Career: musical based on Miles Franklin’s novel takes us on a sassy, spirited journey of self-discovery">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Schirmer, ROLE at Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University Lyndon Mechielsen It’s a universally acknowledged truth that a geriatric millennial in possession of a Scholastic book club catalogue and a television must have been a fan of Paul Jennings back in the 1980s and ‘90s. I devoured Jennings’ ... <a title="Stinky feet, angry mermaids and a toilet ghost: Round The Twist musical captures the magic and madness of an Aussie TV classic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/18/stinky-feet-angry-mermaids-and-a-toilet-ghost-round-the-twist-musical-captures-the-magic-and-madness-of-an-aussie-tv-classic-243145/" aria-label="Read more about Stinky feet, angry mermaids and a toilet ghost: Round The Twist musical captures the magic and madness of an Aussie TV classic">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flávia Fayet-Moore, Adjunct Lecturer, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle Ground Pictures/Shutterstock You know that feeling you get when you take a breath of fresh air in nature? There may be more to it than a simple lack of pollution. When we think of ... <a title="Air is an overlooked source of nutrients – evidence shows we can inhale some vitamins" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/18/air-is-an-overlooked-source-of-nutrients-evidence-shows-we-can-inhale-some-vitamins-243486/" aria-label="Read more about Air is an overlooked source of nutrients – evidence shows we can inhale some vitamins">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2024
ACT leader David Seymour has spoken out on Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke’s haka in Parliament as a Hīkoi against his controversial Treaty Principles Bill converges on Wellington. The Te Pāti Māori MP was suspended for 24 hours and “named” for leading the haka during the first reading of the bill last Thursday. Seymour told reporters the haka ... <a title="Hikoī day 8: Te Pāti Māori co-leader speaks of ‘sense of betrayal’ over bill" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/18/hikoi-day-8-te-pati-maori-co-leader-speaks-of-sense-of-betrayal-over-bill/" aria-label="Read more about Hikoī day 8: Te Pāti Māori co-leader speaks of ‘sense of betrayal’ over bill">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nikki-Anne Wilson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), UNSW Sydney Jack Cronkhite/Shutterstock The way people living with dementia experience the world can change as the disease progresses. Their sense of reality or place in time can become distorted, which can cause agitation and distress. One of ... <a title="What is ‘doll therapy’ for people with dementia? And is it backed by science?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/18/what-is-doll-therapy-for-people-with-dementia-and-is-it-backed-by-science-243589/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘doll therapy’ for people with dementia? And is it backed by science?">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penny van Oosterzee, Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University Shutterstock Australia is a world-leader in species extinction and environmental decline. So great is the problem, the federal government now wants to harness money from the private sector to ... <a title="As Australia privatises nature repair, the cheapest approach won’t save our threatened species" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/18/as-australia-privatises-nature-repair-the-cheapest-approach-wont-save-our-threatened-species-241900/" aria-label="Read more about As Australia privatises nature repair, the cheapest approach won’t save our threatened species">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Nethery, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Policy Studies, Deakin University After nearly a year without basic income and support services, 42 refugees and asylum seekers remaining in Papua New Guinea will soon begin receiving a meagre allowance of 900 kina (A$338) per week from the Australian ... <a title="Dozens of refugees are still stranded in precarious situations in PNG – and support from Australia is dwindling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/18/dozens-of-refugees-are-still-stranded-in-precarious-situations-in-png-and-support-from-australia-is-dwindling-241676/" aria-label="Read more about Dozens of refugees are still stranded in precarious situations in PNG – and support from Australia is dwindling">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Himanshu Gupta, Senior Research Fellow (Lived Experience), Rural and Remote Health, Flinders University Rose Marinelli/Shutterstock Australians lose around A$25 billion on legal forms of gambling each year, representing the largest per person losses in the world. Gambling harms – including financial, emotional, social and psychological costs – ... <a title="Financial stress and cultural differences make migrants particularly vulnerable to gambling harms. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/18/financial-stress-and-cultural-differences-make-migrants-particularly-vulnerable-to-gambling-harms-heres-why-243042/" aria-label="Read more about Financial stress and cultural differences make migrants particularly vulnerable to gambling harms. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2024
By Georgia Brown, Queensland University of Technology Fijian newsrooms are under pressure to adapt as audiences shift away from traditional media such as newspapers, radio, and television, in favour of Facebook and other social media platforms. Asia Foundation research showed that Fijians ranked Facebook as their third most significant source of information about covid-19 during ... <a title="Fiji’s mainstream media fight for survival in social media era" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/18/fijis-mainstream-media-fight-for-survival-in-social-media-era/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji’s mainstream media fight for survival in social media era">Read more</a>
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November 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dana McKay, Associate Dean, Interaction, Technology and Information, RMIT University Jakub Krechowicz / Shutterstock The original idea for the world wide web emerged in a flurry of scientific thought around the end of World War II. It began with a hypothetical machine called the “memex”, proposed by ... <a title="As AI and megaplatforms take over, the hyperlinks that built the web may face extinction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/18/as-ai-and-megaplatforms-take-over-the-hyperlinks-that-built-the-web-may-face-extinction-239933/" aria-label="Read more about As AI and megaplatforms take over, the hyperlinks that built the web may face extinction">Read more</a>
