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Month: November 2024

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Will it be Kamala Harris or Donald Trump? Here’s what each needs to win the US election

November 4, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Wolpe, Non-resident Senior Fellow, United States Study Centre, University of Sydney On election eve in the United States, the presidential race is deadlocked. The polls are exceptionally close across the country and in all the swing states – Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin in the industrial midwest; Nevada ... <a title="Will it be Kamala Harris or Donald Trump? Here’s what each needs to win the US election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/04/will-it-be-kamala-harris-or-donald-trump-heres-what-each-needs-to-win-the-us-election-242756/" aria-label="Read more about Will it be Kamala Harris or Donald Trump? Here’s what each needs to win the US election">Read more</a>

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Woman of the Hour: Anna Kendrick’s unflinching directorial debut reframes true crime for a post-#MeToo era

November 4, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Cantrell, Senior Lecturer — Writing, Editing, Publishing, University of Southern Queensland At first glance, Netflix’s Woman of the Hour is yet another true crime fictionalisation that plays to our preoccupation with American serial killers of decades past. Directed by Anna Kendrick, who also plays the female ... <a title="Woman of the Hour: Anna Kendrick’s unflinching directorial debut reframes true crime for a post-#MeToo era" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/04/woman-of-the-hour-anna-kendricks-unflinching-directorial-debut-reframes-true-crime-for-a-post-metoo-era-242302/" aria-label="Read more about Woman of the Hour: Anna Kendrick’s unflinching directorial debut reframes true crime for a post-#MeToo era">Read more</a>

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US presidential election remains a toss-up, and a guide to US election day in Australia

November 4, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The United States presidential election will be held Tuesday, with results coming in from Wednesday morning AEDT. I have a guide to Wednesday below that includes when ... <a title="US presidential election remains a toss-up, and a guide to US election day in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/04/us-presidential-election-remains-a-toss-up-and-a-guide-to-us-election-day-in-australia-242697/" aria-label="Read more about US presidential election remains a toss-up, and a guide to US election day in Australia">Read more</a>

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An Indigenous person is 4 times more likely to die from diabetes. We need to better understand how exercise can help

November 4, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ray Kelly, PhD candidate, School of Medicine, The University of Melbourne Attila Csaszar/Getty It’s estimated almost 1.9 million Australians have diabetes, and numbers are growing. Between 2013 and 2023, the total number of people known to be living with diabetes across the country rose by 32%. As ... <a title="An Indigenous person is 4 times more likely to die from diabetes. We need to better understand how exercise can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/04/an-indigenous-person-is-4-times-more-likely-to-die-from-diabetes-we-need-to-better-understand-how-exercise-can-help-234154/" aria-label="Read more about An Indigenous person is 4 times more likely to die from diabetes. We need to better understand how exercise can help">Read more</a>

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How the US election may affect Pacific Island nations

November 4, 2024

By Eleisha Foon, RNZ Pacific senior journalist As the US election unfolds, American territories such as the Northern Marianas, American Samoa, and Guam, along with the broader Pacific region, will be watching the developments. As the question hangs in the balance of whether the White House remains blue with Kamala Harris or turns red under ... <a title="How the US election may affect Pacific Island nations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/04/how-the-us-election-may-affect-pacific-island-nations/" aria-label="Read more about How the US election may affect Pacific Island nations">Read more</a>

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Why do organisations still struggle to protect our data? We asked 50 professionals on the privacy front line

November 4, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Andrew, Professor, Head of the Discipline of Accounting, Governance and Regulation, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney PabloLagarto/Shutterstock More of our personal data is now collected and stored online than ever before in history. The rise of data breaches should unsettle us all. At ... <a title="Why do organisations still struggle to protect our data? We asked 50 professionals on the privacy front line" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/04/why-do-organisations-still-struggle-to-protect-our-data-we-asked-50-professionals-on-the-privacy-front-line-236681/" aria-label="Read more about Why do organisations still struggle to protect our data? We asked 50 professionals on the privacy front line">Read more</a>

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How are racehorses really treated in the ‘sport of kings’?

November 4, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cathrynne Henshall, Post-doctoral Fellow, School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University It’s the time of year when shiny horses and colourful clothing fill our screens – the Spring Racing Carnival, which includes high profile races like The Everest, Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate. It’s ... <a title="How are racehorses really treated in the ‘sport of kings’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/04/how-are-racehorses-really-treated-in-the-sport-of-kings-240998/" aria-label="Read more about How are racehorses really treated in the ‘sport of kings’?">Read more</a>

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In the US, political division can take a significant toll on people’s health. Australia should pay attention

November 4, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lesley Russell, Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy and Economics, University of Sydney MSPhotographic/Shutterstock Stark health disparities exist across the United States. Life expectancy is lower than in other wealthy countries – and declining. The richest American men live 15 years longer than their poorest ... <a title="In the US, political division can take a significant toll on people’s health. Australia should pay attention" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/04/in-the-us-political-division-can-take-a-significant-toll-on-peoples-health-australia-should-pay-attention-242381/" aria-label="Read more about In the US, political division can take a significant toll on people’s health. Australia should pay attention">Read more</a>

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Exploring the extraordinary potential (and avoiding the pitfalls) of your local Buy Nothing group

November 4, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madeline Taylor, Lecturer, School of Design, Queensland University of Technology Spaskov/Shutterstock You might have heard about your local Buy Nothing Project group on Facebook. If not, you probably know someone who’s a member. We estimate at least one million Australians are involved as members or live in ... <a title="Exploring the extraordinary potential (and avoiding the pitfalls) of your local Buy Nothing group" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/04/exploring-the-extraordinary-potential-and-avoiding-the-pitfalls-of-your-local-buy-nothing-group-221986/" aria-label="Read more about Exploring the extraordinary potential (and avoiding the pitfalls) of your local Buy Nothing group">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: it’s time to put some new rules around upgrades for parliamentarians

November 3, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Qantas upgrades affair has turned from a missile targeted at Anthony Albanese to a cluster bomb hitting MPs on all sides. On Sunday, Education Minister Jason Clare took the opportunity provided by an interview on Sky about the government’s ... <a title="View from The Hill: it’s time to put some new rules around upgrades for parliamentarians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/03/view-from-the-hill-its-time-to-put-some-new-rules-around-upgrades-for-parliamentarians-242744/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: it’s time to put some new rules around upgrades for parliamentarians">Read more</a>

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Albanese flags radical changes to student debt – with a 20% overall cut and drop in payment rates

November 3, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Norton, Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University Taoty/Shutterstock Over the weekend, the Albanese government announced radical changes to student loans, which would kick in after the next federal election. Three million Australians with student debt could see their balances cut by ... <a title="Albanese flags radical changes to student debt – with a 20% overall cut and drop in payment rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/03/albanese-flags-radical-changes-to-student-debt-with-a-20-overall-cut-and-drop-in-payment-rates-242740/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese flags radical changes to student debt – with a 20% overall cut and drop in payment rates">Read more</a>

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‘Genocide as colonial erasure – UN expert Francesca Albanese on Israel’s ‘intent to destroy’ Gaza

November 3, 2024

Democracy Now! NERMEEN SHAIKH: Israel’s deadly siege on northern Gaza has entered a 30th day. Early week, the World Health Organisation managed to deliver some medical supplies to the Kamal Adwan Hospital, but on Thursday, Israeli fighter jets bombed the hospital’s third floor, where the supplies were being stored. Al Jazeera reports Israeli forces are ... <a title="‘Genocide as colonial erasure – UN expert Francesca Albanese on Israel’s ‘intent to destroy’ Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/03/genocide-as-colonial-erasure-un-expert-francesca-albanese-on-israels-intent-to-destroy-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Genocide as colonial erasure – UN expert Francesca Albanese on Israel’s ‘intent to destroy’ Gaza">Read more</a>