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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Grubits, Historian, Charles Sturt University TROVE Captain Moonlite, the bushranger known for the Egerton bank robbery of 1869 and the Wantabadgery outrage of 1879, is commonly thought to have been gay or queer. In recent years, his love for gang member James Nesbitt has been celebrated ... <a title="Was famous bushranger Captain Moonlite definitely gay? An historian explains why it’s much more complicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/was-famous-bushranger-captain-moonlite-definitely-gay-an-historian-explains-why-its-much-more-complicated-226813/" aria-label="Read more about Was famous bushranger Captain Moonlite definitely gay? An historian explains why it’s much more complicated">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government and the Australian public are currently focused on the cost-of-living crisis and its impact on household budgets. For Australia’s longer-term economic outlook, the government is looking at reforms that are needed to increase competition and our flat-lined ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Leigh on competition – economic and political" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/politics-with-michelle-grattan-andrew-leigh-on-competition-economic-and-political-227048/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Leigh on competition – economic and political">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese will stress his government is “pro-business and pro-worker” in a Thursday speech declaring the dynamism of small business is vital for Australia to succeed in the global economic race. The Prime Minister’s address to a small business conference, ... <a title="We are ‘pro-business and pro-worker’: Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/we-are-pro-business-and-pro-worker-albanese-227047/" aria-label="Read more about We are ‘pro-business and pro-worker’: Albanese">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific The French Senate has endorsed a Constitutional review project bearing significant modifications to the local electoral rules for New Caledonia, but with amendments. The text passed on Tuesday with 233 votes in favour and 99 against. It aims at modifying the conditions for French citizens to ... <a title="French Senate endorses new election rules for New Caledonia – but with amendments" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/french-senate-endorses-new-election-rules-for-new-caledonia-but-with-amendments/" aria-label="Read more about French Senate endorses new election rules for New Caledonia – but with amendments">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dee Ninis, Earthquake Scientist, Monash University Earlier today, a major earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck the central east coast of Taiwan, roughly 20 kilometres south of the city of Hualien. Locals near the epicentre described severe to violent ground shaking during the quake – strong enough to ... <a title="Taiwan earthquake: an earthquake scientist on what we know so far and what may happen next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/03/taiwan-earthquake-an-earthquake-scientist-on-what-we-know-so-far-and-what-may-happen-next-227051/" aria-label="Read more about Taiwan earthquake: an earthquake scientist on what we know so far and what may happen next">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jayden Greenwell-Barnden, Cognitive Psychology Researcher, The University of Western Australia IMDB Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen (2024) is the latest series to reimagine the age-old trope with which it shares its name. So what exactly is a “gentleman”? And why has this trope remained so pervasive throughout history, ... <a title="Netflix’s new drama shows we’re still drawn to the concept of ‘gentlemen’. Psychology explains why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/03/netflixs-new-drama-shows-were-still-drawn-to-the-concept-of-gentlemen-psychology-explains-why-224751/" aria-label="Read more about Netflix’s new drama shows we’re still drawn to the concept of ‘gentlemen’. Psychology explains why">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia Just when we thought the defamation action brought by Bruce Lehrmann against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson over their February 2021 report on The Project was about to be finalised, another twist appeared. ... <a title="A judgement in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial against Network 10 has been delayed. What’s going on?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/03/a-judgement-in-bruce-lehrmanns-defamation-trial-against-network-10-has-been-delayed-whats-going-on-227039/" aria-label="Read more about A judgement in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial against Network 10 has been delayed. What’s going on?">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Australia wants “a thorough investigation” with “full accountability and transparency” into what happened in the incident in which Australian Zomi Frankcom and several other aid workers were killed in an Israeli ... <a title="Netanyahu promises Albanese a full investigation into Australian aid worker’s death, as Israel accepts responsibility" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/03/netanyahu-promises-albanese-a-full-investigation-into-australian-aid-workers-death-as-israel-accepts-responsibility-227050/" aria-label="Read more about Netanyahu promises Albanese a full investigation into Australian aid worker’s death, as Israel accepts responsibility">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Whitehouse, Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock/Da Antipina The Australian government released its draft National Autism Strategy yesterday. It aims to power a “coordinated national approach, supporting Autistic people at each stage of life”. The strategy is the fulfilment ... <a title="The National Autism Strategy is urgently needed. Does the government’s new draft do enough to help those in crisis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/03/the-national-autism-strategy-is-urgently-needed-does-the-governments-new-draft-do-enough-to-help-those-in-crisis-226966/" aria-label="Read more about The National Autism Strategy is urgently needed. Does the government’s new draft do enough to help those in crisis?">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alanna Alevropoulos-Borrill, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Shutterstock/best-backgrounds Some researchers have recently proposed the construction of artificial structures – submarine curtains or walls – to stop the warming ocean from getting to the most rapidly melting glaciers in West Antarctica. If ... <a title="Why artificial submarine curtains won’t save West Antarctica’s retreating glaciers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/03/why-artificial-submarine-curtains-wont-save-west-antarcticas-retreating-glaciers-225998/" aria-label="Read more about Why artificial submarine curtains won’t save West Antarctica’s retreating glaciers">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia’s next governor-general will be businesswoman Samantha Mostyn, succeeding David Hurley on July 1. Announcing Mostyn’s appointment on Wednesday morning, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Mostyn was a “modern and optimistic leader for our modern and optimistic nation”. “Her leadership ... <a title="Businesswoman and women’s advocate Samantha Mostyn to be Australia’s next governor-general" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/03/businesswoman-and-womens-advocate-samantha-mostyn-to-be-australias-next-governor-general-227037/" aria-label="Read more about Businesswoman and women’s advocate Samantha Mostyn to be Australia’s next governor-general">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron J. Cavosie, Senior research fellow, Curtin University How Earth and the other planets of the solar system formed and evolved over the aeons is a hot question for planetary scientists like me. One of the best ways to find out is by looking at rocks from ... <a title="Australian ‘bush glass’ bears the fingerprints of a cosmic collision with an iron meteorite" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/03/australian-bush-glass-bears-the-fingerprints-of-a-cosmic-collision-with-an-iron-meteorite-226317/" aria-label="Read more about Australian ‘bush glass’ bears the fingerprints of a cosmic collision with an iron meteorite">Read more</a>
