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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Blackwell, Research Fellow (Indigenous Diplomacy), Australian National University Another year, and another Closing the Gap report comes before the parliament and the Australian people. This year, however, the scene is somewhat different. The 2024 Closing the Gap report is the first since Australians resoundingly rejected the ... <a title="The government is well behind on Closing the Gap. This is why we needed a Voice to Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/the-government-is-well-behind-on-closing-the-gap-this-is-why-we-needed-a-voice-to-parliament-223309/" aria-label="Read more about The government is well behind on Closing the Gap. This is why we needed a Voice to Parliament">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Woinarski, Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University Australia is in the grip of an escalating extinction crisis. Since colonisation, 100 native plant and animal species have become formally listed as extinct due to human activities. The actual number is undoubtedly far higher. Surveys suggest Australians ... <a title="‘Fascinating and troubling’: Australians would rather save a single human life than prevent an entire species from becoming extinct" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/fascinating-and-troubling-australians-would-rather-save-a-single-human-life-than-prevent-an-entire-species-from-becoming-extinct-222161/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Fascinating and troubling’: Australians would rather save a single human life than prevent an entire species from becoming extinct">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Khoo, Associate Professor of International Politics, University of Otago The National-led coalition government is off to a fast start internationally. In envisioning a more central role for the ANZAC alliance with Australia, and possible involvement in the AUKUS security pact, it is recalibrating New Zealand’s independent ... <a title="New Zealand is reviving the ANZAC alliance – joining AUKUS is a logical next step" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/new-zealand-is-reviving-the-anzac-alliance-joining-aukus-is-a-logical-next-step-223425/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand is reviving the ANZAC alliance – joining AUKUS is a logical next step">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Shutterstock/Joe Gough Western Australia has introduced a limit on ham in school canteens. Parents are reportedly confused and frustrated. So what has changed and what evidence is it based on? Reclassifying processed meats The WA ... <a title="Why ban ham from school canteens? And what are some healthier alternatives for kids’ lunches?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/why-ban-ham-from-school-canteens-and-what-are-some-healthier-alternatives-for-kids-lunches-223341/" aria-label="Read more about Why ban ham from school canteens? And what are some healthier alternatives for kids’ lunches?">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Reid O’Connor, Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Sydney Karolina Grabowska/ Pexels, CC BY One of the essential skills students need to master in primary school mathematics are “multiplication facts”. What are they? What are they so important? And how can you help your child master ... <a title="What are ‘multiplication facts’? Why are they essential to your child’s success in maths?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/what-are-multiplication-facts-why-are-they-essential-to-your-childs-success-in-maths-218516/" aria-label="Read more about What are ‘multiplication facts’? Why are they essential to your child’s success in maths?">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ferran Martinez i Coma, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Griffith University In the aftermath of elections, one of the issues usually discussed in the media is the amount of people who turned out to vote. This is known as “participation” or “voter turnout”. Several factors, such as ... <a title="Which day of the week gets the most people to vote? We analysed thousands of international elections to find out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/which-day-of-the-week-gets-the-most-people-to-vote-we-analysed-thousands-of-international-elections-to-find-out-222143/" aria-label="Read more about Which day of the week gets the most people to vote? We analysed thousands of international elections to find out">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Trenos, Lecturer (Theatre & Creative Arts), Curtin University Daniel J Grant/BSSTC My obsession for public pools began when I was growing up in Perth at the iconic 1960s Beatty Park. Living in Melbourne I swam in the “aqua profonda” of the Fitzroy pool, listened to the ... <a title="A theatre production … in the pool? This new play in Perth leaves the audience buoyed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/a-theatre-production-in-the-pool-this-new-play-in-perth-leaves-the-audience-buoyed-220665/" aria-label="Read more about A theatre production … in the pool? This new play in Perth leaves the audience buoyed">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By A J Brown, Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University Shutterstock Making it safer for insiders to speak up about wrongdoing is crucial for public integrity in Australia. Ask anyone, from the public servants who tried to speak up against ... <a title="Australia is in desperate need of a Whistleblower Protection Authority. Here’s what it should look like" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/australia-is-in-desperate-need-of-a-whistleblower-protection-authority-heres-what-it-should-look-like-223295/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is in desperate need of a Whistleblower Protection Authority. Here’s what it should look like">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Fuller, Professor in Biodiversity and Conservation, The University of Queensland Alec Taylor/Shutterstock In 1875, trillions of Rocky Mountain locusts gathered and began migrating across the western United States in search of food. The enormous swarm covered an area larger than California. Three decades later, these grasshoppers ... <a title="The world’s spectacular animal migrations are dwindling. Fishing, fences and development are fast-tracking extinctions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/the-worlds-spectacular-animal-migrations-are-dwindling-fishing-fences-and-development-are-fast-tracking-extinctions-222986/" aria-label="Read more about The world’s spectacular animal migrations are dwindling. Fishing, fences and development are fast-tracking extinctions">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vernon Rive, Associate professor, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau In recent weeks, New Zealand’s Supreme Court has delivered a landmark decision on a case brought by Māori elder Mike Smith against a group of New Zealand’s largest corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters. The Supreme Court overturned ... <a title="One of NZ’s most contentious climate cases is moving forward. And the world is watching" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/one-of-nzs-most-contentious-climate-cases-is-moving-forward-and-the-world-is-watching-223177/" aria-label="Read more about One of NZ’s most contentious climate cases is moving forward. And the world is watching">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruchi Sinha, Senior Lecturer, Organisational Behaviour & Management, University of South Australia Everett Collection/Shutterstock Both my parents worked for 30-plus years for their employers – they had lifelong careers at a single company. Growing up, they taught me the importance of “loyalty” and “commitment”. But in a ... <a title="Forget about a job for life. Today’s workers need to prepare for many jobs across multiple industries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/forget-about-a-job-for-life-todays-workers-need-to-prepare-for-many-jobs-across-multiple-industries-222753/" aria-label="Read more about Forget about a job for life. Today’s workers need to prepare for many jobs across multiple industries">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Green, Research fellow, Griffith University Stadium concert attendance is on the rise in Australia. This month, more than one million people are expected see P!NK and Taylor Swift on their Australian tours, which quickly sold out the country’s biggest stadiums. Both artists added extra dates to ... <a title="6 tips to maximise your concert experience, from a live music expert" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/6-tips-to-maximise-your-concert-experience-from-a-live-music-expert-222998/" aria-label="Read more about 6 tips to maximise your concert experience, from a live music expert">Read more</a>
