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July 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Wood, Chief executive officer, Grattan Institute Ksenia Chernaya/Pexels The Australian consumer watchdog is halfway through an inquiry into childcare prices. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s interim report was released on Wednesday. It comes just days after the federal government’s increased childcare subsidies kicked in on ... <a title="As fees keep climbing, this is why competition isn’t enough to deliver cheaper childcare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/06/as-fees-keep-climbing-this-is-why-competition-isnt-enough-to-deliver-cheaper-childcare-209209/" aria-label="Read more about As fees keep climbing, this is why competition isn’t enough to deliver cheaper childcare">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Whiteford, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University ArtHouseStudio/pexels Since Saturday, Australians have been required to wait until the age of 67 until they can get the age pension. The original so-called “retirement age” of 65 for men dated back to 1909. Women had ... <a title="Australia’s ‘retirement age’ just became 67. So why are the French so upset about working until 64?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/06/australias-retirement-age-just-became-67-so-why-are-the-french-so-upset-about-working-until-64-208648/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s ‘retirement age’ just became 67. So why are the French so upset about working until 64?">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alix Woolard, Senior Researcher, Telethon Kids Institute Radu Florin/Unsplash You have probably heard of “fight or flight” responses to distressing situations. You may also be familiar with the tendency to “freeze”. But there is another defence or survival strategy a person can have: “fawn”. When our brain ... <a title="What is ‘fawning’? How is it related to trauma and the ‘fight or flight’ response?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/06/what-is-fawning-how-is-it-related-to-trauma-and-the-fight-or-flight-response-205024/" aria-label="Read more about What is ‘fawning’? How is it related to trauma and the ‘fight or flight’ response?">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arianto Patunru, Fellow, The Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, Australian National University Australia and Indonesia are forging closer economic ties built on what each country can offer the other in the transition to clean energy. Indonesia is emerging as a maker of electric vehicles and the batteries that ... <a title="Why Indonesia wants Australia’s help to supply the world with electric vehicles and batteries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/06/why-indonesia-wants-australias-help-to-supply-the-world-with-electric-vehicles-and-batteries-209125/" aria-label="Read more about Why Indonesia wants Australia’s help to supply the world with electric vehicles and batteries">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Teresa Ubide, Associate Professor – Igneous Petrology/Volcanology, The University of Queensland Shutterstock When you hear news reports about volcanoes spewing lava and ash, you may worry about the people nearby. In fact, almost one in ten people around the world live within 100 kilometres of an active ... <a title="Volcano eruptions are notoriously hard to forecast. A new method using lasers could be the key" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/06/volcano-eruptions-are-notoriously-hard-to-forecast-a-new-method-using-lasers-could-be-the-key-207031/" aria-label="Read more about Volcano eruptions are notoriously hard to forecast. A new method using lasers could be the key">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janet Conti, Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Western Sydney University Shutterstock No single treatment will work for all people with eating disorders. Even the most highly researched evidence-based treatment may work for some people, but less so for others. When such treatments do not work, it can ... <a title="Why eating disorder treatments only work half the time, according to a psychologist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/06/why-eating-disorder-treatments-only-work-half-the-time-according-to-a-psychologist-207322/" aria-label="Read more about Why eating disorder treatments only work half the time, according to a psychologist">Read more</a>
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July 6, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Averyl Gaylor, PhD Candidate in History, La Trobe University Rachpoot/Bauer-Griffin and Jerritt Clark/Getty Images On TikTok, “old money” and “clean girl” aesthetics are trending, with over three and four billion views respectively. Content tagged #cleangirlaesthetic and #oldmoneyaesthetic proliferates on the platform. Clean girl and old money aesthetics ... <a title="New ‘clean girl’ and ‘old money’ aesthetics on TikTok make the same old link between hygiene and class" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/06/new-clean-girl-and-old-money-aesthetics-on-tiktok-make-the-same-old-link-between-hygiene-and-class-208566/" aria-label="Read more about New ‘clean girl’ and ‘old money’ aesthetics on TikTok make the same old link between hygiene and class">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Tolhurst AM, Hon. Assoc. Prof., Fire Ecology and Management, The University of Melbourne An El Niño event has arrived, according to the World Meteorological Organization, raising fears of record high global temperatures, extreme weather and, in Australia, a severe fire season. The El Niño is a ... <a title="It’s official: Australia is set for a hot, dry El Niño. Here’s what that means for our flammable continent" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/05/its-official-australia-is-set-for-a-hot-dry-el-nino-heres-what-that-means-for-our-flammable-continent-209126/" aria-label="Read more about It’s official: Australia is set for a hot, dry El Niño. Here’s what that means for our flammable continent">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vaughan Cruickshank, Program Director – Health and Physical Education, Maths/Science, Faculty of Education, University of Tasmania The second Ashes Test ended in tense scenes on Sunday following the controversial dismissal of English batsman Jonny Bairstow. His stumping infuriated a pro-England crowd at the famous Lord’s ground and ... <a title="What is the difference between the laws of cricket and the ‘spirit’ of cricket?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/05/what-is-the-difference-between-the-laws-of-cricket-and-the-spirit-of-cricket-209124/" aria-label="Read more about What is the difference between the laws of cricket and the ‘spirit’ of cricket?">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Hay, Professor of Drama, Flinders University The 2024 intake into the Bachelors-level degree at the National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA) has been “paused”, reportedly on the grounds of financial viability and “strategic alignment” with Swinburne University, which has auspiced NICA since 1995. In the same ... <a title="Intake to the National Institute of Circus Arts has been ‘paused’. Where to next for Australia’s performing arts training?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/05/intake-to-the-national-institute-of-circus-arts-has-been-paused-where-to-next-for-australias-performing-arts-training-209120/" aria-label="Read more about Intake to the National Institute of Circus Arts has been ‘paused’. Where to next for Australia’s performing arts training?">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth (Liz) Jackson, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management & Logistics, Curtin University Australia’s government wants to end live animal exports. A panel of four experts has been appointed and given a $5.6 million budget to come up with a plan to phase out the trade, worth ... <a title="Why Australia banning live animal exports may be a net loss for animal welfare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/05/why-australia-banning-live-animal-exports-may-be-a-net-loss-for-animal-welfare-205831/" aria-label="Read more about Why Australia banning live animal exports may be a net loss for animal welfare">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University NAIDOC week is a big celebration for Indigenous people and a highlight on the Blak calendar – it is our Blak Christmas. While reconciliation week focuses on relations between Indigenous and ... <a title="What is NAIDOC week? How did it start and what does it celebrate?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/05/what-is-naidoc-week-how-did-it-start-and-what-does-it-celebrate-208936/" aria-label="Read more about What is NAIDOC week? How did it start and what does it celebrate?">Read more</a>
