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November 6, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Moina Spooner, Assistant Editor Cities are vital engines of economic growth, innovation and social progress. They shape the futures of nations and the lives of millions. In Africa, urbanisation is accelerating at an unprecedented pace. Cities are expanding rapidly to accommodate a booming population and a surging ... <a title="Africa’s cities are growing chaotically fast, but there’s still time to get things right – insights from experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/06/africas-cities-are-growing-chaotically-fast-but-theres-still-time-to-get-things-right-insights-from-experts-242417/" aria-label="Read more about Africa’s cities are growing chaotically fast, but there’s still time to get things right – insights from experts">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Orlando, Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University Alex Photo Stock/Shutterstock If historical trends are anything to go by, most young people in the United States will not vote at this week’s presidential election. For example, at the 2016 presidential election, less than half ... <a title="A new campaign rewards young gamers on Roblox for engaging with the US election. What does it mean for global politics?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/05/a-new-campaign-rewards-young-gamers-on-roblox-for-engaging-with-the-us-election-what-does-it-mean-for-global-politics-242901/" aria-label="Read more about A new campaign rewards young gamers on Roblox for engaging with the US election. What does it mean for global politics?">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University As Americans vote in one of the most important presidential elections in generations, the country teeters on a knife edge. In the battleground states that will likely decide the result, the polling margins ... <a title="What to expect on Election Day: history could be made, or we’re in for a long wait (and plenty of conspiracies)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/05/what-to-expect-on-election-day-history-could-be-made-or-were-in-for-a-long-wait-and-plenty-of-conspiracies-242598/" aria-label="Read more about What to expect on Election Day: history could be made, or we’re in for a long wait (and plenty of conspiracies)">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock Australians today are more likely than previous generations to live with complex and chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease and depression. ... <a title="Primary care involves more than GPs. A new review shows how patients can better access care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/05/primary-care-involves-more-than-gps-a-new-review-shows-how-patients-can-better-access-care-242698/" aria-label="Read more about Primary care involves more than GPs. A new review shows how patients can better access care">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexandra Sherlock, Lecturer, School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University Like most public figures, Kamala Harris adapts her footwear to different occasions. While her wardrobe includes traditional choices such as formal black heels, it was her appearance in Converse Chuck Taylor All-Stars on the February 2021 cover ... <a title="What Kamala Harris’ Converse All-Stars tell us about how shoes shape our identity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/05/what-kamala-harris-converse-all-stars-tell-us-about-how-shoes-shape-our-identity-242777/" aria-label="Read more about What Kamala Harris’ Converse All-Stars tell us about how shoes shape our identity">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leigh Carriage, Senior Lecturer in Music, Southern Cross University The legendary composer, musical arranger and producer Quincy Jones has died at 91. Over his long career, Jones arranged and produced for a broad range of genres. His work blended the traditions of jazz, popular, world music and ... <a title="‘I can make a band play like a singer sings’: Quincy Jones shaped our listening for seven decades" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/05/i-can-make-a-band-play-like-a-singer-sings-quincy-jones-shaped-our-listening-for-seven-decades-242813/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I can make a band play like a singer sings’: Quincy Jones shaped our listening for seven decades">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roger Dargaville, Director Monash Energy Institute, Monash University Shutterstock Both major parties in Australia see a significant role for gas as the world shifts to clean energy in a bid to avert dangerous climate change. The Albanese government says new sources of gas are needed to meet ... <a title="Yes, burning gas is bad for the climate. But keeping it in Australia’s energy mix is sensible" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/05/yes-burning-gas-is-bad-for-the-climate-but-keeping-it-in-australias-energy-mix-is-sensible-241689/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, burning gas is bad for the climate. But keeping it in Australia’s energy mix is sensible">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney David MG/Shutterstock The United States Department of Agriculture last week reported that a pig on a backyard farm in Oregon was infected with bird flu. As the bird flu ... <a title="Bird flu has been detected in a pig in the US. Why does that matter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/05/bird-flu-has-been-detected-in-a-pig-in-the-us-why-does-that-matter-242688/" aria-label="Read more about Bird flu has been detected in a pig in the US. Why does that matter?">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Warburton, Honorary Senior Fellow, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne Rogut/Pexels , CC BY The Albanese government has announced several significant changes to student loans to start in mid-2025. These include wiping 20% off debts, increasing the income threshold for compulsory ... <a title="What happens if you have a HELP debt and kids? The missed opportunity in Labor’s plan to fix student loans" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/05/what-happens-if-you-have-a-help-debt-and-kids-the-missed-opportunity-in-labors-plan-to-fix-student-loans-242758/" aria-label="Read more about What happens if you have a HELP debt and kids? The missed opportunity in Labor’s plan to fix student loans">Read more</a>
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November 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Message, Professor of Public Humanities and Director of the ANU Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University Visual images often last in historical and popular memory. This is especially the case in presidential campaigns in the United States, which offer a vast mix of spectacle, surprise and ... <a title="Memes, photojournalism and television debates: 3 images that defined the 2024 US election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/05/memes-photojournalism-and-television-debates-3-images-that-defined-the-2024-us-election-242689/" aria-label="Read more about Memes, photojournalism and television debates: 3 images that defined the 2024 US election">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Crossbench independents Allegra Spender, Helen Haines and Kate Chaney have declared they are pulling out of the elite lounges run by Qantas and Virgin, amid the ongoing spotlight on privileges politicians receive from the airlines. Allegra Spender, the member for ... <a title="Crossbenchers cancel their membership of airlines’ elite lounges" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/04/crossbenchers-cancel-their-membership-of-airlines-elite-lounges-242782/" aria-label="Read more about Crossbenchers cancel their membership of airlines’ elite lounges">Read more</a>
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November 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kerrie Sadiq, Professor of Taxation, QUT Business School, and ARC Future Fellow, Queensland University of Technology Seb Zurcher/Unsplash Large companies paid the Australian government a record A$100 billion in tax in the last year, a 17% increase on the previous year. But, over the same period, there ... <a title="31% of companies are not paying tax in Australia. How do they do it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/04/31-of-companies-are-not-paying-tax-in-australia-how-do-they-do-it-242695/" aria-label="Read more about 31% of companies are not paying tax in Australia. How do they do it?">Read more</a>
