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February 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Rutherford, Adjunct Associate Professor, Cinema Studies, Western Sydney University Binge/ABC/Paramount+/The Conversation As the new year gets going and we’re all looking towards evenings on the couch again to unwind after work or school, there is again a glut of shows to choose from. This month, our ... <a title="Black comedy, political drama and a documentary about a cult: what we’re streaming this February" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/02/black-comedy-political-drama-and-a-documentary-about-a-cult-what-were-streaming-this-february-222146/" aria-label="Read more about Black comedy, political drama and a documentary about a cult: what we’re streaming this February">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese might not be Labor’s strongest policy innovator but as a tactician, he’s as shrewd as they come. Hence his small target strategy in 2022, a contrast with Bill Shorten’s policy overreach in 2019. Ahead of the Dunkley byelection, ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Albanese’s Stage 3 rework invites a wider tax debate the government doesn’t want to have" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/grattan-on-friday-albaneses-stage-3-rework-invites-a-wider-tax-debate-the-government-doesnt-want-to-have-222493/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Albanese’s Stage 3 rework invites a wider tax debate the government doesn’t want to have">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra With the government’s changes to the stage 3 tax cuts to favour lower and middle income earners, and a looming by-election in the Victorian seat of Dunkley, eyes are now on the opposition for its response to Labor’s new package. ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Angus Taylor on tax and the economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/politics-with-michelle-grattan-angus-taylor-on-tax-and-the-economy-222506/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Angus Taylor on tax and the economy">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Macfarlane, Head of Clinical Services, Dementia Support Australia, & Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University Atthapon Raksthaput/Shutterstock An article published this week in the prestigious journal Nature Medicine documents what is believed to be the first evidence that Alzheimer’s disease can be transmitted from person to ... <a title="Alzheimer’s may have once spread from person to person, but the risk of that happening today is incredibly low" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/alzheimers-may-have-once-spread-from-person-to-person-but-the-risk-of-that-happening-today-is-incredibly-low-222374/" aria-label="Read more about Alzheimer’s may have once spread from person to person, but the risk of that happening today is incredibly low">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Griffiths, Deputy Program Director, Grattan Institute Who funds Australia’s political parties? Besides the occasional scandal – think Aldi bags full of cash – most Australians would not hear much about it. But money matters: political donations can buy access to politicians and create opportunities to sway ... <a title="The tide has turned: big donations money is now flowing to Labor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/the-tide-has-turned-big-donations-money-is-now-flowing-to-labor-221976/" aria-label="Read more about The tide has turned: big donations money is now flowing to Labor">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mariam Farida, Lecturer in Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Studies, Macquarie University Days after a drone attack killed three US soldiers at a military outpost in Jordan – an attack blamed on a shadowy Iranian-linked militia group – it appears a wider regional conflict may have been averted. At ... <a title="What is Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’ and why are these groups uniting to attack the US and Israel?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/what-is-irans-axis-of-resistance-and-why-are-these-groups-uniting-to-attack-the-us-and-israel-222281/" aria-label="Read more about What is Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’ and why are these groups uniting to attack the US and Israel?">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Diepstraten, Senior Research Officer, Blood Cells and Blood Cancer Division, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Pexels/Michelle Leman All cancers begin in a single organ or tissue, such as the lungs or skin. When these cancers are confined in their original organ or tissue, they are generally ... <a title="How does cancer spread to other parts of the body?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/how-does-cancer-spread-to-other-parts-of-the-body-219616/" aria-label="Read more about How does cancer spread to other parts of the body?">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicola Henry, Professor & Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University Sexually graphic “deepfake” images of Taylor Swift went viral on social media last week, fuelling widespread condemnation from Swifties, the general public and even the White House. This problem isn’t new. ... <a title="Taylor Swift deepfakes: new technologies have long been weaponised against women. The solution involves us all" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/taylor-swift-deepfakes-new-technologies-have-long-been-weaponised-against-women-the-solution-involves-us-all-222268/" aria-label="Read more about Taylor Swift deepfakes: new technologies have long been weaponised against women. The solution involves us all">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Kidson, Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership, Australian Catholic University It’s back-to-school time for students and staff across Australia. But the politics of school funding has also turned up at the front gate. On Wednesday, Federal Education Minister Jason Clare told nearly 325,000 Western Australian students and ... <a title="As more money is flagged for WA schools, what does ‘fully funded’ really mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/as-more-money-is-flagged-for-wa-schools-what-does-fully-funded-really-mean-222400/" aria-label="Read more about As more money is flagged for WA schools, what does ‘fully funded’ really mean?">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Morton, Honorary Fellow, Charles Darwin University Spinifex hopping mouse, or Tarkawarra from the Pitjantjatjara language. Mike Gillam The common names of Australian animals often originate in Aboriginal languages, and beneficially so. Continuing use of names such as kangaroo and kookaburra helps to honour the wealth of ... <a title="Why don’t people care about Australia’s native rodents? The problem could be their ugly names" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/why-dont-people-care-about-australias-native-rodents-the-problem-could-be-their-ugly-names-219608/" aria-label="Read more about Why don’t people care about Australia’s native rodents? The problem could be their ugly names">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jason Jones, Lecturer in Japanese Studies, Monash University Toho Studios The new hit Japanese film Godzilla Minus One – an homage to Honda Ishirō’s original 1954 film Gojira (more commonly known to English speakers as Godzilla) – centres on the human costs of war. Released in Japan ... <a title="Godzilla Minus One offers an insight into the complexity of Japan’s war memories" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/godzilla-minus-one-offers-an-insight-into-the-complexity-of-japans-war-memories-221596/" aria-label="Read more about Godzilla Minus One offers an insight into the complexity of Japan’s war memories">Read more</a>
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February 1, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By T.J. Thomson, Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University Nine News/Georgie Purcell via X/The Conversation Earlier this week, Channel Nine published an altered image of Victorian MP Georgie Purcell that showed her in a midriff-exposing tank top. The outfit was actually a dress. Purcell ... <a title="Nine was slammed for ‘AI editing’ a Victorian MP’s dress. How can news media use AI responsibly?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/01/nine-was-slammed-for-ai-editing-a-victorian-mps-dress-how-can-news-media-use-ai-responsibly-222382/" aria-label="Read more about Nine was slammed for ‘AI editing’ a Victorian MP’s dress. How can news media use AI responsibly?">Read more</a>
