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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Isaacs, Associate Professor, Film Studies, University of Sydney In 1972, American cinema was ablaze with the energy of what later came to be called “The New Hollywood”. This was a group of film directors who were bringing a radical kind of cinema to the movie mainstream ... <a title="The incredible creativity of William Friedkin: Oscars, box-office hits – and arthouse, experimental genre cinema" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/the-incredible-creativity-of-william-friedkin-oscars-box-office-hits-and-arthouse-experimental-genre-cinema-211185/" aria-label="Read more about The incredible creativity of William Friedkin: Oscars, box-office hits – and arthouse, experimental genre cinema">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Tang, PhD Scholar in Climate Governance, Australian National University NASA, CC BY Right now, people in coastal China are fleeing successive typhoons. Parts of the Philippines are awash. Typhoons are intense circular storms, which Australians know as tropical cyclones and Americans call hurricanes. Damage from cyclones ... <a title="In the future, we could snuff out cyclones. But weather control comes with new risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/in-the-future-we-could-snuff-out-cyclones-but-weather-control-comes-with-new-risks-210788/" aria-label="Read more about In the future, we could snuff out cyclones. But weather control comes with new risks">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Farrelly, Professor and Head of Social Sciences, University of Tasmania In a general amnesty announced on military television last week, Myanmar’s military junta removed six years from the jail term of Aung San Suu Kyi, the 78-year-old leader of the government removed by a coup in ... <a title="Myanmar junta reducing Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence is an empty gesture from a failing state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/myanmar-junta-reducing-aung-san-suu-kyis-sentence-is-an-empty-gesture-from-a-failing-state-210809/" aria-label="Read more about Myanmar junta reducing Aung San Suu Kyi’s sentence is an empty gesture from a failing state">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marie-Claire Seeley, PhD Candidate, Australian Dysautonomia and Arrhythmia Research Collaborative, University of Adelaide Shutterstock POTS or “postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome” is a poorly recognised condition we’ve been hearing more about recently. When people stand up, get out of bed or off the sofa, their heart races and ... <a title="What is POTS? And how is it related to long COVID?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/what-is-pots-and-how-is-it-related-to-long-covid-208280/" aria-label="Read more about What is POTS? And how is it related to long COVID?">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Duffy, Director of the Space Technology and Industry Institute, Swinburne University of Technology Mark Davidson / Twitter The first hours after a fireball sighting are like a detective mystery. Last night around midnight, people across Melbourne took to social media to report sightings of a bright ... <a title="A spectacular fireball just streaked across Melbourne – but astronomers didn’t see it coming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/a-spectacular-fireball-just-streaked-across-melbourne-but-astronomers-didnt-see-it-coming-211184/" aria-label="Read more about A spectacular fireball just streaked across Melbourne – but astronomers didn’t see it coming">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll, Senior Lecturer Above the Bar, University of Canterbury It seems clear that adoption law reform won’t be a priority before the October general election. This will be bitterly disappointing for many New Zealanders. Despite some significant progress, the Ministry of Justice has revised its timeline ... <a title="‘Nobody’s child’ – despite a compelling case for reform, NZ’s adoption laws remain stuck in the past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/nobodys-child-despite-a-compelling-case-for-reform-nzs-adoption-laws-remain-stuck-in-the-past-210887/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Nobody’s child’ – despite a compelling case for reform, NZ’s adoption laws remain stuck in the past">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carlos Diaz Ruiz, Assistant Professor, Hanken School of Economics A Louis Vuitton crossover bag bearing the Supreme label. Shutterstock In 2017, Louis Vuitton caused a stir in the luxury industry by partnering with the New York skateboarding brand Supreme. This collaboration became a milestone in the luxury ... <a title="Unconventional luxury brand collaborations are everywhere. What is the appeal?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/unconventional-luxury-brand-collaborations-are-everywhere-what-is-the-appeal-210382/" aria-label="Read more about Unconventional luxury brand collaborations are everywhere. What is the appeal?">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Ireland, Senior Research Scientist at the Australian E-Health Research Centre, CSIRO Chronic or persistent pain is the main reason people seek medical care in Australia. Yet, most chronic pain is incurable and relies on education, exercise and other interventions for management, making it a complex, common ... <a title="Pictures of pain: how a visual chatbot can help people with chronic pain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/pictures-of-pain-how-a-visual-chatbot-can-help-people-with-chronic-pain-210810/" aria-label="Read more about Pictures of pain: how a visual chatbot can help people with chronic pain">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Morris, Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Nationally, about 175,000 households are on the social housing waiting list. An individual usually has to be in “greatest need” to get on the list. Even then, being listed does not mean you ... <a title="‘It’s soul-destroying’: how people on a housing wait list of 175,000 describe their years of waiting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/its-soul-destroying-how-people-on-a-housing-wait-list-of-175-000-describe-their-years-of-waiting-210705/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It’s soul-destroying’: how people on a housing wait list of 175,000 describe their years of waiting">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Woods, Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Aged-care services will cost taxpayers more than A$35 billion this year. Treasurer Jim Chalmers argues it’s one of the government’s biggest ongoing funding challenges. The last intergenerational report, which looked out over the next 40 years, ... <a title="Aged-care funding reforms must ensure users pay their fair share" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/aged-care-funding-reforms-must-ensure-users-pay-their-fair-share-210962/" aria-label="Read more about Aged-care funding reforms must ensure users pay their fair share">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rico Merkert, Professor in Transport and Supply Chain Management and Deputy Director, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS), University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney MDRX/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Our climate is changing, and airlines are under pressure to reduce emissions from air travel. For ... <a title="How air travellers can cut their door-to-door emissions right now – by as much as 13% on the Sydney-Melbourne route" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/how-air-travellers-can-cut-their-door-to-door-emissions-right-now-by-as-much-as-13-on-the-sydney-melbourne-route-211099/" aria-label="Read more about How air travellers can cut their door-to-door emissions right now – by as much as 13% on the Sydney-Melbourne route">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Wilson, PhD Candidate in Nanotechnology & Innovation Governance, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock There’s growing global concern about potential risks to human health and the environment from a group of industrial chemicals commonly known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals”. While the full extent of harm from ... <a title="Controversial ‘forever chemicals’ could be phased out in Australia under new restrictions. Here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/controversial-forever-chemicals-could-be-phased-out-in-australia-under-new-restrictions-heres-what-you-need-to-know-210697/" aria-label="Read more about Controversial ‘forever chemicals’ could be phased out in Australia under new restrictions. Here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
