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I can’t imagine anybody would come out of On The Beach and not hold their loved ones just that little bit closer

July 24, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Huw Griffiths, Associate Professor of English Literature, University of Sydney Daniel Boud/Sydney Theatre Company Review: On The Beach, directed by Kip Williams. When Nevil Shute wrote his 1957 novel On the Beach, the world was emerging from the devastation of the second world war to confront new ... <a title="I can’t imagine anybody would come out of On The Beach and not hold their loved ones just that little bit closer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/i-cant-imagine-anybody-would-come-out-of-on-the-beach-and-not-hold-their-loved-ones-just-that-little-bit-closer-208366/" aria-label="Read more about I can’t imagine anybody would come out of On The Beach and not hold their loved ones just that little bit closer">Read more</a>

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Has Russia contained the Prigozhin threat? Its long history of managing violent mercenaries suggests so

July 24, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Edele, Hansen Professor in History, Deputy Dean, The University of Melbourne Vasily Deryugin/Kommersant Publishing House/AP A month on since pundits declared the imminent start of a new Russian civil war, we’re still waiting. Moreover, we still know very little about what went on when Wagner leader ... <a title="Has Russia contained the Prigozhin threat? Its long history of managing violent mercenaries suggests so" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/has-russia-contained-the-prigozhin-threat-its-long-history-of-managing-violent-mercenaries-suggests-so-210131/" aria-label="Read more about Has Russia contained the Prigozhin threat? Its long history of managing violent mercenaries suggests so">Read more</a>

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Does a woman’s menstrual cycle affect her athletic performance? Here’s what the science says

July 24, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Chica-Latorre, Phd Candidate and Research Assistant, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra During the Women’s FIFA World Cup, it has been wonderful to see the spotlight turn to female athletes. There’s always been more research on male athletes compared to female athletes, but ... <a title="Does a woman’s menstrual cycle affect her athletic performance? Here’s what the science says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/does-a-womans-menstrual-cycle-affect-her-athletic-performance-heres-what-the-science-says-206700/" aria-label="Read more about Does a woman’s menstrual cycle affect her athletic performance? Here’s what the science says">Read more</a>

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Glide poles: the great Aussie invention helping flying possums cross the road

July 24, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Taylor, Adjunct Research Fellow in the Faculty of Science & Engineering, Southern Cross University Anom Harya, Shutterstock Next time you’re road-tripping along the east coast, keep an eye out for a little-known Aussie invention piercing the skyline: glide poles. For Australia’s gliding possums, or gliders, they’re ... <a title="Glide poles: the great Aussie invention helping flying possums cross the road" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/glide-poles-the-great-aussie-invention-helping-flying-possums-cross-the-road-209033/" aria-label="Read more about Glide poles: the great Aussie invention helping flying possums cross the road">Read more</a>

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‘More obviously needs to be done’: how to make Australian universities safe from sexual violence

July 24, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allison Henry, Research Fellow, Australian Human Rights Institute, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Last week, the federal government released an interim report for the Universities Accord. This review team, led by Professor Mary O’Kane, has been tasked with creating a “visionary plan” for Australian ... <a title="‘More obviously needs to be done’: how to make Australian universities safe from sexual violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/more-obviously-needs-to-be-done-how-to-make-australian-universities-safe-from-sexual-violence-210057/" aria-label="Read more about ‘More obviously needs to be done’: how to make Australian universities safe from sexual violence">Read more</a>

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National pride and sorrow: attending the 150th Latvian Song and Dance Festival as the daughter of refugees

July 24, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brigita Ozolins, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Fine Arts, University of Tasmania Ilmārs Znotiņš and The Latvian Centre of National Culture “With song we have achieved freedom. With song we have gone to war. With song we have been victorious.” These were the words of the newly elected president ... <a title="National pride and sorrow: attending the 150th Latvian Song and Dance Festival as the daughter of refugees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/national-pride-and-sorrow-attending-the-150th-latvian-song-and-dance-festival-as-the-daughter-of-refugees-205398/" aria-label="Read more about National pride and sorrow: attending the 150th Latvian Song and Dance Festival as the daughter of refugees">Read more</a>

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Albanese government to make it easier for casuals to become permanent employees

July 24, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Casual workers will be given a new path to becoming permanent, with the security that brings, in industrial relations reforms Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke will introduce later this year. Under the change, promised in Labor’s election campaign, there will ... <a title="Albanese government to make it easier for casuals to become permanent employees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/albanese-government-to-make-it-easier-for-casuals-to-become-permanent-employees-210259/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government to make it easier for casuals to become permanent employees">Read more</a>

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Researchers find evidence of a 2,000-year-old curry, the oldest ever found in Southeast Asia

July 22, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Weiwei Wang, PhD Candidate, Australian National University Ancient starch grains of ginger (Zingiber officinale), cinnamon (Cinnamomum sp.) and nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) were identified on the surface of this footed sandstone grinding slab. Khanh Trung Kien Nguyen, Author provided It’s hard to imagine a world without spice today. ... <a title="Researchers find evidence of a 2,000-year-old curry, the oldest ever found in Southeast Asia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/22/researchers-find-evidence-of-a-2-000-year-old-curry-the-oldest-ever-found-in-southeast-asia-210192/" aria-label="Read more about Researchers find evidence of a 2,000-year-old curry, the oldest ever found in Southeast Asia">Read more</a>

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Cheap shots aside, Chalmers has work to do to improve his new ‘wellbeing’ framework

July 21, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra The Albanese government’s new “Measuring What Matters” framework for a wellbeing economy has been criticised for relying on out-of-date data in several crucial measures. But that’s an easy and somewhat cheap criticism to ... <a title="Cheap shots aside, Chalmers has work to do to improve his new ‘wellbeing’ framework" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/21/cheap-shots-aside-chalmers-has-work-to-do-to-improve-his-new-wellbeing-framework-207324/" aria-label="Read more about Cheap shots aside, Chalmers has work to do to improve his new ‘wellbeing’ framework">Read more</a>

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Good news for weekend warriors: people who do much of their exercise on a couple of days still get heart benefits

July 21, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emmanuel Stamatakis, Professor of Physical Activity, Lifestyle, and Population Health, University of Sydney Unsplash, CC BY Physical activity has established benefits for health. The World Health Organization recommends adults do a minimum of 150–300 minutes of moderate or 75–150 minutes of vigorous activity each week. This can ... <a title="Good news for weekend warriors: people who do much of their exercise on a couple of days still get heart benefits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/21/good-news-for-weekend-warriors-people-who-do-much-of-their-exercise-on-a-couple-of-days-still-get-heart-benefits-210053/" aria-label="Read more about Good news for weekend warriors: people who do much of their exercise on a couple of days still get heart benefits">Read more</a>

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The Football Ferns’ historic win in the World Cup opener scores another goal for all women’s sport in New Zealand

July 21, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender, University of Waikato Getty Images The opening match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Auckland was a historic moment for women’s sport in New Zealand – and not just because the Football Ferns upset highly-ranked Norway to ... <a title="The Football Ferns’ historic win in the World Cup opener scores another goal for all women’s sport in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/21/the-football-ferns-historic-win-in-the-world-cup-opener-scores-another-goal-for-all-womens-sport-in-new-zealand-210184/" aria-label="Read more about The Football Ferns’ historic win in the World Cup opener scores another goal for all women’s sport in New Zealand">Read more</a>

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Today’s Measuring What Matters statement is just a first step – now we have to turn goals into action

July 21, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warwick Smith, Research economist, The University of Melbourne Today’s release of the Commonwealth Treasury’s Measuring What Matters statement is an important step towards better government decision-making and a shared vision for the Australia we want, but it’s only the first step. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has long talked ... <a title="Today’s Measuring What Matters statement is just a first step – now we have to turn goals into action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/21/todays-measuring-what-matters-statement-is-just-a-first-step-now-we-have-to-turn-goals-into-action-209879/" aria-label="Read more about Today’s Measuring What Matters statement is just a first step – now we have to turn goals into action">Read more</a>