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Grattan on Friday: Response to Alice Springs crisis poses early Indigenous affairs test for Albanese

January 26, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did the right thing in dashing off to Alice Springs this week in response to the publicity about that city’s crime crisis. But in doing so, he set up a test for himself. That test will ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Response to Alice Springs crisis poses early Indigenous affairs test for Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/26/grattan-on-friday-response-to-alice-springs-crisis-poses-early-indigenous-affairs-test-for-albanese-198590/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Response to Alice Springs crisis poses early Indigenous affairs test for Albanese">Read more</a>

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These 5 spectacular impact craters on Earth highlight our planet’s wild history

January 26, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Brand, Senior Beamline Scientist – Powder Diffraction, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Image of Gosses Bluff taken from the ISS. NASA I think all craters are cool, I’m just going to start with that. I am very biased. Impact craters occur on every planetary body ... <a title="These 5 spectacular impact craters on Earth highlight our planet’s wild history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/26/these-5-spectacular-impact-craters-on-earth-highlight-our-planets-wild-history-197618/" aria-label="Read more about These 5 spectacular impact craters on Earth highlight our planet’s wild history">Read more</a>

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‘Change the date’ debates about January 26 distract from the truth telling Australia needs to do

January 26, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University “Australia Day”, January 26, brings an annual debate of whether celebrations should continue or be moved to a different date. This clash of views means Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people ... <a title="‘Change the date’ debates about January 26 distract from the truth telling Australia needs to do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/26/change-the-date-debates-about-january-26-distract-from-the-truth-telling-australia-needs-to-do-197046/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Change the date’ debates about January 26 distract from the truth telling Australia needs to do">Read more</a>

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Australia Day hasn’t always been on January 26, but it has always been an issue

January 26, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin T. Jones, Senior Lecturer in History, CQUniversity Australia January 26 is a date that sparks mixed emotions in Australia. For some, it’s a day to celebrate all the good things about living in Australia. For others, it’s a painful reminder of the beginning of British colonisation ... <a title="Australia Day hasn’t always been on January 26, but it has always been an issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/26/australia-day-hasnt-always-been-on-january-26-but-it-has-always-been-an-issue-198389/" aria-label="Read more about Australia Day hasn’t always been on January 26, but it has always been an issue">Read more</a>

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Got gastro? Here’s why eating bananas helps but drinking flat lemonade might not

January 26, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Ho, Associate Professor and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University Unsplash, CC BY Doctors are reportedly concerned about a spike in the number of kids with gastroenteritis – when tummy infections can cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, fever, abdominal pain, headache and muscle aches. Rotavirus is a ... <a title="Got gastro? Here’s why eating bananas helps but drinking flat lemonade might not" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/26/got-gastro-heres-why-eating-bananas-helps-but-drinking-flat-lemonade-might-not-198293/" aria-label="Read more about Got gastro? Here’s why eating bananas helps but drinking flat lemonade might not">Read more</a>

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Why do cats and dogs get the zoomies?

January 26, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hazel, Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide Shutterstock Does your cat or dog suddenly get a burst of energy and perform athletic feats around the house that would make even a gold medallist jealous? Welcome to the world of zoomies. Zoomies ... <a title="Why do cats and dogs get the zoomies?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/26/why-do-cats-and-dogs-get-the-zoomies-197790/" aria-label="Read more about Why do cats and dogs get the zoomies?">Read more</a>

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One of these underrated animals should be Australia’s 2032 Olympic mascot. Which would you choose?

January 26, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Wes Mountain/The Conversation/Shutterstockl Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s series introducing you to unloved Australian animals that need our help. Australia is set to host ... <a title="One of these underrated animals should be Australia’s 2032 Olympic mascot. Which would you choose?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/26/one-of-these-underrated-animals-should-be-australias-2032-olympic-mascot-which-would-you-choose-180794/" aria-label="Read more about One of these underrated animals should be Australia’s 2032 Olympic mascot. Which would you choose?">Read more</a>

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‘An activist masquerading as an artist’: we should all be talking about Richard Bell

January 26, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Carlson, Professor, Indigenous Studies and Director of The Centre for Global Indigenous Futures, Macquarie University Madman Entertainment Review: You Can Go Now, directed by Larissa Behrendt. A new documentary from Larissa Behrendt, You Can Go Now, highlights the life, work and activism of Richard Bell: a ... <a title="‘An activist masquerading as an artist’: we should all be talking about Richard Bell" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/26/an-activist-masquerading-as-an-artist-we-should-all-be-talking-about-richard-bell-196577/" aria-label="Read more about ‘An activist masquerading as an artist’: we should all be talking about Richard Bell">Read more</a>

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Body image campaigner Taryn Brumfitt is 2023 Australian of the Year

January 25, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Taryn Brumfitt, a body image campaigner whose work has been recognised internationally, is the 2023 Australian of the Year. A writer and film maker from Adelaide, Brumfitt’s 2016 documentary Embrace, about women’s body loathing and her path of accepting her ... <a title="Body image campaigner Taryn Brumfitt is 2023 Australian of the Year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/25/body-image-campaigner-taryn-brumfitt-is-2023-australian-of-the-year-198513/" aria-label="Read more about Body image campaigner Taryn Brumfitt is 2023 Australian of the Year">Read more</a>

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Alcohol bans and law and order responses to crime in Alice Springs haven’t worked in the past, and won’t work now

January 25, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thalia Anthony, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney Pin Rada/AAP Since colonisation, “interventions” to curb Aboriginal “crime” and alcohol have been deployed to control and harm First Nations communities and people. Nowhere is this more true than in the Northern Territory. When these moral panics reach ... <a title="Alcohol bans and law and order responses to crime in Alice Springs haven’t worked in the past, and won’t work now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/25/alcohol-bans-and-law-and-order-responses-to-crime-in-alice-springs-havent-worked-in-the-past-and-wont-work-now-198427/" aria-label="Read more about Alcohol bans and law and order responses to crime in Alice Springs haven’t worked in the past, and won’t work now">Read more</a>

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Should Australia let Kanye West in?

January 25, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Crock, Professor of Public Law, University of Sydney Evan Agostini/AP Just one year after then-Immigration Minister Alex Hawke moved to expel tennis star Novak Djokovic from Australia on character grounds, his Labor successor, Andrew Giles, is faced with another controversial visitor in the form of Ye ... <a title="Should Australia let Kanye West in?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/25/should-australia-let-kanye-west-in-198498/" aria-label="Read more about Should Australia let Kanye West in?">Read more</a>

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With inflation still rising, the RBA will almost certainly lift interest rates in February

January 25, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University Interest rates are almost certain to rise again in February, after the latest Consumer Price Index figures showing inflation hit 7.8% in 2022 – its highest rate in 33 years. The data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows a ... <a title="With inflation still rising, the RBA will almost certainly lift interest rates in February" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/01/25/with-inflation-still-rising-the-rba-will-almost-certainly-lift-interest-rates-in-february-198504/" aria-label="Read more about With inflation still rising, the RBA will almost certainly lift interest rates in February">Read more</a>