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December 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Ratuva, Director, Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury When the final election results were announced around 4pm on Sunday, many Fijians, at home and around the world, breathed a collective sigh of relief: the government of coup-maker Frank Bainimarama looked like it had ... <a title="A knife-edge election in Fiji sees power shift – and a chance to bring back real democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/a-knife-edge-election-in-fiji-sees-power-shift-and-a-chance-to-bring-back-real-democracy-196465/" aria-label="Read more about A knife-edge election in Fiji sees power shift – and a chance to bring back real democracy">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Two summers did for Scott Morrison. The first was that of 2019-20, with its fire, smoke and ash. The second occurred two years later when, having earlier ... <a title="‘He played his ukulele as the ship went down’: Frank Bongiorno on the political year that was" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/he-played-his-ukulele-as-the-ship-went-down-frank-bongiorno-on-the-political-year-that-was-194063/" aria-label="Read more about ‘He played his ukulele as the ship went down’: Frank Bongiorno on the political year that was">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anita Foerster, Associate Professor, Monash University Shutterstock Australian company directors have long had legal obligations to identify, disclose and manage material financial risks to the company. Where risks result from climate change, or from measures to mitigate climate change, they have an obligation to address and report ... <a title="Clearer rules on reporting companies’ climate risks could soon put us on a path to decarbonising corporate Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/clearer-rules-on-reporting-companies-climate-risks-could-soon-put-us-on-a-path-to-decarbonising-corporate-australia-196381/" aria-label="Read more about Clearer rules on reporting companies’ climate risks could soon put us on a path to decarbonising corporate Australia">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ausma Bernot, PhD Candidate, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University Shutterstock A group of researchers studied 15 months of human mobility movement data taken from 1.5 million people and concluded that just four points in space and time were sufficient to identify 95% of them, ... <a title="Not Big Brother, but close: a surveillance expert explains some of the ways we’re all being watched, all the time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/not-big-brother-but-close-a-surveillance-expert-explains-some-of-the-ways-were-all-being-watched-all-the-time-194917/" aria-label="Read more about Not Big Brother, but close: a surveillance expert explains some of the ways we’re all being watched, all the time">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oliver Baumann, Assistant Professor, School of Psychology, Bond University Shutterstock You’ve driven home from work along the same route for the past five years. But lately, you’ve been stopping at the same intersection, struggling to remember if you need to turn left or right. Many occasions in ... <a title="How much memory loss is normal with ageing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/how-much-memory-loss-is-normal-with-ageing-193217/" aria-label="Read more about How much memory loss is normal with ageing?">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Narelle Lemon, Professor in Education, Swinburne University of Technology Khamkeo Vilaysing/Unsplash Many year 12 students who are receiving their exam results at the moment will go straight to further study and training next year. But others may be planning or dreaming about a break. As a professor ... <a title="Thinking about a gap year? Here are some questions to ask yourself (and a note for anxious parents)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/thinking-about-a-gap-year-here-are-some-questions-to-ask-yourself-and-a-note-for-anxious-parents-196283/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking about a gap year? Here are some questions to ask yourself (and a note for anxious parents)">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lorinda Cramer, Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University State Library of Queensland Woollen swimwear, popular a century ago, might soon make a splash on Australian beaches again. In the 19th century, when natural fibres were the only option, beach-goers donned costumes made of wool or cotton. Swimsuits worn ... <a title="Wool swimsuits used to be standard beachwear – is it time to bring them back?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/19/wool-swimsuits-used-to-be-standard-beachwear-is-it-time-to-bring-them-back-195103/" aria-label="Read more about Wool swimsuits used to be standard beachwear – is it time to bring them back?">Read more</a>
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December 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Matthew Flinders Professor of Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University Frida Lannerstrom/Unsplash, CC BY Climate change is one of the main drivers of species loss globally. We know more plants ... <a title="Children born today will see literally thousands of animals disappear in their lifetime, as global food webs collapse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/17/children-born-today-will-see-literally-thousands-of-animals-disappear-in-their-lifetime-as-global-food-webs-collapse-196286/" aria-label="Read more about Children born today will see literally thousands of animals disappear in their lifetime, as global food webs collapse">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra In this, our last podcast for 2022, we talk with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. We spoke to each of them on the day the parliament was back to pass the energy package. Albanese, who met ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Albanese flags new progress in China relationship ‘in coming weeks’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/16/politics-with-michelle-grattan-albanese-flags-new-progress-in-china-relationship-in-coming-weeks-196728/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Albanese flags new progress in China relationship ‘in coming weeks’">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Evans, Lecturer in Policing and Emergency Management, University of Tasmania The killing of two police officers and a good samaritan, as well as the wounding of two other officers in Wieambilla, Queensland, has sent shockwaves through Australia. While more details about possible motives will emerge over ... <a title="Queensland police killings show the threat posed by conspiracy theories – how should police respond?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/16/queensland-police-killings-show-the-threat-posed-by-conspiracy-theories-how-should-police-respond-196642/" aria-label="Read more about Queensland police killings show the threat posed by conspiracy theories – how should police respond?">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Pudney, Associate Professor of Industrial and Applied Mathematics, University of South Australia Shutterstock Batteries are undoubtedly part of our energy future. Should you put one in your home now to store solar output, manage your energy use and cut costs? It really depends on what you ... <a title="Thinking of buying a battery to help power your home? Here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/16/thinking-of-buying-a-battery-to-help-power-your-home-heres-what-you-need-to-know-192610/" aria-label="Read more about Thinking of buying a battery to help power your home? Here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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December 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sender Dovchin, Associate Professor and the Director of Research, Curtin University Research has found people with ethnic-sounding names have felt they need to use more “English-friendly” names to be considered for job interviews. shutterstock All names of participants mentioned are pseudonyms to protect their identity. In our ... <a title="What is a name microaggression and could you be doing it without knowing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/16/what-is-a-name-microaggression-and-could-you-be-doing-it-without-knowing-196272/" aria-label="Read more about What is a name microaggression and could you be doing it without knowing?">Read more</a>
