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In a climate crisis, how do we treat businesses that profit from carbon pollution?

August 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alistair Woodward, Professor, School of Population Health, University of Auckland Getty Images Introducing the New Zealand government’s first Emissions Reduction Plan in June, climate change minister James Shaw observed: The climate crisis is no longer something happening elsewhere, to someone else, in the future – it is ... <a title="In a climate crisis, how do we treat businesses that profit from carbon pollution?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/in-a-climate-crisis-how-do-we-treat-businesses-that-profit-from-carbon-pollution-188810/" aria-label="Read more about In a climate crisis, how do we treat businesses that profit from carbon pollution?">Read more</a>

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First Resolve poll since election has huge Labor lead, and Labor also has massive lead in Victoria

August 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist), The Conversation AAP/Mick Tsikas A federal Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted August 17-21 from a sample of 2,011, gave Labor 42% of the primary vote (32.6% at the May federal election), the Coalition 28% (35.7%), the Greens 12% (12.2%), One Nation ... <a title="First Resolve poll since election has huge Labor lead, and Labor also has massive lead in Victoria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/first-resolve-poll-since-election-has-huge-labor-lead-and-labor-also-has-massive-lead-in-victoria-188587/" aria-label="Read more about First Resolve poll since election has huge Labor lead, and Labor also has massive lead in Victoria">Read more</a>

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Revelations from 17-million-year-old ape teeth could lead to new insights on early human evolution

August 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanya M. Smith, Professor in the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution & Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, Griffith University Fossilised jaws from the 17 million-year-old Kenyan ape _Afropithecus turkanensis_. Tanya M. Smith/National Museums of Kenya, Author provided The timing and intensity of the seasons ... <a title="Revelations from 17-million-year-old ape teeth could lead to new insights on early human evolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/revelations-from-17-million-year-old-ape-teeth-could-lead-to-new-insights-on-early-human-evolution-187996/" aria-label="Read more about Revelations from 17-million-year-old ape teeth could lead to new insights on early human evolution">Read more</a>

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Australians are tired of lies in political advertising. Here’s how it can be fixed

August 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Hill, Professor of Politics, University of Adelaide United Australia Party, Liberal Party, Australian Labor Party, Advance Australia Party Our voting choices are only authentic if our decisions are informed by truthful information. That condition is now increasingly elusive. In Australia, over two-thirds of adult news consumers ... <a title="Australians are tired of lies in political advertising. Here’s how it can be fixed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/australians-are-tired-of-lies-in-political-advertising-heres-how-it-can-be-fixed-189043/" aria-label="Read more about Australians are tired of lies in political advertising. Here’s how it can be fixed">Read more</a>

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General practices are struggling. Here are 5 lessons from overseas to reform the funding system

August 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute Cesar Sampaio/Unsplash New federal Health Minister Mark Butler says primary care is “in worse shape than it’s been in the entire Medicare era” and has made it his top health priority. Primary care is any first point ... <a title="General practices are struggling. Here are 5 lessons from overseas to reform the funding system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/general-practices-are-struggling-here-are-5-lessons-from-overseas-to-reform-the-funding-system-188902/" aria-label="Read more about General practices are struggling. Here are 5 lessons from overseas to reform the funding system">Read more</a>

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What happens if I can’t pay my mortgage and what are my options?

August 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Grant, Senior Lecturer in Finance, University of Sydney Photo by Pat Whelen on Unsplash, CC BY-SA With rising costs of living, including interest rate rises, many people are really worried about their mortgage. So, what actually happens if you can’t pay your mortgage – and what ... <a title="What happens if I can’t pay my mortgage and what are my options?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/what-happens-if-i-cant-pay-my-mortgage-and-what-are-my-options-188891/" aria-label="Read more about What happens if I can’t pay my mortgage and what are my options?">Read more</a>

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Cruise ships are coming back to NZ waters – should we really be welcoming them?

August 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland The Pacific Explorer arrives in Auckland Harbour on August 12. Getty Images The return this month of the first cruise liner to Auckland’s Waitematā Harbour was accompanied by the sort of fanfare normally reserved for visiting foreign ... <a title="Cruise ships are coming back to NZ waters – should we really be welcoming them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/cruise-ships-are-coming-back-to-nz-waters-should-we-really-be-welcoming-them-188974/" aria-label="Read more about Cruise ships are coming back to NZ waters – should we really be welcoming them?">Read more</a>

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‘You get burnt together, you get wet together, you dance together’: how festivals transform lives – and landscapes

August 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amelie Katczynski, Research Assistant, Deakin University Every year in lutruwita/Tasmania, tens of thousands of people journey to and meander through the island state and take in festivals such as Dark Mofo, Cygnet Folk Festival or Nayri Niara Good Spirit Festival. Part of the pull of this place ... <a title="‘You get burnt together, you get wet together, you dance together’: how festivals transform lives – and landscapes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/23/you-get-burnt-together-you-get-wet-together-you-dance-together-how-festivals-transform-lives-and-landscapes-186558/" aria-label="Read more about ‘You get burnt together, you get wet together, you dance together’: how festivals transform lives – and landscapes">Read more</a>

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Virtual reality, autonomous weapons and the future of war: military tech startup Anduril comes to Australia

August 22, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Scott-Stevenson, Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney Anduril Earlier this month, posters started going up around Sydney advertising an event called “In the Ops Room, with Palmer Luckey”. Rather than an album launch or standup gig, this turned out to be a free talk ... <a title="Virtual reality, autonomous weapons and the future of war: military tech startup Anduril comes to Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/22/virtual-reality-autonomous-weapons-and-the-future-of-war-military-tech-startup-anduril-comes-to-australia-188983/" aria-label="Read more about Virtual reality, autonomous weapons and the future of war: military tech startup Anduril comes to Australia">Read more</a>

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Frozen in time, we’ve become blind to ways to build sustainability into our urban heritage

August 22, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Lesh, Lecturer in Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies, Deakin University The Walsh Bay Arts Precinct development won the Greenway Award for Heritage. MDRX/Wikimedia, CC BY-SA It was hard to keep up with all the bad news coming out of the recent Australia State of the Environment ... <a title="Frozen in time, we’ve become blind to ways to build sustainability into our urban heritage" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/22/frozen-in-time-weve-become-blind-to-ways-to-build-sustainability-into-our-urban-heritage-187284/" aria-label="Read more about Frozen in time, we’ve become blind to ways to build sustainability into our urban heritage">Read more</a>

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Like Grand Designs but naughty: Netflix’s How To Build A Sex Room brings kink and sex positivity into the mainstream

August 22, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea Waling, ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow in Sex & Sexuality, La Trobe University Netflix How to Build a Sex Room on Netflix follows interior designer Melanie Rose as she uncovers her clients’ sex lives and designs personalised sex rooms based on their desires and needs. The ... <a title="Like Grand Designs but naughty: Netflix’s How To Build A Sex Room brings kink and sex positivity into the mainstream" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/22/like-grand-designs-but-naughty-netflixs-how-to-build-a-sex-room-brings-kink-and-sex-positivity-into-the-mainstream-188578/" aria-label="Read more about Like Grand Designs but naughty: Netflix’s How To Build A Sex Room brings kink and sex positivity into the mainstream">Read more</a>

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‘Use it or lose it’ – getting NDIS funding is only half the battle for participants

August 22, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Dickinson, Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney Pexels/Cliff Booth, CC BY Around 4.5 million Australians live with disability but less than 13% of them are covered by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Getting into the scheme is one thing. But many NDIS participants find using ... <a title="‘Use it or lose it’ – getting NDIS funding is only half the battle for participants" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/22/use-it-or-lose-it-getting-ndis-funding-is-only-half-the-battle-for-participants-188530/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Use it or lose it’ – getting NDIS funding is only half the battle for participants">Read more</a>