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July 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charlotte Dunn, Lecturer in Classics, University of Tasmania A fresco in Pompeii possibly depicting Demetrius I 50–40 BC. Wikimedia Commons Alexander the Great was a successful conqueror, but a poor planner. He died without an acceptable heir to inherit the empire, just a soon-to-be-born baby son, and ... <a title="Siege warfare, polygamy and sacrilege: meet history’s most outrageous king, Demetrius the Besieger" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/22/siege-warfare-polygamy-and-sacrilege-meet-historys-most-outrageous-king-demetrius-the-besieger-185866/" aria-label="Read more about Siege warfare, polygamy and sacrilege: meet history’s most outrageous king, Demetrius the Besieger">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Mick Tsikas/AAP If you’re outside staring in, you’d probably say the Albanese government is looking good. If you’re inside gazing out, you’d likely think its challenges appear little short of dire. Next week the new parliament will commence with a ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Climate bill front and centre when parliament starts but it’s the least of Albanese’s problems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/22/grattan-on-friday-climate-bill-front-and-centre-when-parliament-starts-but-its-the-least-of-albaneses-problems-187439/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Climate bill front and centre when parliament starts but it’s the least of Albanese’s problems">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Mick Tsikas/AAP If you’re outside staring in, you’d probably say the Albanese government is looking good. If you’re inside gazing out, you’d likely think its challenges appear little short of dire. Next week the new parliament will commence with a ... <a title="Climate bill front and centre when parliament starts but it’s the least of Albanese’s problems" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/21/climate-bill-front-and-centre-when-parliament-starts-but-its-the-least-of-albaneses-problems-187439/" aria-label="Read more about Climate bill front and centre when parliament starts but it’s the least of Albanese’s problems">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paula Lorgelly, Professor of Health Economics, University of Auckland Mario Tama/Getty Images Earlier this week, New Zealand health minister Andrew Little stated what most who work in health already know. Healthcare is all about people – the people being cared for and the people doing the caring. ... <a title="Despite what political leaders say, New Zealand’s health workforce is in crisis – but it’s the same everywhere else" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/21/despite-what-political-leaders-say-new-zealands-health-workforce-is-in-crisis-but-its-the-same-everywhere-else-187256/" aria-label="Read more about Despite what political leaders say, New Zealand’s health workforce is in crisis – but it’s the same everywhere else">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Angel Zhong, Associate Professor of Finance, RMIT University Australia has one of the world’s most concentrated banking sectors, with its four biggest banks – Commonwealth Bank, National Australia Bank, Westpac and ANZ – holding more about three-quarters of the market, Read more: Four pillars or four pillows? ... <a title="ANZ’s takeover of Suncorp will reduce bank competition – but will that be enough to block it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/21/anzs-takeover-of-suncorp-will-reduce-bank-competition-but-will-that-be-enough-to-block-it-187279/" aria-label="Read more about ANZ’s takeover of Suncorp will reduce bank competition – but will that be enough to block it?">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Judith Nicholls, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Australian National University Melbourne Documentary Film Festival Review: Paper City, directed by Adrian Francis In his first feature-length documentary, Adelaide-born director Adrian Francis offers a rigorous understanding of the American firebombing of Tokyo via survivors’ perspectives. In a brutal attack nearing ... <a title="In Paper City, Japanese survivors recount their experiences of the 1945 firebombing of Tokyo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/21/in-paper-city-japanese-survivors-recount-their-experiences-of-the-1945-firebombing-of-tokyo-187353/" aria-label="Read more about In Paper City, Japanese survivors recount their experiences of the 1945 firebombing of Tokyo">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabriela Quintana Vigiola, Senior Lecturer in Planning, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Urban areas are often thought of as concrete jungles, but they encompass much more than that. Nature, people and built structures are interconnected. Together they comprise the urban environment of the cities and towns in ... <a title="State of the Environment report shows our growing cities are under pressure – but we’re seeing positive signs too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/21/state-of-the-environment-report-shows-our-growing-cities-are-under-pressure-but-were-seeing-positive-signs-too-187265/" aria-label="Read more about State of the Environment report shows our growing cities are under pressure – but we’re seeing positive signs too">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Spence, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Population Health, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Deakin University Shutterstock Like adults, children can get “hangry” – a combination of angry and hungry. Hangriness may be caused by blood glucose levels dropping, leading to irritability, bad mood, anger ... <a title="How to deal with hangry kids and reduce the chances of it happening again – 3 tips from nutrition experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/21/how-to-deal-with-hangry-kids-and-reduce-the-chances-of-it-happening-again-3-tips-from-nutrition-experts-187175/" aria-label="Read more about How to deal with hangry kids and reduce the chances of it happening again – 3 tips from nutrition experts">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamal Barnes, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University As one of its first acts in government, the newly elected Labor government turned back a boat of Sri Lankan asylum seekers trying to enter Australia. Labor has vowed to continue Operation Sovereign Borders, including boat turnbacks and offshore detention. This ... <a title="3 types of denial that allow Australians to feel OK about how we treat refugees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/21/3-types-of-denial-that-allow-australians-to-feel-ok-about-how-we-treat-refugees-186294/" aria-label="Read more about 3 types of denial that allow Australians to feel OK about how we treat refugees">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ausma Bernot, PhD Candidate, Griffith University Shutterstock By now, most of us are aware social media companies collect vast amounts of our information. By doing this, they can target us with ads and monetise our attention. The latest chapter in the data-privacy debate concerns one of the ... <a title="Even if TikTok and other apps are collecting your data, what are the actual consequences?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/21/even-if-tiktok-and-other-apps-are-collecting-your-data-what-are-the-actual-consequences-187277/" aria-label="Read more about Even if TikTok and other apps are collecting your data, what are the actual consequences?">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Walker-Munro, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Shutterstock You walk into a shopping centre to buy some groceries. Without your knowledge, an electronic scan of your face is taken by in-store surveillance cameras and stored in an online database. Each time you return to that ... <a title="What do TikTok, Bunnings, eBay and Netflix have in common? They’re all hyper-collectors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/21/what-do-tiktok-bunnings-ebay-and-netflix-have-in-common-theyre-all-hyper-collectors-187274/" aria-label="Read more about What do TikTok, Bunnings, eBay and Netflix have in common? They’re all hyper-collectors">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Hanna, Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University Shutterstock In the long-delayed State of the Environment report released this week, there is one terrifying sentence: “Environmental degradation is now considered a threat to humanity, which could bring about societal collapses.” Hyperbole? Sadly not. Climate change has already ... <a title="Natural systems in Australia are unravelling. If they collapse, human society could too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/21/natural-systems-in-australia-are-unravelling-if-they-collapse-human-society-could-too-187263/" aria-label="Read more about Natural systems in Australia are unravelling. If they collapse, human society could too">Read more</a>
