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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Mark, Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Hosei University In a surprise announcement, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said today he would step down as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) next month, bringing his premiership to an early end. Since coming to office in ... <a title="Why did Japan’s prime minister decide to step down? And who might replace him?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/why-did-japans-prime-minister-decide-to-step-down-and-who-might-replace-him-236797/" aria-label="Read more about Why did Japan’s prime minister decide to step down? And who might replace him?">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Environmental destruction is not an unintended side effect, but a primary objective in colonial wars of occupation. By David Whyte and Samira Homerang Saunders Many in the international community are finally coming to accept that the earth’s ecosystem can no longer bear the weight of military occupation. Most have reached this inevitable conclusion, clearly articulated in the ... <a title="From Papua to Gaza, military occupation leads to ‘ecocide’ – climate catastrophe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/from-papua-to-gaza-military-occupation-leads-to-ecocide-climate-catastrophe/" aria-label="Read more about From Papua to Gaza, military occupation leads to ‘ecocide’ – climate catastrophe">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Larsen, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of New England On Wednesday, Australia woke up to a barrage of reports about the latest NAPLAN results. Media coverage described an “epic fail”, “plummeting” performances and a “bleak picture”. Education experts spoke of “grim reading”, and Prime Minister Anthony ... <a title="Are the latest NAPLAN results really an ‘epic fail’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/are-the-latest-naplan-results-really-an-epic-fail-236782/" aria-label="Read more about Are the latest NAPLAN results really an ‘epic fail’?">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, University of South Australia Oleg Mikhaylov/Shutterstock Exercise is excellent for kids. Kids who exercise are fitter, stronger, and less likely to be overweight or obese. They have better physical and mental health, perform better in the classroom, and are more likely ... <a title="Is it OK for kids to lift weights? At what age and how heavy? Here’s what parents need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/is-it-ok-for-kids-to-lift-weights-at-what-age-and-how-heavy-heres-what-parents-need-to-know-235963/" aria-label="Read more about Is it OK for kids to lift weights? At what age and how heavy? Here’s what parents need to know">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By George Taleporos, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University What should or shouldn’t be funded by the National Disability Insurance Scheme? You might think having a list of things that are “in” or “out” seems like a pragmatic way to contain the ... <a title="Lists of ‘eligible supports’ could be a backwards step for the NDIS and people with disability" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/lists-of-eligible-supports-could-be-a-backwards-step-for-the-ndis-and-people-with-disability-236578/" aria-label="Read more about Lists of ‘eligible supports’ could be a backwards step for the NDIS and people with disability">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Department of Mum and Dad Analysis by Keith Rankin. On 12 August, the national-led government announced a new policy program to impose more sanctions on New Zealand’s beneficiaries, meaning people of working age (18-64) whose primary income is a government benefit. (Refer RNZ Government further increases sanctions for beneficiaries, 12 August 2024.) This policy direction ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Department of Mum and Dad, in the context of a more restrictive welfare state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/keith-rankin-analysis-department-of-mum-and-dad-in-the-context-of-a-more-restrictive-welfare-state/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Department of Mum and Dad, in the context of a more restrictive welfare state">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ryan Heneghan, Lecturer in Environmental Modelling, Griffith University The world’s oceans are home to microscopic organisms invisible to the human eye. The tiny creatures, known as “prokaryotes”, comprise 30% of life in the world’s oceans. These organisms play an important role in keeping the oceans in balance. ... <a title="Earth’s oldest, tiniest creatures are poised to be climate change winners – and the repercussions could be huge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/earths-oldest-tiniest-creatures-are-poised-to-be-climate-change-winners-and-the-repercussions-could-be-huge-235115/" aria-label="Read more about Earth’s oldest, tiniest creatures are poised to be climate change winners – and the repercussions could be huge">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Maras, Associate Professor in Media and Communication, The University of Western Australia At the Movies was first broadcast on the ABC on July 1 2004, with the final episode broadcast on December 9 2014. Hosted and conceived by Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton, they first began ... <a title="For the love of cinema: what we’re missing from At The Movies, 10 years after its last season" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/for-the-love-of-cinema-what-were-missing-from-at-the-movies-10-years-after-its-last-season-236238/" aria-label="Read more about For the love of cinema: what we’re missing from At The Movies, 10 years after its last season">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rita Matulionyte, Senior Lecturer in Law, Macquarie University VanderWolfImages/Shutterstock Around the world, governments are grappling with how best to manage the increasingly unruly beast that is artificial intelligence (AI). This fast-growing technology promises to boost national economies and make completing menial tasks easier. But it also poses ... <a title="A world-first law in Europe is targeting artificial intelligence. Other countries can learn from it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/a-world-first-law-in-europe-is-targeting-artificial-intelligence-other-countries-can-learn-from-it-236587/" aria-label="Read more about A world-first law in Europe is targeting artificial intelligence. Other countries can learn from it">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathryn Schumaker, Senior Lecturer in American Studies, University of Sydney In late July, former President Donald Trump told a room of Black journalists that Vice President Kamala Harris, his rival in the 2024 presidential election, “happened to turn Black” recently. “She was Indian all the way, and ... <a title="‘Happened to turn Black’: how Donald Trump evoked a history of white authorities using their power to define race" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/happened-to-turn-black-how-donald-trump-evoked-a-history-of-white-authorities-using-their-power-to-define-race-236497/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Happened to turn Black’: how Donald Trump evoked a history of white authorities using their power to define race">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ferdi Botha, Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Institute: Applied Economic & Social Research, The University of Melbourne Just prior to the last federal election in 2022, we surveyed Australians for their views on the important issues facing Australia using the Melbourne Institute-Roy Morgan Taking the Pulse of the ... <a title="Less about climate change, more on reducing migration: here’s what matters most to Australian voters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/less-about-climate-change-more-on-reducing-migration-heres-what-matters-most-to-australian-voters-236129/" aria-label="Read more about Less about climate change, more on reducing migration: here’s what matters most to Australian voters">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Israel’s zealots are ignoring the pleas of the top brass. They want to widen the circle of war, whatever the consequences. ANALYSIS: By Jonathan Cook in Middle East Eye There should be nothing surprising about the revelation that troops at Sde Teiman, a detention camp set up by Israel in the wake of Hamas’s October ... <a title="Jonathan Cook: Israel is in a death spiral – who will it take down with it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/jonathan-cook-israel-is-in-a-death-spiral-who-will-it-take-down-with-it/" aria-label="Read more about Jonathan Cook: Israel is in a death spiral – who will it take down with it?">Read more</a>
