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How Lowitja O’Donoghue’s activism and leadership changed advocacy on Indigenous affairs in Australia

February 5, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Holland, Associate Professor, Macquarie University Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains the name and images of a deceased person. In the many tributes that have flowed since the announcement of Lowitja O’Donoghue’s death on February 4 at age 91, many commentators ... <a title="How Lowitja O’Donoghue’s activism and leadership changed advocacy on Indigenous affairs in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/05/how-lowitja-odonoghues-activism-and-leadership-changed-advocacy-on-indigenous-affairs-in-australia-222727/" aria-label="Read more about How Lowitja O’Donoghue’s activism and leadership changed advocacy on Indigenous affairs in Australia">Read more</a>

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Does Yang Hengjun have any legal hopes left after receiving a suspended death sentence in China?

February 5, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donald Rothwell, Professor of International Law, Australian National University The Chinese-Australian academic and writer, Yang Hengjun, has been detained in China for five years on suspicion of spying for Australia. A secret trial was held in 2021 with no family, friends or Australian consular officials permitted in ... <a title="Does Yang Hengjun have any legal hopes left after receiving a suspended death sentence in China?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/05/does-yang-hengjun-have-any-legal-hopes-left-after-receiving-a-suspended-death-sentence-in-china-222750/" aria-label="Read more about Does Yang Hengjun have any legal hopes left after receiving a suspended death sentence in China?">Read more</a>

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Millions of Australians have a chronic illness. So why aren’t employers accommodating them?

February 5, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Ghin, Research fellow, Future Of Work Lab, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne Kat von Wood/Unsplash More than 20 million Australians have at least one long-term health condition, 63% of whom are in the workforce. The causes of chronic illness are complex and ... <a title="Millions of Australians have a chronic illness. So why aren’t employers accommodating them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/05/millions-of-australians-have-a-chronic-illness-so-why-arent-employers-accommodating-them-219612/" aria-label="Read more about Millions of Australians have a chronic illness. So why aren’t employers accommodating them?">Read more</a>

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NASA is looking for commercial Mars missions. Do people still want to go to Mars?

February 5, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Tingay, John Curtin Distinguished Professor (Radio Astronomy), Curtin University Mars has been a source of myth, lore and inspiration since antiquity. It is also an interesting place to research – a legitimate candidate for us to find some form of alien life. Since the 1960s, Mars ... <a title="NASA is looking for commercial Mars missions. Do people still want to go to Mars?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/05/nasa-is-looking-for-commercial-mars-missions-do-people-still-want-to-go-to-mars-222607/" aria-label="Read more about NASA is looking for commercial Mars missions. Do people still want to go to Mars?">Read more</a>

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Sovereignty is sacred: in Timor-Leste’s remote Oecusse Enclave, a border dispute threatens to open old wounds

February 5, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Rose, Research Associate, University of Adelaide Michael Rose, Author provided In September, Timor-Leste will mark a quarter century since its vote for independence from Indonesia, the conclusion of a 24-year long struggle that left few Timorese families untouched. Reconciliation with its giant neighbour stands out as ... <a title="Sovereignty is sacred: in Timor-Leste’s remote Oecusse Enclave, a border dispute threatens to open old wounds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/05/sovereignty-is-sacred-in-timor-lestes-remote-oecusse-enclave-a-border-dispute-threatens-to-open-old-wounds-222384/" aria-label="Read more about Sovereignty is sacred: in Timor-Leste’s remote Oecusse Enclave, a border dispute threatens to open old wounds">Read more</a>

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Campy, playful and funny: Opera Australia finds the joy in The Magic Flute, Mozart’s most-performed opera

February 5, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Larkin, Senior Lecturer in Musicology, University of Sydney The sheer familiarity of The Magic Flute, Mozart’s most-performed opera, can blind one to its inherent oddness. It draws on a range of influences, from ancient Egyptian symbolism and freemasonry to European politics (the character of the Queen ... <a title="Campy, playful and funny: Opera Australia finds the joy in The Magic Flute, Mozart’s most-performed opera" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/05/campy-playful-and-funny-opera-australia-finds-the-joy-in-the-magic-flute-mozarts-most-performed-opera-221595/" aria-label="Read more about Campy, playful and funny: Opera Australia finds the joy in The Magic Flute, Mozart’s most-performed opera">Read more</a>

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Our ancient primate ancestors had an appetite for soft fruits – and their diet shaped human evolution

February 5, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carolina Loch, Senior Lecturer in Oral Biology, University of Otago The diet of early anthropoids – the ancestors of apes and monkeys – has long been debated. Did these early primates display behaviours and diets similar to modern species, or did they have much humbler beginnings? Research ... <a title="Our ancient primate ancestors had an appetite for soft fruits – and their diet shaped human evolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/05/our-ancient-primate-ancestors-had-an-appetite-for-soft-fruits-and-their-diet-shaped-human-evolution-220218/" aria-label="Read more about Our ancient primate ancestors had an appetite for soft fruits – and their diet shaped human evolution">Read more</a>

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Dangerous climate tipping points will affect Australia. The risks are real and cannot be ignored

February 5, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Grose, Climate Projections Scientist, CSIRO In 2023, we saw a raft of news stories about climate tipping points, including the accelerating loss of Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, the potential dieback of the Amazon rainforest and the likely weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Ocean Circulation. The ... <a title="Dangerous climate tipping points will affect Australia. The risks are real and cannot be ignored" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/05/dangerous-climate-tipping-points-will-affect-australia-the-risks-are-real-and-cannot-be-ignored-222282/" aria-label="Read more about Dangerous climate tipping points will affect Australia. The risks are real and cannot be ignored">Read more</a>

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Middle Australia wins from the government’s tax plan, but the budget is the biggest loser

February 5, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute Tang Yan Song/Shutterstock The Albanese government decision to revise the Stage 3 tax cuts has ignited a political firestorm. The government argues revising the plan to give bigger tax cuts to low-and middle-income earners struggling with the cost of ... <a title="Middle Australia wins from the government’s tax plan, but the budget is the biggest loser" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/05/middle-australia-wins-from-the-governments-tax-plan-but-the-budget-is-the-biggest-loser-222383/" aria-label="Read more about Middle Australia wins from the government’s tax plan, but the budget is the biggest loser">Read more</a>

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Labor’s Newspoll lead unchanged since December as 62% support stage three changes

February 5, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A national Newspoll, conducted January 31 to February 3 from a sample of 1,245, gave Labor a 52–48 lead, unchanged since the previous Newspoll in mid-December. Primary ... <a title="Labor’s Newspoll lead unchanged since December as 62% support stage three changes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/05/labors-newspoll-lead-unchanged-since-december-as-62-support-stage-three-changes-222257/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s Newspoll lead unchanged since December as 62% support stage three changes">Read more</a>

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New research shows some gains but fresh difficulties in combating child sexual abuse

February 5, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Mathews, Professor, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology Child sexual abuse is common in Australia. The best evidence of this comes from the 2023 Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS), which surveyed 8,500 Australians aged 16 and over. The ACMS found 28.5% of the national population ... <a title="New research shows some gains but fresh difficulties in combating child sexual abuse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/05/new-research-shows-some-gains-but-fresh-difficulties-in-combating-child-sexual-abuse-221402/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows some gains but fresh difficulties in combating child sexual abuse">Read more</a>

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Should Donald Trump be disqualified from state ballots in presidential election? Here’s how the US Supreme Court might rule

February 5, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hart, Emeritus Faculty, Australian National University The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments this week in former President Donald Trump’s appeal against the decision to exclude him from the ballot in the Colorado Republican primary for this year’s presidential election. The Colorado Supreme Court ruled ... <a title="Should Donald Trump be disqualified from state ballots in presidential election? Here’s how the US Supreme Court might rule" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/05/should-donald-trump-be-disqualified-from-state-ballots-in-presidential-election-heres-how-the-us-supreme-court-might-rule-221209/" aria-label="Read more about Should Donald Trump be disqualified from state ballots in presidential election? Here’s how the US Supreme Court might rule">Read more</a>