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July 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Shutterstock Australia’s inflation rate has fallen for the second consecutive quarter. After reaching a 30-year high of 7.8% at the end of 2022, annual inflation as measured by the Bureau of Statistics’ quarterly ... <a title="Underlying inflation has slipped below 6%, but is the slide enough to stop the RBA pushing up rates further?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/26/underlying-inflation-has-slipped-below-6-but-is-the-slide-enough-to-stop-the-rba-pushing-up-rates-further-209852/" aria-label="Read more about Underlying inflation has slipped below 6%, but is the slide enough to stop the RBA pushing up rates further?">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Sprogis, Adjunct Research Fellow, UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia Sad scenes are unfolding in Western Australia after a pod of pilot whales became stranded on a beach late on Tuesday. According to the latest reports, 51 of the whales have died. Some 46 ... <a title="An expert explains the stranding of 97 pilot whales in WA and their mysterious ‘huddling’ before the tragedy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/26/an-expert-explains-the-stranding-of-97-pilot-whales-in-wa-and-their-mysterious-huddling-before-the-tragedy-210453/" aria-label="Read more about An expert explains the stranding of 97 pilot whales in WA and their mysterious ‘huddling’ before the tragedy">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Sprogis, Adjunct Research Fellow, UWA Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia Sad scenes are unfolding in Western Australia after a pod of pilot whales became stranded on a beach late on Tuesday. According to the latest reports, 51 of the whales have died. Some 46 ... <a title="An expert explains the stranding of 87 pilot whales in WA and their mysterious ‘huddling’ before the tragedy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/26/an-expert-explains-the-stranding-of-87-pilot-whales-in-wa-and-their-mysterious-huddling-before-the-tragedy-210453/" aria-label="Read more about An expert explains the stranding of 87 pilot whales in WA and their mysterious ‘huddling’ before the tragedy">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Shackell, Sessional Academic, Visitor, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock To non-moguls, Elon Musk’s (perhaps temporary) rebrand of Twitter to “X” may seem high risk, amateurish, or even capricious. But it is likely doing exactly what he intended: generating enormous global interest, pushing Twitter closer to his ... <a title="Do rebrands work? Can you trademark an X? An expert answers the burning questions on Musk’s Twitter pivot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/26/do-rebrands-work-can-you-trademark-an-x-an-expert-answers-the-burning-questions-on-musks-twitter-pivot-210377/" aria-label="Read more about Do rebrands work? Can you trademark an X? An expert answers the burning questions on Musk’s Twitter pivot">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madi Day, Lecturer, Department of Indigenous Studies, Macquarie University During Sydney World Pride the federal government committed to a ten-year action plan for LGBTIQA+ health and wellbeing. This included A$26 million in health research. In the announcement, the minister for health and aged care, Mark Butler, said: ... <a title="Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people must be at the centre, not the margins, of LGBTQIA+ plans and policies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/26/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people-must-be-at-the-centre-not-the-margins-of-lgbtqia-plans-and-policies-209221/" aria-label="Read more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people must be at the centre, not the margins, of LGBTQIA+ plans and policies">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane McAdam AO, Scientia Professor and Director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Sydney It has been over a decade since Australia revived its offshore processing regime for asylum seekers, yet revelations of the policy’s human and financial failures keep coming. Last weekend, the ... <a title="Our cruel and costly offshore processing system was a failure. We have a better solution on asylum policy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/26/our-cruel-and-costly-offshore-processing-system-was-a-failure-we-have-a-better-solution-on-asylum-policy-210378/" aria-label="Read more about Our cruel and costly offshore processing system was a failure. We have a better solution on asylum policy">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Macpherson, Associate Professor of Law, University of Canterbury Unsplash/Rod Long The recent failure of the proposed Kermadec ocean sanctuary is a striking reminder of the need for leadership around New Zealand’s ocean policies. The “no take” ocean sanctuary was meant to be one of the world’s ... <a title="New Zealand’s maritime territory is 15 times its landmass — here’s why we need a ministry for the ocean" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/26/new-zealands-maritime-territory-is-15-times-its-landmass-heres-why-we-need-a-ministry-for-the-ocean-210123/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s maritime territory is 15 times its landmass — here’s why we need a ministry for the ocean">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Tuckerman, Senior Research Officer, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Shutterstock This winter, we’re having to get our heads around another respiratory virus – RSV. It’s less well known than COVID or flu, but it’s also responsible for unplanned visits to the GP or emergency department, and days ... <a title="RSV is everywhere right now. What parents need to know about respiratory syncytial virus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/26/rsv-is-everywhere-right-now-what-parents-need-to-know-about-respiratory-syncytial-virus-208855/" aria-label="Read more about RSV is everywhere right now. What parents need to know about respiratory syncytial virus">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content KIRI ALLAN ODT Editorial: There but for the grace … (paywalled) Andrea Vance (Post): Emotional Labour MP raises Kiri Allan concerns (paywalled) Gareth Hughes (Stuff): The privilege and the pain of ... <a title="Newsletter: July 26 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/26/newsletter-july-26-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: July 26 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2023
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller Antony Blinken is heading down under. The US Secretary of State’s visit to New Zealand and Australia this week comes as the two countries jointly host the FIFA Women’s World Cup. New Zealand foreign minister Nanaia Mahuta has highlighted the potential for ‘good old-fashioned sports diplomacy’ – and the Secretary is scheduled to attend ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: Antony Blinken’s endgame for New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/26/geoffrey-millers-political-roundup-antony-blinkens-endgame-for-new-zealand/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller’s Political Roundup: Antony Blinken’s endgame for New Zealand">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Kilah, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Tasmania Shutterstock A potentially dangerous trend has gained prominence on TikTok, with a number of people mixing borax into water and drinking it for supposed health benefits. This isn’t new. Social media platforms have been host to many dangerous ... <a title="A new TikTok trend has people drinking toxic borax. An expert explains the risks – and how to read product labels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/26/a-new-tiktok-trend-has-people-drinking-toxic-borax-an-expert-explains-the-risks-and-how-to-read-product-labels-210278/" aria-label="Read more about A new TikTok trend has people drinking toxic borax. An expert explains the risks – and how to read product labels">Read more</a>
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July 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kenny, Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University Mick Tsikas/AAP It never quite lived up to its billing as “the right-wing GetUp!” but five years on, an activist group feted by Australia’s most conservative politicians and backed by some rich but reclusive individuals is a vocal ... <a title="What are ‘Advance’ and ‘Fair Australia’, and why are they spearheading the ‘no’ campaign on the Voice?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/26/what-are-advance-and-fair-australia-and-why-are-they-spearheading-the-no-campaign-on-the-voice-209390/" aria-label="Read more about What are ‘Advance’ and ‘Fair Australia’, and why are they spearheading the ‘no’ campaign on the Voice?">Read more</a>
