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July 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allison Henry, Research Fellow, Australian Human Rights Institute, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Last week, the federal government released an interim report for the Universities Accord. This review team, led by Professor Mary O’Kane, has been tasked with creating a “visionary plan” for Australian ... <a title="‘More obviously needs to be done’: how to make Australian universities safe from sexual violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/more-obviously-needs-to-be-done-how-to-make-australian-universities-safe-from-sexual-violence-210057/" aria-label="Read more about ‘More obviously needs to be done’: how to make Australian universities safe from sexual violence">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brigita Ozolins, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Fine Arts, University of Tasmania Ilmārs Znotiņš and The Latvian Centre of National Culture “With song we have achieved freedom. With song we have gone to war. With song we have been victorious.” These were the words of the newly elected president ... <a title="National pride and sorrow: attending the 150th Latvian Song and Dance Festival as the daughter of refugees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/national-pride-and-sorrow-attending-the-150th-latvian-song-and-dance-festival-as-the-daughter-of-refugees-205398/" aria-label="Read more about National pride and sorrow: attending the 150th Latvian Song and Dance Festival as the daughter of refugees">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Casual workers will be given a new path to becoming permanent, with the security that brings, in industrial relations reforms Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke will introduce later this year. Under the change, promised in Labor’s election campaign, there will ... <a title="Albanese government to make it easier for casuals to become permanent employees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/albanese-government-to-make-it-easier-for-casuals-to-become-permanent-employees-210259/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government to make it easier for casuals to become permanent employees">Read more</a>
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July 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Weiwei Wang, PhD Candidate, Australian National University Ancient starch grains of ginger (Zingiber officinale), cinnamon (Cinnamomum sp.) and nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) were identified on the surface of this footed sandstone grinding slab. Khanh Trung Kien Nguyen, Author provided It’s hard to imagine a world without spice today. ... <a title="Researchers find evidence of a 2,000-year-old curry, the oldest ever found in Southeast Asia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/22/researchers-find-evidence-of-a-2-000-year-old-curry-the-oldest-ever-found-in-southeast-asia-210192/" aria-label="Read more about Researchers find evidence of a 2,000-year-old curry, the oldest ever found in Southeast Asia">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra The Albanese government’s new “Measuring What Matters” framework for a wellbeing economy has been criticised for relying on out-of-date data in several crucial measures. But that’s an easy and somewhat cheap criticism to ... <a title="Cheap shots aside, Chalmers has work to do to improve his new ‘wellbeing’ framework" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/21/cheap-shots-aside-chalmers-has-work-to-do-to-improve-his-new-wellbeing-framework-207324/" aria-label="Read more about Cheap shots aside, Chalmers has work to do to improve his new ‘wellbeing’ framework">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emmanuel Stamatakis, Professor of Physical Activity, Lifestyle, and Population Health, University of Sydney Unsplash, CC BY Physical activity has established benefits for health. The World Health Organization recommends adults do a minimum of 150–300 minutes of moderate or 75–150 minutes of vigorous activity each week. This can ... <a title="Good news for weekend warriors: people who do much of their exercise on a couple of days still get heart benefits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/21/good-news-for-weekend-warriors-people-who-do-much-of-their-exercise-on-a-couple-of-days-still-get-heart-benefits-210053/" aria-label="Read more about Good news for weekend warriors: people who do much of their exercise on a couple of days still get heart benefits">Read more</a>
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July 21, 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 AUCKLAND SHOOTING Martyn Bradbury (Daily Blog): The political ramifications of Matu Tangi Matua Reid’s unspeakable violence and shooting spree in Downtown Auckland Heather Roy: Operational Comms compromised when ... <a title="Newsletter: July 21 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/21/newsletter-july-21-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: July 21 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender, University of Waikato Getty Images The opening match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Auckland was a historic moment for women’s sport in New Zealand – and not just because the Football Ferns upset highly-ranked Norway to ... <a title="The Football Ferns’ historic win in the World Cup opener scores another goal for all women’s sport in New Zealand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/21/the-football-ferns-historic-win-in-the-world-cup-opener-scores-another-goal-for-all-womens-sport-in-new-zealand-210184/" aria-label="Read more about The Football Ferns’ historic win in the World Cup opener scores another goal for all women’s sport in New Zealand">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Warwick Smith, Research economist, The University of Melbourne Today’s release of the Commonwealth Treasury’s Measuring What Matters statement is an important step towards better government decision-making and a shared vision for the Australia we want, but it’s only the first step. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has long talked ... <a title="Today’s Measuring What Matters statement is just a first step – now we have to turn goals into action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/21/todays-measuring-what-matters-statement-is-just-a-first-step-now-we-have-to-turn-goals-into-action-209879/" aria-label="Read more about Today’s Measuring What Matters statement is just a first step – now we have to turn goals into action">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Pickles, Professor of History, University of Canterbury Getty Images Spoiler alert: this review contains plot details of the film. At last – after the hype and advance mass-merchandising – the Barbie movie is here. Part spoof, part action fantasy, part Barbie doll virtual museum, it’s a ... <a title="In Greta Gerwig’s Barbie Land, the matriarchy can be just as bad as the patriarchy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/21/in-greta-gerwigs-barbie-land-the-matriarchy-can-be-just-as-bad-as-the-patriarchy-209317/" aria-label="Read more about In Greta Gerwig’s Barbie Land, the matriarchy can be just as bad as the patriarchy">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kaitlin Cook, DECRA Fellow, Department of Nuclear Physics and Accelerator Applications, Australian National University Shutterstock I would like to know what a nuclear bomb actually does – Rafael, age 11, Melbourne Hi Rafael! A nuclear bomb, like any bomb, makes an explosion by releasing an enormous amount ... <a title="Curious Kids: what does a nuclear bomb actually do?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/21/curious-kids-what-does-a-nuclear-bomb-actually-do-208475/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: what does a nuclear bomb actually do?">Read more</a>
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July 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graeme Smith, Associate professor, Australian National University A week-long trip to Beijing by the Pacific’s most flamboyant statesman Manasseh Sogavare, was always going to cause concern in Canberra. The substance of the visit was as expected. The relationship between China and the Solomon Islands was upgraded to ... <a title="China is playing the long game in the Pacific. Here’s why its efforts are beginning to pay off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/21/china-is-playing-the-long-game-in-the-pacific-heres-why-its-efforts-are-beginning-to-pay-off-209960/" aria-label="Read more about China is playing the long game in the Pacific. Here’s why its efforts are beginning to pay off">Read more</a>
