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October 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul McInerney, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Author provided You might have noticed it after sliding on a rock in a Melbourne creek. Or it could have been wading through a Northern Territory waterhole. It’s slime, and our rivers are full of it. That’s a good thing. Wherever ... <a title="Slime after slime: why those biofilms you slip on in rivers are vitally important" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/16/slime-after-slime-why-those-biofilms-you-slip-on-in-rivers-are-vitally-important-211356/" aria-label="Read more about Slime after slime: why those biofilms you slip on in rivers are vitally important">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By André O. Hudson, Dean of the College of Science, Professor of Biochemistry, Rochester Institute of Technology Shutterstock Almost since antibiotics were first discovered, we’ve been aware bacteria can learn how to overcome these medicines, a phenomenon known as antimicrobial resistance. The World Health Organization says we’re currently ... <a title="Will we still have antibiotics in 50 years? We asked 7 global experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/16/will-we-still-have-antibiotics-in-50-years-we-asked-7-global-experts-214950/" aria-label="Read more about Will we still have antibiotics in 50 years? We asked 7 global experts">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracey Dodd, Director, Research Development, Adelaide Business School, University of Adelaide Javier Allegue Barros/Unsplash, CC BY This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition. For those people focused on meeting the profound challenge of shifting our economies from ... <a title="The human factor: why Australia’s net zero transition risks failing unless it is fair" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/16/the-human-factor-why-australias-net-zero-transition-risks-failing-unless-it-is-fair-214064/" aria-label="Read more about The human factor: why Australia’s net zero transition risks failing unless it is fair">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Linda J. Graham, Professor and Director of the Centre for Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock Suspension from school is meant to be a last resort for serious problem behaviour. Despite that, an alarming number of children are suspended every year, often at young ages, for ... <a title="School suspensions entrench disadvantage. What are the alternatives and how have they worked overseas?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/16/school-suspensions-entrench-disadvantage-what-are-the-alternatives-and-how-have-they-worked-overseas-212249/" aria-label="Read more about School suspensions entrench disadvantage. What are the alternatives and how have they worked overseas?">Read more</a>
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October 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Gaunson, Senior Lecturer, RMIT University Netflix Wes Anderson’s latest work involves four short films based on Roald Dahl stories: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Swan, The Rat Catcher and Poison. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is the longest, with a runtime of 39 ... <a title="Roald Dahl was a bigot and beloved children’s author. Wes Anderson shows both sides of this complicated persona" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/16/roald-dahl-was-a-bigot-and-beloved-childrens-author-wes-anderson-shows-both-sides-of-this-complicated-persona-214836/" aria-label="Read more about Roald Dahl was a bigot and beloved children’s author. Wes Anderson shows both sides of this complicated persona">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Kalinga Seneviratne in Singapore In the aftermath of Palestinian group Hamas’ terror attack inside Israel on October 7 and the Israeli state’s even more terrifying attacks on Palestinian urban neighbourhoods in Gaza, the media across many parts of Asia tend to take a more neutral stand in comparison with their Western counterparts. A ... <a title="Asian states shocked by Hamas raids but no ‘blind support’ for Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/15/asian-states-shocked-by-hamas-raids-but-no-blind-support-for-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Asian states shocked by Hamas raids but no ‘blind support’ for Israel">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne The rules by which politics are conducted have changed dramatically, especially since the rise of Trumpism. Yet the professional mass media continue to cover politics in ways that are no longer fit for purpose. ... <a title="How did the media perform on the Voice referendum? Let’s talk about truth-telling and impartiality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/15/how-did-the-media-perform-on-the-voice-referendum-lets-talk-about-truth-telling-and-impartiality-214961/" aria-label="Read more about How did the media perform on the Voice referendum? Let’s talk about truth-telling and impartiality">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Bongiorno, Professor of History, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University The result of the Voice referendum on Saturday was unexceptional if considered in light of the constitutional history of this country. With a “yes”/“no” split likely to be about 40/60%, the defeat ... <a title="If there is to be any healing after the Voice referendum, it will be a long journey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/15/if-there-is-to-be-any-healing-after-the-voice-referendum-it-will-be-a-long-journey-214370/" aria-label="Read more about If there is to be any healing after the Voice referendum, it will be a long journey">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Strating, Director, La Trobe Asia and Associate Professor, La Trobe University, La Trobe University In recent days, news organisations around the world have sought to explain to global audiences both the Voice to Parliament referendum campaign and the result. The picture they have painted of Australia ... <a title="‘Lies fuel racism’: how the global media covered Australia’s Voice to Parliament referendum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/15/lies-fuel-racism-how-the-global-media-covered-australias-voice-to-parliament-referendum-215665/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Lies fuel racism’: how the global media covered Australia’s Voice to Parliament referendum">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University Close, but so far no “baubles of office” for Winston Peters and NZ First. “We have done the impossible,” he told supporters on election night. But as the old saying goes, politics is the art of the possible. For the ... <a title="From a red tide in 2020 to blood on the floor in 2023 – NZ slams the door on Labour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/15/from-a-red-tide-in-2020-to-blood-on-the-floor-in-2023-nz-slams-the-door-on-labour-215430/" aria-label="Read more about From a red tide in 2020 to blood on the floor in 2023 – NZ slams the door on Labour">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Maguire, Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle A majority of Australian voters have rejected the proposal to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament, with the final results likely to be about 40% voting “yes” and 60% voting ... <a title="Explainer: Australia has voted against an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Here’s what happened" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/15/explainer-australia-has-voted-against-an-indigenous-voice-to-parliament-heres-what-happened-215155/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: Australia has voted against an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. Here’s what happened">Read more</a>
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October 15, 2023
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 While the tide well and truly went out on Labour on election night, there are still several factors complicating the formation of a National and ACT coalition ... <a title="NZ Election 2023: polls understated the right, but National-ACT may struggle for a final majority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/15/nz-election-2023-polls-understated-the-right-but-national-act-may-struggle-for-a-final-majority-215528/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Election 2023: polls understated the right, but National-ACT may struggle for a final majority">Read more</a>
