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February 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Hughes, Professor of Social Work, Southern Cross University Steven Saphore/ AAP World Pride has come to Sydney, with the annual Mardi Gras Parade on Saturday having returned to its Oxford Street home for the first time in three years. The 17-day festival is expected to host ... <a title="For some LGBTQ+ older people, events like World Pride can be isolating – we need to better understand how to support them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/28/for-some-lgbtq-older-people-events-like-world-pride-can-be-isolating-we-need-to-better-understand-how-to-support-them-200533/" aria-label="Read more about For some LGBTQ+ older people, events like World Pride can be isolating – we need to better understand how to support them">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2023
ANALYSIS: By David Robie Two countries. A common border. Two hostage crises. But the responses of both Asia-Pacific nations have been like chalk and cheese. On February 7, a militant cell of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), the armed wing of the Free Papua Organisation (OPM) — a fragmented organisation that been fighting ... <a title="Two countries, two kidnappings – but Jakarta and Port Moresby responses different with 3 PNG hostages freed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/27/two-countries-two-kidnappings-but-jakarta-and-port-moresby-responses-different-with-3-png-hostages-freed/" aria-label="Read more about Two countries, two kidnappings – but Jakarta and Port Moresby responses different with 3 PNG hostages freed">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Elphick, Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Monash University Dean Lewins/AAP In 2018, Australians were shocked to learn that religious schools still had the right to discriminate against LGBTQ students and staff. Politicians called it “utter crap”. Polling found 74% of Australians opposed it. Federally, both the then-Coalition ... <a title="Religious schools can build a community of faith without discriminating. The law should reflect that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/27/religious-schools-can-build-a-community-of-faith-without-discriminating-the-law-should-reflect-that-200532/" aria-label="Read more about Religious schools can build a community of faith without discriminating. The law should reflect that">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: The Horrific damage caused by forestry slash and vested interests “Capitalists always want to privatise their profits and socialise their losses” – that’s the traditional socialist critique of how businesses are big fans of state intervention when it suits their interests. There seems to be a lot of that ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Horrific damage caused by forestry slash and vested interests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/27/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-the-horrific-damage-caused-by-forestry-slash-and-vested-interests/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: The Horrific damage caused by forestry slash and vested interests">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Aggar, Associate Professor of Nursing, Southern Cross University Shutterstock Delirium is a sudden decline in a person’s usual mental function. It occurs when signals in the brain aren’t sending and receiving properly, causing confusion in thinking and altered behaviour or levels of consciousness. Delirium isn’t a ... <a title="What is delirium?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/27/what-is-delirium-194631/" aria-label="Read more about What is delirium?">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris R. Reid, ARC Future Fellow, Macquarie University Slime mould navigating a food grid. Chris R. Reid/Macquarie University, Author provided In HBO’s post-apocalyptic drama The Last of Us, human civilisation has fallen in the face of a fungal takeover triggered by climate change. The show’s opening credits ... <a title="This freaky slime mould from HBO’s The Last of Us isn’t a fungus at all – but it is a brainless predator" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/27/this-freaky-slime-mould-from-hbos-the-last-of-us-isnt-a-fungus-at-all-but-it-is-a-brainless-predator-200271/" aria-label="Read more about This freaky slime mould from HBO’s The Last of Us isn’t a fungus at all – but it is a brainless predator">Read more</a>
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February 27, 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 Paul Braven/Dan Himbrechts/AAP The New South Wales state election will be held in nearly four weeks, on March 25. A Newspoll, conducted February 20-23 from a sample ... <a title="Labor’s lead reduced in a NSW Newspoll four weeks before election; Voice support steady" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/27/labors-lead-reduced-in-a-nsw-newspoll-four-weeks-before-election-voice-support-steady-200451/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s lead reduced in a NSW Newspoll four weeks before election; Voice support steady">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suzanne Wilkinson, Professor of Construction Management, Massey University Getty Images In the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins promised to invest billions in disaster-hit communities to “build back better”. But building community and infrastructure resilience will take more than just cash. In our 2018 book, ... <a title="‘Build back better’ sounds great in theory, but does the government really know what it means in practice?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/27/build-back-better-sounds-great-in-theory-but-does-the-government-really-know-what-it-means-in-practice-200514/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Build back better’ sounds great in theory, but does the government really know what it means in practice?">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rohit Ram, PhD Student, Social Data Science, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Rohit Ram receives funding from the Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) and was supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship. Ideology has always been a critical element in understanding how we ... <a title="Can ideology-detecting algorithms catch online extremism before it takes hold?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/27/can-ideology-detecting-algorithms-catch-online-extremism-before-it-takes-hold-200629/" aria-label="Read more about Can ideology-detecting algorithms catch online extremism before it takes hold?">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Shearer, Research Fellow, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University Image: Heather Shearer, Author provided Australia’s coastal cities and surrounding hinterlands have long been popular with tourists, sea-changers and retirees. But they have a darker side. In the early morning you will often find car parks crowded with ... <a title="Tiny houses and alternative homes are gaining councils’ approval as they wrestle with the housing crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/27/tiny-houses-and-alternative-homes-are-gaining-councils-approval-as-they-wrestle-with-the-housing-crisis-199667/" aria-label="Read more about Tiny houses and alternative homes are gaining councils’ approval as they wrestle with the housing crisis">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lara Herrero, Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University Shutterstock You might not have heard of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. But it caused more than 100,000 global deaths in 2019, making it a leading cause of death in children under one year old. In ... <a title="Is there a vaccine for RSV or respiratory syncytial virus? After almost 60 years, several come at once" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/27/is-there-a-vaccine-for-rsv-or-respiratory-syncytial-virus-after-almost-60-years-several-come-at-once-198233/" aria-label="Read more about Is there a vaccine for RSV or respiratory syncytial virus? After almost 60 years, several come at once">Read more</a>
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February 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Baker, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago Shutterstock/Photos Brian Scantlebury February 28 marks three years since COVID was first reported in Aotearoa New Zealand. Since then there have been major advances in our understanding of this infection and the tools and strategies to combat it. ... <a title="It’s been 3 years since COVID entered New Zealand — here are 3 ways to improve our response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/27/its-been-3-years-since-covid-entered-new-zealand-here-are-3-ways-to-improve-our-response-196723/" aria-label="Read more about It’s been 3 years since COVID entered New Zealand — here are 3 ways to improve our response">Read more</a>
