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May 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Davie, Deputy Head of School, Senior Lecturer in Piano and Musicology, School of Music, Australian National University Azzedine Rouichi/Unsplash It can be surprising when things are not what they seem. Take books, for example. I recently finished The Outsider (aka The Stranger) by Albert Camus. I’m ... <a title="The great beauty of art is its absence of certainty" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/22/the-great-beauty-of-art-is-its-absence-of-certainty-200172/" aria-label="Read more about The great beauty of art is its absence of certainty">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Jonathan Ernst/Pool/AP Anthony Albanese now has a firm promise of a state visit to the United States this year, and an invitation to go to China. If he manages that double-header in coming months, it will be another coup for ... <a title="View from The Hill: Quad without hoopla still worked, while China visit will require delicate diplomacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/22/view-from-the-hill-quad-without-hoopla-still-worked-while-china-visit-will-require-delicate-diplomacy-206071/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Quad without hoopla still worked, while China visit will require delicate diplomacy">Read more</a>
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May 22, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Melissa Conley Tyler, The University of Melbourne and Andrea Fahey, Australian National University Today is election day in Timor-Leste, when voters are deciding on 65 members of Parliament to represent them. Each election is a reminder of the successful regional and international cooperation that led to Timor-Leste’s independence. It is also a reminder ... <a title="Timor-Leste is at the polls, here’s how Australia can support its democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/22/timor-leste-is-at-the-polls-heres-how-australia-can-support-its-democracy/" aria-label="Read more about Timor-Leste is at the polls, here’s how Australia can support its democracy">Read more</a>
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May 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Donna Weeks, Professor of Political Science, Musashino University Japan Pool via Kyodo News/AP Hiroshima, the site of this year’s G7 summit, is one of a handful of places in the world that reminds us so starkly of the horrors of wars. The A-bomb Dome in the Hiroshima ... <a title="At a G7 Summit high on ambition, nuclear disarmament takes a backseat to Zelensky’s diplomatic appeals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/21/at-a-g7-summit-high-on-ambition-nuclear-disarmament-takes-a-backseat-to-zelenskys-diplomatic-appeals-205829/" aria-label="Read more about At a G7 Summit high on ambition, nuclear disarmament takes a backseat to Zelensky’s diplomatic appeals">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2023
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Tuesday’s boarding-house fire in Wellington was a tragedy of lost lives, and failure to supply safe housing and adequately resourced emergency services. But it was much more, and so far the socio-demographic revelations have barely been touched upon in mainstream media commentary. Losers and Winners Clearly the residents of the unfortunately ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Adult Poverty Action, and the Loafers Lodge" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/20/keith-rankin-analysis-adult-poverty-action-and-the-loafers-lodge/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Adult Poverty Action, and the Loafers Lodge">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Macfarlane, Head of Clinical Services, dementia Support Australia, & Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University Shutterstock Today’s reporting about the alleged tasering of a 95-year-old woman living at the Yallambee Lodge aged care home in New South Wales has brought the issue of behaviours and psychological ... <a title="When someone living with dementia is distressed or violent, ‘de-escalation’ is vital" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/19/when-someone-living-with-dementia-is-distressed-or-violent-de-escalation-is-vital-205988/" aria-label="Read more about When someone living with dementia is distressed or violent, ‘de-escalation’ is vital">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Podger, Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock The PwC scandal reveals appalling behaviour by an individual consultant and his company that provided consulting services to the federal government. PwC reportedly used its insider knowledge to advise multinational firms on how to continue to ... <a title="Consultants like PwC are loyal to profit, not the public. Governments should cut back on using them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/19/consultants-like-pwc-are-loyal-to-profit-not-the-public-governments-should-cut-back-on-using-them-205920/" aria-label="Read more about Consultants like PwC are loyal to profit, not the public. Governments should cut back on using them">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Conley Tyler, Honorary Fellow, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne Antonio Dasiparu/AAP Sunday May 21 is election day in Timor-Leste, when voters decide on 65 members of parliament to represent them. Each election is a reminder of the successful regional and international cooperation that led to ... <a title="As Timor-Leste heads to the polls, here’s how Australia can support its democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/19/as-timor-leste-heads-to-the-polls-heres-how-australia-can-support-its-democracy-205676/" aria-label="Read more about As Timor-Leste heads to the polls, here’s how Australia can support its democracy">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Turn on the TV and you’re four times more likely to see a gambling ad during a sports broadcast than during other programming. The number of gambling ads on TV has grown from 374 ... <a title="Sport is being used to normalise gambling. We should treat the problem just like smoking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/19/sport-is-being-used-to-normalise-gambling-we-should-treat-the-problem-just-like-smoking-205843/" aria-label="Read more about Sport is being used to normalise gambling. We should treat the problem just like smoking">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charles Livingstone, Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University Turn on the TV and you’re four times more likely to see a gambling ad during a sports broadcast than during other programming. The number of gambling ads on TV has grown from 374 ... <a title="Sport is being used normalise gambling. We should treat the problem just like smoking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/19/sport-is-being-used-normalise-gambling-we-should-treat-the-problem-just-like-smoking-205843/" aria-label="Read more about Sport is being used normalise gambling. We should treat the problem just like smoking">Read more</a>
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May 19, 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 BUDGET ANALYSIS Danyl Mclauchlan (Spinoff): A kludgeocratic budget for the ages Toby Manhire (Spinoff): Bread and Breader: Watching the budget debate Spinoff: Budget 2023: The great Spinoff hot-take roundtable ... <a title="Newsletter: May 19 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/19/newsletter-may-19-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: May 19 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlyn Forster, Associate Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney Kirill Demchenko/Shutterstock Bees are among the most important insects on Earth – vital pollinators of our crops and significant contributors to human societies for thousands of years. While visiting various plants, bees need to ... <a title="Bees can do so much more than you think – from dancing to being little art critics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/19/bees-can-do-so-much-more-than-you-think-from-dancing-to-being-little-art-critics-204039/" aria-label="Read more about Bees can do so much more than you think – from dancing to being little art critics">Read more</a>
