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December 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia IMDB Christmas films appear in many guises. There is the witty (Christmas in Connecticut, Scrooged). The comedic (It Happened on 5th Avenue, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation). The wonderfully sentimental (The Shop Around the Corner, Miracle ... <a title="Yuletide cheer – but not too much: cinema’s best ‘Christmas adjacent’ films (yes, including Die Hard)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/20/yuletide-cheer-but-not-too-much-cinemas-best-christmas-adjacent-films-yes-including-die-hard-243923/" aria-label="Read more about Yuletide cheer – but not too much: cinema’s best ‘Christmas adjacent’ films (yes, including Die Hard)">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hurley, Associate Professor and Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University Paper Cat/ Shutterstock The federal government has found a new way to manage the number of international students in Australia. It has instructed immigration officials to prioritise student visa applications for all institutions, until they near the ... <a title="International student numbers in Australia will be controlled by a new informal cap. Here’s how it will work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/international-student-numbers-in-australia-will-be-controlled-by-a-new-informal-cap-heres-how-it-will-work-246318/" aria-label="Read more about International student numbers in Australia will be controlled by a new informal cap. Here’s how it will work">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Appropriately, we finish our podcast for 2024 talking to Treasurer Jim Chalmers and his shadow, Angus Taylor because, as the saying goes, “it’s the economy, stupid!” This week’s mid-year budget update showed Australia’s economy in poor shape and the buget’s ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chalmers says the budget’s better than it was; Taylor says it’s much worse than it should be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/politics-with-michelle-grattan-chalmers-says-the-budgets-better-than-it-was-taylor-says-its-much-worse-than-it-should-be-246314/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chalmers says the budget’s better than it was; Taylor says it’s much worse than it should be">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Koskie, Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Media and Communications, University of Sydney In the space of three weeks, South Korea has seen a brief declaration of martial law, its sudden repeal and the impeachment of its president, Yoon Suk Yeol. One underappreciated driver of the recent drama ... <a title="YouTube populists are driving South Korea’s political instability. It’s a warning for the rest of the world’s democracies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/youtube-populists-are-driving-south-koreas-political-instability-its-a-warning-for-the-rest-of-the-worlds-democracies-245845/" aria-label="Read more about YouTube populists are driving South Korea’s political instability. It’s a warning for the rest of the world’s democracies">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Thorpe, Professor in Sociology of Sport and Gender, University of Waikato Getty Images On the face of it, New Zealand’s new high-performance sport funding model announced yesterday is an increase on the previous round. But it is ultra-focused on already successful sports, and will put athletes ... <a title="When medals matter most: high-performance sport funding risks a return to the ‘win at all costs’ model" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/when-medals-matter-most-high-performance-sport-funding-risks-a-return-to-the-win-at-all-costs-model-246319/" aria-label="Read more about When medals matter most: high-performance sport funding risks a return to the ‘win at all costs’ model">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wendy Bonython, Associate Professor of Law, Bond University ben bryant/Shutterstock The Victorian Supreme Court recently dismissed a class action on behalf of more than 1,400 women who received Bayer’s Essure contraceptive device. The decision attracted significant publicity, including criticism from the Victorian Premier. It left the women ... <a title="The Essure contraceptive device left some women with chronic pelvic pain. Why did their class action fail?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/the-essure-contraceptive-device-left-some-women-with-chronic-pelvic-pain-why-did-their-class-action-fail-246137/" aria-label="Read more about The Essure contraceptive device left some women with chronic pelvic pain. Why did their class action fail?">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julie Hennegan, Senior Research Fellow; Co-Head, Global Adolescent Health Working Group, Burnet Institute Iryna Inshyna/Shutterstock Many young women and other people who menstruate are turning to menstrual cups to manage their periods. In 2021, my colleagues and I surveyed 15- to 29-year-olds in Victoria and found 17% ... <a title="Menstrual cups are safe and sustainable – but they can be tricky for first-time users, our new study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/menstrual-cups-are-safe-and-sustainable-but-they-can-be-tricky-for-first-time-users-our-new-study-shows-246045/" aria-label="Read more about Menstrual cups are safe and sustainable – but they can be tricky for first-time users, our new study shows">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor in Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia 20th Century Studios/IMDB It’s the time of year when many of us return to our favourite Christmas fables to get into the festive spirit. While film often relies on the audience suspending its disbelief, ... <a title="Can you run through airport security for love? Leave a child home alone? Here’s what the law says about Christmas movies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/can-you-run-through-airport-security-for-love-leave-a-child-home-alone-heres-what-the-law-says-about-christmas-movies-244913/" aria-label="Read more about Can you run through airport security for love? Leave a child home alone? Here’s what the law says about Christmas movies">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Summerell, Lecturer, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide Shutterstock While the holiday season is supposed to be a happy time, evidence suggests it’s one of the worst times of year for domestic and family violence. Victorian crime data show family ... <a title="Why does family violence increase during the festive season? Here are 3 contributing factors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/why-does-family-violence-increase-during-the-festive-season-here-are-3-contributing-factors-246026/" aria-label="Read more about Why does family violence increase during the festive season? Here are 3 contributing factors">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia Herbs and spices have been used in cooking for centuries. They add flavour, aroma and colour to foods and have long been used for health and to preserve food, and in ... <a title="From garlic to parsley, new research reveals the herbs and spices Australians love most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/from-garlic-to-parsley-new-research-reveals-the-herbs-and-spices-australians-love-most-245359/" aria-label="Read more about From garlic to parsley, new research reveals the herbs and spices Australians love most">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Analysis by Keith Rankin. To understand antisemitism, we need a meaning for ‘semitism’, and another -ism to contextualise semitism. Literally, semitism means the promotion of the Semitic people, whoever they might be. The most appropriate comparator for ‘semitism’ is ‘hamitism’, relating to the ‘hamites’ or ‘Hamitic people’; analogous to the ‘Semitic people’. These are archaic ... <a title="Keith Rankin Essay – Judaism, Antisemitism, and Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/keith-rankin-essay-judaism-antisemitism-and-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Essay – Judaism, Antisemitism, and Israel">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milena Bojovic, PhD Candidate, Macquarie University William West/AFP via Getty Images New Zealand’s dairy sector faces an uncertain future due to several challenges, including water pollution, high emissions, animal welfare concerns and market volatility. All of these issues are building tensions and changing public perceptions of dairy ... <a title="NZ’s dairy industry faces an uncertain future – its fate now lies in its ability to adapt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/nzs-dairy-industry-faces-an-uncertain-future-its-fate-now-lies-in-its-ability-to-adapt-245148/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s dairy industry faces an uncertain future – its fate now lies in its ability to adapt">Read more</a>
