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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Potter, Professor in Digital Media and Cutural Studies, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock Headlines about Screen Australia’s latest annual Drama Report have highlighted one particular figure: a 29% drop in total industry expenditure compared to the year before. But a closer look suggests this isn’t the ... <a title="Australia’s drama dilemma: how taxpayers foot the bill for content that ends up locked behind paywalls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/australias-drama-dilemma-how-taxpayers-foot-the-bill-for-content-that-ends-up-locked-behind-paywalls-246237/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s drama dilemma: how taxpayers foot the bill for content that ends up locked behind paywalls">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Getty Images State asset sales have been a political dividing line in New Zealand for decades now, and it seems voters are again being asked to decide which side they’re on. In his state-of-the-nation speech ... <a title="David Seymour says Kiwis are too squeamish about privatisation – history shows why they lost the appetite" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/david-seymour-says-kiwis-are-too-squeamish-about-privatisation-history-shows-why-they-lost-the-appetite-248308/" aria-label="Read more about David Seymour says Kiwis are too squeamish about privatisation – history shows why they lost the appetite">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vaughan Cruickshank, Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education, University of Tasmania Most of Australia has four seasons each year. However, when it comes to sport, the Australian calendar has long been dominated by two seasons: cricket and football. Traditionally, cricket has been played from October to ... <a title="How the AFL and NRL have crept into cricket’s traditional summer timeslot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/how-the-afl-and-nrl-have-crept-into-crickets-traditional-summer-timeslot-247330/" aria-label="Read more about How the AFL and NRL have crept into cricket’s traditional summer timeslot">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Monty Nixon, PhD Student in Education, University of Canberra Jakub Maculewicz, Shutterstock Have you ever taken the time to stop and listen to nature? Deeply, quietly and patiently? If not, don’t worry, there’s still time to learn. Deep listening is a skill that can be developed. There’s ... <a title="Here’s what ‘deep listening’ can tell us about the natural world and our place in it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/heres-what-deep-listening-can-tell-us-about-the-natural-world-and-our-place-in-it-235868/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s what ‘deep listening’ can tell us about the natural world and our place in it">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
This article was written before The Electronic Intifada’s founding editor Ali Abunimah was arrested in Switzerland on Saturday afternoon for “speaking up for Palestine”. He has since been released and deported. SPECIAL REPORT: By Ali AbunimahIsrael smuggled one of its soldiers out of Cyprus, apparently fearing his detention on charges related to the genocide in ... <a title="The Electronic Intifada: Bringing Israeli genocide perpetrators to justice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/the-electronic-intifada-bringing-israeli-genocide-perpetrators-to-justice/" aria-label="Read more about The Electronic Intifada: Bringing Israeli genocide perpetrators to justice">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Koplin, Group Leader, Childhood Allergy & Epidemiology, The University of Queensland Feel good studio/Shutterstock At one time or another, you’ve probably come across someone who is lactose intolerant and might experience some unpleasant gut symptoms if they have dairy. Maybe it’s you – food intolerances are ... <a title="What’s the difference between a food allergy and an intolerance?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/whats-the-difference-between-a-food-allergy-and-an-intolerance-243685/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between a food allergy and an intolerance?">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific Bulletin editor/presenter Kiribati President Taneti Maamau was unable to meet New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters because he had “a pre-planned and significant historical event”, a Cabinet minister in Kiribati says. Alexander Teabo, Education Minister in Maamau’s government, told RNZ Pacific that “it is important for the truth to be ... <a title="NZ-Kiribati fallout: Maamau govt minister says ‘impacts to be felt by the people’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/nz-kiribati-fallout-maamau-govt-minister-says-impacts-to-be-felt-by-the-people/" aria-label="Read more about NZ-Kiribati fallout: Maamau govt minister says ‘impacts to be felt by the people’">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
NBC News in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s cabinet has officially given the green light to the PNG media policy, which will soon be presented to Parliament for formal enactment. Minister for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Timothy Masiu believes this policy will address ongoing concerns about sensationalism, ethical standards, and the portrayal of violence ... <a title="PNG media policy ‘new era journalism’ draft law ready, says Masiu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/png-media-policy-new-era-journalism-draft-law-ready-says-masiu/" aria-label="Read more about PNG media policy ‘new era journalism’ draft law ready, says Masiu">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yasmine Probst, Professor, School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences, University of Wollongong Stepanenco Valeria/Unsplash Whether with crumbled feta or poached eggs, you’d be challenged to find a cafe in Australia or farther afield that doesn’t have avocado somewhere on the menu. This fruit (yep, it’s a ... <a title="What’s the difference between Hass and Shepard avocados? It’s not just the colour" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/whats-the-difference-between-hass-and-shepard-avocados-its-not-just-the-colour-233243/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between Hass and Shepard avocados? It’s not just the colour">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marian Sawer, Emeritus Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University National Archives of Australia In December 1972, the same month the Whitlam government was first elected, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 1975 as International Women’s Year (IWY). This set in train a series ... <a title="1975 was declared International Women’s Year. 50 years on, the ‘revolution in our heads’ is still being fought" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/1975-was-declared-international-womens-year-50-years-on-the-revolution-in-our-heads-is-still-being-fought-241791/" aria-label="Read more about 1975 was declared International Women’s Year. 50 years on, the ‘revolution in our heads’ is still being fought">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben White, Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology imtmphoto/Shutterstock Voluntary assisted dying is lawful in all Australian states. This allows terminally ill adults who are suffering and have decision-making capacity to choose to receive help to die. ... <a title="Voluntary assisted dying is legal in Australia – but many of us don’t know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/voluntary-assisted-dying-is-legal-in-australia-but-many-of-us-dont-know-248114/" aria-label="Read more about Voluntary assisted dying is legal in Australia – but many of us don’t know">Read more</a>
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January 28, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rajkishore Nayak, Associate Professor , RMIT University Vietnam A SCOBY biofilm atop kombucha l i g h t p o e t/Shutterstock If you’ve ever made kombucha, you will be familiar with the term SCOBY – a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast. It’s impossible to miss ... <a title="Fermented clothing? Here’s how the biofilm on kombucha can be turned into green textiles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/28/fermented-clothing-heres-how-the-biofilm-on-kombucha-can-be-turned-into-green-textiles-228904/" aria-label="Read more about Fermented clothing? Here’s how the biofilm on kombucha can be turned into green textiles">Read more</a>
