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July 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laura Case, Lecturer in Musicology, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney Jimmy Little performs at National Aborigines’ Day, 1963. State Library of New South Wales Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and images of deceased people. Following on from the ... <a title="Identity and resilience: Aboriginal performers have been singing up the streets of Sydney for NAIDOC week since 1959" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/11/identity-and-resilience-aboriginal-performers-have-been-singing-up-the-streets-of-sydney-for-naidoc-week-since-1959-234163/" aria-label="Read more about Identity and resilience: Aboriginal performers have been singing up the streets of Sydney for NAIDOC week since 1959">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Astrid R.N. Haas, Adjunct professor, University of Toronto The economic growth paths of Asian and African countries have often been compared. China, with gross domestic product per capita of US$251 in 1987, was poorer than most African countries at the time. Uganda’s GDP per capita was US$392, ... <a title="African urbanisation: what can (and can’t) be learned from China about growing cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/11/african-urbanisation-what-can-and-cant-be-learned-from-china-about-growing-cities-233686/" aria-label="Read more about African urbanisation: what can (and can’t) be learned from China about growing cities">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine de Fontenay, Honorary Fellow, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock Australia is among the strongest global performers in terms of income mobility between the generations, according to a new Productivity Commission report. The country’s long-term economic growth has led to each generation earning ... <a title="Your parents’ income doesn’t determine yours – unless you’re ultra rich or extremely poor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/11/your-parents-income-doesnt-determine-yours-unless-youre-ultra-rich-or-extremely-poor-234158/" aria-label="Read more about Your parents’ income doesn’t determine yours – unless you’re ultra rich or extremely poor">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gabriel da Silva, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne A very large factory fire in Melbourne sent plumes of thick, dark smoke billowing across the western part of the city on Wednesday afternoon, with authorities issuing warnings for people in surrounding suburbs. The fire ... <a title="How might the Melbourne factory fire affect health and the environment? An air pollution expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/10/how-might-the-melbourne-factory-fire-affect-health-and-the-environment-an-air-pollution-expert-explains-234379/" aria-label="Read more about How might the Melbourne factory fire affect health and the environment? An air pollution expert explains">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Buchanan, Professor, Discipline of Business Information Systems, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney Australia is now in the same league as Lithuania, Estonia and Hungary when it comes to cutting real pay, according to a new OECD report. These are the only countries where ... <a title="Why real wages in Australia have fallen while they’ve risen in most other OECD countries" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/10/why-real-wages-in-australia-have-fallen-while-theyve-risen-in-most-other-oecd-countries-234362/" aria-label="Read more about Why real wages in Australia have fallen while they’ve risen in most other OECD countries">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matteo Vergani, Associate professor, Deakin University The Albanese government has named Jewish lawyer and businesswoman Jillian Segal as the county’s first antisemitism special envoy. The appointment was made in response to rising incidents of violence against Jewish people against the backdrop of the Gaza war. Prime Minister ... <a title="Australia has its first antisemitism special envoy, with an Islamophobia special envoy to follow. What will this mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/10/australia-has-its-first-antisemitism-special-envoy-with-an-islamophobia-special-envoy-to-follow-what-will-this-mean-234359/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has its first antisemitism special envoy, with an Islamophobia special envoy to follow. What will this mean?">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Senator Fatima Payman, who quit Labor last week to sit as a crossbench independent, says she would advise Muslims not to form their own political party. The Middle East conflict, which has greatly increased Muslim activism, has led to speculation ... <a title="Fatima Payman advises Muslims: ‘Don’t establish a political party’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/10/fatima-payman-advises-muslims-dont-establish-a-political-party-234372/" aria-label="Read more about Fatima Payman advises Muslims: ‘Don’t establish a political party’">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Western Australian Senator Fatima Payman quit Labor after defying the party’s “solidarity” rule. Her action, spurred by the Gaza issue, has intensified Labor fears about the possible impact of the Muslim vote in some of its safe seats at the ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Fatima Payman on the challenges and opportunities of being a crossbencher" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/10/politics-with-michelle-grattan-fatima-payman-on-the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-being-a-crossbencher-234358/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Fatima Payman on the challenges and opportunities of being a crossbencher">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dominic T. Jordan, Sessional Academic, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Many of us would like to think if we saw a stranger committing a crime, we’d be able to identify them later in a lineup. Even if it was only a fleeting glimpse, a haircut or a different ... <a title="Think you could pick a criminal suspect out of a lineup? If they’ve shaved or changed their clothes, you’d probably fail" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/10/think-you-could-pick-a-criminal-suspect-out-of-a-lineup-if-theyve-shaved-or-changed-their-clothes-youd-probably-fail-233117/" aria-label="Read more about Think you could pick a criminal suspect out of a lineup? If they’ve shaved or changed their clothes, you’d probably fail">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lyndell Bruce, Senior Lecturer in Sport Science, Deakin University Are you too old to be an Olympian? If you are older than 18 and not already competing at a high level of sport, it’s unlikely you’ll compete at the Olympics. The oldest Olympian ever was 72 but ... <a title="Are you too old to be an Olympian? Spoiler alert: probably" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/10/are-you-too-old-to-be-an-olympian-spoiler-alert-probably-227782/" aria-label="Read more about Are you too old to be an Olympian? Spoiler alert: probably">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Bartlett, Professor, School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Newcastle CROCOTHERY/Shutterstock We’re in the midst of a bad cold and flu season in Australia. Along with the usual viral suspects, such as influenza, RSV, and rhinoviruses (which cause the common cold), bacterial pathogens are also ... <a title="From FLiRT to FLuQE: what to know about the latest COVID variants on the rise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/10/from-flirt-to-fluqe-what-to-know-about-the-latest-covid-variants-on-the-rise-234073/" aria-label="Read more about From FLiRT to FLuQE: what to know about the latest COVID variants on the rise">Read more</a>
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July 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris North, Associate Professor, Outdoor and Environmental Education, Te Kaupeka Oranga Faculty of Health, University of Canterbury Getty Images Most of us will remember a school trip – that sense of excitement and anticipation of days spent outside the classroom, away from school and home, making new ... <a title="Legal risk and more paperwork: do health and safety laws threaten the great Kiwi school trip?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/10/legal-risk-and-more-paperwork-do-health-and-safety-laws-threaten-the-great-kiwi-school-trip-233982/" aria-label="Read more about Legal risk and more paperwork: do health and safety laws threaten the great Kiwi school trip?">Read more</a>
