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February 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Sherlock, Visiting Fellow, Department of Political and Social Change, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University Indonesians are going to the polls to elect a new president on Wednesday. There are three candidates running, alongside their vice presidential candidates. According to opinion polls, ... <a title="200 million voters, 820,000 polling stations and 10,000 candidates: Indonesia’s massive election, by the numbers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/14/200-million-voters-820-000-polling-stations-and-10-000-candidates-indonesias-massive-election-by-the-numbers-222604/" aria-label="Read more about 200 million voters, 820,000 polling stations and 10,000 candidates: Indonesia’s massive election, by the numbers">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Analysis by Keith Rankin Generally, more people die in winter. Not surprising, though some years have significantly more deaths than others, and the timing of ‘peak death’ each year varies between the wintery months. These charts show the deaths, determined from weekly data, of people named Smith, New Zealand’s most common surname last century. The ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – New Zealand Post-War Mortality: Seasonal Patterns" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-new-zealand-post-war-mortality-seasonal-patterns/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – New Zealand Post-War Mortality: Seasonal Patterns">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dale Boccabella, Associate Professor of Taxation Law, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock While Labor resists calls to change Australia’s system of negative gearing and the Greens push for changes, there’s a chance change could come from somewhere else altogether – Australia’s legal system. As surprising as it might seem, ... <a title="If challenged in court, Australia’s system of negative gearing might not survive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/if-challenged-in-court-australias-system-of-negative-gearing-might-not-survive-221749/" aria-label="Read more about If challenged in court, Australia’s system of negative gearing might not survive">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rob Cover, Professor of Digital Communication and Co-Director of the RMIT Digital Ethnography Research Centre, RMIT University The Australian government has brought forward plans to criminalise doxing, bringing nationwide attention to the harms of releasing people’s private information to the wider public. The government response comes after ... <a title="What is doxing, and how can you protect yourself?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/what-is-doxing-and-how-can-you-protect-yourself-223428/" aria-label="Read more about What is doxing, and how can you protect yourself?">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra A national commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children will be established by the Albanese government, an initiative long sought by Indigenous advocates. The commissioner will especially focus on the vexed issue of the high proportion of children in ... <a title="New commissioner will focus on vexed issue of Indigenous children in out-of-home care" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/new-commissioner-will-focus-on-vexed-issue-of-indigenous-children-in-out-of-home-care-223444/" aria-label="Read more about New commissioner will focus on vexed issue of Indigenous children in out-of-home care">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Blackwell, Research Fellow (Indigenous Diplomacy), Australian National University Another year, and another Closing the Gap report comes before the parliament and the Australian people. This year, however, the scene is somewhat different. The 2024 Closing the Gap report is the first since Australians resoundingly rejected the ... <a title="The government is well behind on Closing the Gap. This is why we needed a Voice to Parliament" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/the-government-is-well-behind-on-closing-the-gap-this-is-why-we-needed-a-voice-to-parliament-223309/" aria-label="Read more about The government is well behind on Closing the Gap. This is why we needed a Voice to Parliament">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Woinarski, Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University Australia is in the grip of an escalating extinction crisis. Since colonisation, 100 native plant and animal species have become formally listed as extinct due to human activities. The actual number is undoubtedly far higher. Surveys suggest Australians ... <a title="‘Fascinating and troubling’: Australians would rather save a single human life than prevent an entire species from becoming extinct" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/fascinating-and-troubling-australians-would-rather-save-a-single-human-life-than-prevent-an-entire-species-from-becoming-extinct-222161/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Fascinating and troubling’: Australians would rather save a single human life than prevent an entire species from becoming extinct">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Khoo, Associate Professor of International Politics, University of Otago The National-led coalition government is off to a fast start internationally. In envisioning a more central role for the ANZAC alliance with Australia, and possible involvement in the AUKUS security pact, it is recalibrating New Zealand’s independent ... <a title="New Zealand is reviving the ANZAC alliance – joining AUKUS is a logical next step" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/new-zealand-is-reviving-the-anzac-alliance-joining-aukus-is-a-logical-next-step-223425/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand is reviving the ANZAC alliance – joining AUKUS is a logical next step">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Shutterstock/Joe Gough Western Australia has introduced a limit on ham in school canteens. Parents are reportedly confused and frustrated. So what has changed and what evidence is it based on? Reclassifying processed meats The WA ... <a title="Why ban ham from school canteens? And what are some healthier alternatives for kids’ lunches?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/why-ban-ham-from-school-canteens-and-what-are-some-healthier-alternatives-for-kids-lunches-223341/" aria-label="Read more about Why ban ham from school canteens? And what are some healthier alternatives for kids’ lunches?">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Reid O’Connor, Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Sydney Karolina Grabowska/ Pexels, CC BY One of the essential skills students need to master in primary school mathematics are “multiplication facts”. What are they? What are they so important? And how can you help your child master ... <a title="What are ‘multiplication facts’? Why are they essential to your child’s success in maths?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/what-are-multiplication-facts-why-are-they-essential-to-your-childs-success-in-maths-218516/" aria-label="Read more about What are ‘multiplication facts’? Why are they essential to your child’s success in maths?">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ferran Martinez i Coma, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, Griffith University In the aftermath of elections, one of the issues usually discussed in the media is the amount of people who turned out to vote. This is known as “participation” or “voter turnout”. Several factors, such as ... <a title="Which day of the week gets the most people to vote? We analysed thousands of international elections to find out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/which-day-of-the-week-gets-the-most-people-to-vote-we-analysed-thousands-of-international-elections-to-find-out-222143/" aria-label="Read more about Which day of the week gets the most people to vote? We analysed thousands of international elections to find out">Read more</a>
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February 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Helen Trenos, Lecturer (Theatre & Creative Arts), Curtin University Daniel J Grant/BSSTC My obsession for public pools began when I was growing up in Perth at the iconic 1960s Beatty Park. Living in Melbourne I swam in the “aqua profonda” of the Fitzroy pool, listened to the ... <a title="A theatre production … in the pool? This new play in Perth leaves the audience buoyed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/13/a-theatre-production-in-the-pool-this-new-play-in-perth-leaves-the-audience-buoyed-220665/" aria-label="Read more about A theatre production … in the pool? This new play in Perth leaves the audience buoyed">Read more</a>
