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October 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlin West, PhD Candidate in Drama and Theatre Studies, The University of Queensland A decade ago, William Shakespeare was the most performed playwright in Australia. In 2024 not one mainstage theatre company in Australia will perform Shakespeare. The only exception will be Bell Shakespeare. This shift has ... <a title="Australian theatre companies are shunning Shakespeare. A much-needed break, or a mistake?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/18/australian-theatre-companies-are-shunning-shakespeare-a-much-needed-break-or-a-mistake-215597/" aria-label="Read more about Australian theatre companies are shunning Shakespeare. A much-needed break, or a mistake?">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Toby Boraman, Lecturer in Politics, Massey University For an election ostensibly fought over a “cost-of-living crisis”, there was a strong unspoken consensus between the two major parties: most people’s living standards needed to reduce to thwart inflation. Regardless of the election result, a form of austerity was ... <a title="NZ election 2023: Labour out, National in – either way, neoliberalism wins again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/18/nz-election-2023-labour-out-national-in-either-way-neoliberalism-wins-again-214723/" aria-label="Read more about NZ election 2023: Labour out, National in – either way, neoliberalism wins again">Read more</a>
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October 18, 2023
COMMENTARY: By John Minto The Aotearoa New Zealand government announcement of $5 million in humanitarian aid to “Israel, Gaza and the West Bank” is a cowardly, shameful response to Israel’s ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza. The priority for Gaza is not bandages and aspirins — they need loud voices condemning Israeli genocide. ... <a title="John Minto: A shameful NZ response to genocide of Palestinians in Gaza" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/18/john-minto-a-shameful-nz-response-to-genocide-of-palestinians-in-gaza/" aria-label="Read more about John Minto: A shameful NZ response to genocide of Palestinians in Gaza">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
Analysis by Keith Rankin. The above chart shows that the world’s governments, taken collectively, run financial deficits every year. This is not a weakness of the global financial system; it’s a strength, perhaps the strength of the world system. Government deficits offset private sector financial choices. We note that when the world government deficit becomes ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Governments run financial deficits; it’s their role to do so" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-governments-run-financial-deficits-its-their-role-to-do-so/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Governments run financial deficits; it’s their role to do so">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
SPECIAL REPORT: By Yamin Kogoya The referendum on the indigenous Voice in Australia last Saturday was an historic event. Australians were asked to vote on whether to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of Australia in the Constitution through an indigenous Voice. The voters were asked to vote “yes” or ... <a title="‘No’ to Australia’s indigenous voice – a devastating wake-up call for resistance to colonialism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/no-to-australias-indigenous-voice-a-devastating-wake-up-call-for-resistance-to-colonialism/" aria-label="Read more about ‘No’ to Australia’s indigenous voice – a devastating wake-up call for resistance to colonialism">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marten Risius, Senior Lecturer in Business Information Systems, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Grant, has found X (formerly Twitter) guilty of serious non-compliance to a transparency notice on child sex abuse material. The commissioner has issued X with an infringement notice for A$610,500. ... <a title="Australia has fined X Australia over child sex abuse material concerns. How severe is the issue – and what happens now?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/australia-has-fined-x-australia-over-child-sex-abuse-material-concerns-how-severe-is-the-issue-and-what-happens-now-215696/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has fined X Australia over child sex abuse material concerns. How severe is the issue – and what happens now?">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
The New Zealand government is putting $5 million to address urgent humanitarian needs in Gaza, Israel and the occupied West Bank. The initial contribution would include $2.5 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and a further $2.5 million to the World Food Programme (WFP) under the umbrella of the United Nations ... <a title="Israel-Gaza conflict: NZ govt providing $5m towards humanitarian aid" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/israel-gaza-conflict-nz-govt-providing-5m-towards-humanitarian-aid/" aria-label="Read more about Israel-Gaza conflict: NZ govt providing $5m towards humanitarian aid">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne With 79% of enrolled voters counted nationally, “no” has won the Voice referendum by a 60.7–39.3 margin. “No” has easily won in every state and territory except ... <a title="Indigenous Australians supported Voice referendum by large margins; Labor retains large Newspoll lead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/indigenous-australians-supported-voice-referendum-by-large-margins-labor-retains-large-newspoll-lead-215663/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous Australians supported Voice referendum by large margins; Labor retains large Newspoll lead">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mihiri Silva, Paediatric dentist, Senior Lecturer and Clinician-Scientist Fellow, MCRI and University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Shutterstock One in three Australian children have tooth decay by the time they start school. This rises to more than 40% by the time they’re eight or nine. Teeth ... <a title="Worried about your child’s teeth? Focus on these 3 things" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/worried-about-your-childs-teeth-focus-on-these-3-things-212870/" aria-label="Read more about Worried about your child’s teeth? Focus on these 3 things">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock If we’re upset about the price of petrol, why do we drive the vehicles we do? SUVs (so-called sport utility vehicles) use more fuel per kilometre than standard cars – according to the International ... <a title="Where did the cars go? How heavier, costlier SUVs and utes took over Australia’s roads" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/where-did-the-cars-go-how-heavier-costlier-suvs-and-utes-took-over-australias-roads-215774/" aria-label="Read more about Where did the cars go? How heavier, costlier SUVs and utes took over Australia’s roads">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isa Menzies, Visiting Fellow, Research School of Humanities and the Arts , Australian National University Shutterstock The brumby debate refuses to go away. Nothing seems able to settle this matter. Neither a heritage listing in 2018 nor the 2021 Management Plan brought the issue to a close. ... <a title="The brumby debate will never be settled until we face the role horses played in colonisation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/the-brumby-debate-will-never-be-settled-until-we-face-the-role-horses-played-in-colonisation-212961/" aria-label="Read more about The brumby debate will never be settled until we face the role horses played in colonisation">Read more</a>
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October 17, 2023
COMMENTARY: By John Minto Aotearoa New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins is correct to condemn Hamas killing Israeli civilians in its attacks on Israel this week. The killing of civilians or taking them hostage is a war crime under the Fourth Geneva Convention and should be universally condemned. However, the Labour government has been deathly ... <a title="John Minto: A prime minister with Gaza ‘blood on his hands’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/17/john-minto-a-prime-minister-with-gaza-blood-on-his-hands/" aria-label="Read more about John Minto: A prime minister with Gaza ‘blood on his hands’">Read more</a>
