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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team. In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Date for Voice referendum to be announced on Wednesday" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/word-from-the-hill-date-for-voice-referendum-to-be-announced-on-wednesday-212113/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Date for Voice referendum to be announced on Wednesday">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia Wason Wanichakorn/AP More than three months after Thailand’s national elections – and many anti-democratic manoeuvres in parliament – the country finally has a new prime minister, Srettha Thavisin. But, given the chaotic nature of Thai politics, this ... <a title="In one chaotic day, Thailand sees one PM elected, one ex-PM sent to jail. Where does the country go from here?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/in-one-chaotic-day-thailand-sees-one-pm-elected-one-ex-pm-sent-to-jail-where-does-the-country-go-from-here-212092/" aria-label="Read more about In one chaotic day, Thailand sees one PM elected, one ex-PM sent to jail. Where does the country go from here?">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Holloway, Senior Research DECRA Fellow, Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education, Australian Catholic University This year’s national NAPLAN results are out, with the news only two-thirds of Australian students met minimum achievement levels in literacy and numeracy. The headlines are everything we would expect them ... <a title="The latest NAPLAN results don’t look great but we need to go beyond the headline figures" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/the-latest-naplan-results-dont-look-great-but-we-need-to-go-beyond-the-headline-figures-212101/" aria-label="Read more about The latest NAPLAN results don’t look great but we need to go beyond the headline figures">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liz Giuffre, Senior Lecturer in Communication, University of Technology Sydney BBC International music press has reported this week that Queen’s song Fat Bottomed Girls has not been included in a greatest hits compilation aimed at children. While there was no formal justification given, presumably lyrics “fat bottomed” ... <a title="Censorship or sensible: is it bad to listen to Fat Bottomed Girls with your kids?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/censorship-or-sensible-is-it-bad-to-listen-to-fat-bottomed-girls-with-your-kids-212093/" aria-label="Read more about Censorship or sensible: is it bad to listen to Fat Bottomed Girls with your kids?">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Gair, Adjunct Associate Professor, College of Arts, Society & Education, James Cook University Shutterstock Youth crime in Australia has been the subject of sensationalist media coverage and growing community concern, particularly in north Queensland. Read more: Why the media aren’t helping to solve the ‘youth crime ... <a title="‘We can’t go shopping without police coming’: north Queensland’s at-risk youth feel excluded and heavily surveilled" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/we-cant-go-shopping-without-police-coming-north-queenslands-at-risk-youth-feel-excluded-and-heavily-surveilled-211885/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We can’t go shopping without police coming’: north Queensland’s at-risk youth feel excluded and heavily surveilled">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Denis Muller, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne Ita Buttrose has announced she will not seek a second term as ABC chair, which means her term will expire in March 2024. Buttrose’s appointment as chair of the ABC in February 2019 was ... <a title="As ABC chair, Ita Buttrose stood up for the broadcaster’s independence. It’s time others did the same" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/as-abc-chair-ita-buttrose-stood-up-for-the-broadcasters-independence-its-time-others-did-the-same-212018/" aria-label="Read more about As ABC chair, Ita Buttrose stood up for the broadcaster’s independence. It’s time others did the same">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ralf Steinhauser, Senior Research Fellow, Australian National University Shutterstock You see a fantastic offer, like a hotel room. You decide to book. Then it turns out there is a service fee. Then a cleaning fee. Then a few other extra costs. By the time you pay the ... <a title="Junk fees and drip pricing: the underhanded tactics we hate yet still fall for" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/junk-fees-and-drip-pricing-the-underhanded-tactics-we-hate-yet-still-fall-for-211117/" aria-label="Read more about Junk fees and drip pricing: the underhanded tactics we hate yet still fall for">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard de Grijs, Professor of Astrophysics / Executive Director, International Space Science Institute-Beijing, Macquarie University This week, the Russian space agency Roscosmos had hoped to return to the Moon after an absence of nearly 50 years. Instead, on Saturday it lost control of its Luna-25 lander. The ... <a title="Russia has declared a new space race, hoping to join forces with China. Here’s why that’s unlikely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/russia-has-declared-a-new-space-race-hoping-to-join-forces-with-china-heres-why-thats-unlikely-211993/" aria-label="Read more about Russia has declared a new space race, hoping to join forces with China. Here’s why that’s unlikely">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert G. Patman, Professor of International Relations, University of Otago Strategy, as the great military thinker Carl von Clausewitz once observed, is the process of effectively applying means to achieve clearly defined ends. But good strategy in global politics has proved easier said than done. The post-Cold ... <a title="The defence dilemma facing NZ’s next government: stay independent or join ‘pillar 2’ of AUKUS?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/the-defence-dilemma-facing-nzs-next-government-stay-independent-or-join-pillar-2-of-aukus-212090/" aria-label="Read more about The defence dilemma facing NZ’s next government: stay independent or join ‘pillar 2’ of AUKUS?">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock In the age of the selfie taking photos of yourself has become an everyday occurrence. Half of all teenagers regularly post selfies. Driven by social media algorithms, many of us now flock to natural places for ... <a title="Trampling plants, damaging rock art, risking your life: taking selfies in nature has a cost" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/trampling-plants-damaging-rock-art-risking-your-life-taking-selfies-in-nature-has-a-cost-211901/" aria-label="Read more about Trampling plants, damaging rock art, risking your life: taking selfies in nature has a cost">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heath Pardoe, Associate professor, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health The worlds of pop culture and advanced imaging technology intersected recently when Kim Kardashian promoted a commercial whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) service on social media as a tool to detect cancer and aneurysms. The post ... <a title="Keeping up with advanced MRI: Kim Kardashian promotes whole-body scans. Could they be worth the hype?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/keeping-up-with-advanced-mri-kim-kardashian-promotes-whole-body-scans-could-they-be-worth-the-hype-211676/" aria-label="Read more about Keeping up with advanced MRI: Kim Kardashian promotes whole-body scans. Could they be worth the hype?">Read more</a>
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August 23, 2023
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Labour appears to be in something of an electoral death spiral. The four-point drop in last night’s 1News Verian poll to just 29 per cent – together with National’s bump up to 37 per cent – suggests that the gulf between the left and right blocs is now opening up, ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is it now all over for the Labour Government?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/23/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-is-it-now-all-over-for-the-labour-government/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Is it now all over for the Labour Government?">Read more</a>
