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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Hepburn, Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University Jan-Rune Smenes Reite/Pexels, CC BY Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King yesterday handed Australia’s fossil fuel industry two significant wins. The minister announced oil and gas exploration will be allowed at ten new Australian ocean sites – comprising almost 47,000 ... <a title="Opening 10 new oil and gas sites is a win for fossil fuel companies but a staggering loss for the rest of Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/opening-10-new-oil-and-gas-sites-is-a-win-for-fossil-fuel-companies-but-a-staggering-loss-for-the-rest-of-australia-189374/" aria-label="Read more about Opening 10 new oil and gas sites is a win for fossil fuel companies but a staggering loss for the rest of Australia">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John McKay, Honorary Professor in Development Studies, Deakin University Sweden’s decision to apply for NATO membership following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has generally been greeted with enthusiasm, as a further demonstration of Western unity in the face of Vladimir Putin’s aggression. But even two years ago, such ... <a title="Sweden has broken its neutrality convention and sided with Ukraine. Does this matter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/sweden-has-broken-its-neutrality-convention-and-sided-with-ukraine-does-this-matter-189062/" aria-label="Read more about Sweden has broken its neutrality convention and sided with Ukraine. Does this matter?">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra podcast image for newsletter David Littleproud runs his own race. In opposition he’s Nationals leader first and Coalitionist second. Thus he was quick out of the blocks criticising Scott Morrison’s power grab, and when Peter Dutton rejected an invitation to ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: David Littleproud on charting his course in opposition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/politics-with-michelle-grattan-david-littleproud-on-charting-his-course-in-opposition-189384/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: David Littleproud on charting his course in opposition">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Ireland-Piper, Associate Professor of Constitutional and International Law, Bond University Judith Prins/Unsplash What do farm animals have to do with the Australian Constitution? Should the public know what happens in abattoirs and farms? Do we have the right to publish footage of what happens to animals ... <a title="What the High Court decision on filming animals in farms and abattoirs really means" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/what-the-high-court-decision-on-filming-animals-in-farms-and-abattoirs-really-means-177146/" aria-label="Read more about What the High Court decision on filming animals in farms and abattoirs really means">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chantel Carr, ARC DECRA Fellow, School of Geography and Sustainable Communities, University of Wollongong Shutterstock More frequent and extreme weather associated with climate change is creating uncertainty across society. In particular, it raises challenges for the workers required to fix and maintain things. In a warming world ... <a title="Spare a thought for air-conditioning repair people. As the planet warms, they’re really up against it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/spare-a-thought-for-air-conditioning-repair-people-as-the-planet-warms-theyre-really-up-against-it-187143/" aria-label="Read more about Spare a thought for air-conditioning repair people. As the planet warms, they’re really up against it">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images Dominic Bryce Abelen has been described as a “warrior until the end”. He is also New Zealand’s first serving soldier to be killed fighting in Ukraine. His death puts renewed focus on the status of foreign fighters ... <a title="With the death of a Kiwi fighter in Ukraine, should the government make it harder for volunteers to go?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/with-the-death-of-a-kiwi-fighter-in-ukraine-should-the-government-make-it-harder-for-volunteers-to-go-189367/" aria-label="Read more about With the death of a Kiwi fighter in Ukraine, should the government make it harder for volunteers to go?">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning analyse whether the sun is setting on former United States President Donald Trump and Trumpism in general. Specifically, they examine how numerous law suits and federal investigations are eroding Trump's credibility and the power behind what was once a president of populism and who was seemingly untouchable.
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Md Abdul Alim, Associate lecturer, Western Sydney University Igor Batenev/Shutterstock Access to clean drinking water is fundamental to our health and wellbeing, and a universal human right. But almost 200,000 Australians are still forced to use water contaminated with unsafe levels of various chemicals and bacteria. The ... <a title="Not all of us have access to safe drinking water. This clever rainwater collector can change that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/not-all-of-us-have-access-to-safe-drinking-water-this-clever-rainwater-collector-can-change-that-188800/" aria-label="Read more about Not all of us have access to safe drinking water. This clever rainwater collector can change that">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carol Richards, Associate professor, Queensland University of Technology Women and children separate grain from soil in Malawi. AP Recent UN data on food insecurity paints a bleak picture of a growing international problem: global hunger is not only growing but it disproportionately affects women. Similarly, the international ... <a title="Hunger is increasing worldwide but women bear the brunt of food insecurity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/hunger-is-increasing-worldwide-but-women-bear-the-brunt-of-food-insecurity-188906/" aria-label="Read more about Hunger is increasing worldwide but women bear the brunt of food insecurity">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Evans, Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne A record 11 Indigenous representatives recently took their seats in the new federal parliament – three in the House of Representatives and eight in the Senate. Of these, nine are women and just two are men. It’s worth recalling ... <a title="Women in the Labor party are leading the way in increasing Indigenous representation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/women-in-the-labor-party-are-leading-the-way-in-increasing-indigenous-representation-188450/" aria-label="Read more about Women in the Labor party are leading the way in increasing Indigenous representation">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Belinda Lunnay, Post-doctoral researcher in Public Health , Torrens University Australia Karolina Grabowska/Pexels, CC BY Many of us enjoy a drink at the end of a stressful day. But for some, this is less of a discretionary treat and more of a nightly must-have. While alcohol reduction ... <a title="‘Oh well, wine o’clock’: what midlife women told us about drinking – and why it’s so hard to stop" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/oh-well-wine-oclock-what-midlife-women-told-us-about-drinking-and-why-its-so-hard-to-stop-188882/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Oh well, wine o’clock’: what midlife women told us about drinking – and why it’s so hard to stop">Read more</a>
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August 25, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jan Feld, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Our siblings play a central role in our childhoods, so it stands to reason they influence our personality in the long term. In particular, researchers have long been interested in how ... <a title="Does a sibling’s gender influence our own personality? A major new study answers an age-old question" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/25/does-a-siblings-gender-influence-our-own-personality-a-major-new-study-answers-an-age-old-question-188532/" aria-label="Read more about Does a sibling’s gender influence our own personality? A major new study answers an age-old question">Read more</a>
