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August 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bartholomew Stanford, Lecturer (Indigenous Knowledges) , Charles Darwin University Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article mentions people who have passed away. Names have been withheld out of respect for Sorry Business. The Garma Festival in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory begins today. ... <a title="Garma is a festival of political discussion and celebration of culture. Will the Voice be a central theme?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/04/garma-is-a-festival-of-political-discussion-and-celebration-of-culture-will-the-voice-be-a-central-theme-210715/" aria-label="Read more about Garma is a festival of political discussion and celebration of culture. Will the Voice be a central theme?">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Md Safiullah (Safi), Senior Lecturer in Finance, RMIT University Islamic banks have become an integral part of the financial system in many Muslim-majority countries, as well as in nations with sizeable Muslim minorities such as the United Kingdom, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Thailand. Australia is poised ... <a title="Australia will soon have its first Islamic bank. What does this mean, and what are the challenges?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/04/australia-will-soon-have-its-first-islamic-bank-what-does-this-mean-and-what-are-the-challenges-201867/" aria-label="Read more about Australia will soon have its first Islamic bank. What does this mean, and what are the challenges?">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samar Aoun, Perron Institute Research Chair in Palliative Care, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock Although it is associated with dying, palliative care is an approach focused on improving quality of life – or how people feel about and respond to facing a life-threatening illness. Palliative care ... <a title="What actually is palliative care? And how is it different to end-of-life care?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/04/what-actually-is-palliative-care-and-how-is-it-different-to-end-of-life-care-205488/" aria-label="Read more about What actually is palliative care? And how is it different to end-of-life care?">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Tingay, John Curtin Distinguished Professor (Radio Astronomy), Curtin University NASA/Eyes on Asteroids Asteroids are chunks of rock left over from the formation of our Solar System. Approximately half a billion asteroids with sizes greater than four metres in diameter orbit the Sun, travelling through our Solar ... <a title="‘City killers’ and half-giraffes: how many scary asteroids really go past Earth every year?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/04/city-killers-and-half-giraffes-how-many-scary-asteroids-really-go-past-earth-every-year-208838/" aria-label="Read more about ‘City killers’ and half-giraffes: how many scary asteroids really go past Earth every year?">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Mary Clancy, Lecturer, School of Psychology, Deakin University Shutterstock The sending and receiving of intimate images and videos is increasingly becoming a part of people’s sexual relationships – particularly for teenagers and young adults. Image-based “sexting” has steadily increased over the past few years. Aggregated data ... <a title="20% of young people who forwarded nudes say they had permission – but only 8% gave it. Why the gap?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/04/20-of-young-people-who-forwarded-nudes-say-they-had-permission-but-only-8-gave-it-why-the-gap-207913/" aria-label="Read more about 20% of young people who forwarded nudes say they had permission – but only 8% gave it. Why the gap?">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laurel Fox, PhD candidate, The University of Queensland Bianca de Marchi/AAP The Voice is a simple idea. The proposed amendment to Australia’s Constitution is short and sweet. Yet the referendum debate is at risk of inundation, and too often misses the point. While there are many things ... <a title="The Voice is a simple and enduring idea with a past – and a promise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/04/the-voice-is-a-simple-and-enduring-idea-with-a-past-and-a-promise-210640/" aria-label="Read more about The Voice is a simple and enduring idea with a past – and a promise">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anam Bilgrami, Research Fellow, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University Shutterstock Moving yourself or a loved one to a nursing home can be emotional and difficult. While some have their nursing home accommodation costs fully covered by the government (based on a means test), ... <a title="Lump sum, daily payments or a combination? What to consider when paying for nursing home accommodation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/04/lump-sum-daily-payments-or-a-combination-what-to-consider-when-paying-for-nursing-home-accommodation-207405/" aria-label="Read more about Lump sum, daily payments or a combination? What to consider when paying for nursing home accommodation">Read more</a>
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August 4, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University Tavarius, Shutterstock Vast arrays of solar panels floating on calm seas near the Equator could provide effectively unlimited solar energy to densely populated countries in Southeast Asia and West Africa. Our new research shows offshore solar in Indonesia alone ... <a title="‘Limitless’ energy: how floating solar panels near the equator could power future population hotspots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/04/limitless-energy-how-floating-solar-panels-near-the-equator-could-power-future-population-hotspots-210557/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Limitless’ energy: how floating solar panels near the equator could power future population hotspots">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government is at risk of letting down the Voice’s “yes” case by its tactics of excessive caution and control in the referendum debate. Inside and outside parliament this week, its performance was, for the most part, woeful, only ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Trying to dodge talking about ‘treaty’ could do the Voice campaign more harm than good" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/grattan-on-friday-trying-to-dodge-talking-about-treaty-could-do-the-voice-campaign-more-harm-than-good-210986/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Trying to dodge talking about ‘treaty’ could do the Voice campaign more harm than good">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Noel Castree, Professor of Society & Environment, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Last week, United Nations General Secretary António Guterres coined an arresting new term. The era of global warming has ended, he declared dramatically, and the era of “global boiling” has arrived. You can see why ... <a title="Do phrases like ‘global boiling’ help or hinder climate action?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/do-phrases-like-global-boiling-help-or-hinder-climate-action-210960/" aria-label="Read more about Do phrases like ‘global boiling’ help or hinder climate action?">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Holly Cullen, Adjunct professor, The University of Western Australia WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s hopes of avoiding extradition to the United States, where he’s charged with espionage and computer misuse offences, have taken a blow. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, asked on Saturday about the Australian government’s ... <a title="A rocky diplomatic road: Julian Assange’s hopes of avoiding extradition take a blow as US pushes back" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/a-rocky-diplomatic-road-julian-assanges-hopes-of-avoiding-extradition-take-a-blow-as-us-pushes-back-210806/" aria-label="Read more about A rocky diplomatic road: Julian Assange’s hopes of avoiding extradition take a blow as US pushes back">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Austin, Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne Pia Johnson/Melbourne Theatre Company Bloom, the new Australian musical produced by the Melbourne Theatre Company, is proudly billed by the company as born and bred right here in Melbourne/Naarm. Written by Tom Gleisner (of The Castle fame) with ... <a title="New Aussie musical Bloom misses an opportunity to interrogate the gaps in aged care – and in our social fabric" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/new-aussie-musical-bloom-misses-an-opportunity-to-interrogate-the-gaps-in-aged-care-and-in-our-social-fabric-209794/" aria-label="Read more about New Aussie musical Bloom misses an opportunity to interrogate the gaps in aged care – and in our social fabric">Read more</a>
