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July 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Layton, Visiting Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Kay Nietfeld/DPA/AP Early last year, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a major historical turning point – a zeitenwende. That turning point continues to play out. On the eve of this week’s NATO summit in ... <a title="What’s behind Australia’s $1 billion defence deal with Germany?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/11/whats-behind-australias-1-billion-defence-deal-with-germany-209490/" aria-label="Read more about What’s behind Australia’s $1 billion defence deal with Germany?">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Australia’s first national “wellbeing framework”, to be released by Treasurer Jim Chalmers within weeks, will provide about 50 indicators of how Australians are doing, that will then be tracked over time. The Measuring What Matters statement will be around the ... <a title="Chalmers ‘measures what matters’ – tracking our national wellbeing in 50 indicators" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/11/chalmers-measures-what-matters-tracking-our-national-wellbeing-in-50-indicators-209520/" aria-label="Read more about Chalmers ‘measures what matters’ – tracking our national wellbeing in 50 indicators">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bill Laurance, Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University Shutterstock In September last year, several leading scientists were effectively banned from further research in Indonesia’s vast tropical forests, where most had been working for decades. Their sin? In large part, producing research suggesting the Bornean ... <a title="Indonesia is suppressing environmental research it doesn’t like. That poses real risks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/11/indonesia-is-suppressing-environmental-research-it-doesnt-like-that-poses-real-risks-202629/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia is suppressing environmental research it doesn’t like. That poses real risks">Read more</a>
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July 11, 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 Bianca de Marchi/AAP An Essential poll, conducted July 5-9 from a sample of 1,125, had “yes” to the Indigenous Voice to parliament leading by 47-43, with 10% ... <a title="Voice support slumps in Essential poll; LNP leads in Queensland" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/11/voice-support-slumps-in-essential-poll-lnp-leads-in-queensland-208578/" aria-label="Read more about Voice support slumps in Essential poll; LNP leads in Queensland">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naama Blatman, Research Theme Fellow, Urban Living Futures & Society, Western Sydney University Some of the largest landowners across New South Wales are Local Aboriginal Land Councils. Given the acute needs for housing and infrastructure, it’s time the state government enabled these land councils to play a ... <a title="Why is it so hard for Local Aboriginal Land Councils to develop land when the public needs are huge?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/11/why-is-it-so-hard-for-local-aboriginal-land-councils-to-develop-land-when-the-public-needs-are-huge-195366/" aria-label="Read more about Why is it so hard for Local Aboriginal Land Councils to develop land when the public needs are huge?">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, MBA Director & Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University Shutterstock Is it OK to wear headphones in the office? Do they help get work done, or is wearing them considered rude and damaging to the office vibe. While it might ... <a title="Workers hate office noise – but is using headphones to shut out colleagues the solution?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/11/workers-hate-office-noise-but-is-using-headphones-to-shut-out-colleagues-the-solution-209134/" aria-label="Read more about Workers hate office noise – but is using headphones to shut out colleagues the solution?">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dugal McKinnon, Associate Professor, Composition and Sonic Arts, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Funding for the arts and tertiary education in Aotearoa New Zealand has long been insufficient. Run the two together, as is happening this year, and we find ourselves at ... <a title="NZ music schools under threat: we need a better measure of their worth than money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/11/nz-music-schools-under-threat-we-need-a-better-measure-of-their-worth-than-money-209323/" aria-label="Read more about NZ music schools under threat: we need a better measure of their worth than money">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniele Carlesso, PhD Candidate, Macquarie University Simon Garnier Imagine you are looking for a parking spot at a crowded event. You find one far from your destination. Do you decide to take it, or invest more time into hunting a better spot which may or may not ... <a title="Humans set budgets when facing an uncertain future. So do ants " class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/11/humans-set-budgets-when-facing-an-uncertain-future-so-do-ants-209327/" aria-label="Read more about Humans set budgets when facing an uncertain future. So do ants ">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nic Rawlence, Senior Lecturer in Ancient DNA, University of Otago Skull of Caperea marginata. Author provided The pygmy right whale, Caperea marginata, is the weirdest whale you’ve probably never heard of. It is the smallest of the living baleen whales and restricted to the Southern Hemisphere. Its ... <a title="The true origins of the world’s smallest and weirdest whale" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/11/the-true-origins-of-the-worlds-smallest-and-weirdest-whale-208279/" aria-label="Read more about The true origins of the world’s smallest and weirdest whale">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Walker, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland Donald W. Hall, Author provided Did you know venom – a toxic substance injected by one animal into another – has evolved around 100 times? In our laboratory at the University of Queensland, my ... <a title="The furry puss caterpillar’s venom packs a painful punch. Now new research shows it came from an unlikely source" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/11/the-furry-puss-caterpillars-venom-packs-a-painful-punch-now-new-research-shows-it-came-from-an-unlikely-source-209329/" aria-label="Read more about The furry puss caterpillar’s venom packs a painful punch. Now new research shows it came from an unlikely source">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elise Woodman, Social Work Researcher and Lecturer, Australian Catholic University Shutterstock Parenting teenagers can feel daunting. With high rates of youth mental health diagnoses and persistent messages about adolescents’ desire for independence, parents and carers are searching for ways to support their kids and have a relationship ... <a title="‘Just leave me alone!’ Why staying connected to your teenager is tricky but important" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/11/just-leave-me-alone-why-staying-connected-to-your-teenager-is-tricky-but-important-208847/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Just leave me alone!’ Why staying connected to your teenager is tricky but important">Read more</a>
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July 11, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kerryn Brent, Senior Lecturer, Adelaide Law School, University of Adelaide GizemG, Shutterstock The Australian Labor government has introduced a bill to regulate “marine geoengineering” – methods to combat climate change by intervening in the ocean environment. The bill would prohibit listed marine geoengineering activities without a permit. ... <a title="New Australian laws for ‘engineering’ the ocean must balance environment protection and responsible research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/11/new-australian-laws-for-engineering-the-ocean-must-balance-environment-protection-and-responsible-research-209036/" aria-label="Read more about New Australian laws for ‘engineering’ the ocean must balance environment protection and responsible research">Read more</a>
