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The referendum rules have been decided. What does this mean for the Voice?

March 23, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Kildea, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney On Wednesday night, the Senate passed a bill to amend Australia’s referendum machinery laws, ending a long and sometimes tense debate on the rules that will govern the Voice referendum later this year. Until this week ... <a title="The referendum rules have been decided. What does this mean for the Voice?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/23/the-referendum-rules-have-been-decided-what-does-this-mean-for-the-voice-201372/" aria-label="Read more about The referendum rules have been decided. What does this mean for the Voice?">Read more</a>

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Our child protection system is clearly broken. Is it time to abolish it for a better model?

March 23, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Newcomb, Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock The tragic deaths of two small children in an overheated car in Queensland in 2019 highlight just how flawed our child protection system has become. Darcey and Chloe Conley were known to the child protection system, but repeated warnings ... <a title="Our child protection system is clearly broken. Is it time to abolish it for a better model?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/23/our-child-protection-system-is-clearly-broken-is-it-time-to-abolish-it-for-a-better-model-200716/" aria-label="Read more about Our child protection system is clearly broken. Is it time to abolish it for a better model?">Read more</a>

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Why is my loved one with dementia sometimes ‘there’ and sometimes not?

March 23, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yen Ying Lim, Associate Professor, Monash University Shutterstock Dementia is an umbrella term to describe a progressive neurological condition that affects people’s cognitive abilities, such as memory, language and reasoning. Alzheimer’s is the most common form, but other common forms include vascular dementia, Lewy Body dementia and ... <a title="Why is my loved one with dementia sometimes ‘there’ and sometimes not?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/23/why-is-my-loved-one-with-dementia-sometimes-there-and-sometimes-not-200439/" aria-label="Read more about Why is my loved one with dementia sometimes ‘there’ and sometimes not?">Read more</a>

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Fear and Wonder podcast: how scientists know the climate is changing

March 23, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Green, Host + Producer, The Conversation A comparison between two views of the same coral reef on Kiritimati, taken by University of Victoria scientists. Danielle Claar, Kristina Tietjen/University of Victoria Earlier this week, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Synthesis Report, ... <a title="Fear and Wonder podcast: how scientists know the climate is changing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/23/fear-and-wonder-podcast-how-scientists-know-the-climate-is-changing-202237/" aria-label="Read more about Fear and Wonder podcast: how scientists know the climate is changing">Read more</a>

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The Great Southern Reef is in more trouble than the Great Barrier Reef

March 23, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Graham Edgar, Senior Marine Ecologist, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania Graham Edgar/Reef Life Survey, Author provided Marine heatwaves are damaging reef ecosystems around Australia, but while the tropical north has received the lion’s share of the attention to date, we equally need to ... <a title="The Great Southern Reef is in more trouble than the Great Barrier Reef" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/23/the-great-southern-reef-is-in-more-trouble-than-the-great-barrier-reef-201235/" aria-label="Read more about The Great Southern Reef is in more trouble than the Great Barrier Reef">Read more</a>

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‘Some of them do treat you like an idiot’: what it’s like to be a casual academic

March 23, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Burch, Lecturer in Accounting, University of Tasmania Shutterstock One of the priorities of the federal government’s sweeping Universities Accord is to improve employment conditions in higher education. This is long overdue. Australia’s university sector once set the standard for working conditions but sadly this is no ... <a title="‘Some of them do treat you like an idiot’: what it’s like to be a casual academic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/23/some-of-them-do-treat-you-like-an-idiot-what-its-like-to-be-a-casual-academic-201470/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Some of them do treat you like an idiot’: what it’s like to be a casual academic">Read more</a>

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Yes, the 1.5 million Australians getting rent assistance need an increase, but more public housing is the lasting fix for the crisis

March 23, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Davies, PhD Candidate, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Image: David Kelly, Author provided Australia is in the grip of a housing crisis, with low-income households hit hardest by rising rents and falling vacancy rates. Social housing tenants were insulated from the 10.2% jump in advertised ... <a title="Yes, the 1.5 million Australians getting rent assistance need an increase, but more public housing is the lasting fix for the crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/23/yes-the-1-5-million-australians-getting-rent-assistance-need-an-increase-but-more-public-housing-is-the-lasting-fix-for-the-crisis-200908/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, the 1.5 million Australians getting rent assistance need an increase, but more public housing is the lasting fix for the crisis">Read more</a>

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Why Lent is the perfect time to spiritually prepare for revolution

March 23, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristie Patricia Flannery, Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University Francisco V. Coching’s Rendition of Gabriela Silang Charging on a Mount, 1986 (Ayala Museum). It was around this time of year back in 1763 that Filipino rebels rode into Sinait on horseback, shouting ... <a title="Why Lent is the perfect time to spiritually prepare for revolution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/23/why-lent-is-the-perfect-time-to-spiritually-prepare-for-revolution-200715/" aria-label="Read more about Why Lent is the perfect time to spiritually prepare for revolution">Read more</a>

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Word from The Hill: Reactions to AUKUS, next steps on the Voice, NSW election

March 22, 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: Reactions to AUKUS, next steps on the Voice, NSW election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/22/word-from-the-hill-reactions-to-aukus-next-steps-on-the-voice-nsw-election-202362/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Reactions to AUKUS, next steps on the Voice, NSW election">Read more</a>

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Xi’s Moscow trip shows peace in Ukraine isn’t China’s main concern

March 22, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jingdong Yuan, Associate Professor, Asia-Pacific security, University of Sydney Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to Moscow this week has been more about reiterating China and Russia’s shared interests, and less about any concrete pathway towards ending the war in Ukraine. While a joint statement issued by the ... <a title="Xi’s Moscow trip shows peace in Ukraine isn’t China’s main concern" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/22/xis-moscow-trip-shows-peace-in-ukraine-isnt-chinas-main-concern-202149/" aria-label="Read more about Xi’s Moscow trip shows peace in Ukraine isn’t China’s main concern">Read more</a>

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‘Cultural expression through dress’: towards a definition of First Nations fashion

March 22, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Treena Clark, Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Indigenous Research Fellow, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney This May, Wiradjuri woman Denni Francisco and her label Ngali will be the first Indigenous designer to have a solo show at Australian Fashion Week. This is a long time ... <a title="‘Cultural expression through dress’: towards a definition of First Nations fashion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/22/cultural-expression-through-dress-towards-a-definition-of-first-nations-fashion-201782/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Cultural expression through dress’: towards a definition of First Nations fashion">Read more</a>

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Yes, we see you. Why a national plan for homelessness must make thousands of children on their own a priority

March 22, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Robinson, Associate Professor in Housing and Communities, University of Tasmania Shutterstock Thousands of children end up being homeless in Australia without a parent or guardian. In 2021-22, 12,812 children (aged 10-17) were on their own when they sought help from homelessness services, according to Specialist Homelessness ... <a title="Yes, we see you. Why a national plan for homelessness must make thousands of children on their own a priority" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/22/yes-we-see-you-why-a-national-plan-for-homelessness-must-make-thousands-of-children-on-their-own-a-priority-200918/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, we see you. Why a national plan for homelessness must make thousands of children on their own a priority">Read more</a>