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Dissecting Stevie Wonder’s Superstition, 50 years after we first heard its infectious grooves

October 24, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leigh Carriage, Senior Lecturer in Music, Southern Cross University Photo by Soul Train via Getty Image On October 24 1972, Stevie Wonder released his 15th album Talking Book and the world heard the infectious grooves and seamless vocal delivery of the song Superstition for the very first ... <a title="Dissecting Stevie Wonder’s Superstition, 50 years after we first heard its infectious grooves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/24/dissecting-stevie-wonders-superstition-50-years-after-we-first-heard-its-infectious-grooves-189551/" aria-label="Read more about Dissecting Stevie Wonder’s Superstition, 50 years after we first heard its infectious grooves">Read more</a>

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Australia’s growth downgraded and inflation drives massive rise in cost of pensions and payments in budget

October 24, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Tuesday’s budget will point to a slowing Australian economy, with growth forecasts cut, and contain more than $21 billion of savings and decisions to redirect spending. Delivered against a background of rising inflation, increasing interest rates and huge global uncertainties, ... <a title="Australia’s growth downgraded and inflation drives massive rise in cost of pensions and payments in budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/24/australias-growth-downgraded-and-inflation-drives-massive-rise-in-cost-of-pensions-and-payments-in-budget-193089/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s growth downgraded and inflation drives massive rise in cost of pensions and payments in budget">Read more</a>

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Xi cements his power at Chinese Communist Party congress – but he is still exposed on the economy

October 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor’s fellow, La Trobe University Wu Hao/EPA/AAP Xi Jinping’s clean sweep in elevating trusted allies to the commanding heights of the Chinese Communist Party is a political outcome that has implications beyond China’s borders. Xi sits virtually unchallenged, for the time being, at the apex ... <a title="Xi cements his power at Chinese Communist Party congress – but he is still exposed on the economy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/23/xi-cements-his-power-at-chinese-communist-party-congress-but-he-is-still-exposed-on-the-economy-192847/" aria-label="Read more about Xi cements his power at Chinese Communist Party congress – but he is still exposed on the economy">Read more</a>

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How ‘closing the gap’ may close doors for First Nations women in new plan to end violence

October 21, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By BJ Newton, Senior Research Fellow in Social Policy and Social Work, UNSW Sydney GettyImages The ten-year National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children was launched this week. It is without doubt an important policy for shaping the actions and priorities of all governments to work ... <a title="How ‘closing the gap’ may close doors for First Nations women in new plan to end violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/21/how-closing-the-gap-may-close-doors-for-first-nations-women-in-new-plan-to-end-violence-192620/" aria-label="Read more about How ‘closing the gap’ may close doors for First Nations women in new plan to end violence">Read more</a>

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How ‘closing the gap’ may close the doors for First Nations women in new plan to end violence

October 21, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By BJ Newton, Senior Research Fellow in Social Policy and Social Work, UNSW Sydney GettyImages The ten-year National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children was launched this week. It is without doubt an important policy for shaping the actions and priorities of all governments to work ... <a title="How ‘closing the gap’ may close the doors for First Nations women in new plan to end violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/21/how-closing-the-gap-may-close-the-doors-for-first-nations-women-in-new-plan-to-end-violence-192620/" aria-label="Read more about How ‘closing the gap’ may close the doors for First Nations women in new plan to end violence">Read more</a>

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What is the ‘carnivore diet’ and is it a bad idea?

October 21, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Livingstone, NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University Kyle Mackie/Unsplash, CC BY-SA You may have heard of the carnivore diet, and the claims it is beneficial for our health. Many diet trends, such as the ... <a title="What is the ‘carnivore diet’ and is it a bad idea?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/21/what-is-the-carnivore-diet-and-is-it-a-bad-idea-189464/" aria-label="Read more about What is the ‘carnivore diet’ and is it a bad idea?">Read more</a>

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Not keeping up with the Joneses: the one factor that makes us less likely to emulate our neighbours on climate action

October 21, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrea La Nauze, Lecturer, The University of Queensland Shutterstock About 30% of Australian homes have rooftop solar panels installed – the highest uptake of any nation. Their popularity has been helped along by government subsidies that reduce the upfront costs of the technology. But these subsidies may ... <a title="Not keeping up with the Joneses: the one factor that makes us less likely to emulate our neighbours on climate action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/21/not-keeping-up-with-the-joneses-the-one-factor-that-makes-us-less-likely-to-emulate-our-neighbours-on-climate-action-176372/" aria-label="Read more about Not keeping up with the Joneses: the one factor that makes us less likely to emulate our neighbours on climate action">Read more</a>

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Is urine sterile? Do urine ‘therapies’ work? Experts debunk common pee myths

October 21, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Moro, Associate Professor of Science & Medicine, Bond University Shutterstock Urine therapy (or urotherapy) is a longstanding practice based on the concept that urine can be drunk, bathed in, or otherwise applied to bring good health or even heal the body of certain ailments. Unusual as ... <a title="Is urine sterile? Do urine ‘therapies’ work? Experts debunk common pee myths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/21/is-urine-sterile-do-urine-therapies-work-experts-debunk-common-pee-myths-191862/" aria-label="Read more about Is urine sterile? Do urine ‘therapies’ work? Experts debunk common pee myths">Read more</a>

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Eels are some of nature’s weirdest creatures. Here are 5 reasons why they’re such cool little freaks

October 21, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Soanes, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne A moray eel Shutterstock It’s the question that baffled scientists for hundreds years – where on Earth do eels come from? Aristotle’s best guess was that they spontaneously generated. Danish biologist Johannes Schmidt ... <a title="Eels are some of nature’s weirdest creatures. Here are 5 reasons why they’re such cool little freaks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/21/eels-are-some-of-natures-weirdest-creatures-here-are-5-reasons-why-theyre-such-cool-little-freaks-192862/" aria-label="Read more about Eels are some of nature’s weirdest creatures. Here are 5 reasons why they’re such cool little freaks">Read more</a>

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Binge eating is more common than anorexia or bulimia – but it remains a hidden and hard-to-treat disorder

October 21, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Kennedy, Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago Getty Images For many people, the term “eating disorder” will bring to mind its two most familiar forms – anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. What they may not realise, however, is that “binge eating disorder” is ... <a title="Binge eating is more common than anorexia or bulimia – but it remains a hidden and hard-to-treat disorder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/21/binge-eating-is-more-common-than-anorexia-or-bulimia-but-it-remains-a-hidden-and-hard-to-treat-disorder-192596/" aria-label="Read more about Binge eating is more common than anorexia or bulimia – but it remains a hidden and hard-to-treat disorder">Read more</a>

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Do not adjust your sets: with Truss gone, the UK is about to get yet another prime minister

October 21, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Wellings, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Monash University Andy Rain/EPA/AAP British politics currently exists in a weird time warp. Like some bad special effects from an early episode of Dr Who, time and reality are bent and twisted – only this time it’s all ... <a title="Do not adjust your sets: with Truss gone, the UK is about to get yet another prime minister" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/21/do-not-adjust-your-sets-with-truss-gone-the-uk-is-about-to-get-yet-another-prime-minister-192931/" aria-label="Read more about Do not adjust your sets: with Truss gone, the UK is about to get yet another prime minister">Read more</a>

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Can gaming ‘addiction’ lead to depression or aggression in young people? Here’s what the evidence says

October 21, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Orlando, Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University Shutterstock A Victorian coroner has cited problematic gaming behaviour as the driver of a mood disorder which contributed to the 2019 death of regional school boy Oliver Cronin. The findings from Coroner Paresa Spanos’s investigation were ... <a title="Can gaming ‘addiction’ lead to depression or aggression in young people? Here’s what the evidence says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/10/21/can-gaming-addiction-lead-to-depression-or-aggression-in-young-people-heres-what-the-evidence-says-168847/" aria-label="Read more about Can gaming ‘addiction’ lead to depression or aggression in young people? Here’s what the evidence says">Read more</a>