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July 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist), The Conversation The US Supreme Court’s annual term usually finishes at the end of June, so late June is when the most important decisions are likely to be announced. On June 23, the Court struck down a New York state law that ... <a title="How the US Supreme Court has become right-wing, and do recent decisions give Democrats hope at the midterms?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/05/how-the-us-supreme-court-has-become-right-wing-and-do-recent-decisions-give-democrats-hope-at-the-midterms-186281/" aria-label="Read more about How the US Supreme Court has become right-wing, and do recent decisions give Democrats hope at the midterms?">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Murray Goot, Emeritus Professor of Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University What does “the average Australian” look like? After every census, this is one of the questions people like to see answered. Average on one measure or on several? If the latter, would “average Australians” number in ... <a title="The ABS’s notion of the average Australian makes little sense. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/05/the-abss-notion-of-the-average-australian-makes-little-sense-heres-why-186296/" aria-label="Read more about The ABS’s notion of the average Australian makes little sense. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Niro Kandasamy, Lecturer in History, University of Sydney When Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe conceded ten days ago that the Sri Lankan economy has “completely collapsed”, his words would have come as no surprise to the island’s 22 million people. With the country enduring its worst ... <a title="Sri Lanka scrambles for aid – but Australia still seems preoccupied by boats" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/05/sri-lanka-scrambles-for-aid-but-australia-still-seems-preoccupied-by-boats-186293/" aria-label="Read more about Sri Lanka scrambles for aid – but Australia still seems preoccupied by boats">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of South Australia Shutterstock Australia is heading for its third Omicron wave in the coming weeks, as BA.4 and BA.5 become the dominant COVID strains. BA.4 and BA.5 are more infectious than previous COVID variants and subvariants, and are ... <a title="Australia is heading for its third Omicron wave. Here’s what to expect from BA.4 and BA.5" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/05/australia-is-heading-for-its-third-omicron-wave-heres-what-to-expect-from-ba-4-and-ba-5-185598/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is heading for its third Omicron wave. Here’s what to expect from BA.4 and BA.5">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Peetz, Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University Shutterstock, CC BY-SA Uber Australia’s historic agreement with the Transport Workers’ Union, on the need to regulate the gig economy, is the first step in fundamental reform of gig work. It suggests the direction the Albanese government will ... <a title="How Australia’s gig workers may remain contractors under Labor’s reforms" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/05/how-australias-gig-workers-may-remain-contractors-under-labors-reforms-186197/" aria-label="Read more about How Australia’s gig workers may remain contractors under Labor’s reforms">Read more</a>
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July 5, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael David Barbezat, Research fellow, Australian Catholic University Netflix From Kate Bush to Russian villainy, Season Four of Stranger Things revives many parts of the 1980s relevant to our times. Some of these blasts from the past provide welcome nostalgia. Others are like unwanted ghosts that will ... <a title="‘Satanic worship, sodomy and even murder’: how Stranger Things revived the American satanic panic of the 80s" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/05/satanic-worship-sodomy-and-even-murder-how-stranger-things-revived-the-american-satanic-panic-of-the-80s-186292/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Satanic worship, sodomy and even murder’: how Stranger Things revived the American satanic panic of the 80s">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Dooley, Research Fellow, Climate & Energy College, The University of Melbourne Nico Smit/Unsplash, CC BY Restoring degraded environments, such as by planting trees, is often touted as a solution to the climate crisis. But our new research shows this, while important, is no substitute for preventing ... <a title="No more excuses: restoring nature is not a silver bullet for global warming, we must cut emissions outright" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/no-more-excuses-restoring-nature-is-not-a-silver-bullet-for-global-warming-we-must-cut-emissions-outright-186048/" aria-label="Read more about No more excuses: restoring nature is not a silver bullet for global warming, we must cut emissions outright">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elodie Camprasse, Research fellow in spider crab ecology, Deakin University Julian Finn/Museums Victoria Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s series introducing you to little-known Australian animals that need our help. Every winter in shallow waters off Australia’s southern coast, armies of ... <a title="Thousands of giant crabs amass off Australia’s coast. Scientists need your help to understand the phenomenon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/thousands-of-giant-crabs-amass-off-australias-coast-scientists-need-your-help-to-understand-the-phenomenon-183342/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of giant crabs amass off Australia’s coast. Scientists need your help to understand the phenomenon">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nina Lansbury, Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland In Australia, most states have introduced initiatives to provide people who menstruate with free period care products in public schools. The Queensland government’s recent announcement of free period care products for state schools is excellent ... <a title="Free period care products in Queensland schools is just a first step. Remote communities need access to these items as well" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/free-period-care-products-in-queensland-schools-is-just-a-first-step-remote-communities-need-access-to-these-items-as-well-185700/" aria-label="Read more about Free period care products in Queensland schools is just a first step. Remote communities need access to these items as well">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tomas Fitzgerald, Lecturer in Law, Curtin University A brainy machine? Shakey, the world’s first AI-based robot. SRI International It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that the machines are taking over. What is less clear is whether the machines know that. Recent claims by a Google engineer that ... <a title="Why we talk about computers having brains (and why the metaphor is all wrong)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/why-we-talk-about-computers-having-brains-and-why-the-metaphor-is-all-wrong-185705/" aria-label="Read more about Why we talk about computers having brains (and why the metaphor is all wrong)">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brian Robert Cook, Associate professor, The University of Melbourne In the aftermath of destructive floods, we often seek out someone to blame. Common targets are the “negligent local council”, the “greedy developer”, “the builder cutting corners”, and the “foolish home owner.” Unfortunately, it’s not that simple, as ... <a title="To stop risky developments in floodplains, we have to tackle the profit motive – and our false sense of security" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/to-stop-risky-developments-in-floodplains-we-have-to-tackle-the-profit-motive-and-our-false-sense-of-security-184062/" aria-label="Read more about To stop risky developments in floodplains, we have to tackle the profit motive – and our false sense of security">Read more</a>
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July 4, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Rae, Associate Professor, English and Theatre Studies, The University of Melbourne Julio Donoso/Sygma via Getty Images I can take any empty space and call it a bare stage. A man walks across this empty space whilst someone else is watching him, and this is all that ... <a title="An ever innovative director, Peter Brook reminded us how high the stakes of theatre can be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/07/04/an-ever-innovative-director-peter-brook-reminded-us-how-high-the-stakes-of-theatre-can-be-186290/" aria-label="Read more about An ever innovative director, Peter Brook reminded us how high the stakes of theatre can be">Read more</a>
