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Supreme Court rules cities can ban homeless people from sleeping outdoors – Sotomayor dissent summarizes opinion as ‘stay awake or be arrested’

June 29, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Pastore, Professor of the Practice of Law, University of Southern California Housing activists demonstrate outside the Supreme Court on April 22, 2024. Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images The Supreme Court has ruled that the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not prohibit cities ... <a title="Supreme Court rules cities can ban homeless people from sleeping outdoors – Sotomayor dissent summarizes opinion as ‘stay awake or be arrested’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/29/supreme-court-rules-cities-can-ban-homeless-people-from-sleeping-outdoors-sotomayor-dissent-summarizes-opinion-as-stay-awake-or-be-arrested-232955/" aria-label="Read more about Supreme Court rules cities can ban homeless people from sleeping outdoors – Sotomayor dissent summarizes opinion as ‘stay awake or be arrested’">Read more</a>

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Not quite medicine, not quite food: how a product like mushroom gummies can fall through the regulatory cracks

June 28, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Wardle, Professor of Public Health, Southern Cross University The Conversation, Pexels, Screenshot/NSW Health Several people across the country have recently been hospitalised after consuming mushroom gummies distributed by Australian brand Uncle Frog and made in the United States. Their reported symptoms included elevated heart rate, nausea, ... <a title="Not quite medicine, not quite food: how a product like mushroom gummies can fall through the regulatory cracks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/28/not-quite-medicine-not-quite-food-how-a-product-like-mushroom-gummies-can-fall-through-the-regulatory-cracks-233459/" aria-label="Read more about Not quite medicine, not quite food: how a product like mushroom gummies can fall through the regulatory cracks">Read more</a>

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ANZ’s $4.9 billion Suncorp takeover will now go ahead. Is the government sending mixed messages on business competition?

June 28, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Two years after the deal was first announced, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has today given the green light for ANZ to acquire the banking arm of Queensland-based insurer Suncorp. The A$4.9 billion deal will be the biggest in ... <a title="ANZ’s $4.9 billion Suncorp takeover will now go ahead. Is the government sending mixed messages on business competition?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/28/anzs-4-9-billion-suncorp-takeover-will-now-go-ahead-is-the-government-sending-mixed-messages-on-business-competition-233551/" aria-label="Read more about ANZ’s $4.9 billion Suncorp takeover will now go ahead. Is the government sending mixed messages on business competition?">Read more</a>

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Some of us don’t have high-quality drinking water, and it’s putting public health at risk. How do we deliver universal access?

June 28, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart Khan, Professor and Head of School of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney r.classen/Shutterstock A new Productivity Commission report has urged Australian governments to commit to providing universal access to safe and reliable drinking water, warning that public health depends on it. The report, National Water Reform ... <a title="Some of us don’t have high-quality drinking water, and it’s putting public health at risk. How do we deliver universal access?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/28/some-of-us-dont-have-high-quality-drinking-water-and-its-putting-public-health-at-risk-how-do-we-deliver-universal-access-233462/" aria-label="Read more about Some of us don’t have high-quality drinking water, and it’s putting public health at risk. How do we deliver universal access?">Read more</a>

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Muddled answers and outright lies: what the Biden-Trump debate says about the dire state of US politics

June 28, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University There are no parallels for the first debate of the 2024 US presidential election cycle. From the moment Joe Biden walked across the stage, stiff-backed and straight-armed, disaster unfolded for the sitting president. ... <a title="Muddled answers and outright lies: what the Biden-Trump debate says about the dire state of US politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/28/muddled-answers-and-outright-lies-what-the-biden-trump-debate-says-about-the-dire-state-of-us-politics-233347/" aria-label="Read more about Muddled answers and outright lies: what the Biden-Trump debate says about the dire state of US politics">Read more</a>

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‘Things started to look dire’: our deep-dive into past climates sounds a warning for this unique corner of Australia

June 28, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sean Buckley, Lecturer in Molecular Ecology and Environmental Management, Edith Cowan University Stephen Beatty Climate change threatens plants and animals around the world, but some regions are particularly exposed. Some are vulnerable simply due to the huge diversity of species they harbour. Others will experience more acute ... <a title="‘Things started to look dire’: our deep-dive into past climates sounds a warning for this unique corner of Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/28/things-started-to-look-dire-our-deep-dive-into-past-climates-sounds-a-warning-for-this-unique-corner-of-australia-233340/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Things started to look dire’: our deep-dive into past climates sounds a warning for this unique corner of Australia">Read more</a>

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At this year’s Rising festival, I was most excited by the new and unexpected audiences

June 28, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Austin, Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne Rising Rising situates itself as a festival of new art, performance and music that takes place in the heart of Naarm/Melbourne just as the weather turns cold and the days get darker and shorter. Now in its fourth ... <a title="At this year’s Rising festival, I was most excited by the new and unexpected audiences" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/28/at-this-years-rising-festival-i-was-most-excited-by-the-new-and-unexpected-audiences-233100/" aria-label="Read more about At this year’s Rising festival, I was most excited by the new and unexpected audiences">Read more</a>

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If you’re pregnant, how accurate is your ‘due date’?

June 28, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hazel Keedle, Senior Lecturer of Midwifery, Western Sydney University MART PRODUCTION/Pexels More than 1,700 pregnant women in South Australia have reportedly been given the wrong “due date” due to a technical error in their computerised medical records. This has prompted concerns some women may have had an ... <a title="If you’re pregnant, how accurate is your ‘due date’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/28/if-youre-pregnant-how-accurate-is-your-due-date-233547/" aria-label="Read more about If you’re pregnant, how accurate is your ‘due date’?">Read more</a>

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The UK election gambling scandal shows the dangers of inside information – but what exactly is it?

June 28, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Anderson, Professor of Sports Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne Richard M Lee/Shutterstock In the iconic 1980s movie Back to the Future II, the elderly villain, Biff Tannen, steals a Grays Sports Almanac. He travels back in time to his youth and creates an ... <a title="The UK election gambling scandal shows the dangers of inside information – but what exactly is it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/28/the-uk-election-gambling-scandal-shows-the-dangers-of-inside-information-but-what-exactly-is-it-233442/" aria-label="Read more about The UK election gambling scandal shows the dangers of inside information – but what exactly is it?">Read more</a>

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Paul Gauguin was a violent paedophile. Should the National Gallery of Australia be staging a major exhibition of his work?

June 28, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sasha Grishin, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University Paul Gauguin Three Tahitians (Trois tahitiens) 1899 oil on canvas 73 × 94 cm National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh. Presented by Sir Alexander Maitland in memory of his wife Rosalind 1960, NG 222 Should the National Gallery ... <a title="Paul Gauguin was a violent paedophile. Should the National Gallery of Australia be staging a major exhibition of his work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/28/paul-gauguin-was-a-violent-paedophile-should-the-national-gallery-of-australia-be-staging-a-major-exhibition-of-his-work-230545/" aria-label="Read more about Paul Gauguin was a violent paedophile. Should the National Gallery of Australia be staging a major exhibition of his work?">Read more</a>

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We analysed the entire web and found a cybersecurity threat lurking in plain sight

June 28, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kevin Saric, Computer Scientist & Mechatronic Engineer, CSIRO Ar_TH/Shutterstock Our latest research has found that clickable links on websites can often be redirected to malicious destinations. We call these “hijackable hyperlinks” and have found them by the millions across the whole of the web, including on trusted ... <a title="We analysed the entire web and found a cybersecurity threat lurking in plain sight" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/28/we-analysed-the-entire-web-and-found-a-cybersecurity-threat-lurking-in-plain-sight-233240/" aria-label="Read more about We analysed the entire web and found a cybersecurity threat lurking in plain sight">Read more</a>

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The AFL’s illicit drug policy is under fire but the bigger issue is that not all sports have one

June 28, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Adair, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney In March, Australian MP Andrew Wilkie used parliamentary privilege to allege the Australian Football League (AFL) was operating an “off the books” illicit drug testing regime that is at odds with its obligations under the World ... <a title="The AFL’s illicit drug policy is under fire but the bigger issue is that not all sports have one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/28/the-afls-illicit-drug-policy-is-under-fire-but-the-bigger-issue-is-that-not-all-sports-have-one-233229/" aria-label="Read more about The AFL’s illicit drug policy is under fire but the bigger issue is that not all sports have one">Read more</a>