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May 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua McLeod, Lecturer in Sport Management, Deakin University Being a sport administrator comes with many perks, so it’s no surprise many want to stay in their positions as long as possible. Recently, a trend has emerged whereby leaders in sport are seeking to extend or eliminate term ... <a title="Some sports leaders are trying to defy term limits – which can open the door to corruption" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/20/some-sports-leaders-are-trying-to-defy-term-limits-which-can-open-the-door-to-corruption-229709/" aria-label="Read more about Some sports leaders are trying to defy term limits – which can open the door to corruption">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Joyisjoyful/Shutterstock If you buy your olive oil in bulk, you’ve likely been in for a shock in recent weeks. Major supermarkets have been selling olive oil for up to A$65 for a four-litre tin, and ... <a title="I can’t afford olive oil. What else can I use?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/20/i-cant-afford-olive-oil-what-else-can-i-use-228788/" aria-label="Read more about I can’t afford olive oil. What else can I use?">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2024
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 A national Newspoll, conducted after the May 14 budget from a sample of over 1,200 people, gave Labor a 52–48% lead over the Coalition, a one-point gain ... <a title="Labor and Albanese gain in post-budget Newspoll, but other polls don’t look as rosy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/20/labor-and-albanese-gain-in-post-budget-newspoll-but-other-polls-dont-look-as-rosy-229483/" aria-label="Read more about Labor and Albanese gain in post-budget Newspoll, but other polls don’t look as rosy">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Getty Images There have been so many submissions on the government’s proposed Fast-track Approvals Bill – 27,000 written, with 2,900 wanting to appear before the select committee in person – that a ballot system has been introduced to manage ... <a title="Fast-track laws, parliamentary urgency, Treaty tension, media retreat: warning signs for NZ’s ‘brittle’ democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/20/fast-track-laws-parliamentary-urgency-treaty-tension-media-retreat-warning-signs-for-nzs-brittle-democracy-230209/" aria-label="Read more about Fast-track laws, parliamentary urgency, Treaty tension, media retreat: warning signs for NZ’s ‘brittle’ democracy">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marika Sosnowski, Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Melbourne Ever since armed conflict has existed, ceasefires have been thought of as a bridge between war and peace. Consequently, their success has been measured by their ability to stop violence between warring parties for a period of time. ... <a title="Why has an Israel-Hamas ceasefire been so elusive? A timeline of key moments in the search for peace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/20/why-has-an-israel-hamas-ceasefire-been-so-elusive-a-timeline-of-key-moments-in-the-search-for-peace-229801/" aria-label="Read more about Why has an Israel-Hamas ceasefire been so elusive? A timeline of key moments in the search for peace">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Antonia Shand, Research Fellow, Obstetrician, University of Sydney Backgroundy/Shutterstock Oral retinoids are a type of medicine used to treat severe acne. They’re sold under the brand name Roaccutane, among others. While oral retinoids are very effective, they can have harmful effects if taken during pregnancy. These medicines ... <a title="Oral retinoids can harm unborn babies. But many women taking them for acne may not be using contraception" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/20/oral-retinoids-can-harm-unborn-babies-but-many-women-taking-them-for-acne-may-not-be-using-contraception-229478/" aria-label="Read more about Oral retinoids can harm unborn babies. But many women taking them for acne may not be using contraception">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Renwick, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Lincoln University, New Zealand This month the federal government announced a plan to ban live sheep exports, set to come into effect from May 1 2028. The announcement coincided with the release of a highly anticipated report by an independent panel ... <a title="Australia is set to ban live sheep exports. What will this mean for the industry?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/20/australia-is-set-to-ban-live-sheep-exports-what-will-this-mean-for-the-industry-229908/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is set to ban live sheep exports. What will this mean for the industry?">Read more</a>
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May 20, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nic Rawlence, Senior Lecturer in Ancient DNA, University of Otago Auckland Island merganser. Artistic reconstruction by J. G. Keulemans from Bullers Birds of New Zealand (1888) Bullers Birds of New Zealand, Author provided Ask a bird lover if they have heard of the extinct giant moa or ... <a title="Ancient DNA from an extinct native duck reveals how far birds flew to make New Zealand home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/20/ancient-dna-from-an-extinct-native-duck-reveals-how-far-birds-flew-to-make-new-zealand-home-229117/" aria-label="Read more about Ancient DNA from an extinct native duck reveals how far birds flew to make New Zealand home">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roger Benjamin, Professor in Art History, University of Sydney “She’s no oil painting”. Those were the unkind words of a colleague commenting on the subject of Vincent Namatjira’s acrylic painting, Gina. Every one of the prominent Australians and cultural heroes in Namatjira’s ensemble Australia in Colour (2021) ... <a title="Can you control your image? Gina Rinehart, King Charles and ‘moral portraits’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/17/can-you-control-your-image-gina-rinehart-king-charles-and-moral-portraits-230297/" aria-label="Read more about Can you control your image? Gina Rinehart, King Charles and ‘moral portraits’">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan C Evans, Senior Lecturer, Public Sector Management, School of Business, UNSW Sydney Martin Tobias Aakesson/Shutterstock Our government has great aspirations. It has committed to end extinctions and expand our protected areas to cover 30% of every Australian ecosystem by 2030. This is part of its Nature ... <a title="Threatened species have declined 2% a year since 2000. Nature positive? Far from it." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/17/threatened-species-have-declined-2-a-year-since-2000-nature-positive-far-from-it-230116/" aria-label="Read more about Threatened species have declined 2% a year since 2000. Nature positive? Far from it.">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney This year the National Rugby League (NRL) opened its season in Las Vegas. It was an audacious move by the league’s ambitious head honcho Peter V’Landys to showcase the game in the United States – and ... <a title="Rugby league in Perth and Papua New Guinea? Here’s what could be next for the NRL" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/17/rugby-league-in-perth-and-papua-new-guinea-heres-what-could-be-next-for-the-nrl-229999/" aria-label="Read more about Rugby league in Perth and Papua New Guinea? Here’s what could be next for the NRL">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Strong, Associate Professor, Music Industry, RMIT University Leading music organisations have praised the federal budget for its investment in the live music sector. The budget includes A$8.6 million for a program called Revive Live: to provide essential support to live music venues and festivals showcasing Australian ... <a title="The budget has earmarked $8.6 million for live music. Is it enough to save the flailing industry?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/17/the-budget-has-earmarked-8-6-million-for-live-music-is-it-enough-to-save-the-flailing-industry-230114/" aria-label="Read more about The budget has earmarked $8.6 million for live music. Is it enough to save the flailing industry?">Read more</a>
