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Symphonie of the Bicycle: on the desire to be great, and the desire to live a life with great meaning

May 15, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Campbell, Lecturer, Performing Arts, UniSA Creative, University of South Australia Tracey Leigh/State Theatre Company of South Australia Symphonie of the Bicycle is a tour de force. Actor and writer Hew Parham takes the audience through comic and heartfelt parallel stories about the trials and triumphs of ... <a title="Symphonie of the Bicycle: on the desire to be great, and the desire to live a life with great meaning" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/15/symphonie-of-the-bicycle-on-the-desire-to-be-great-and-the-desire-to-live-a-life-with-great-meaning-228013/" aria-label="Read more about Symphonie of the Bicycle: on the desire to be great, and the desire to live a life with great meaning">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: why is blood red?

May 15, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theresa Larkin, Associate professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong BonNontawat/Shutterstock Why is blood red? – Asher, 6 years 11 months, New South Wales What a great question about something in our body, Asher. Blood is inside our body, but we see it on the outside when ... <a title="Curious Kids: why is blood red?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/15/curious-kids-why-is-blood-red-229121/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why is blood red?">Read more</a>

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‘Westralia shall be free!’ How Western Australia’s secessionists stoked British fears the Empire was at risk

May 15, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Wilson Mountford, Associate Professor in History, Australian Catholic University State Library of Western Australia, call number: BA428/1 Around 90 years ago, two-thirds of Western Australian voters voted in favour of leaving the Commonwealth at a state referendum. This 1933 result – often seen as a protest ... <a title="‘Westralia shall be free!’ How Western Australia’s secessionists stoked British fears the Empire was at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/15/westralia-shall-be-free-how-western-australias-secessionists-stoked-british-fears-the-empire-was-at-risk-219222/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Westralia shall be free!’ How Western Australia’s secessionists stoked British fears the Empire was at risk">Read more</a>

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Israel’s invasion of Rafah will not eliminate Hamas or end the war. So, what is Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan?

May 15, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University The Gaza war has now entered its eighth month and a resolution to the conflict still seems far off. Israel claims to have killed 13,000 Hamas militants so far. If that figure is correct, ... <a title="Israel’s invasion of Rafah will not eliminate Hamas or end the war. So, what is Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/15/israels-invasion-of-rafah-will-not-eliminate-hamas-or-end-the-war-so-what-is-benjamin-netanyahus-plan-229995/" aria-label="Read more about Israel’s invasion of Rafah will not eliminate Hamas or end the war. So, what is Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan?">Read more</a>

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New Zealanders have had their say on climate adaptation: here’s where we agree and disagree

May 15, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Raven Cretney, Postdoctoral Fellow, Environmental Planning, University of Waikato Getty Images Adaptation to climate change will challenge New Zealand politically and economically. As such, it becomes a problem of imagination. We will need to fund things differently, build differently, restructure aspects of our economy, and develop innovative ... <a title="New Zealanders have had their say on climate adaptation: here’s where we agree and disagree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/15/new-zealanders-have-had-their-say-on-climate-adaptation-heres-where-we-agree-and-disagree-229799/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealanders have had their say on climate adaptation: here’s where we agree and disagree">Read more</a>

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Cheaper medicines and a new approach for mental health care. Will the budget make us healthier?

May 15, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Breadon, Program Director, Health and Aged Care, Grattan Institute Shutterstock Health was a centrepiece of last year’s budget, based on a new vision for Medicare. This year, there is less health reform, but the budget does set the foundation for a new approach to community-based mental ... <a title="Cheaper medicines and a new approach for mental health care. Will the budget make us healthier?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/15/cheaper-medicines-and-a-new-approach-for-mental-health-care-will-the-budget-make-us-healthier-229612/" aria-label="Read more about Cheaper medicines and a new approach for mental health care. Will the budget make us healthier?">Read more</a>

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A student’s visa has been cancelled for links to ‘weapons of mass destruction’. What’s going on with Australian research security?

May 15, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Walker-Munro, Senior Lecturer (Law), Southern Cross University Drones are an example of the ‘dual-use technologies’ that can fall foul of research security concerns. Goh Rhy Yan / Unsplash Over the weekend, Queensland University of Technology PhD student Xiaolong Zhu became national news – and not for ... <a title="A student’s visa has been cancelled for links to ‘weapons of mass destruction’. What’s going on with Australian research security?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/15/a-students-visa-has-been-cancelled-for-links-to-weapons-of-mass-destruction-whats-going-on-with-australian-research-security-230002/" aria-label="Read more about A student’s visa has been cancelled for links to ‘weapons of mass destruction’. What’s going on with Australian research security?">Read more</a>

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I’m pregnant. Do I need a multivitamin?

May 15, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Linda Gallo, Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences, School of Health, University of the Sunshine Coast gpointstudio/Shutterstock Growing a healthy baby relies on getting enough nutrients while pregnant. But rather than following a healthy diet to provide those nutrients, we’re concerned too many people are relying on “pink” multivitamins. ... <a title="I’m pregnant. Do I need a multivitamin?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/15/im-pregnant-do-i-need-a-multivitamin-228190/" aria-label="Read more about I’m pregnant. Do I need a multivitamin?">Read more</a>

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Green industry yes, conservation no: a budget for people, not for nature

May 15, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Neal, Senior lecturer in Economics / Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney Sonpichit Salangsing/Shutterstock Last night’s budget is another missed opportunity to arrest the poor and deteriorating state of the Australian environment. Subsidising green industry in Labor’s Future Made in Australia policy may offer ... <a title="Green industry yes, conservation no: a budget for people, not for nature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/15/green-industry-yes-conservation-no-a-budget-for-people-not-for-nature-229904/" aria-label="Read more about Green industry yes, conservation no: a budget for people, not for nature">Read more</a>

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From Bridgerton to Grey’s Anatomy, Shonda Rhimes is the queen of romance. Here’s how she gets our hearts pounding

May 15, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Trelease, Senior Lecturer in Communication Studies, Auckland University of Technology Netflix/ABC Television producer and screenwriter Shonda Rhimes has come a long way since being a scriptwriter for the 2002 film Crossroads. Her production company Shondaland now shines in its delivery of romance shows, with Bridgerton (on ... <a title="From Bridgerton to Grey’s Anatomy, Shonda Rhimes is the queen of romance. Here’s how she gets our hearts pounding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/15/from-bridgerton-to-greys-anatomy-shonda-rhimes-is-the-queen-of-romance-heres-how-she-gets-our-hearts-pounding-229005/" aria-label="Read more about From Bridgerton to Grey’s Anatomy, Shonda Rhimes is the queen of romance. Here’s how she gets our hearts pounding">Read more</a>

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At a glance: the 2024 federal budget split four ways

May 14, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Garrow, Editorial Web Developer The government has handed down its budget for 2024–25. It’s delivered a $9.3 billion surplus for the financial year just about to finish but is forecasting a $28.3 billion deficit for next year. Here’s the key points: – ref. At a glance: ... <a title="At a glance: the 2024 federal budget split four ways" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/at-a-glance-the-2024-federal-budget-split-four-ways-227451/" aria-label="Read more about At a glance: the 2024 federal budget split four ways">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: What the Reserve Bank thinks of Chalmers’ budget will be nearly as important as the voters’ opinion

May 14, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Jim Chalmers has produced a benign third budget aimed at soothing hard-pressed voters agitated about their high cost of living and punishing interest rates. At the same time he has walked a tightrope, trying to avoid the handouts making things ... <a title="View from The Hill: What the Reserve Bank thinks of Chalmers’ budget will be nearly as important as the voters’ opinion" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/14/view-from-the-hill-what-the-reserve-bank-thinks-of-chalmers-budget-will-be-nearly-as-important-as-the-voters-opinion-229271/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: What the Reserve Bank thinks of Chalmers’ budget will be nearly as important as the voters’ opinion">Read more</a>