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October 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suze Wilson, Senior Lecturer, School of Management, Massey University Given the presidential style of modern politics, the intense media focus on party leaders is unavoidable. But this involves a degree of artifice. New Zealanders don’t vote directly for a prime minister, they vote for their preferred party ... <a title="Romantic heroes or ‘one of us’ – how we judge political leaders is rarely objective or rational" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/09/romantic-heroes-or-one-of-us-how-we-judge-political-leaders-is-rarely-objective-or-rational-214943/" aria-label="Read more about Romantic heroes or ‘one of us’ – how we judge political leaders is rarely objective or rational">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2023
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 The referendum on the Indigenous Voice to parliament will be held on Saturday. Polls close at 6pm AEDT in the south-eastern states, 6:30pm in South Australia, 7pm ... <a title="Voice support falls in Newspoll to new low, but is up in Resolve though still well behind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/09/voice-support-falls-in-newspoll-to-new-low-but-is-up-in-resolve-though-still-well-behind-215156/" aria-label="Read more about Voice support falls in Newspoll to new low, but is up in Resolve though still well behind">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jodie Ward, Associate Professor, Centre for Forensic Science, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Yesterday it was announced the Australian Federal Police (AFP) National DNA Program for Unidentified and Missing Persons used advanced DNA technology to assist South Australia Police resolve a 40-year-old missing persons case. In January ... <a title="There are 750 unidentified human remains in Australia. Could your DNA help solve one of these cold cases?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/09/there-are-750-unidentified-human-remains-in-australia-could-your-dna-help-solve-one-of-these-cold-cases-210626/" aria-label="Read more about There are 750 unidentified human remains in Australia. Could your DNA help solve one of these cold cases?">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Guastella, Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Michael Crouch Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health, University of Sydney Shutterstock Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that affects 2.5–5% of people. Less than half of people with ADHD have been diagnosed and treated – though more ... <a title="GPs could improve access to ADHD treatment. But we still need specialists to diagnose and start medication" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/09/gps-could-improve-access-to-adhd-treatment-but-we-still-need-specialists-to-diagnose-and-start-medication-210803/" aria-label="Read more about GPs could improve access to ADHD treatment. But we still need specialists to diagnose and start medication">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Douglas Tait, Senior Researcher, Southern Cross University Coral impacted by excess nutrients in the Great Barrier Reef. Ashly McMahon, CC BY-ND The Great Barrier Reef is one of Australia’s most important environmental and economic assets. It is estimated to contribute A$56 billion per year and supports about ... <a title="There’s a hidden source of excess nutrients suffocating the Great Barrier Reef. We found it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/09/theres-a-hidden-source-of-excess-nutrients-suffocating-the-great-barrier-reef-we-found-it-214364/" aria-label="Read more about There’s a hidden source of excess nutrients suffocating the Great Barrier Reef. We found it">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University It may have been largely overlooked in the election debates, but New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions are finally on the way down. Annual emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels are the lowest since 1999 and ... <a title="New Zealand’s carbon emissions are on the way down – thanks in part to policies now under threat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/09/new-zealands-carbon-emissions-are-on-the-way-down-thanks-in-part-to-policies-now-under-threat-214640/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand’s carbon emissions are on the way down – thanks in part to policies now under threat">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suzanne Rice, Senior Lecturer, Education Policy and Leadership, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Australia’s teaching workforce does not reflect the diversity of the Australian community, a situation that has far-reaching implications for our education system. As we outline in our new research, published today, teachers are predominantly ... <a title="Australia’s teacher workforce has a diversity problem. Here’s how we can fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/09/australias-teacher-workforce-has-a-diversity-problem-heres-how-we-can-fix-it-214564/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s teacher workforce has a diversity problem. Here’s how we can fix it">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christian Yao, Senior Lecturer, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Shutterstock Youth unemployment is a global problem, but in China the rate – 21.3% – is particularly alarming, not just because it’s high, but because it could affect other economies and geopolitical relations. The release ... <a title="China’s youth unemployment problem has become a crisis we can no longer ignore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/09/chinas-youth-unemployment-problem-has-become-a-crisis-we-can-no-longer-ignore-213751/" aria-label="Read more about China’s youth unemployment problem has become a crisis we can no longer ignore">Read more</a>
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October 9, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Golding, Associate Professor, Swinburne University of Technology Pexels/Polina Tankilevitch An enthusiastic, sellout crowd arrived at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall in September to hear an evening of music from Orchestra Victoria. The program consisted largely of Australian music and premiere performances. If the sight of 3,500 filled seats ... <a title="Australian video-game music is an exciting area of cultural activity – and you should be paying attention" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/09/australian-video-game-music-is-an-exciting-area-of-cultural-activity-and-you-should-be-paying-attention-214837/" aria-label="Read more about Australian video-game music is an exciting area of cultural activity – and you should be paying attention">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government’s efforts to tackle Indigenous disadvantage will not be as effective if Saturday’s referendum fails, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said. Albanese has also reconfirmed that if there is a “no” vote he will not seek to legislate a ... <a title="A ‘no’ win will make it harder for government to tackle Indigenous disadvantage: Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/08/a-no-win-will-make-it-harder-for-government-to-tackle-indigenous-disadvantage-albanese-215232/" aria-label="Read more about A ‘no’ win will make it harder for government to tackle Indigenous disadvantage: Albanese">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eyal Mayroz, Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney Almost 50 years ago to the day, Israel failed to anticipate the outbreak of the 1973 Yom Kippur war – a shock attack on its borders by a coalition of Arab states. Now, it appears ... <a title="After a shocking Hamas assault on Israel, both sides brace for the devastating fallout" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/08/after-a-shocking-hamas-assault-on-israel-both-sides-brace-for-the-devastating-fallout-215230/" aria-label="Read more about After a shocking Hamas assault on Israel, both sides brace for the devastating fallout">Read more</a>
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October 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eyal Mayroz, Senior Lecturer in Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney Almost 50 years ago to the day, Israel failed to anticipate the outbreak of the 1973 Yom Kippur war – a shock attack on its borders by a coalition of Arab states. Now, it appears ... <a title="After a shocking Hamas assault on Israel, both sides brace for the devastating fall-out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/10/08/after-a-shocking-hamas-assault-on-israel-both-sides-brace-for-the-devastating-fall-out-215230/" aria-label="Read more about After a shocking Hamas assault on Israel, both sides brace for the devastating fall-out">Read more</a>
