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November 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Sanders, Senior Research Fellow on Law and the Future of War, The University of Queensland Australia’s defence export program has recently come under scrutiny for its lack of transparency – particularly in relation to whether approved export permits are providing material support to Israel’s war against ... <a title="With war raging in Gaza, how much do we know about Australia’s weapons exports? The answer: very little" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/24/with-war-raging-in-gaza-how-much-do-we-know-about-australias-weapons-exports-the-answer-very-little-217376/" aria-label="Read more about With war raging in Gaza, how much do we know about Australia’s weapons exports? The answer: very little">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milad Haghani, Senior Lecturer of Public Safety, Disaster Resilience & Urban Mobility, UNSW Sydney Electrifying music concerts and other mass events are increasingly under threat from severe weather events, such as extreme heat. The tragic incident at a Taylor Swift concert in Brazil recently, which resulted in ... <a title="Taylor Swift’s Brazil concert was hammered by extreme heat. How to protect crowds at the next sweltering gig" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/24/taylor-swifts-brazil-concert-was-hammered-by-extreme-heat-how-to-protect-crowds-at-the-next-sweltering-gig-218341/" aria-label="Read more about Taylor Swift’s Brazil concert was hammered by extreme heat. How to protect crowds at the next sweltering gig">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Loc Do, Professor of Dental Public Health, The University of Queensland Yulia Raneva/Shutterstock Health-care professionals have recently called on the Queensland government to mandate fluoride in drinking water across the state, where water fluoridation coverage lags behind other Australian states and territories. But what are the benefits ... <a title="Less than 75% of Queenslanders have access to fluoridated water – and it’s putting oral health at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/24/less-than-75-of-queenslanders-have-access-to-fluoridated-water-and-its-putting-oral-health-at-risk-218122/" aria-label="Read more about Less than 75% of Queenslanders have access to fluoridated water – and it’s putting oral health at risk">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2023
Analysis by Geoffrey Miller – Democracy Project (https://democracyproject.nz) The COP28 countdown is on. Over 100 world leaders are expected to attend this year’s UN Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which starts next Thursday. Among the VIPs confirmed for the Dubai summit are the UK’s Rishi Sunak and Brazil’s Lula da ... <a title="Geoffrey Miller Analysis – New Zealand’s strategy for COP28 in Dubai" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/24/geoffrey-miller-analysis-new-zealands-strategy-for-cop28-in-dubai/" aria-label="Read more about Geoffrey Miller Analysis – New Zealand’s strategy for COP28 in Dubai">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xanthe Mallett, Forensic Criminologist, University of Newcastle Shutterstock One in six (or 15.1% of) Australian men aged over 18 recently surveyed said they would have sexual contact with a child or teen younger than 18 years if no one would find out. This data was part of ... <a title="A survey found 1 in 6 men would sexually abuse a child or teen. So is paedophilia increasing?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/24/a-survey-found-1-in-6-men-would-sexually-abuse-a-child-or-teen-so-is-paedophilia-increasing-218124/" aria-label="Read more about A survey found 1 in 6 men would sexually abuse a child or teen. So is paedophilia increasing?">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide There have been more than 60,000 books written about Napoleon since his death in 1821. Cinema too has been drawn to him time and again. The Lumière brothers made a short film in 1897 and he featured ... <a title="Napoleon Bonaparte features in 60,000 books and more than 100 films – does Ridley Scott’s stand up?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/24/napoleon-bonaparte-features-in-60-000-books-and-more-than-100-films-does-ridley-scotts-stand-up-212782/" aria-label="Read more about Napoleon Bonaparte features in 60,000 books and more than 100 films – does Ridley Scott’s stand up?">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Suzanne Rutland, Professor of Hebrew, Biblical and Jewish Studies, University of Sydney Author provided Readers are advised this essay contains historical terms and images which are now considered outdated and offensive. Antisemitic incidents have spiked in Australia since the October 7 attack by Hamas militants on Israeli ... <a title="The long, dark history of antisemitism in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/24/the-long-dark-history-of-antisemitism-in-australia-217908/" aria-label="Read more about The long, dark history of antisemitism in Australia">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Middleton, Doctoral Candidate in Cultures, Languages and Linguistics, University of Auckland Rēkohu/Chatham Island Moriori c.1910. W Rerwick, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons When is a language extinct and when is it merely dormant? There are certainly languages that have passed over that line, and many remain ... <a title="Waking a sleeping language – our plan to revive the speaking of ta rē Moriori" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/24/waking-a-sleeping-language-our-plan-to-revive-the-speaking-of-ta-re-moriori-218023/" aria-label="Read more about Waking a sleeping language – our plan to revive the speaking of ta rē Moriori">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Carson, Senior Research Fellow, School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia Antimicrobial resistance is one of the biggest global threats to health, food security and development. This month, The Conversation’s experts explore how we got here and the potential solutions. We’ve all heard about antibiotic ... <a title="Drug resistance may make common infections like thrush untreatable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/24/drug-resistance-may-make-common-infections-like-thrush-untreatable-213460/" aria-label="Read more about Drug resistance may make common infections like thrush untreatable">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deborah Bower, Associate Professor in Zoology and Ecology, University of New England Rob D the Pastry Chef, Shutterstock Australian freshwater turtles support healthy wetlands and rivers. Yet one in three turtle species is threatened with extinction. And there is still much we don’t know about them. In ... <a title="Moonlight basking and queer courting: new research reveals the secret lives of Australian freshwater turtles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/24/moonlight-basking-and-queer-courting-new-research-reveals-the-secret-lives-of-australian-freshwater-turtles-215531/" aria-label="Read more about Moonlight basking and queer courting: new research reveals the secret lives of Australian freshwater turtles">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Hurley, Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University A major new report is recommending bold changes to Australia’s early childhood sector. On Thursday night, the Productivity Commission released an interim report from its inquiry into early childhood education and care. The report recommends every Australian child aged under ... <a title="The Productivity Commission wants all Australian kids to have access to 3 days of early learning and care a week" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/24/the-productivity-commission-wants-all-australian-kids-to-have-access-to-3-days-of-early-learning-and-care-a-week-218247/" aria-label="Read more about The Productivity Commission wants all Australian kids to have access to 3 days of early learning and care a week">Read more</a>
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November 23, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Halfway into its first term, the big question is whether the Albanese government is in a temporary bad patch, or at the beginning of a downhill slide. We’re not talking immediate opinion polls. They can jump about in the winds ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Can the Albanese government turn 2024 into a happy new year despite multiple challenges?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/11/23/grattan-on-friday-can-the-albanese-government-turn-2024-into-a-happy-new-year-despite-multiple-challenges-218432/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Can the Albanese government turn 2024 into a happy new year despite multiple challenges?">Read more</a>
