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August 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Tillott, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University With over seven million Australians hooked onto the world cup viewing, many who have never really been interested in sports have recently found themselves screaming at the TV, cheering in pubs and hugging complete strangers. Have you ... <a title="Connection, camaraderie and belonging: why the Matildas could be making you a sports fan for the very first time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/16/connection-camaraderie-and-belonging-why-the-matildas-could-be-making-you-a-sports-fan-for-the-very-first-time-211526/" aria-label="Read more about Connection, camaraderie and belonging: why the Matildas could be making you a sports fan for the very first time">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Webb, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology Shutterstock How can a black hole pull in light when light isn’t a physical thing? – Will, age 8, Victoria What an excellent question, Will! I too wondered about this when I started ... <a title="Curious Kids: how do black holes pull in light?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/16/curious-kids-how-do-black-holes-pull-in-light-208848/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how do black holes pull in light?">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate C. Prickett, Director of the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington By introducing four weeks of paid parental leave for partners if re-elected, the Labour Party would move New Zealand out of an undesirable ... <a title="Labour’s promise of paid parental leave for partners is ‘the right thing to do’ – but NZ could still do better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/16/labours-promise-of-paid-parental-leave-for-partners-is-the-right-thing-to-do-but-nz-could-still-do-better-211603/" aria-label="Read more about Labour’s promise of paid parental leave for partners is ‘the right thing to do’ – but NZ could still do better">Read more</a>
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August 16, 2023
A GPs advocacy group says that practices learned from the covid-19 pandemic, like staying home when sick or wearing masks in health facilities, should remain in place to halt the spread of infectious diseases. As of August 15, the mandates ended for the seven-day isolation period and masks in health settings, with the Health Minister ... <a title="NZ’s covid-19 mandates end: GP group says some mask-wearing, self-isolation still important" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/16/nzs-covid-19-mandates-end-gp-group-says-some-mask-wearing-self-isolation-still-important/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s covid-19 mandates end: GP group says some mask-wearing, self-isolation still important">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mike Tipton, Professor of Human and Applied Physiology, University of Portsmouth Shutterstock News that four Australians and two Indonesian crew members have been found alive after going missing on Sunday from a boat trip off the coast of Aceh in Indonesia has made headlines around the world. ... <a title="Surf group found safe after days at sea in Indonesia. A sea survival expert on what it takes to survive being lost at sea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/15/surf-group-found-safe-after-days-at-sea-in-indonesia-a-sea-survival-expert-on-what-it-takes-to-survive-being-lost-at-sea-211608/" aria-label="Read more about Surf group found safe after days at sea in Indonesia. A sea survival expert on what it takes to survive being lost at sea">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2023
RNZ Pacific Vanuatu’s Parliament is scheduled to meet tomorrow to debate a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Ishmael Kalsakau’s government. A political stalemate persists, with both the government and the opposition having the support of 25 MPs each. The mover of the motion, opposition leader and a former prime minister Bob Loughman, requires ... <a title="MPs meet tomorrow to try to resolve Vanuatu’s political crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/15/mps-meet-tomorrow-to-try-to-resolve-vanuatus-political-crisis/" aria-label="Read more about MPs meet tomorrow to try to resolve Vanuatu’s political crisis">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2023
This open letter to En Avant Toute and journalists at France 24 and France Info marked the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples last week. It has been sent to Asia Pacific Report and Pacific Media Watch. Pacific Media Watch A controversial report by a French metropolitan not-for-profit about sexual and sexist violence in ... <a title="Open letter criticises ‘colonial’ French agency, media over Kanaky sexual violence allegations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/15/open-letter-criticises-colonial-french-agency-media-over-kanaky-sexual-violence-allegations/" aria-label="Read more about Open letter criticises ‘colonial’ French agency, media over Kanaky sexual violence allegations">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2023
RNZ Pacific New research shows that more than half of New Zealanders are struggling financially. The annual survey by the Retirement Commission found the number of people in financial difficulty increased by 17 percent since their first survey in 2021. A total of 55 percent reported being in a financially difficult position – including many ... <a title="More than half of New Zealanders struggling financially, says survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/15/more-than-half-of-new-zealanders-struggling-financially-says-survey/" aria-label="Read more about More than half of New Zealanders struggling financially, says survey">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Earth is warming and the signs of climate change are everywhere. We’ve seen it in the past few weeks as temperatures hit record highs around the world – both in the Northern Hemisphere and the warm ... <a title="Research reveals who’s been hit hardest by global warming in their lifetime – and the answer may surprise you" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/15/research-reveals-whos-been-hit-hardest-by-global-warming-in-their-lifetime-and-the-answer-may-surprise-you-211108/" aria-label="Read more about Research reveals who’s been hit hardest by global warming in their lifetime – and the answer may surprise you">Read more</a>
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August 15, 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 Dean Lewins/AAP A federal Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted August 9–13 from a sample of 1,603, gave Labor 37% of the primary vote (down two since ... <a title="Labor, Albanese and the Voice slide in Resolve poll; Fadden byelection preference flows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/15/labor-albanese-and-the-voice-slide-in-resolve-poll-fadden-byelection-preference-flows-211206/" aria-label="Read more about Labor, Albanese and the Voice slide in Resolve poll; Fadden byelection preference flows">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darren Paul Fisher, Head of Film, Screen and Creative Media, Bond University Prime Video This month has seen the release of the second series of Good Omens, the comedic tale of an unlikely friendship between a Biblical angel and a demon who join forces to save the ... <a title="What is it about the books of Terry Pratchett that make them so difficult to adapt to the screen?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/15/what-is-it-about-the-books-of-terry-pratchett-that-make-them-so-difficult-to-adapt-to-the-screen-210793/" aria-label="Read more about What is it about the books of Terry Pratchett that make them so difficult to adapt to the screen?">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Beer, Executive Dean, UniSA Business, University of South Australia Emma Baker Roughly one in three Australians rent their homes. It’s Australia’s fastest-growing tenure, but renting is increasingly unaffordable. From 2020 to 2022, our research found a large increase in the proportion of renters who said their ... <a title="The rental housing crisis is hurting our most vulnerable and demands a range of solutions (but capping rents isn’t one of them)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/15/the-rental-housing-crisis-is-hurting-our-most-vulnerable-and-demands-a-range-of-solutions-but-capping-rents-isnt-one-of-them-211275/" aria-label="Read more about The rental housing crisis is hurting our most vulnerable and demands a range of solutions (but capping rents isn’t one of them)">Read more</a>
