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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Wilson, PhD Candidate in Nanotechnology & Innovation Governance, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock There’s growing global concern about potential risks to human health and the environment from a group of industrial chemicals commonly known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals”. While the full extent of harm from ... <a title="Controversial ‘forever chemicals’ could be phased out in Australia under new restrictions. Here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/controversial-forever-chemicals-could-be-phased-out-in-australia-under-new-restrictions-heres-what-you-need-to-know-210697/" aria-label="Read more about Controversial ‘forever chemicals’ could be phased out in Australia under new restrictions. Here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Zunica, Lecturer in Secondary Maths Education, University of Sydney Karolina Grabowska/Pexels There is a scene in the film Incredibles 2 where young Dash asks his dad Bob for help with his maths homework. Bob obliges and begins to scribble on a notepad. But Dash quickly points ... <a title="‘Why would they change maths?’ How your child’s maths education might be very different from yours" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/why-would-they-change-maths-how-your-childs-maths-education-might-be-very-different-from-yours-207030/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Why would they change maths?’ How your child’s maths education might be very different from yours">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Siminski, Professor of Economics, University of Technology Sydney DALL·E/Shutterstock Economics is about organising markets in ways that contribute to social welfare, which means anyone interested in anything from inequality to housing affordability, to health and education systems, or climate change to gender gaps ought to be ... <a title="6 reasons Australians don’t trust economists, and how we could do better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/6-reasons-australians-dont-trust-economists-and-how-we-could-do-better-208833/" aria-label="Read more about 6 reasons Australians don’t trust economists, and how we could do better">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Balanzategui, Senior Lecturer in Media, RMIT University The past decade has been a golden one for Australian horror, bookended by The Babadook in 2014 and the current sensation Talk to Me. The global premiere of Jennifer Kent’s groundbreaking supernatural bogeyman film at the 2014 Sundance Film ... <a title="10 years of homegrown horror hits: Talk To Me and the golden age of Aussie horror" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/08/10-years-of-homegrown-horror-hits-talk-to-me-and-the-golden-age-of-aussie-horror-211031/" aria-label="Read more about 10 years of homegrown horror hits: Talk To Me and the golden age of Aussie horror">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jude McCulloch, Emeritus Professor Monash University, Monash University The ACT government on Monday officially released the report from the inquiry into the prosecution of former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann over the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019. Lehrmann has consistently denied the allegation. ... <a title="New report into Lehrmann prosecution mires case in yet more controversy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/07/new-report-into-lehrmann-prosecution-mires-case-in-yet-more-controversy-211033/" aria-label="Read more about New report into Lehrmann prosecution mires case in yet more controversy">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kwong Ming Tse, Senior lecturer in Department of Mechanical Engineering and Product Design Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology Pexels/Nishant Aneja, CC BY If you ride a bike and want to cut your risk of traumatic head injury, you should wear a helmet. A major Australian review of ... <a title="Do I have the right bicycle helmet and how can I tell if it’s any good? A bike helmet researcher explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/07/do-i-have-the-right-bicycle-helmet-and-how-can-i-tell-if-its-any-good-a-bike-helmet-researcher-explains-207928/" aria-label="Read more about Do I have the right bicycle helmet and how can I tell if it’s any good? A bike helmet researcher explains">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kim Goodwin, Lecturer, The University of Melbourne Last month, multi-Grammy winner Lizzo graced stadiums across Australia with her electrifying performances. Glowing five-star reviews celebrated Lizzo, the stage name of Melissa Viviane Jefferson, for attracting audiences of that are inclusive and celebrate love. Over the past three years, ... <a title="Former dancers have initiated legal action against Lizzo, reminding us arts workers deserve the same workplace protections as any other industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/07/former-dancers-have-initiated-legal-action-against-lizzo-reminding-us-arts-workers-deserve-the-same-workplace-protections-as-any-other-industry-211101/" aria-label="Read more about Former dancers have initiated legal action against Lizzo, reminding us arts workers deserve the same workplace protections as any other industry">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2023
Analysis by Keith Rankin. These three countries are very useful comparators because they have broadly similar demographics – especially population age structures – to each other. Further they have comparable living standards. The Republic of Ireland has a population the same size as New Zealand (and a similar climate); Australia has close to five ... <a title="Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Seasonal Profile of Deaths in Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia: 2015-2023" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/07/keith-rankin-chart-analysis-seasonal-profile-of-deaths-in-ireland-new-zealand-and-australia-2015-2023/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Chart Analysis – Seasonal Profile of Deaths in Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia: 2015-2023">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Walker-Munro, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Last week, a special Senate committee released a report on foreign interference through social media. It makes for scary reading. In addition to widely publicised criticisms of WeChat and TikTok – social media platforms owned by Chinese ... <a title="Foreign interference through social media is an active threat. Here’s what Australia can do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/07/foreign-interference-through-social-media-is-an-active-threat-heres-what-australia-can-do-211036/" aria-label="Read more about Foreign interference through social media is an active threat. Here’s what Australia can do">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Duncan Cook, Associate Professor in Geography, Australian Catholic University Shutterstock Rocks keep time. Not on our human-scale time, but deep time: the almost unimaginable span of billions of years which have already come and gone. Let’s say you’re in the far future and you’re looking for evidence ... <a title="Plastic rocks, plutonium, and chicken bones: the markers we’re laying down in deep time" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/07/plastic-rocks-plutonium-and-chicken-bones-the-markers-were-laying-down-in-deep-time-209788/" aria-label="Read more about Plastic rocks, plutonium, and chicken bones: the markers we’re laying down in deep time">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2023
By Rodney Duthie in Suva Deputy Prime Minister Professor Biman Prasad has called on the Fiji Football Association to address the problem of the decline of the Fiji’s men’s global football ranking. He made the request to the national governing body while welcoming FIFA president Gianni Infantino to Fiji at the weekend. Infantino was in ... <a title="Fiji Deputy PM condemns decline in ‘Bula Boys’ football ranking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/07/fiji-deputy-pm-condemns-decline-in-bula-boys-football-ranking/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji Deputy PM condemns decline in ‘Bula Boys’ football ranking">Read more</a>
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August 7, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEFENCE, NATIONAL SECURITY, Geoffrey Miller (Responsible Statecraft): With China in sights, New Zealand signals major defense policy shift Thomas Manch (Post): Little warns of China’s effort ... <a title="Newsletter: August 7 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/07/newsletter-august-7-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: August 7 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
