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July 25, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Stokes, Senior Lecturer in Digital and Information Literacy (Education Futures), University of South Australia Warner Bros. Pictures This article contains spoilers. Finally, the highly anticipated Barbie feature has landed. Barbie is a fabulous spectacle, offering nostalgic delights to audiences, reflexive nods for film buffs and turning ... <a title="Life in plastic, it’s fantastic? How Barbie reimagines a childhood icon through a feminist lens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/25/life-in-plastic-its-fantastic-how-barbie-reimagines-a-childhood-icon-through-a-feminist-lens-208945/" aria-label="Read more about Life in plastic, it’s fantastic? How Barbie reimagines a childhood icon through a feminist lens">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra With the polls showing public support for the Voice flagging, some people believe the referendum should be deferred. There is certainly reason for concern about the fate of the “yes” vote. The polls have been softening for a while, but ... <a title="View from The Hill: It’s just too hard and too late to delay and recalibrate Voice referendum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/view-from-the-hill-its-just-too-hard-and-too-late-to-delay-and-recalibrate-voice-referendum-210286/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: It’s just too hard and too late to delay and recalibrate Voice referendum">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
RNZ Pacific The Pacific Island community in Aotearoa New Zealand is grieving for the deaths of two men killed at an Auckland downtown construction site last week. Solomona To’oto’o, 45, of Manurewa and Tupuga Sipiliano, 44, of Wattle Downs have been named as the victims of 24-year-old gunman Matu Reid, who also died. Several others ... <a title="‘What could we have done?’ – Pacific community grief for shooter victims" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/what-could-we-have-done-pacific-community-grief-for-shooter-victims/" aria-label="Read more about ‘What could we have done?’ – Pacific community grief for shooter victims">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers has appointed Chris Barrett, an economist with extensive public service experience, as the new chair of the Productivity Commission. Barrett was former Treasurer Wayne Swan’s chief of staff when Chalmers was the deputy chief of staff. Later ... <a title="Chris Barrett becomes new head of the Productivity Commission, as Jim Chalmers flags fresh focus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/chris-barrett-becomes-new-head-of-the-productivity-commission-as-jim-chalmers-flags-fresh-focus-210277/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Barrett becomes new head of the Productivity Commission, as Jim Chalmers flags fresh focus">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Julia Anaf, Postdoctoral research fellow, Stretton Health Equity, Stretton Institute, University of Adelaide Shutterstock Concerns about the use of private consultancy firms advising government – such as PwC, KPMG, Deloitte and EY – has led to a Senate inquiry. Until now, much media interest has centred on ... <a title="It’s not just tax. How PwC, KPMG and other consultants risk influencing public health too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/its-not-just-tax-how-pwc-kpmg-and-other-consultants-risk-influencing-public-health-too-209687/" aria-label="Read more about It’s not just tax. How PwC, KPMG and other consultants risk influencing public health too">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers has appointed Chris Barrett, an economist with extensive public service experience, as the new chair of the Productivity Commission. Barrett was former Treasurer Wayne Swan’s chief of staff when Chalmers was the deputy chief of staff. Later ... <a title="Chris Barrett becomes new head of the Productivity Commission, as Jim Chalmers flags new focus" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/chris-barrett-becomes-new-head-of-the-productivity-commission-as-jim-chalmers-flags-new-focus-210277/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Barrett becomes new head of the Productivity Commission, as Jim Chalmers flags new focus">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nerida Chazal, Lecturer in Criminal Justice and Sociology, University of South Australia Shutterstock Modern slavery is back in the spotlight, after fresh media reports of migrants allegedly being brought to Australia as students but being forced to work long hours under harsh conditions with minimal pay. In ... <a title="‘I’m really stuck’: how visa conditions prevent survivors of modern slavery from getting help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/im-really-stuck-how-visa-conditions-prevent-survivors-of-modern-slavery-from-getting-help-209139/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I’m really stuck’: how visa conditions prevent survivors of modern slavery from getting help">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Holland, Associate Professor, Macquarie University The Voice to parliament, if established, would not be the first Indigenous advisory body in Australia’s history. In 1973, Gough Whitlam established the National Aboriginal Consultative Committee, which was superseded by Malcolm Fraser’s National Aboriginal Conference in 1978. Both were elected ... <a title="Many claim Australia’s longest-running Indigenous body failed. Here’s why that’s wrong" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/many-claim-australias-longest-running-indigenous-body-failed-heres-why-thats-wrong-209511/" aria-label="Read more about Many claim Australia’s longest-running Indigenous body failed. Here’s why that’s wrong">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Kilah, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Tasmania Shutterstock Ice cream seems like a simple concept. Take some dairy, add some sugar and flavours, and freeze. But to get a perfectly creamy, smoothly textured frozen treat, we need more than just a low temperature – it ... <a title="How does ice cream work? A chemist explains why you can’t just freeze cream and expect results" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/how-does-ice-cream-work-a-chemist-explains-why-you-cant-just-freeze-cream-and-expect-results-205038/" aria-label="Read more about How does ice cream work? A chemist explains why you can’t just freeze cream and expect results">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Abhishek Mukherjee, Lecturer in Accounting and Finance., University of Waikato Getty Images New Zealand’s central bank is preparing for a future that includes the mainstream use of cryptocurrency. At the end of last year, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) published an issues paper, Private Innovation: ... <a title="The future of money is digital – but NZ needs a careful framework to prevent the pitfalls of cryptocurrency" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/the-future-of-money-is-digital-but-nz-needs-a-careful-framework-to-prevent-the-pitfalls-of-cryptocurrency-209025/" aria-label="Read more about The future of money is digital – but NZ needs a careful framework to prevent the pitfalls of cryptocurrency">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sangeetha Chandrashekeran, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course, The University of Melbourne More than five million households in Australia are connected to the gas network. Tackling climate change requires homes and businesses to move away from ... <a title="Keen to get off gas in your home, but struggling to make the switch? Research shows you’re not alone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/keen-to-get-off-gas-in-your-home-but-struggling-to-make-the-switch-research-shows-youre-not-alone-209589/" aria-label="Read more about Keen to get off gas in your home, but struggling to make the switch? Research shows you’re not alone">Read more</a>
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July 24, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Byrne, Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, The University of Queensland Unsplash/rRenaud Confavreux Anxiety disorders are common among Australian children, affecting nearly 7% of those aged 4–11 years. Children’s fears can focus on areas such as being alone, talking to strangers or going to sleep. In small amounts ... <a title="I think my child has anxiety. What are the treatment options?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/24/i-think-my-child-has-anxiety-what-are-the-treatment-options-199098/" aria-label="Read more about I think my child has anxiety. What are the treatment options?">Read more</a>
