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July 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Barnett, Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology Edward Jenner/Pexels The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) is a A$20 billion fund to support Australian health and medical research. It was set up in 2015 to deliver practical benefits from medical research and innovation to as many ... <a title="Medical Research Future Fund has $20 billion to spend. Here’s how we prioritise who gets what" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/medical-research-future-fund-has-20-billion-to-spend-heres-how-we-prioritise-who-gets-what-209977/" aria-label="Read more about Medical Research Future Fund has $20 billion to spend. Here’s how we prioritise who gets what">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Voice to Parliament reached another milestone this week, with the official essays for the Yes and No cases published online by the Australian Electoral Commission. These will be sent to all Australian electors in the lead up to the ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Battle of the Voice – Greens senator Dorinda Cox & Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/politics-with-michelle-grattan-battle-of-the-voice-greens-senator-dorinda-cox-and-liberal-senator-kerrynne-liddle-210061/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Battle of the Voice – Greens senator Dorinda Cox & Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
In this episode political scientist Dr Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning examine the strengths and weaknesses of democracy around the world. In particular Paul and Selwyn consider how and why democracy in many countries around the world is on the slide.
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July 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia Wason Wanitchakorn/AP The Thai parliamentary election was held over two months ago and yet, the country still has no prime minister or government. While much remains in flux, one thing appears certain – the popular reformist leader ... <a title="Explainer: why was the winner of Thailand’s election blocked from becoming prime minister?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/explainer-why-was-the-winner-of-thailands-election-blocked-from-becoming-prime-minister-209730/" aria-label="Read more about Explainer: why was the winner of Thailand’s election blocked from becoming prime minister?">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gail Pacheco, Professor of Economics, Director of the NZ Work Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Literacy and numeracy are under the spotlight as Aotearoa New Zealand grapples with how to improve student performance in these basic skills. At the beginning of 2023, the government ... <a title="Curriculum changes must tackle the lifelong consequences of NZ’s alarming literacy and numeracy declines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/curriculum-changes-must-tackle-the-lifelong-consequences-of-nzs-alarming-literacy-and-numeracy-declines-209326/" aria-label="Read more about Curriculum changes must tackle the lifelong consequences of NZ’s alarming literacy and numeracy declines">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alyson Crozier, Senior Lecturer, Exercise and Sport Psychology, University of South Australia The FIFA Women’s World Cup is held just once every four years, and for the first time ever, it’s on home soil for Australia and New Zealand. So will the host nations’ sides, the Matildas ... <a title="Will the Matildas and Football Ferns have a home ground advantage?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/will-the-matildas-and-football-ferns-have-a-home-ground-advantage-205201/" aria-label="Read more about Will the Matildas and Football Ferns have a home ground advantage?">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Prudence Flowers, Senior Lecturer in US History, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Flinders University Production on US film and television sets has ground to a halt as Hollywood actors have joined writers in walking off sets. At issue are residuals (or royalties), streaming services and ... <a title="How Ronald Reagan led the 1960 actors’ strike – and then became an anti-union president" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/how-ronald-reagan-led-the-1960-actors-strike-and-then-became-an-anti-union-president-209800/" aria-label="Read more about How Ronald Reagan led the 1960 actors’ strike – and then became an anti-union president">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
ANALYSIS: By Peter C. Pugsley, University of Adelaide While Christopher Nolan’s new film Oppenheimer is opening in much of the world this week, a Japanese release date has not yet been announced. A delay in naming a release date is nothing new for Japan, where Hollywood releases often take place weeks or months later than ... <a title="Yes, Oppenheimer isn’t opening in Japan this week – but the country has a long history of cinema about the war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/yes-oppenheimer-isnt-opening-in-japan-this-week-but-the-country-has-a-long-history-of-cinema-about-the-war/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, Oppenheimer isn’t opening in Japan this week – but the country has a long history of cinema about the war">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shreya Mcleod, Course Coordinator & Lecturer, Physiotherapy, Australian Catholic University The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup starts today, and more teams are taking part than ever before. The number of women and girls playing soccer around the world has also increased from about five million in 2014 ... <a title="Do women soccer players have more concussions? This world cup and beyond, here’s how to keep our players safe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/do-women-soccer-players-have-more-concussions-this-world-cup-and-beyond-heres-how-to-keep-our-players-safe-208292/" aria-label="Read more about Do women soccer players have more concussions? This world cup and beyond, here’s how to keep our players safe">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
RNZ News Two people have been killed in a shooting in Auckland central business district today. At least six people are also wounded, including police officers. Police say the situation is now contained and the shooter is dead. They were alerted to the incident when someone discharged a firearm inside a construction site at about ... <a title="Two people killed in Auckland CBD shooting, gunman dead, NZ police confirm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/two-people-killed-in-auckland-cbd-shooting-gunman-dead-nz-police-confirm/" aria-label="Read more about Two people killed in Auckland CBD shooting, gunman dead, NZ police confirm">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Hurley-Walker, Radio Astronomer, Curtin University The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research, Author provided Last year, we made an intriguing discovery – a radio signal in space that switched on and off every 18 minutes. Astronomers expect to see some repeating radio signals in space, but ... <a title="A mysterious interstellar radio signal has been blinking on and off every 22 minutes for over 30 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/a-mysterious-interstellar-radio-signal-has-been-blinking-on-and-off-every-22-minutes-for-over-30-years-205237/" aria-label="Read more about A mysterious interstellar radio signal has been blinking on and off every 22 minutes for over 30 years">Read more</a>
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July 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam "Ben" Rohrlach, Mathematics Lecturer and Ancient DNA Researcher, University of Adelaide Nomadic animal-herders from the Eurasian steppe mingled with Copper Age farmers in southeastern Europe centuries earlier than previously thought. In a new study published in Nature, we used ancient DNA to gain new insights into ... <a title="Ancient DNA reveals the earliest evidence of the last massive human migration to Western Europe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/07/20/ancient-dna-reveals-the-earliest-evidence-of-the-last-massive-human-migration-to-western-europe-210056/" aria-label="Read more about Ancient DNA reveals the earliest evidence of the last massive human migration to Western Europe">Read more</a>
