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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeanette Mollenhauer, Honorary Fellow (Dance), Faculty of Fine Arts & Music, The University of Melbourne The inclusion of breaking in the 2024 Olympic Games certainly raised eyebrows. And now, Australian competitor Rachael Gunn (known as “Raygun”) is one of the most famous Olympians from any nation – ... <a title="Raygun is now Australia’s most famous dancer. What does she reveal about our own attitudes towards dance?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/raygun-is-now-australias-most-famous-dancer-what-does-she-reveal-about-our-own-attitudes-towards-dance-236582/" aria-label="Read more about Raygun is now Australia’s most famous dancer. What does she reveal about our own attitudes towards dance?">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Holloway, Senior Research DECRA Fellow, Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education, Australian Catholic University The latest national NAPLAN results are out and the results are very similar to last year. In both 2023 and 2024 we have seen about one in three school students fall ... <a title="NAPLAN results again show 1 in 3 students don’t meet minimum standards. These kids need more support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/naplan-results-again-show-1-in-3-students-dont-meet-minimum-standards-these-kids-need-more-support-236688/" aria-label="Read more about NAPLAN results again show 1 in 3 students don’t meet minimum standards. These kids need more support">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Hughes, Lecturer, Research School of Management, Australian National University fongbeerredhot/Shutterstock If anything is a sure bet right now, it’s corporate Australia’s willingness to use some variation of the “for society’s good” argument. The most recent example of this is the claim being made, including by federal ... <a title="Does free-to-air TV really need gambling ads to survive?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/does-free-to-air-tv-really-need-gambling-ads-to-survive-236686/" aria-label="Read more about Does free-to-air TV really need gambling ads to survive?">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nelson Ma, Associate Professor, corporate governance, innovation, University of Technology Sydney Anton Gvozdikov/Shutterstock With reporting season in full swing, many ASX-listed companies are releasing their financial results to the market. These results are used to cast judgement on the performance of the company, led by the chief ... <a title="Earnings announcements at an AGM can reflect a corporate power play, not necessarily a company’s true value" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/earnings-announcements-at-an-agm-can-reflect-a-corporate-power-play-not-necessarily-a-companys-true-value-236580/" aria-label="Read more about Earnings announcements at an AGM can reflect a corporate power play, not necessarily a company’s true value">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Macfarlane, Head of Clinical Services, Dementia Support Australia, & Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University Pikselstock/Shutterstock There was disagreement on social media recently after a story was published about an aged care provider creating “fake-away” burgers that mimicked those from a fast-food chain, to a resident ... <a title="Is it OK to lie to someone with dementia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/is-it-ok-to-lie-to-someone-with-dementia-236229/" aria-label="Read more about Is it OK to lie to someone with dementia?">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rajeev Varshney, Professor, Food Futures Institute, Murdoch University International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Author provided Food security is shaping up as one of the biggest challenges we face globally. In some places, access to food has steadily deteriorated in recent years, due to wars, ... <a title="Wild genes in domestic species: how we can supercharge our crops using their distant relatives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/wild-genes-in-domestic-species-how-we-can-supercharge-our-crops-using-their-distant-relatives-233437/" aria-label="Read more about Wild genes in domestic species: how we can supercharge our crops using their distant relatives">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Esther Willing, Associate Professor of Hauora Māori, University of Otago Getty Images We are being told the health system is in crisis, “on the brink of failure” – spending beyond its budget, waiting times getting longer, suffering from widespread staff shortages. The government has responded by dismissing ... <a title="NZ already spends less on health than Australia or Canada – we need proper funding, not ‘crisis’ management" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/nz-already-spends-less-on-health-than-australia-or-canada-we-need-proper-funding-not-crisis-management-236583/" aria-label="Read more about NZ already spends less on health than Australia or Canada – we need proper funding, not ‘crisis’ management">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jack Lucas, Professor of Political Science, University of Calgary Municipal politicians often argue that local government is the part of the political world where things actually get done. Other levels of government might be plagued by partisan factionalism and ideological radicalism, they like to say, but municipal ... <a title="Municipal politicians claim to be ideological moderates. Is it true?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/municipal-politicians-claim-to-be-ideological-moderates-is-it-true-236471/" aria-label="Read more about Municipal politicians claim to be ideological moderates. Is it true?">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kaylee Byers, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences; Senior Scientist, Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society, Simon Fraser University Spiking rodent bait with birth control is a temporary approach to addressing rat infestations. (Shutterstock) Rats are present in almost every city in the world, building their ... <a title="Rat birth control programs may not be the most efficient way to address urban rat infestations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/rat-birth-control-programs-may-not-be-the-most-efficient-way-to-address-urban-rat-infestations-234335/" aria-label="Read more about Rat birth control programs may not be the most efficient way to address urban rat infestations">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist The I-Kiribati people will go to the polls for the first round of voting today. Ballots are expected to open at 7am NZ time. The Kiribati Electoral Commission is responsible to conduct the election with the support of the Ministry for Culture and Internal Affairs. There is minimal ... <a title="Kiribati elections 2024 – what’s at stake in today’s vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/kiribati-elections-2024-whats-at-stake-in-todays-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Kiribati elections 2024 – what’s at stake in today’s vote">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Pacific Media Watch A global media watchdog has expressed concern for the safety of an Al Jazeera reporter after false claims by the Israeli military. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said it was concerned for Anas al-Sharif, Al Jazeera Arabic’s correspondent in northern Gaza, after an Israel military spokesperson accused him of “presenting a ... <a title="Media watchdog says Al Jazeera paying ‘devastating price’ in warning on Gaza reporter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/media-watchdog-says-al-jazeera-paying-devastating-price-in-warning-on-gaza-reporter/" aria-label="Read more about Media watchdog says Al Jazeera paying ‘devastating price’ in warning on Gaza reporter">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
By Don Wiseman, RNZ Pacific senior journalist The I-Kiribati people will go to the polls for the first round of voting tomorrow. Ballots are expected to open at 7am NZ time. The Kiribati Electoral Commission is responsible to conduct the election with the support of the Ministry for Culture and Internal Affairs. There is minimal ... <a title="Kiribati elections 2024 – what’s at stake in Wednesday’s vote" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/kiribati-elections-2024-whats-at-stake-in-wednesdays-vote/" aria-label="Read more about Kiribati elections 2024 – what’s at stake in Wednesday’s vote">Read more</a>
