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Jonathan Cook: Nothing’s changed since 1948 – except now Israel’s excuses don’t work

August 9, 2024

We have been lied to for decades about the creation of Israel. It was born in sin, and it continues to live in sin, writes Jonathan Cook. COMMENTARY: By Jonathan Cook The headline above, about yet another Israeli operation to ethnically cleanse the Palestinians in the tiny, besieged and utterly destroyed enclave of Gaza, was ... <a title="Jonathan Cook: Nothing’s changed since 1948 – except now Israel’s excuses don’t work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/jonathan-cook-nothings-changed-since-1948-except-now-israels-excuses-dont-work/" aria-label="Read more about Jonathan Cook: Nothing’s changed since 1948 – except now Israel’s excuses don’t work">Read more</a>

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From science fiction to telemedicine: the surprising 150-year history of long-range medical treatment

August 9, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Debbie Passey, Digital Health Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Science and Invention / World Radio History In 1874, a surgeon in South Australia telegraphed wound care instructions for a patient 2,000 kilometres away. A few years later, in 1879, a letter in The Lancet medical journal ... <a title="From science fiction to telemedicine: the surprising 150-year history of long-range medical treatment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/from-science-fiction-to-telemedicine-the-surprising-150-year-history-of-long-range-medical-treatment-235213/" aria-label="Read more about From science fiction to telemedicine: the surprising 150-year history of long-range medical treatment">Read more</a>

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Many men diagnosed with prostate cancer experience poor mental health. We need to support them better

August 9, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tenaw Tiruye, Postdoctoral Researcher, Cancer Epidemiology and Population Health, University of South Australia PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/Shutterstock Every year more than 24,000 Australian men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, making it the most frequently diagnosed cancer among Australian men. Despite high survival rates – around 96% of ... <a title="Many men diagnosed with prostate cancer experience poor mental health. We need to support them better" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/many-men-diagnosed-with-prostate-cancer-experience-poor-mental-health-we-need-to-support-them-better-236330/" aria-label="Read more about Many men diagnosed with prostate cancer experience poor mental health. We need to support them better">Read more</a>

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Clive Hamilton says dreams of a safe climate are ‘wishful thinking’ – but the young and the vulnerable will keep fighting

August 9, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Blanche Verlie, Horizon Research Fellow and Lecturer, University of Sydney The deep complexities of climate change raise a myriad of challenges for humanity – not least of which is how best to respond. Should we throw ourselves into slashing carbon emissions and stabilising Earth’s climate as soon ... <a title="Clive Hamilton says dreams of a safe climate are ‘wishful thinking’ – but the young and the vulnerable will keep fighting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/clive-hamilton-says-dreams-of-a-safe-climate-are-wishful-thinking-but-the-young-and-the-vulnerable-will-keep-fighting-236335/" aria-label="Read more about Clive Hamilton says dreams of a safe climate are ‘wishful thinking’ – but the young and the vulnerable will keep fighting">Read more</a>

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How do 4,500 people become 250? The stark reality of life on Japan’s rapidly depopulating Gotō Islands

August 9, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gwyn McClelland, Senior Lecturer, Japanese Studies, University of New England Gwyn McClelland Japan’s population crisis isn’t letting up, despite ongoing efforts by its government to boost fertility rates. According to data released in June, birth rates fell for the eighth consecutive year in 2023, reaching a record ... <a title="How do 4,500 people become 250? The stark reality of life on Japan’s rapidly depopulating Gotō Islands" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/how-do-4-500-people-become-250-the-stark-reality-of-life-on-japans-rapidly-depopulating-goto-islands-235778/" aria-label="Read more about How do 4,500 people become 250? The stark reality of life on Japan’s rapidly depopulating Gotō Islands">Read more</a>

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The numbers don’t add up: why the government needs to slow down on sweeping changes to NZ’s maths curriculum

August 9, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Pomeroy, Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Education, University of Canterbury The government’s recently announced plans to “transform maths education” have set off a heated debate over how the subject is taught in classrooms. Primary and intermediate schools will now have a new maths curriculum starting in 2025 ... <a title="The numbers don’t add up: why the government needs to slow down on sweeping changes to NZ’s maths curriculum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/the-numbers-dont-add-up-why-the-government-needs-to-slow-down-on-sweeping-changes-to-nzs-maths-curriculum-236222/" aria-label="Read more about The numbers don’t add up: why the government needs to slow down on sweeping changes to NZ’s maths curriculum">Read more</a>

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Kim Williams is right to criticise how the ABC covers news, but he needs to fix it

August 9, 2024

ANALYSIS: By Denis Muller, The University of Melbourne ABC chair Kim Williams has attracted considerable attention with his criticism of the broadcaster’s online news choices. Williams has taken issue with what he sees as the ABC prioritising lifestyle stories over hard news. In the process, he has raised an important issue of principle. Is it ... <a title="Kim Williams is right to criticise how the ABC covers news, but he needs to fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/09/kim-williams-is-right-to-criticise-how-the-abc-covers-news-but-he-needs-to-fix-it/" aria-label="Read more about Kim Williams is right to criticise how the ABC covers news, but he needs to fix it">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Albanese government has a lot of housework ahead of voters’ property inspection

August 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government might be likened to the harried house-husband struggling with untidy rooms, dog hairs on the carpet, and piles of clothes in or waiting for the washing machine. All this, with a property inspection looming that threatens a ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Albanese government has a lot of housework ahead of voters’ property inspection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/grattan-on-friday-albanese-government-has-a-lot-of-housework-ahead-of-voters-property-inspection-236334/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Albanese government has a lot of housework ahead of voters’ property inspection">Read more</a>

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Knitting helps Tom Daley switch off. Its mental health benefits are not just for Olympians

August 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle O’Shea, Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University Africa Voice/Shutterstock Olympian Tom Daley is the most decorated diver in Britain’s history. He is also an avid knitter. At the Paris 2024 Olympics Daley added a fifth medal to his collection – and caught the world’s ... <a title="Knitting helps Tom Daley switch off. Its mental health benefits are not just for Olympians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/knitting-helps-tom-daley-switch-off-its-mental-health-benefits-are-not-just-for-olympians-236051/" aria-label="Read more about Knitting helps Tom Daley switch off. Its mental health benefits are not just for Olympians">Read more</a>

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Giving early childhood educators an extra 15% is good policy, and even better politics

August 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Buchanan, Professor, Discipline of Business Information Systems, University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney From December the typical early childhood educator and carer will get a pay rise of at least $103 per week. By the following December, it will be more, taking the total ... <a title="Giving early childhood educators an extra 15% is good policy, and even better politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/giving-early-childhood-educators-an-extra-15-is-good-policy-and-even-better-politics-236336/" aria-label="Read more about Giving early childhood educators an extra 15% is good policy, and even better politics">Read more</a>

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France ‘decides who enters’ New Caledonia: French diplomat on Pacific leaders request

August 8, 2024

By Lydia Lewis, RNZ Pacific journalist France is “checking” whether a high-level mission to New Caledonia will be possible prior to or after the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Summit in Tonga at the end of the month. Forum leaders have written to French President Emmanuel Macron requesting to send a Forum Ministerial Committee to Nouméa ... <a title="France ‘decides who enters’ New Caledonia: French diplomat on Pacific leaders request" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/france-decides-who-enters-new-caledonia-french-diplomat-on-pacific-leaders-request/" aria-label="Read more about France ‘decides who enters’ New Caledonia: French diplomat on Pacific leaders request">Read more</a>

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A US judge just called Google the ‘highest quality search engine’. But how do we determine ‘quality’?

August 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Sanderson, Dean of Research and Professor of Information Retrieval, RMIT University In his landmark ruling against Google earlier this week, United States district judge Amit Mehta said the tech giant has built “the industry’s highest quality search engine”. Judge Mehta made clear this was partly because ... <a title="A US judge just called Google the ‘highest quality search engine’. But how do we determine ‘quality’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/08/a-us-judge-just-called-google-the-highest-quality-search-engine-but-how-do-we-determine-quality-236308/" aria-label="Read more about A US judge just called Google the ‘highest quality search engine’. But how do we determine ‘quality’?">Read more</a>