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Indigenous businesses are thriving across a wide range of industries – here’s how to make sure that continues

July 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Evans, Associate Professor, specialising in Indigenous leadership, The University of Melbourne When discussing the creativity and ingenuity of Indigenous people, we often talk about our deadly artists, sportspeople and Elders. But more and more, Indigenous business leaders are finding themselves in the spotlight. This year’s NAIDOC ... <a title="Indigenous businesses are thriving across a wide range of industries – here’s how to make sure that continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/12/indigenous-businesses-are-thriving-across-a-wide-range-of-industries-heres-how-to-make-sure-that-continues-234170/" aria-label="Read more about Indigenous businesses are thriving across a wide range of industries – here’s how to make sure that continues">Read more</a>

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Australia’s art industry is too white. A unique regional curatorial program provides a model to help change this

July 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Beaupark, Associate Lecturer, University of Wollongong HERE+NOW at Wollongong Regional Art Gallery. Abril Felman Non-white artists and curators are underrepresented in the Australian art industry. The art industry has made active efforts to change this, for example by creating designated roles for First Nations arts workers. ... <a title="Australia’s art industry is too white. A unique regional curatorial program provides a model to help change this" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/12/australias-art-industry-is-too-white-a-unique-regional-curatorial-program-provides-a-model-to-help-change-this-230861/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s art industry is too white. A unique regional curatorial program provides a model to help change this">Read more</a>

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Pacific media conference: challenges and opportunities

July 12, 2024

A group of regional and international media representatives met at a forum in Fiji last week to discuss some of the challenges and opportunities facing journalists in the Pacific. The three-day conference brought together people from the media industry, academics, civil society, and other interested parties. A budding Fiji journalist Shivaali Shrutika said that newsrooms ... <a title="Pacific media conference: challenges and opportunities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/12/pacific-media-conference-challenges-and-opportunities/" aria-label="Read more about Pacific media conference: challenges and opportunities">Read more</a>

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Why saline lakes are the canary in the coalmine for the world’s water resources

July 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Babak Zolghadr-Asli, QUEX Joint PhD Candidate, Centre for Water Systems, University of Exeter, and Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland NASA Earth Observatory image, CC BY When it comes to inland surface water bodies, saline lakes are unique. They make up 44% of all lakes worldwide ... <a title="Why saline lakes are the canary in the coalmine for the world’s water resources" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/12/why-saline-lakes-are-the-canary-in-the-coalmine-for-the-worlds-water-resources-232477/" aria-label="Read more about Why saline lakes are the canary in the coalmine for the world’s water resources">Read more</a>

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Junk food is promoted online to appeal to kids and target young men, our study shows

July 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tanita Northcott, Research Fellow, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne Jag_cz/Shutterstock The Australian government has been investigating whether we should ban unhealthy food advertising online, and how it could work. In the United Kingdom, a ban on unhealthy food and drink advertising online will start in ... <a title="Junk food is promoted online to appeal to kids and target young men, our study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/12/junk-food-is-promoted-online-to-appeal-to-kids-and-target-young-men-our-study-shows-234285/" aria-label="Read more about Junk food is promoted online to appeal to kids and target young men, our study shows">Read more</a>

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A nation reinvented: 40 years on from its 1984 victory, the Fourth Labour Government still defines NZ

July 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Shaw, Professor of Politics, Massey University It’s easy to look back at the bad haircuts, beige clothes and brown Beehive carpets and chuckle. But whatever one’s views on its aesthetics, the Fourth Labour Government – elected 40 years ago on July 14 – was no laughing ... <a title="A nation reinvented: 40 years on from its 1984 victory, the Fourth Labour Government still defines NZ" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/12/a-nation-reinvented-40-years-on-from-its-1984-victory-the-fourth-labour-government-still-defines-nz-232133/" aria-label="Read more about A nation reinvented: 40 years on from its 1984 victory, the Fourth Labour Government still defines NZ">Read more</a>

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3 signs your diet is causing too much muscle loss – and what to do about it

July 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nick Fuller, Charles Perkins Centre Research Program Leader, University of Sydney EvMedvedeva/Shutterstock When trying to lose weight, it’s natural to want to see quick results. So when the number on the scales drops rapidly, it seems like we’re on the right track. But as with many things ... <a title="3 signs your diet is causing too much muscle loss – and what to do about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/12/3-signs-your-diet-is-causing-too-much-muscle-loss-and-what-to-do-about-it-223865/" aria-label="Read more about 3 signs your diet is causing too much muscle loss – and what to do about it">Read more</a>

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Cryptosporidiosis: what to know as gastro surges among Australian children

July 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elizabeth Jane Elliott, Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney Art_Photo/Shutterstock As a mother, I know the dread of hearing a gastro bug is going around the daycare, school or netball team. Diarrhoea and vomiting can stun a healthy child for days and wreak havoc ... <a title="Cryptosporidiosis: what to know as gastro surges among Australian children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/12/cryptosporidiosis-what-to-know-as-gastro-surges-among-australian-children-234160/" aria-label="Read more about Cryptosporidiosis: what to know as gastro surges among Australian children">Read more</a>

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The return of Bladerunner the humpback and Spilt Fin the killer whale – a cautionary tale about seafaring vessels

July 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Pirotta, Postdoctoral Researcher and Wildlife Scientist, Macquarie University Wayne Reynolds In the past few days, two well known survivors of the battle between marine mammals and vessels have been spotted in Australian waters. I’m talking about Bladerunner the humpback and Split Fin the killer whale. Both ... <a title="The return of Bladerunner the humpback and Spilt Fin the killer whale – a cautionary tale about seafaring vessels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/12/the-return-of-bladerunner-the-humpback-and-spilt-fin-the-killer-whale-a-cautionary-tale-about-seafaring-vessels-234389/" aria-label="Read more about The return of Bladerunner the humpback and Spilt Fin the killer whale – a cautionary tale about seafaring vessels">Read more</a>

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Supermarket concentration benefits stores, not shoppers. It’s time to split Foodstuffs – not make it stronger

July 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Asher, Retail Expert, PhD Candidate & Sessional Academic, University of Sydney The proposed merger of Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island raises the prospect of even less choice for New Zealanders in what is an already heavily concentrated market. But will regulators prevent it from ... <a title="Supermarket concentration benefits stores, not shoppers. It’s time to split Foodstuffs – not make it stronger" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/12/supermarket-concentration-benefits-stores-not-shoppers-its-time-to-split-foodstuffs-not-make-it-stronger-234150/" aria-label="Read more about Supermarket concentration benefits stores, not shoppers. It’s time to split Foodstuffs – not make it stronger">Read more</a>

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How does Australia’s progressive tax system work – and what is ‘bracket creep’?

July 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shumi Akhtar, Associate Professor, University of Sydney Greg Brave/Shutterstock This article is part of The Conversation’s “Business Basics” series where we ask experts to discuss key concepts in business, economics and finance. It’s July, which means if they haven’t already, many Australians will be thinking about and ... <a title="How does Australia’s progressive tax system work – and what is ‘bracket creep’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/12/how-does-australias-progressive-tax-system-work-and-what-is-bracket-creep-234152/" aria-label="Read more about How does Australia’s progressive tax system work – and what is ‘bracket creep’?">Read more</a>

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World-first study decodes the DNA structure of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth sample

July 12, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Parwinder Kaur, Associate Professor | Director, DNA Zoo Australia, The University of Western Australia Legs of a juvenile female woolly mammoth named Yuka. Love Dalén, Stockholm University, Author provided In a world-first study, we have revealed and analysed remarkably preserved fragments of ancient DNA from the skin ... <a title="World-first study decodes the DNA structure of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth sample" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/07/12/world-first-study-decodes-the-dna-structure-of-a-52-000-year-old-woolly-mammoth-sample-232387/" aria-label="Read more about World-first study decodes the DNA structure of a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth sample">Read more</a>