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May 31, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Gurrieri, Associate Professor in Marketing, RMIT University Mattel released a new range of Barbie dolls this week honouring nine trailblazing women in sport. The recognised athletes include Matildas soccer star Mary Fowler, tennis champion Venus Williams and seven other record-breaking and world champion sports stars from ... <a title="Mattel’s new athlete Barbies might seem like a win for feminists and young girls – but they’re not" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/31/mattels-new-athlete-barbies-might-seem-like-a-win-for-feminists-and-young-girls-but-theyre-not-231064/" aria-label="Read more about Mattel’s new athlete Barbies might seem like a win for feminists and young girls – but they’re not">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus and his “shadow”, Michaelia Cash, are both volatile characters. When they met this week to discuss the government’s draft religious discrimination bill, an incendiary issue in the best of circumstances, sparks flew. After a few minutes, Cash ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Government’s pursuit of a hate speech law could take it down another cul-de-sac" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/grattan-on-friday-governments-pursuit-of-a-hate-speech-law-could-take-it-down-another-cul-de-sac-231275/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Government’s pursuit of a hate speech law could take it down another cul-de-sac">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Austin, Lecturer in Theatre, The University of Melbourne Bron Batten, Scott Price and Sarah Mainwaring perform on stage in Multiple Bad Things. Ferne Millen Back to Back Theatre is an internationally lauded ensemble of collaborators based in Geelong. With some members identifying as intellectually disabled and/or ... <a title="Back to Back’s Multiple Bad Things takes a sophisticated look at the moral ambiguities of today’s ‘culture wars’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/back-to-backs-multiple-bad-things-takes-a-sophisticated-look-at-the-moral-ambiguities-of-todays-culture-wars-227567/" aria-label="Read more about Back to Back’s Multiple Bad Things takes a sophisticated look at the moral ambiguities of today’s ‘culture wars’">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Craig Elliffe: Small cuts, big consequences Honestly, who would want to be Nicola Willis at this point? The effect of $14.7 billion of tax cuts is going to mean a dramatic rethink ... <a title="NZ Budget 2024: ‘tax relief’ for the ‘squeezed middle’ – but who’s paying? 7 experts follow the money" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/nz-budget-2024-tax-relief-for-the-squeezed-middle-but-whos-paying-7-experts-follow-the-money-230102/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Budget 2024: ‘tax relief’ for the ‘squeezed middle’ – but who’s paying? 7 experts follow the money">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Taucher, Lecturer in History, Murdoch University The world has reacted with anger this week after an Israeli air strike on a safe zone for displaced civilians in southern Gaza reportedly resulted in the deaths of at least 45 people, including women and children. This latest action ... <a title="As Israel pushes into Rafah, it exposes an uncomfortable truth: no court alone can protect civilians in war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/as-israel-pushes-into-rafah-it-exposes-an-uncomfortable-truth-no-court-alone-can-protect-civilians-in-war-231052/" aria-label="Read more about As Israel pushes into Rafah, it exposes an uncomfortable truth: no court alone can protect civilians in war">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nenad Naumovski, Professor in Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Canberra LuckyStep/Shutterstock Humans have long been searching for a “magic elixir” to make us smarter, and improve our focus and memory. This includes traditional Chinese medicine used thousands of years ago to improve cognitive function. Now ... <a title="What are nootropics and do they really boost your brain?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/what-are-nootropics-and-do-they-really-boost-your-brain-224628/" aria-label="Read more about What are nootropics and do they really boost your brain?">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cher McGillivray, Assistant Professor Psychology Department, Bond University ShUStudio/Shutterstock Welcome aboard the roller coaster of parenthood, where emotions run wild, tantrums reign supreme and love flows deep. As children reach toddlerhood and beyond, parents adapt to manage their child’s big emotions and meltdowns. Parenting terminology has adapted ... <a title="Parents are increasingly saying their child is ‘dysregulated’. What does that actually mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/parents-are-increasingly-saying-their-child-is-dysregulated-what-does-that-actually-mean-221989/" aria-label="Read more about Parents are increasingly saying their child is ‘dysregulated’. What does that actually mean?">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robert Freestone, Professor of Planning, School of Built Environment, UNSW Sydney In March 2021, then-Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese declared “cities policy has been one of the abiding passions of my time in public life”. He promised a new national urban policy framework if Labor was elected. That ... <a title="Labor’s new National Urban Policy is welcome. But will it be transformative?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/labors-new-national-urban-policy-is-welcome-but-will-it-be-transformative-231158/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s new National Urban Policy is welcome. But will it be transformative?">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Jucker, Lecturer in Atmospheric Dynamics, UNSW Sydney NASA Worldview Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai (Hunga Tonga for short) erupted on January 15 2022 in the Pacific Kingdom of Tonga. It created a tsunami which triggered warnings across the entire Pacific basin, and sent sound waves around the globe ... <a title="Tonga’s volcanic eruption could cause unusual weather for the rest of the decade, new study shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/tongas-volcanic-eruption-could-cause-unusual-weather-for-the-rest-of-the-decade-new-study-shows-231074/" aria-label="Read more about Tonga’s volcanic eruption could cause unusual weather for the rest of the decade, new study shows">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carla Pascoe Leahy, Adjunct Researcher, University of Tasmania When we think of climate and environmental issues such as climate-linked disasters or biodiversity loss, we don’t tend to think about gender. At first glance, it may seem irrelevant. But a growing body of evidence demonstrates women and gender-diverse ... <a title="Women are 14 times more likely to die in a climate disaster than men. It’s just one way climate change is gendered" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/women-are-14-times-more-likely-to-die-in-a-climate-disaster-than-men-its-just-one-way-climate-change-is-gendered-230295/" aria-label="Read more about Women are 14 times more likely to die in a climate disaster than men. It’s just one way climate change is gendered">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacquie Rand, Emeritus Professor of Companion Animal Health, The University of Queensland ozanuysal/Shutterstock Stray cats are a big problem across most Australian cities and towns. They cause many complaints related to nuisance behaviours and concerns about urban wildlife, as well as straining government resources. Ratepayers ultimately pay ... <a title="How to cut stray cat numbers in a way that works better for everyone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/how-to-cut-stray-cat-numbers-in-a-way-that-works-better-for-everyone-229291/" aria-label="Read more about How to cut stray cat numbers in a way that works better for everyone">Read more</a>
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May 30, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristen Sobeck, Research Fellow, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University When politicians talk about business tax reform, and talk about using it to stimulate investment, they are usually referring to one of (or a mix of) three things: cutting the ... <a title="Suddenly, there’s talk about Labor reforming company tax. What did minister Ed Husic say, and what might actually work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/30/suddenly-theres-talk-about-labor-reforming-company-tax-what-did-minister-ed-husic-say-and-what-might-actually-work-231167/" aria-label="Read more about Suddenly, there’s talk about Labor reforming company tax. What did minister Ed Husic say, and what might actually work?">Read more</a>
