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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling Editor’s note: These before-and-after-images from several sources –NASA’s Worldview application, National Map by Geoscience Australia and Digital Earth Australia – show how the Australian landscape has responded to huge rainfall on the east coast over the last month. We asked academic ... <a title="‘It is quite startling’: 4 before-and-after photos from space that show Australia after the recent rain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/it-is-quite-startling-4-before-and-after-photos-from-space-that-show-australia-after-the-recent-rain-132343/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It is quite startling’: 4 before-and-after photos from space that show Australia after the recent rain">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Australia’s catastrophic bushfire season has done immense damage to Australia’s tourist industry. Then, just as heavy rain began to bring the situation under control, came the coronavirus outbreak in China – now the top source of international ... <a title="This time is different: Australia’s tourist numbers may take years to recover" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/this-time-is-different-australias-tourist-numbers-may-take-years-to-recover-131894/" aria-label="Read more about This time is different: Australia’s tourist numbers may take years to recover">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Hole, Senior Research Fellow, Mathematical Sciences Institute, Australian National University Recent reports from scientists pursuing a new kind of nuclear fusion technology are encouraging, but we are still some distance away from the “holy grail of clean energy”. The technology developed by Heinrich Hora and his ... <a title="We won’t have fusion generators in five years. But the holy grail of clean energy may still be on its way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/we-wont-have-fusion-generators-in-five-years-but-the-holy-grail-of-clean-energy-may-still-be-on-its-way-132250/" aria-label="Read more about We won’t have fusion generators in five years. But the holy grail of clean energy may still be on its way">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Will Steffen, Emeritus Professor, Australian National University Opposition leader Anthony Albanese’s announcement on Friday that a Labor government would adopt a target of net-zero emissions by 2050 was a big step in the right direction. But a bit of simple maths reveals the policy is too little, ... <a title="Labor’s climate policy is too little, too late. We must run faster to win the race" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/labors-climate-policy-is-too-little-too-late-we-must-run-faster-to-win-the-race-132263/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s climate policy is too little, too late. We must run faster to win the race">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Gurrieri, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, RMIT University Under Australia’s harsh sun, we’ve long slapped on sunscreen to protect ourselves from skin damage and cancer. Now the product, once known for protecting skin against harmful UV rays, is becoming part of beauty routines. Sunscreen products are described ... <a title="Burnt is out, ‘skinscreen’ is in. How sunscreen got a beauty makeover" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/burnt-is-out-skinscreen-is-in-how-sunscreen-got-a-beauty-makeover-131292/" aria-label="Read more about Burnt is out, ‘skinscreen’ is in. How sunscreen got a beauty makeover">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Political donations scandals John Armstrong (TVNZ): Jacinda Ardern’s refusal to reprimand Winston Peters is nothing short of disgraceful Luke Malpass (Stuff): The real purpose of the NZ First Foundation: control Audrey Young (Herald): Peters ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 24 2020" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-24-2020/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 24 2020">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paxton Loke, Paediatric Allergist and Immunologist, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Some children grow out of their food allergies, but researchers don’t exactly know why. Here’s how to work with your allergy specialist if you suspect your child isn’t allergic any more. Read more: Four myths about allergies ... <a title="I think my child has outgrown their food allergy. How can I be sure?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/i-think-my-child-has-outgrown-their-food-allergy-how-can-i-be-sure-130455/" aria-label="Read more about I think my child has outgrown their food allergy. How can I be sure?">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling You’ve heard of dark matter. You’ve probably heard there’s a fair bit of it out there in space, and that astronomers don’t know for sure what it is. But, strange as dark matter is, there’s an even more mysterious thing out ... <a title="More than 70% of the Universe is made of ‘dark energy’, the mysterious stuff even stranger than dark matter" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/more-than-70-of-the-universe-is-made-of-dark-energy-the-mysterious-stuff-even-stranger-than-dark-matter-131569/" aria-label="Read more about More than 70% of the Universe is made of ‘dark energy’, the mysterious stuff even stranger than dark matter">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
ANALYSIS: By Asmiati Malik in Jakarta The Indonesian government plans to evaluate the efficacy of special funds for the West Papua region. These funds have been disbursed to the easternmost region, comprising the two provinces of Papua and West Papua, for nearly two decades. The funds, paid since 2002 to support Papua’s development, have failed to ... <a title="Indonesia reviews Papua special funds – why $7.4bn since 2002 hasn’t helped" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/indonesia-reviews-papua-special-funds-why-7-4bn-since-2002-hasnt-helped/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia reviews Papua special funds – why $7.4bn since 2002 hasn’t helped">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Skead, Professor, Dean of Law School, University of Western Australia In 2017, a business lecturer posted a photo on LinkedIn showing a completely empty university classroom, 15 minutes after the class had been scheduled to start. This is not an isolated incident. Anecdotally, lecture and tutorial ... <a title="Lecture recordings mean fewer students are turning up – does it matter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/lecture-recordings-mean-fewer-students-are-turning-up-does-it-matter-131988/" aria-label="Read more about Lecture recordings mean fewer students are turning up – does it matter?">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
By Evaristo Soares Martins in Dili Early elections cannot be allowed to “become the political culture” in Timor-Leste, says the leader of the opposition Fretilin party, Dr Marí Alkatiri. The former Prime Minister said he wants to see an end to the political impasse, prompted by the collapse of the governing AMP Alliance. But, he ... <a title="Early elections cannot become the norm in Timor-Leste, says Alkatiri" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/early-elections-cannot-become-the-norm-in-timor-leste-says-alkatiri/" aria-label="Read more about Early elections cannot become the norm in Timor-Leste, says Alkatiri">Read more</a>
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February 24, 2020
By Sharlyne Eri in Lae A Papua New Guinean man who once resorted to crime to make a living is now running a bicycle repair business. Collin Kunan is a long-time resident of West Taraka, one of Lae’s urban settlements where petty crime is rife because of high unemployment. Kunan said he gave up criminal ... <a title="From PNG crime to a small town cycle business – how to beat the pinch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/02/24/from-png-crime-to-a-small-town-cycle-business-how-to-beat-the-pinch/" aria-label="Read more about From PNG crime to a small town cycle business – how to beat the pinch">Read more</a>
