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February 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danielle Chubb, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, Deakin University Darren England/AAP As the major parties shift into election mode, the Morrison government is clearly placing defence and security issues at the centre of its campaign. By depicting Labor as “weak” on China, Defence Minister Peter Dutton is ... <a title="Elections are rarely decided by security and defence issues, but China could make 2022 different" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/17/elections-are-rarely-decided-by-security-and-defence-issues-but-china-could-make-2022-different-176973/" aria-label="Read more about Elections are rarely decided by security and defence issues, but China could make 2022 different">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Melville-Rea, Research Fellow, New York University Shutterstock If emissions continue to accelerate, Western Sydney can expect to endure up to 46 days per year over 35℃ by 2090, a new analysis from the Australia Institute finds. This is a fivefold increase from the historical average of ... <a title="Western Sydney will swelter through 46 days per year over 35°C by 2090, unless emissions drop significantly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/17/western-sydney-will-swelter-through-46-days-per-year-over-35-c-by-2090-unless-emissions-drop-significantly-177056/" aria-label="Read more about Western Sydney will swelter through 46 days per year over 35°C by 2090, unless emissions drop significantly">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Cairns, Lecturer in Education, Deakin University Everyone has an opinion about what should go into history curriculum. Politicians are especially good at expressing theirs. The acting federal education minister, Stuart Robert, has announced a delay in approving the revised Australian Curriculum until at least April. This ... <a title="The national history curriculum should not be used and abused as an election issue" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/17/the-national-history-curriculum-should-not-be-used-and-abused-as-an-election-issue-176783/" aria-label="Read more about The national history curriculum should not be used and abused as an election issue">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Howe, Honorary Professor, Department of Sociology, Macquarie University, Macquarie University Juniper Chrystal Halliday Residential Aged Care Nursing home residents confined to their rooms during COVID are like hypothetical tenants locked in their bedrooms by landlords – unable to take showers, able only to make only sandwiches ... <a title="Nursing home residents are paying $800 a week for services they are barely getting" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/17/nursing-home-residents-are-paying-800-a-week-for-services-they-are-barely-getting-177138/" aria-label="Read more about Nursing home residents are paying $800 a week for services they are barely getting">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elisa deCourcy, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow 2020-2023, Research School of Humanities and the Arts, Australian National University Caleb and Phoebe Fidler, sixth-plate, cased daguerreotype, c.1852, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Private Collection In this new series, Remaking History, academics take a look at the ways they are recreating ... <a title="Remaking history: how recreating early daguerreotype photographs gave us a window to the past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/17/remaking-history-how-recreating-early-daguerreotype-photographs-gave-us-a-window-to-the-past-175913/" aria-label="Read more about Remaking history: how recreating early daguerreotype photographs gave us a window to the past">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Maguire, Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle The Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill will pass the House of Representatives by the end of this week. The bill would enhance the immigration minister’s powers to cancel the visas of people ... <a title="Government’s bid for an enhanced ‘character test’ is unnecessary – and unlikely to pass before the election anyway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/governments-bid-for-an-enhanced-character-test-is-unnecessary-and-unlikely-to-pass-before-the-election-anyway-177157/" aria-label="Read more about Government’s bid for an enhanced ‘character test’ is unnecessary – and unlikely to pass before the election anyway">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Melatos, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Sydney Michał Parzuchowski/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Private equity companies generally have a reputation for buying “distressed assets” at bargain prices, squeezing as much cash out of them while making them look as profitable as possible, then selling out for a ... <a title="Crown Resorts has sunk so low that private equity is the best option" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/crown-resorts-has-sunk-so-low-that-private-equity-is-the-best-option-177149/" aria-label="Read more about Crown Resorts has sunk so low that private equity is the best option">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brad Ridoutt, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Agriculture, CSIRO Shutterstock People choose certain foods or change their diets for a range of reasons: to improve their health, lose weight, save money or due to concerns about sustainability or the way food is produced. Consider the trend towards low-fat ... <a title="How to make your diet more sustainable, healthy or cheap – without giving up nutrients" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/how-to-make-your-diet-more-sustainable-healthy-or-cheap-without-giving-up-nutrients-170522/" aria-label="Read more about How to make your diet more sustainable, healthy or cheap – without giving up nutrients">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Meade, Senior Research Fellow, Auckland University of Technology Shutterstock Many might choke at the suggestion Big Oil could play a key role in saving the climate. But, culpability for past actions aside, it is worth considering how fossil fuel interests might be recruited to combat global ... <a title="Harnessing the fossil fuel industry to combat climate change? It’s more than a pipe dream" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/harnessing-the-fossil-fuel-industry-to-combat-climate-change-its-more-than-a-pipe-dream-177141/" aria-label="Read more about Harnessing the fossil fuel industry to combat climate change? It’s more than a pipe dream">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Webb, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology NASA It’s probably no surprise that keeping healthy in space is incredibly important. And without the typical resources found on Earth, creative solutions have to be explored. Right now, some excited Year 10 ... <a title="Fresh from the ISS: how a group of high school students is leading an experiment on space-made yoghurt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/fresh-from-the-iss-how-a-group-of-high-school-students-is-leading-an-experiment-on-space-made-yoghurt-176559/" aria-label="Read more about Fresh from the ISS: how a group of high school students is leading an experiment on space-made yoghurt">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Connor Graham, Research Fellow, Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, University of Sydney Shutterstock La Niña has resulted in a humid summer for much of eastern Australia. This climate pattern typically causes warm, humid air to rise from the western Pacific Ocean, ultimately leading to greater cloud formation, increased rainfall, ... <a title="How humid is it? 3 things to keep you cool in a hot and sticky summer (and 3 things that won’t)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/how-humid-is-it-3-things-to-keep-you-cool-in-a-hot-and-sticky-summer-and-3-things-that-wont-176365/" aria-label="Read more about How humid is it? 3 things to keep you cool in a hot and sticky summer (and 3 things that won’t)">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Deakin University Shutterstock A study published last month in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition made headlines around the world. Among a number of findings concerning alcoholic drinks and COVID, it reported drinking red wine was associated with a reduction in the risk of ... <a title="A recent study suggests red wine may protect you from COVID. But I wouldn’t drink to this yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/a-recent-study-suggests-red-wine-may-protect-you-from-covid-but-i-wouldnt-drink-to-this-yet-176152/" aria-label="Read more about A recent study suggests red wine may protect you from COVID. But I wouldn’t drink to this yet">Read more</a>
