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Month: March 2022

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Two years into the pandemic, why is Australia still short of medicines?

March 24, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maryam Ziaee, Lecturer and Researcher, Supply Chains and Operations, Victoria University Alex Bascuas/Shutterstock This might be a familiar scene. You pop into your local pharmacy to fill a script and you’re told your regular medicine is out of stock. When will it be in? Sorry, we don’t ... <a title="Two years into the pandemic, why is Australia still short of medicines?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/24/two-years-into-the-pandemic-why-is-australia-still-short-of-medicines-178608/" aria-label="Read more about Two years into the pandemic, why is Australia still short of medicines?">Read more</a>

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Research reveals 111 times Australian quolls reportedly chewed on human corpses

March 24, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Eric Peacock, Adjunct Fellow, University of Adelaide Shutterstock Warning: this article contains graphic descriptions of human disfigurement. In 1878, the body of Sergeant Michael Kennedy lay in the bush in Victoria’s Wombat Ranges. He’d been shot by the notorious Ned Kelly gang – but the bush ... <a title="Research reveals 111 times Australian quolls reportedly chewed on human corpses" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/24/research-reveals-111-times-australian-quolls-reportedly-chewed-on-human-corpses-179566/" aria-label="Read more about Research reveals 111 times Australian quolls reportedly chewed on human corpses">Read more</a>

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Saving the Great Barrier Reef: these recent research breakthroughs give us renewed hope for its survival

March 24, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Hardisty, CEO, Australian Institute of Marine Science FNQ Marie Roman , Author provided With yet another coral bleaching event underway on the Great Barrier Reef, we’re reminded of the tragic consequences of climate change. Even if we manage to stop the planet warming beyond 1.5℃ this ... <a title="Saving the Great Barrier Reef: these recent research breakthroughs give us renewed hope for its survival" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/24/saving-the-great-barrier-reef-these-recent-research-breakthroughs-give-us-renewed-hope-for-its-survival-178898/" aria-label="Read more about Saving the Great Barrier Reef: these recent research breakthroughs give us renewed hope for its survival">Read more</a>

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Stability and security: the keys to closing the mental health gap between renters and home owners

March 24, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ang Li, Research Fellow, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock That renters have poorer mental health than home owners is well-documented. But how much of this is due to ... <a title="Stability and security: the keys to closing the mental health gap between renters and home owners" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/24/stability-and-security-the-keys-to-closing-the-mental-health-gap-between-renters-and-home-owners-179481/" aria-label="Read more about Stability and security: the keys to closing the mental health gap between renters and home owners">Read more</a>

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Whoever wins this year’s music Oscar, Hans Zimmer remains the most influential composer working in Hollywood today

March 24, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Camp, Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland Hans Zimmer on stage in Cologne, Germany, March 2022. GettyImages As important to films as acting, writing, and design, music can instantly create a realistic or fantastic world, guide emotions and enhance storytelling. Yet the annual Academy Award nominations for ... <a title="Whoever wins this year’s music Oscar, Hans Zimmer remains the most influential composer working in Hollywood today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/24/whoever-wins-this-years-music-oscar-hans-zimmer-remains-the-most-influential-composer-working-in-hollywood-today-177225/" aria-label="Read more about Whoever wins this year’s music Oscar, Hans Zimmer remains the most influential composer working in Hollywood today">Read more</a>

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The Wentworth Project: polling shows voters prefer Albanese for PM, and put climate issue first in ‘teal’ battle

March 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Candidates Dave Sharma and Allegra Spender In the very marginal Sydney eastern suburbs seat of Wentworth, where the Liberals are being challenged by a high profile “teal” candidate, Scott Morrison is unpopular, Anthony Albanese is preferred PM, and climate change ... <a title="The Wentworth Project: polling shows voters prefer Albanese for PM, and put climate issue first in ‘teal’ battle" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/the-wentworth-project-polling-shows-voters-prefer-albanese-for-pm-and-put-climate-issue-first-in-teal-battle-179839/" aria-label="Read more about The Wentworth Project: polling shows voters prefer Albanese for PM, and put climate issue first in ‘teal’ battle">Read more</a>

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Ash Barty retires marching to her own beat. What’s next for the multi-talented, restless spirit?

March 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Ash Barty has always done things her own way. The shock retirement of the world number one women’s tennis player at the age of 25 was pure Barty in action. The razzmatazz ... <a title="Ash Barty retires marching to her own beat. What’s next for the multi-talented, restless spirit?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/ash-barty-retires-marching-to-her-own-beat-whats-next-for-the-multi-talented-restless-spirit-179841/" aria-label="Read more about Ash Barty retires marching to her own beat. What’s next for the multi-talented, restless spirit?">Read more</a>

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Keith Rankin Analysis – Borrowing Hurdles: Unintended Consequences arising from Wilful Blindness

March 23, 2022

Analysis by Keith Rankin. On 1 December 2021 the CCCFA (Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act) entered Aotearoa New Zealand with more stealth than the Omicron BA2 variant. It resulted in unintended consequences that were (and are) entirely predictable. There are two sets of ‘unintended but predictable consequences’: those consequences that make anxious and desperate ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Borrowing Hurdles: Unintended Consequences arising from Wilful Blindness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/keith-rankin-analysis-borrowing-hurdles-unintended-consequences-arising-from-wilful-blindness/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Borrowing Hurdles: Unintended Consequences arising from Wilful Blindness">Read more</a>

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If the UN wants to slash plastic waste, it must tackle soaring plastic production – and why we use so much of it

March 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sabrina Chakori, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland shutterstock You pick up a piece of plastic litter from the beach, and get a small buzz. You’ve done something for the environment. But then you look around, and see plastic everywhere. It’s much more than you could pick ... <a title="If the UN wants to slash plastic waste, it must tackle soaring plastic production – and why we use so much of it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/if-the-un-wants-to-slash-plastic-waste-it-must-tackle-soaring-plastic-production-and-why-we-use-so-much-of-it-179107/" aria-label="Read more about If the UN wants to slash plastic waste, it must tackle soaring plastic production – and why we use so much of it">Read more</a>

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How much tuna can I eat a week before I need to worry about mercury?

March 23, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Apte, Senior Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Shutterstock For as little as A$1 a tin, canned tuna is an excellent, affordable source of protein, polyunsaturated fats and other nutrients. A tin of tuna is significantly cheaper than many types of fresh meat or fish. Sounds good, ... <a title="How much tuna can I eat a week before I need to worry about mercury?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/how-much-tuna-can-i-eat-a-week-before-i-need-to-worry-about-mercury-176682/" aria-label="Read more about How much tuna can I eat a week before I need to worry about mercury?">Read more</a>

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Samoa extends lockdown as spread of covid-19 cases jumps to 467

March 23, 2022

RNZ Pacific The Samoa government has extended its alert level three lockdown for another two weeks, due to the rapid spread of the covid-19 in the community. There are 467 confirmed covid-19 cases, 15 of which are imported cases of passengers on the repatriation flight from New Zealand in early March. As case numbers climb ... <a title="Samoa extends lockdown as spread of covid-19 cases jumps to 467" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/samoa-extends-lockdown-as-spread-of-covid-19-cases-jumps-to-467/" aria-label="Read more about Samoa extends lockdown as spread of covid-19 cases jumps to 467">Read more</a>

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NZ’s covid-19 case numbers past their peak in Auckland, says Bloomfield

March 23, 2022

RNZ News New Zealand’s Director-General of Health, Dr Ashley Bloomfield, says covid-19 case numbers have passed their peak in Auckland, the country’s largest city, but that people should remain vigilant. Dr Bloomfield said there were 20,907 new community cases of covid-19, a further 15 deaths and 1016 people in hospital in today. He said the ... <a title="NZ’s covid-19 case numbers past their peak in Auckland, says Bloomfield" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/23/nzs-covid-19-case-numbers-past-their-peak-in-auckland-says-bloomfield/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s covid-19 case numbers past their peak in Auckland, says Bloomfield">Read more</a>