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Month: September 2022

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Sneezing with hay fever? Native plants aren’t usually the culprit

September 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Dearnaley, Associate Professor, University of Southern Queensland shutterstock Hay fever is a downside of springtime around the world. As temperatures increase, plant growth resumes and flowers start appearing. But while native flowering plants such as wattle often get the blame when the seasonal sneezes strike, hay ... <a title="Sneezing with hay fever? Native plants aren’t usually the culprit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/sneezing-with-hay-fever-native-plants-arent-usually-the-culprit-190336/" aria-label="Read more about Sneezing with hay fever? Native plants aren’t usually the culprit">Read more</a>

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Now, we begin: 10 simple ways to make Australia’s climate game truly next-level

September 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University Kelly Barnes/AAP Australia last week moved to tackle the climate crisis when federal parliament passed Labor’s climate bill. But the new law is just the first step. Over the next eight years to 2030, we must get on ... <a title="Now, we begin: 10 simple ways to make Australia’s climate game truly next-level" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/now-we-begin-10-simple-ways-to-make-australias-climate-game-truly-next-level-190427/" aria-label="Read more about Now, we begin: 10 simple ways to make Australia’s climate game truly next-level">Read more</a>

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An arms race over food waste: Sydney cockatoos are still opening kerb-side bins, despite our best efforts to stop them

September 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Martin, Animal Ecology Lab, Western Sydney University Barbara Klump, Author provided Bloody hell! That cockatoo just opened my bin, and it’s eating my leftover pizza. We can’t have that, I’ll put a rock on the lid to stop it opening the bin. Problem solved…? And so ... <a title="An arms race over food waste: Sydney cockatoos are still opening kerb-side bins, despite our best efforts to stop them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/an-arms-race-over-food-waste-sydney-cockatoos-are-still-opening-kerb-side-bins-despite-our-best-efforts-to-stop-them-189969/" aria-label="Read more about An arms race over food waste: Sydney cockatoos are still opening kerb-side bins, despite our best efforts to stop them">Read more</a>

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Solemnity and celebration: how political cartoonists have handled the death of a monarch, from Victoria to Elizabeth II

September 13, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Scully, Associate Professor of Modern European History, University of New England Francis Carruthers Gould, ‘The Mourner’, Fun, February 2, 1901. It sounds very familiar – a well-respected monarch dies, and a radical, left-leaning, Antipodean cartoonist struggles to find the right tone to commemorate the event. He ... <a title="Solemnity and celebration: how political cartoonists have handled the death of a monarch, from Victoria to Elizabeth II" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/13/solemnity-and-celebration-how-political-cartoonists-have-handled-the-death-of-a-monarch-from-victoria-to-elizabeth-ii-190338/" aria-label="Read more about Solemnity and celebration: how political cartoonists have handled the death of a monarch, from Victoria to Elizabeth II">Read more</a>

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Scientists are divining the future of Earth’s ice-covered oceans at their harsh fringes

September 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jordan Peter Anthony Pitt, Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Adelaide Photo by Alessandro Toffoli, Author provided One of the harshest and most dynamic regions on Earth is the marginal ice zone – the place where ocean waves meet sea ice, which is formed by freezing of the ocean’s ... <a title="Scientists are divining the future of Earth’s ice-covered oceans at their harsh fringes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/12/scientists-are-divining-the-future-of-earths-ice-covered-oceans-at-their-harsh-fringes-189393/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists are divining the future of Earth’s ice-covered oceans at their harsh fringes">Read more</a>

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Ads are coming to Netflix soon – here’s what we can expect and what that means for the streaming industry

September 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Oliver Eklund, PhD Candidate in Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology Mollie Sivaram/ Unsplash Ads are coming to Netflix, perhaps even sooner than anticipated. The Wall Street Journal has reported that Netflix has moved up the launch of their ad-supported subscription tier to November. The Sydney ... <a title="Ads are coming to Netflix soon – here’s what we can expect and what that means for the streaming industry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/12/ads-are-coming-to-netflix-soon-heres-what-we-can-expect-and-what-that-means-for-the-streaming-industry-190236/" aria-label="Read more about Ads are coming to Netflix soon – here’s what we can expect and what that means for the streaming industry">Read more</a>

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Australia is failing on electric vehicles. California shows it’s possible to pick up the pace

September 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Hardman, Professional Researcher, Electric Vehicle Research Center, University of California, Davis Shutterstock Among the many similarities between California and Australia, both are impacted by bushfires and climate change, and both are home to larger cars and trucks than is the norm in developed countries. They are ... <a title="Australia is failing on electric vehicles. California shows it’s possible to pick up the pace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/12/australia-is-failing-on-electric-vehicles-california-shows-its-possible-to-pick-up-the-pace-189871/" aria-label="Read more about Australia is failing on electric vehicles. California shows it’s possible to pick up the pace">Read more</a>

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Beheaded and exiled: the two previous King Charleses bookended the abolition of the monarchy

September 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jess Carniel, Senior Lecturer in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland King Charles I’s reign ended in execution and an English republic. Anthony Van Dyck/Wikimedia Commons On September 8 2022, King Charles III ascended to the throne. Like his mother Queen Elizabeth II before him, he has opted ... <a title="Beheaded and exiled: the two previous King Charleses bookended the abolition of the monarchy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/12/beheaded-and-exiled-the-two-previous-king-charleses-bookended-the-abolition-of-the-monarchy-190410/" aria-label="Read more about Beheaded and exiled: the two previous King Charleses bookended the abolition of the monarchy">Read more</a>

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Rather than focusing on the negative, we need a strength-based way to approach First Nations childrens’ health

September 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Browne, Research Fellow, Deakin University GettyImages First Nations children represent the future of the world’s oldest continuing culture. Of the 66,000 Victorians who identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander in the 2021 Census, one-third were aged under 15 years. First Nations children in Victoria are ... <a title="Rather than focusing on the negative, we need a strength-based way to approach First Nations childrens’ health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/12/rather-than-focusing-on-the-negative-we-need-a-strength-based-way-to-approach-first-nations-childrens-health-187986/" aria-label="Read more about Rather than focusing on the negative, we need a strength-based way to approach First Nations childrens’ health">Read more</a>

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Is job insecurity really the great motivator some managers believe it is? We crunched the numbers to find out

September 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lixin Jiang, Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland Getty Images Former General Electric chief executive Jack Welch famously promoted the “20-70-10” system to increase labour productivity. Managers were asked to rank employees on a bell curve; the top 20% received rewards, while the bottom 10% were fired. Yahoo, ... <a title="Is job insecurity really the great motivator some managers believe it is? We crunched the numbers to find out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/12/is-job-insecurity-really-the-great-motivator-some-managers-believe-it-is-we-crunched-the-numbers-to-find-out-189972/" aria-label="Read more about Is job insecurity really the great motivator some managers believe it is? We crunched the numbers to find out">Read more</a>

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Where is your seafood really from? We’re using ‘chemical fingerprinting’ to fight seafood fraud and illegal fishing

September 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Zoe Doubleday, Marine Ecologist and ARC Future Fellow, University of South Australia Photo by Chait Goli/Pexels, CC BY Fake foods are invading our supermarkets, as foods we love are substituted or adulterated with lower value or unethical goods. Food fraud threatens human health but is also bad ... <a title="Where is your seafood really from? We’re using ‘chemical fingerprinting’ to fight seafood fraud and illegal fishing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/12/where-is-your-seafood-really-from-were-using-chemical-fingerprinting-to-fight-seafood-fraud-and-illegal-fishing-189471/" aria-label="Read more about Where is your seafood really from? We’re using ‘chemical fingerprinting’ to fight seafood fraud and illegal fishing">Read more</a>

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Teenage misfits, messy emotions and joyous discussions on consent: Heartbreak High is a bright new piece of television

September 12, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Henderson, PhD Candidate in Literary Studies and Creative Writing, University of Canberra Netflix Few settings invite drama, messy emotions and chaos like a high school. The original 1990s Heartbreak High ran for seven seasons and was broadcast in over 70 countries including the UK, US, Germany, ... <a title="Teenage misfits, messy emotions and joyous discussions on consent: Heartbreak High is a bright new piece of television" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/12/teenage-misfits-messy-emotions-and-joyous-discussions-on-consent-heartbreak-high-is-a-bright-new-piece-of-television-188733/" aria-label="Read more about Teenage misfits, messy emotions and joyous discussions on consent: Heartbreak High is a bright new piece of television">Read more</a>