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September 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Qamar Schuyler, Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmospheres, CSIRO Shutterstock, CC BY-SA If you flip over a plastic food container, you’ll see tiny writing on it – something like “AS 2070”. This means the product meets the Australian standard for plastics safe to use for food. These often unrecognised ... <a title="With better standards, we could make plastics endlessly useful – and slash waste. Here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/07/with-better-standards-we-could-make-plastics-endlessly-useful-and-slash-waste-heres-how-189985/" aria-label="Read more about With better standards, we could make plastics endlessly useful – and slash waste. Here’s how">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Murphy, Associate Professor of Nutrition & Dietetics and Accredited Practicing Dietitian, University of South Australia Image by Peter Chou from Pixabay., CC BY Soy is common in many Asian cuisines, and is growing more popular in Western countries as many people aim for predominantly plant-based diets. ... <a title="Have you heard soy is linked to cancer risk or can ‘feminise’ men? Here’s what the science really says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/07/have-you-heard-soy-is-linked-to-cancer-risk-or-can-feminise-men-heres-what-the-science-really-says-186813/" aria-label="Read more about Have you heard soy is linked to cancer risk or can ‘feminise’ men? Here’s what the science really says">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharon Bessell, Professor of Public Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Francis Malasig/EPA/AAP What does a “fair go” look like for Australian children? We asked 130 children aged between seven and 13 years what makes communities strong, supportive, and fair. Many felt communities are ... <a title="We asked Australian children what they needed from their communities. Here’s what they said" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/07/we-asked-australian-children-what-they-needed-from-their-communities-heres-what-they-said-189772/" aria-label="Read more about We asked Australian children what they needed from their communities. Here’s what they said">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct professor of architecture, University of Adelaide Shutterstock If COVID-19 had taught us anything it surely must be that poorly ventilated buildings can be a health hazard. Yet due to a weakness in current rules they continue to be built. Under Australia’s National Construction Code ... <a title="Poorly ventilated buildings are allowed under Australia rules – it’s time to fix it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/07/poorly-ventilated-buildings-are-allowed-under-australia-rules-its-time-to-fix-it-189229/" aria-label="Read more about Poorly ventilated buildings are allowed under Australia rules – it’s time to fix it">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gail Iles, Senior Lecturer in Physics, RMIT University NASA Earlier this week, the Artemis I Moon mission was scrubbed again; now we have to wait for a new launch window. Just 40 minutes before the Space Launch System rocket was set to take off from Kennedy Space ... <a title="Why do we always need to wait for ‘launch windows’ to get a rocket to space?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/07/why-do-we-always-need-to-wait-for-launch-windows-to-get-a-rocket-to-space-189971/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we always need to wait for ‘launch windows’ to get a rocket to space?">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mirella Atherton, Lecturer in Law, University of Newcastle AB F B B B D ED C The Albanese government will keep its election commitment to abolish the cashless debit card. Cashless cards limited the financial autonomy of over 17,000 participants, a disproportionate number of whom are First ... <a title="Eliminating cashless debit cards is great, but the government must be careful about what it does next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/07/eliminating-cashless-debit-cards-is-great-but-the-government-must-be-careful-about-what-it-does-next-189304/" aria-label="Read more about Eliminating cashless debit cards is great, but the government must be careful about what it does next">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine McCarthy, Senior lecturer in Interior Architecture, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Almost everyone who’s moved house has a story to tell – the truck was too small, the power got cut off too soon, the cat got lost on the day. ... <a title="Prison turns life upside down – giving low-risk prisoners longer to prepare for their sentences would benefit everyone" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/07/prison-turns-life-upside-down-giving-low-risk-prisoners-longer-to-prepare-for-their-sentences-would-benefit-everyone-189382/" aria-label="Read more about Prison turns life upside down – giving low-risk prisoners longer to prepare for their sentences would benefit everyone">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Carah, Associate Professor in Digital Media, The University of Queensland Ashkar Dave / Unsplash Once upon a time, most advertisements were public. If we wanted to see what advertisers were doing, we could easily find it – on TV, in newspapers and magazines, and on billboards ... <a title="How dark is ‘dark advertising’? We audited Facebook, Google and other platforms to find out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/07/how-dark-is-dark-advertising-we-audited-facebook-google-and-other-platforms-to-find-out-189310/" aria-label="Read more about How dark is ‘dark advertising’? We audited Facebook, Google and other platforms to find out">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Director, Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention Centre; Associate Professor of Criminology, Faculty of Arts, Monash University Shutterstock How prevalent is young people’s use of family violence in Australia, what form does it take and how does it intersect with experiences of child abuse? These ... <a title="Almost 9 in 10 young Australians who use family violence experienced child abuse: new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/07/almost-9-in-10-young-australians-who-use-family-violence-experienced-child-abuse-new-research-190058/" aria-label="Read more about Almost 9 in 10 young Australians who use family violence experienced child abuse: new research">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Dunn, Lecturer in Anatomy and Cell Biology, Western Sydney University Shutterstock As a new parent, I’ve become acutely aware of every person in the vicinity of my daughter who has the slightest sniffle or looks vaguely unwell. After multiple trips to emergency in her six months ... <a title="What is hand, foot and mouth disease?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/07/what-is-hand-foot-and-mouth-disease-189535/" aria-label="Read more about What is hand, foot and mouth disease?">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Denniss, Adjunct Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock Fossil fuel subsidies from major economies including Australia reached close to US$700 billion in 2021, almost doubling from 2020, according to new analysis by the International Energy Agency and OECD. These subsidies are expected ... <a title="We pay billions to subsidise Australia’s fossil fuel industry. This makes absolutely no economic sense" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/07/we-pay-billions-to-subsidise-australias-fossil-fuel-industry-this-makes-absolutely-no-economic-sense-189866/" aria-label="Read more about We pay billions to subsidise Australia’s fossil fuel industry. This makes absolutely no economic sense">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Di Johnson, Lecturer in Finance, Griffith University Image by Michal Jarmoluk from Pixabay, CC BY Australia’s appetite for home renovations remains strong, with around A$1 billion worth of alterations and additions to homes approved in July. But rising interest rates and shortages in labour and material may ... <a title="Building costs have soared. Is it time to abandon my home renovation plans?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/07/building-costs-have-soared-is-it-time-to-abandon-my-home-renovation-plans-188298/" aria-label="Read more about Building costs have soared. Is it time to abandon my home renovation plans?">Read more</a>
