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December 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Lowke, Adjunct Research Professor of Physics, University of South Australia Shutterstock Everyone has seen lightning and marvelled at its power. But despite its frequency – about 8.6 million lightning strikes occur worldwide every day – why lightning proceeds in a series of steps from the thundercloud ... <a title="Why does lightning zigzag? At last, we have an answer to the mystery" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/why-does-lightning-zigzag-at-last-we-have-an-answer-to-the-mystery-195549/" aria-label="Read more about Why does lightning zigzag? At last, we have an answer to the mystery">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Moore, Professor, School of Engineering and Technology, CQUniversity Australia NASA astronaut Winston E. Scott on an EVA in 1996. NASA JSC The European Space Agency made history last week with the announcement of the first “parastronaut”, 41-year-old UK citizen John McFall. He is the first candidate ... <a title="The world finally has its first ‘parastronaut’. Can we expect anyone to be able to go to space one day?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/the-world-finally-has-its-first-parastronaut-can-we-expect-anyone-to-be-able-to-go-to-space-one-day-195566/" aria-label="Read more about The world finally has its first ‘parastronaut’. Can we expect anyone to be able to go to space one day?">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wilfred Yang Wang, Lecturer in Media & Communications Studies, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock The recent Who Gets to Tell Australian Stories? report on diversity in Australian newsrooms revealed some grim, but unsurprising figures. The report found most television news and current affairs presenters on major Australian ... <a title="Ethnic community media can play a key role in a crisis – but it needs our support" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/ethnic-community-media-can-play-a-key-role-in-a-crisis-but-it-needs-our-support-195193/" aria-label="Read more about Ethnic community media can play a key role in a crisis – but it needs our support">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato The recent claim by Kim Jong Un that North Korea plans to develop the world’s most powerful nuclear force may well have been more bravado than credible threat. But that doesn’t mean it can be ignored. The best guess ... <a title="Kim Jong Un wants North Korea to be a nuclear superpower – the real risk is a regional arms race" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/kim-jong-un-wants-north-korea-to-be-a-nuclear-superpower-the-real-risk-is-a-regional-arms-race-195726/" aria-label="Read more about Kim Jong Un wants North Korea to be a nuclear superpower – the real risk is a regional arms race">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andreea Lachsz, PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Content warning – this article discusses acts of violence, suicide, and deaths in custody. Australia appeared before the United Nations Committee against Torture on November 15 and 16 2022. This UN body monitors compliance with the UN Convention ... <a title="The UN committee against torture has found Australia still has work to do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/the-un-committee-against-torture-has-found-australia-still-has-work-to-do-195420/" aria-label="Read more about The UN committee against torture has found Australia still has work to do">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben White, Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock Voluntary assisted dying will soon be an option for the Australian Capital Territory and Northern Territory, now the Senate has just passed a landmark bill. The passing of ... <a title="Territories free to make their own voluntary assisted dying laws, in landmark decision. Here’s what happens next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/territories-free-to-make-their-own-voluntary-assisted-dying-laws-in-landmark-decision-heres-what-happens-next-195291/" aria-label="Read more about Territories free to make their own voluntary assisted dying laws, in landmark decision. Here’s what happens next">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2022
Analysis by Dr Bryce Edwards. Political Roundup: Clawing back $7bn of corporate welfare The taxpayer is short of billions of dollars that were overpaid to businesses during Covid according to Christchurch philanthropists Grant and Marilyn Nelson. They are taking legal action against state agencies to push them to recoup up to $7bn that was wrongly paid ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Clawing back $7bn of corporate welfare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-clawing-back-7bn-of-corporate-welfare/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Clawing back $7bn of corporate welfare">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Loughran, Director Radiation Research and Advice (ARPANSA), and Adjunct Associate Professor (UOW), University of Wollongong frantic00/Shutterstock As summer approaches, we need to start remembering to slip on sun-protective clothing, slop on sunscreen, slap on a hat, seek shade where possible, and slide on sunglasses. When it ... <a title="There’s a serious ethical problem with some sunscreen testing methods – and you’re probably not aware of it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/theres-a-serious-ethical-problem-with-some-sunscreen-testing-methods-and-youre-probably-not-aware-of-it-195359/" aria-label="Read more about There’s a serious ethical problem with some sunscreen testing methods – and you’re probably not aware of it">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Arrow, Professor of History, Macquarie University Broad Agenda Amid the scale and sweep of the list of decisions made by the Whitlam government in their first week in office, most people remember the big changes: freeing all draft resisters from prison, or official recognition of Communist ... <a title="Fifty years ago, the new Whitlam government removed the luxury sales tax on the pill. It changed Australian women’s lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/fifty-years-ago-the-new-whitlam-government-removed-the-luxury-sales-tax-on-the-pill-it-changed-australian-womens-lives-194718/" aria-label="Read more about Fifty years ago, the new Whitlam government removed the luxury sales tax on the pill. It changed Australian women’s lives">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Byrne, Honorary Fellow, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne David Crosling/AAP On December 2 1972, after 23 years in opposition, Gough Whitlam led the Labor party back to government. What followed was three tumultuous years of crisis and transformation, after which Australia ... <a title="50 years ago today, Gough Whitlam was elected. There are some lessons for Albanese in what came next" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/50-years-ago-today-gough-whitlam-was-elected-there-are-some-lessons-for-albanese-in-what-came-next-195649/" aria-label="Read more about 50 years ago today, Gough Whitlam was elected. There are some lessons for Albanese in what came next">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lidia Morawska, Professor, Science and Engineering Faculty; Director, International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health (WHO CC for Air Quality and Health); Director – Australia, Australia – China Centre for Air Quality Science and Management (ACC-AQSM), Queensland University of Technology IsraelAndrade/Unsplash At the end of the third ... <a title="Ventilation reduces the risk of COVID. So why are we still ignoring it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/ventilation-reduces-the-risk-of-covid-so-why-are-we-still-ignoring-it-194820/" aria-label="Read more about Ventilation reduces the risk of COVID. So why are we still ignoring it?">Read more</a>
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December 2, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deanna Kemp, Professor and Director, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland An Indigenous person in Indonesia protests against a copper and gold mine. Charles Dharapak/AP Vast quantities of minerals are needed to accelerate the transition to a clean energy future. Minerals and metals ... <a title="54% of projects extracting clean energy minerals overlap with Indigenous lands, research reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/02/54-of-projects-extracting-clean-energy-minerals-overlap-with-indigenous-lands-research-reveals-195438/" aria-label="Read more about 54% of projects extracting clean energy minerals overlap with Indigenous lands, research reveals">Read more</a>
