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April 6, 2022
RNZ Pacific The first female premier of a Solomon Islands province is appealing to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to help her country manage covid-19 in the community. People travelling between Honiara and Isabel Province were being tested for the virus at four testing centres, and if they test positive they were isolated at ... <a title="First female premier of a Solomons province pleads for NZ covid funds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/first-female-premier-of-a-solomons-province-pleads-for-nz-covid-funds/" aria-label="Read more about First female premier of a Solomons province pleads for NZ covid funds">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning analyse how it is now clear the atrocities committed against Ukrainian civilians is widespread, appears systematic, and may be coldly planned by Russian leaders as troops withdraw toward the east. But can justice be achieved?
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April 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Romane H. Cristescu, Posdoc in Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast Flickr Animals do all sorts of disgusting things. While these gross behaviours might turn our stomachs, they’re often crucial to an animal’s survival. I and my colleague Nic Gill have done the dirty work, and collected ... <a title="The spider that looks like bird poo – and other amazing (and gross) tricks animals deploy to survive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/the-spider-that-looks-like-bird-poo-and-other-amazing-and-gross-tricks-animals-deploy-to-survive-179507/" aria-label="Read more about The spider that looks like bird poo – and other amazing (and gross) tricks animals deploy to survive">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Getty If the world acts now, we can avoid the worst outcomes of climate change without any significant effect on standards of living. That’s a key message from the new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ... <a title="Time’s up: why Australia has to quit stalling and wean itself off fossil fuels" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/times-up-why-australia-has-to-quit-stalling-and-wean-itself-off-fossil-fuels-180666/" aria-label="Read more about Time’s up: why Australia has to quit stalling and wean itself off fossil fuels">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Wenger, PhD Student, University of Sydney Large-scale deployment of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods is now “unavoidable” if the world is to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, according to this week’s report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report, released on Monday, finds ... <a title="On top of drastic emissions cuts, IPCC finds large-scale CO₂ removal from air will be “essential” to meeting targets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/on-top-of-drastic-emissions-cuts-ipcc-finds-large-scale-co-removal-from-air-will-be-essential-to-meeting-targets-180663/" aria-label="Read more about On top of drastic emissions cuts, IPCC finds large-scale CO₂ removal from air will be “essential” to meeting targets">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University shutterstock It is coming up to 18 months since Australia’s Reserve Bank last cut its cash rate. And what it did then was merely a further cut, from an unprecedented low of 0.25% to a fresh unprecedented low of 0.10% ... <a title="The RBA has lost some patience on rates, but it isn’t rushing to push them up: here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/the-rba-has-lost-some-patience-on-rates-but-it-isnt-rushing-to-push-them-up-heres-why-180681/" aria-label="Read more about The RBA has lost some patience on rates, but it isn’t rushing to push them up: here’s why">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Yates, Assistant Professor, General Practice, Bond University Mel Elias/Unsplash People are often surprised by how fatigued they are during a COVID infection. Fatigue is more than being worn out or sleepy. It’s an excessive tiredness that persists despite resting or good sleep. It’s likely a result ... <a title="Fatigue after COVID is way more than just feeling tired. 5 tips on what to do about it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/fatigue-after-covid-is-way-more-than-just-feeling-tired-5-tips-on-what-to-do-about-it-179478/" aria-label="Read more about Fatigue after COVID is way more than just feeling tired. 5 tips on what to do about it">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Faith Gordon, Associate Professor in Law, Australian National University Young people are growing up in the shadow of a climate crisis and global conflict, amid sky-high housing costs and a precarious economy. For decades, government spending and policies have also been skewed in favour of older people. ... <a title="At 16, Australians can drive, work and apply for the army – so why can’t they vote?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/at-16-australians-can-drive-work-and-apply-for-the-army-so-why-cant-they-vote-177370/" aria-label="Read more about At 16, Australians can drive, work and apply for the army – so why can’t they vote?">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Niro Kandasamy, Lecturer, University of Sydney Phoebe Powell/Darlinghurst Theatre Company Review: Stay Woke, by Aran Thangaratnam, directed by Bridget Balodis. The lingering smell of incense and the hurried crunching of murukku and thattu vadai greets the audience as we settle into their seats to watch Stay Woke, ... <a title="Stay Woke reminded me of the importance of telling stories of injustice by those most affected by it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/stay-woke-reminded-me-of-the-importance-of-telling-stories-of-injustice-by-those-most-affected-by-it-180577/" aria-label="Read more about Stay Woke reminded me of the importance of telling stories of injustice by those most affected by it">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Bennett, Professor of Ecology, La Trobe University Rohan Clarke, Author provided Rural landscapes are changing in southern Australia. Thanks to landholders, community volunteers and Landcare groups, farms are increasingly home to corridors of trees and shrubs along creeks, and paddocks bordered by trees. Our research, published ... <a title="New research shows planting trees and shrubs brings woodland birds back to farms, from superb fairy wrens to spotted pardalotes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/new-research-shows-planting-trees-and-shrubs-brings-woodland-birds-back-to-farms-from-superb-fairy-wrens-to-spotted-pardalotes-180494/" aria-label="Read more about New research shows planting trees and shrubs brings woodland birds back to farms, from superb fairy wrens to spotted pardalotes">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leon Salter, Postdoctoral Fellow, Massey University GettyImages Largely overlooked in the recent easing of COVID restrictions has been the unequal impact on marginalised groups such as gig workers. While for much of the past two years there was a sense of collective risk mitigation by the “team ... <a title="Voiceless and vulnerable, NZ’s gig workers faced more risk with fewer protections during the pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/voiceless-and-vulnerable-nzs-gig-workers-faced-more-risk-with-fewer-protections-during-the-pandemic-178747/" aria-label="Read more about Voiceless and vulnerable, NZ’s gig workers faced more risk with fewer protections during the pandemic">Read more</a>
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April 6, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bronwyn Laycock, Professor of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Over one-fifth of all plastic produced worldwide is tossed into uncontrolled dumpsites, burned in open pits or leaked into the environment. In Australia, 1.1 million tonnes of plastic is placed in the market, yet just 16% ... <a title="Do you toss biodegradable plastic in the compost bin? Here’s why it might not break down" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/06/do-you-toss-biodegradable-plastic-in-the-compost-bin-heres-why-it-might-not-break-down-178542/" aria-label="Read more about Do you toss biodegradable plastic in the compost bin? Here’s why it might not break down">Read more</a>
