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February 17, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elisa deCourcy, Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow 2020-2023, Research School of Humanities and the Arts, Australian National University Caleb and Phoebe Fidler, sixth-plate, cased daguerreotype, c.1852, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Private Collection In this new series, Remaking History, academics take a look at the ways they are recreating ... <a title="Remaking history: how recreating early daguerreotype photographs gave us a window to the past" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/17/remaking-history-how-recreating-early-daguerreotype-photographs-gave-us-a-window-to-the-past-175913/" aria-label="Read more about Remaking history: how recreating early daguerreotype photographs gave us a window to the past">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Maguire, Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle The Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill will pass the House of Representatives by the end of this week. The bill would enhance the immigration minister’s powers to cancel the visas of people ... <a title="Government’s bid for an enhanced ‘character test’ is unnecessary – and unlikely to pass before the election anyway" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/governments-bid-for-an-enhanced-character-test-is-unnecessary-and-unlikely-to-pass-before-the-election-anyway-177157/" aria-label="Read more about Government’s bid for an enhanced ‘character test’ is unnecessary – and unlikely to pass before the election anyway">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Melatos, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Sydney Michał Parzuchowski/Unsplash, CC BY-SA Private equity companies generally have a reputation for buying “distressed assets” at bargain prices, squeezing as much cash out of them while making them look as profitable as possible, then selling out for a ... <a title="Crown Resorts has sunk so low that private equity is the best option" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/crown-resorts-has-sunk-so-low-that-private-equity-is-the-best-option-177149/" aria-label="Read more about Crown Resorts has sunk so low that private equity is the best option">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brad Ridoutt, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Agriculture, CSIRO Shutterstock People choose certain foods or change their diets for a range of reasons: to improve their health, lose weight, save money or due to concerns about sustainability or the way food is produced. Consider the trend towards low-fat ... <a title="How to make your diet more sustainable, healthy or cheap – without giving up nutrients" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/how-to-make-your-diet-more-sustainable-healthy-or-cheap-without-giving-up-nutrients-170522/" aria-label="Read more about How to make your diet more sustainable, healthy or cheap – without giving up nutrients">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Meade, Senior Research Fellow, Auckland University of Technology Shutterstock Many might choke at the suggestion Big Oil could play a key role in saving the climate. But, culpability for past actions aside, it is worth considering how fossil fuel interests might be recruited to combat global ... <a title="Harnessing the fossil fuel industry to combat climate change? It’s more than a pipe dream" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/harnessing-the-fossil-fuel-industry-to-combat-climate-change-its-more-than-a-pipe-dream-177141/" aria-label="Read more about Harnessing the fossil fuel industry to combat climate change? It’s more than a pipe dream">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sara Webb, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University of Technology NASA It’s probably no surprise that keeping healthy in space is incredibly important. And without the typical resources found on Earth, creative solutions have to be explored. Right now, some excited Year 10 ... <a title="Fresh from the ISS: how a group of high school students is leading an experiment on space-made yoghurt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/fresh-from-the-iss-how-a-group-of-high-school-students-is-leading-an-experiment-on-space-made-yoghurt-176559/" aria-label="Read more about Fresh from the ISS: how a group of high school students is leading an experiment on space-made yoghurt">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Connor Graham, Research Fellow, Thermal Ergonomics Laboratory, University of Sydney Shutterstock La Niña has resulted in a humid summer for much of eastern Australia. This climate pattern typically causes warm, humid air to rise from the western Pacific Ocean, ultimately leading to greater cloud formation, increased rainfall, ... <a title="How humid is it? 3 things to keep you cool in a hot and sticky summer (and 3 things that won’t)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/how-humid-is-it-3-things-to-keep-you-cool-in-a-hot-and-sticky-summer-and-3-things-that-wont-176365/" aria-label="Read more about How humid is it? 3 things to keep you cool in a hot and sticky summer (and 3 things that won’t)">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hassan Vally, Associate Professor, Deakin University Shutterstock A study published last month in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition made headlines around the world. Among a number of findings concerning alcoholic drinks and COVID, it reported drinking red wine was associated with a reduction in the risk of ... <a title="A recent study suggests red wine may protect you from COVID. But I wouldn’t drink to this yet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/a-recent-study-suggests-red-wine-may-protect-you-from-covid-but-i-wouldnt-drink-to-this-yet-176152/" aria-label="Read more about A recent study suggests red wine may protect you from COVID. But I wouldn’t drink to this yet">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Nicolls, PhD Candidate, University of the Sunshine Coast Shutterstock We’ve all been there (and perhaps even done it): a quick glance in the rear-view mirror shows the car behind is too close to our bumper, an aggression designed to make us drive faster or move over. ... <a title="Tailgating is stressful and dangerous. Our research examines ways it might be stopped" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/tailgating-is-stressful-and-dangerous-our-research-examines-ways-it-might-be-stopped-173915/" aria-label="Read more about Tailgating is stressful and dangerous. Our research examines ways it might be stopped">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
A View from Afar – In this podcast, political scientist Paul Buchanan and Selwyn Manning will deep-dive into the latest events emerging from the Russia/Ukraine crisis, and they will consider: What does Russia’s Vladimir Putin want from NATO and the US in a negotiated diplomatic solution to the Ukraine issue?
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February 16, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Parliamentary Grounds occupation Former VUWSA student (Democracy Project): “Once were radicals” John Minto (Stuff): The Government ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 16 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-16-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 16 2022">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2022
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Why is Russia encircling Ukraine with what looks very much like an invasion force? The first principle in answering such a question is that one should never take the simple media-reported statements of any of the major protagonists at face value. Yesterday I argued that an important part of the context ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Geopolitics, Russia and Ukraine: Living with Ambiguity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/16/keith-rankin-analysis-geopolitics-russia-and-ukraine-living-with-ambiguity/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Geopolitics, Russia and Ukraine: Living with Ambiguity">Read more</a>
