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April 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hedvig Skirgård, Postdoctoral researcher, Australian National University Shutterstock There are more than 7,000 languages in the world, and their grammar can vary a lot. Linguists are interested in these differences because of what they tell us about our history, our cognitive abilities and what it means to ... <a title="Research on 2,400 languages shows nearly half the world’s language diversity is at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/20/research-on-2-400-languages-shows-nearly-half-the-worlds-language-diversity-is-at-risk-204014/" aria-label="Read more about Research on 2,400 languages shows nearly half the world’s language diversity is at risk">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joelle Gergis, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University “The wet gets wetter and the dry gets drier”. That’s one of the key messages from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report on how climate change is impacting the Earth’s water cycle. It’s ... <a title="Fear and Wonder podcast: how climate change is affecting rainfall, droughts and floods" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/20/fear-and-wonder-podcast-how-climate-change-is-affecting-rainfall-droughts-and-floods-203900/" aria-label="Read more about Fear and Wonder podcast: how climate change is affecting rainfall, droughts and floods">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content ECONOMY, TAX, COST OF LIVING Jenée Tibshraeny (Herald): Lobbyists kick into gear ahead of public finding out how much tax the rich really pay (paywalled) Duncan Greive (Spinoff): All of ... <a title="Newsletter: April 20 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/20/newsletter-april-20-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: April 20 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jenny Graves, Distinguished Professor of Genetics and Vice Chancellor’s Fellow, La Trobe University Shutterstock In humans and other animals, sex is usually determined by a single gene. However, there are claims that in some species, such as platyfish, it takes a whole “parliament” of genes acting together ... <a title="Sex and the single gene: new research shows a genetic ‘master switch’ determines sex in most animals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/20/sex-and-the-single-gene-new-research-shows-a-genetic-master-switch-determines-sex-in-most-animals-203055/" aria-label="Read more about Sex and the single gene: new research shows a genetic ‘master switch’ determines sex in most animals">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leena Adel, PhD Candidate, Political Science and International Relations, Curtin University Last month, China brokered a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, a landmark deal that restored full diplomatic ties between the two bitter rivals. There was hope the detente could also bring an end to one ... <a title="Peace may finally be returning to Yemen, but can a fractured nation be put back together?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/20/peace-may-finally-be-returning-to-yemen-but-can-a-fractured-nation-be-put-back-together-203668/" aria-label="Read more about Peace may finally be returning to Yemen, but can a fractured nation be put back together?">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marta Rychert, Senior Researcher in Drug Policy, Massey University Getty Images The recently announced review of New Zealand’s lobbying sector needs to tackle questions of transparency and access if it is to make any real difference to how industries influence decision making. This includes establishing an enforceable ... <a title="Lobbying regulations are vital to any well functioning democracy – it’s time NZ got some" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/20/lobbying-regulations-are-vital-to-any-well-functioning-democracy-its-time-nz-got-some-203404/" aria-label="Read more about Lobbying regulations are vital to any well functioning democracy – it’s time NZ got some">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michele Burford, Professor – Australian Rivers Institute, and Dean – Research Infrastructure, Griffith University Shutterstock The rivers running through the hearts of Australia’s major cities and towns are often carrying heavy loads of nutrients and sediments. This is a problem. While nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus are ... <a title="Floods of nutrients from fertilisers and wastewater trash our rivers. Could offsetting help?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/20/floods-of-nutrients-from-fertilisers-and-wastewater-trash-our-rivers-could-offsetting-help-203235/" aria-label="Read more about Floods of nutrients from fertilisers and wastewater trash our rivers. Could offsetting help?">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jordana Hunter, School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute Shutterstock Creating protected time for teachers to collaborate with colleagues provides – in theory – an opportunity for teachers to improve teaching, and reduces the time they have to spend in the evenings and on weekends preparing for class. ... <a title="Many teachers find planning with colleagues a waste of time. Here’s how to improve it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/20/many-teachers-find-planning-with-colleagues-a-waste-of-time-heres-how-to-improve-it-203413/" aria-label="Read more about Many teachers find planning with colleagues a waste of time. Here’s how to improve it">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Maguire, Lecturer in English and Writing, James Cook University Stan Chaotic 20-something Vivian (Thomasin McKenzie) can’t believe her luck when she inherits her granddad’s Sydney waterfront house. Decked out with grandpa-chic mid-century décor that suits Vivian’s vintage rocker aesthetic, the art deco home backs onto a ... <a title="New Aussie black comedy Totally Completely Fine explores suicide, grief, isolation – and the power of human connection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/20/new-aussie-black-comedy-totally-completely-fine-explores-suicide-grief-isolation-and-the-power-of-human-connection-202959/" aria-label="Read more about New Aussie black comedy Totally Completely Fine explores suicide, grief, isolation – and the power of human connection">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2023
Introducing ABC’s The Pacific – first episode. Video: ABC News SPECIAL REPORT: By ABC Backstory editor Natasha Johnson When Tahlea Aualiitia talks about hosting the ABC’s new Pacific-focused news and current affairs TV programme, The Pacific, her voice breaks and she becomes emotional. Personally, it’s a career milestone, anchoring her first TV show after a ... <a title="ABC launches new TV show, The Pacific – and its storytellers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/20/abc-launches-new-tv-show-the-pacific-and-its-storytellers/" aria-label="Read more about ABC launches new TV show, The Pacific – and its storytellers">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Shutterstock The long-awaited independent review of the Reserve Bank commissioned by Treasurer Jim Chalmers will be released on Thursday, with the treasurer already flagging in-principle agreement with all its recommendations. These include separating decisions about monetary policy from other decisions ... <a title="Reserve Bank to have two boards after overhaul by inquiry" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/20/reserve-bank-to-have-two-boards-after-overhaul-by-inquiry-204122/" aria-label="Read more about Reserve Bank to have two boards after overhaul by inquiry">Read more</a>
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April 20, 2023
Brief reports have surfaced about the separate bilateral meetings of the Kanaky New Caledonia pro- and anti- independence representatives at their meeting in Paris with French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne last week. Here the leader of the Front de Liberation Nationale Kanak et Socialiste (FLNKS) delegation, Roch Wamytan, outlines their case as presented to PM ... <a title="Unfinished business over New Caledonian decolonisation – new challenges after ‘stolen’ referendum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/20/unfinished-business-over-new-caledonian-decolonisation-new-challenges-after-stolen-referendum/" aria-label="Read more about Unfinished business over New Caledonian decolonisation – new challenges after ‘stolen’ referendum">Read more</a>
