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Month: April 2023

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No, vapes aren’t 95% less harmful than cigarettes. Here’s how this decade-old myth took off

April 28, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Jongenelis, Associate Professor, Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock It’s 2013. The Harlem Shake is on the radio and e-cigarettes are becoming a thing. A group of researchers convene to discuss these and other products containing nicotine. In a 2014 paper detailing ... <a title="No, vapes aren’t 95% less harmful than cigarettes. Here’s how this decade-old myth took off" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/28/no-vapes-arent-95-less-harmful-than-cigarettes-heres-how-this-decade-old-myth-took-off-203039/" aria-label="Read more about No, vapes aren’t 95% less harmful than cigarettes. Here’s how this decade-old myth took off">Read more</a>

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Study reveals at least 11% of child maltreatment in NZ could be due to heavy drinking by caregivers

April 28, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Taisia Huckle, Associate Professor in alcohol policy, Massey University   Getty Images More than one in ten children who are maltreated suffer because of the second-hand effects of alcohol, according to our recently published research. This is the first national cohort study in Aotearoa New Zealand focused ... <a title="Study reveals at least 11% of child maltreatment in NZ could be due to heavy drinking by caregivers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/28/study-reveals-at-least-11-of-child-maltreatment-in-nz-could-be-due-to-heavy-drinking-by-caregivers-204113/" aria-label="Read more about Study reveals at least 11% of child maltreatment in NZ could be due to heavy drinking by caregivers">Read more</a>

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Restoring forests often falls to landholders. Here’s how to do it cheaply and well

April 28, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penny van Oosterzee, Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University Penny van Oosterzee, Author provided From the outside, planting trees seems simple. Seedlings want to grow – pop them in the soil, water them and walk away. But Australia ... <a title="Restoring forests often falls to landholders. Here’s how to do it cheaply and well" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/28/restoring-forests-often-falls-to-landholders-heres-how-to-do-it-cheaply-and-well-204123/" aria-label="Read more about Restoring forests often falls to landholders. Here’s how to do it cheaply and well">Read more</a>

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The public history, climate change present, and possible future of Australia’s botanic gardens

April 28, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan K Martin, Emeritus Professor in English, La Trobe University Botanic Gardens in Hobart, 1859. Libraries Tasmania Can we justify maintaining water-hungry botanic gardens in an age of climate change and rising water prices? Perhaps such gardens are no longer suited to Australia’s changing climate – if ... <a title="The public history, climate change present, and possible future of Australia’s botanic gardens" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/28/the-public-history-climate-change-present-and-possible-future-of-australias-botanic-gardens-198864/" aria-label="Read more about The public history, climate change present, and possible future of Australia’s botanic gardens">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Albanese runs a highly controlled government using gossamer threads

April 27, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese’s first year as prime minister will, as it happens, be bookended by meetings of the Quad – the gathering of the leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia. After the 2022 election, Albanese rushed to get ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Albanese runs a highly controlled government using gossamer threads" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/27/grattan-on-friday-albanese-runs-a-highly-controlled-government-using-gossamer-threads-204624/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Albanese runs a highly controlled government using gossamer threads">Read more</a>

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PNG authorities try to quell unrest after 16 prisoners on run shot dead

April 27, 2023

RNZ Pacific A curfew has been imposed in part of Papua New Guinea and extra police have been moved in to quell unrest over the shooting dead of 16 prisoners. The prisoners attempted to escape on Sunday by cutting open part of the fence at the Lakiemata prison in West New Britain province. One inmate ... <a title="PNG authorities try to quell unrest after 16 prisoners on run shot dead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/27/png-authorities-try-to-quell-unrest-after-16-prisoners-on-run-shot-dead/" aria-label="Read more about PNG authorities try to quell unrest after 16 prisoners on run shot dead">Read more</a>

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Immigration system set for overhaul in wake of review’s damning findings

April 27, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Boucher, Associate Professor in Public Policy and Political Science, University of Sydney Lukas Coch/AAP The Albanese government’s review of Australia’s migration system offers a blueprint for overhauling the troubled system and addressing at least some of its shortcomings. Touted as the biggest review of immigration since ... <a title="Immigration system set for overhaul in wake of review’s damning findings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/27/immigration-system-set-for-overhaul-in-wake-of-reviews-damning-findings-203764/" aria-label="Read more about Immigration system set for overhaul in wake of review’s damning findings">Read more</a>

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Why green ammonia may not be that green

April 27, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jamin Wood, PhD Candidate, Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Ammonia has been in the news because of its suitability as a hydrogen carrier and fuel, in addition to being a vital ingredient in fertiliser. Existing distribution networks and the ease ... <a title="Why green ammonia may not be that green" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/27/why-green-ammonia-may-not-be-that-green-204363/" aria-label="Read more about Why green ammonia may not be that green">Read more</a>

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New nanoparticle source generates high-frequency light

April 27, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasiia Zalogina, Postdoctoral researcher, Australian National University Shutterstock High-frequency light is useful. The higher the frequency of light, the shorter its wavelength – and the shorter the wavelength, the smaller the objects and details the light can be used to see. So violet light can show you ... <a title="New nanoparticle source generates high-frequency light" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/27/new-nanoparticle-source-generates-high-frequency-light-204618/" aria-label="Read more about New nanoparticle source generates high-frequency light">Read more</a>

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AI will increase inequality and raise tough questions about humanity, economists warn

April 27, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yingying Lu, Research Associate, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Crawford School of Public Policy, and Economic Modeller, CSIRO Shutterstock On November 30 2022, OpenAI launched the AI chatbot ChatGTP, making the latest generation of AI technologies widely available. In the few months since then, we have seen ... <a title="AI will increase inequality and raise tough questions about humanity, economists warn" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/27/ai-will-increase-inequality-and-raise-tough-questions-about-humanity-economists-warn-203056/" aria-label="Read more about AI will increase inequality and raise tough questions about humanity, economists warn">Read more</a>

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Hell hath no fury like a former PM – but it wasn’t always so

April 27, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Black, PhD Candidate, School of History, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University Mick Tsikas/AAP In a television interview with Phillip Adams in 1999, Paul Keating remarked that he retained much influence on the international stage. I still have most of the access […] throughout the ... <a title="Hell hath no fury like a former PM – but it wasn’t always so" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/27/hell-hath-no-fury-like-a-former-pm-but-it-wasnt-always-so-204196/" aria-label="Read more about Hell hath no fury like a former PM – but it wasn’t always so">Read more</a>

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What is a novated lease on a car and what do I need to know before signing up?

April 27, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Prafula Pearce, Associate Professor of Law, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock If you’re thinking about getting a vehicle but don’t have enough money saved, you might be considering a choice between taking out a car loan or a novated lease (also known as “salary sacrificing” to get a ... <a title="What is a novated lease on a car and what do I need to know before signing up?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/27/what-is-a-novated-lease-on-a-car-and-what-do-i-need-to-know-before-signing-up-202746/" aria-label="Read more about What is a novated lease on a car and what do I need to know before signing up?">Read more</a>