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April 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carolyn Holbrook, Senior Lecturer in History, Deakin University Lukas Coch/AAP Such has been the turmoil over the Liberal Party’s recent decision to join the National Party in campaigning against the forthcoming referendum on the Voice to Parliament that even some of the most reliable supporters in the ... <a title="Will a preoccupation with party unity destroy the Liberal Party?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/27/will-a-preoccupation-with-party-unity-destroy-the-liberal-party-203849/" aria-label="Read more about Will a preoccupation with party unity destroy the Liberal Party?">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Shutterstock Got COVID? Again? Deciding what to eat can be mentally taxing, especially when you are not feeling well. However, our diet plays a role in preventing and managing poor health, including COVID. Having a ... <a title="What to eat when you have COVID – and why reaching for the chicken soup is not a bad idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/27/what-to-eat-when-you-have-covid-and-why-reaching-for-the-chicken-soup-is-not-a-bad-idea-202338/" aria-label="Read more about What to eat when you have COVID – and why reaching for the chicken soup is not a bad idea">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trivess Moore, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Shutterstock A long-awaited increase in energy-efficiency requirements for new homes is part of revised Australian construction standards taking effect on May 1. All new homes must achieve a minimum 7-star whole-of-home energy rating from ... <a title="We need a ‘lemon law’ to make all the homes we buy and rent more energy-efficient" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/27/we-need-a-lemon-law-to-make-all-the-homes-we-buy-and-rent-more-energy-efficient-204369/" aria-label="Read more about We need a ‘lemon law’ to make all the homes we buy and rent more energy-efficient">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joelle Gergis, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University Lake ice in Ruka, Finland. Tom Roeleveld/flickr, CC BY-NC Around half of all life on Earth is on the move because of climate change, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Many species’ habitats are ... <a title="Fear and Wonder podcast: how species are responding to climate change – and how humans can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/27/fear-and-wonder-podcast-how-species-are-responding-to-climate-change-and-how-humans-can-help-204359/" aria-label="Read more about Fear and Wonder podcast: how species are responding to climate change – and how humans can help">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Orlando, Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University School phone bans may seem like the answer to reeling in young people’s technology use. But if we ban phones and bury this issue under the sand, when and how do our kids learn to have ... <a title="School phone bans seem obvious but could make it harder for kids to use tech in healthy ways" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/27/school-phone-bans-seem-obvious-but-could-make-it-harder-for-kids-to-use-tech-in-healthy-ways-204111/" aria-label="Read more about School phone bans seem obvious but could make it harder for kids to use tech in healthy ways">Read more</a>
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April 27, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Spry, Lecturer of Marketing, RMIT University Flickr Earlier this month, influencer and trans woman Dylan Mulvaney promoted Bud Light beer on their social media and received vicious backlash from the conservative public. The TikTok star, known for documenting their gender transition in daily videos for their ... <a title="From Dylan Mulvaney to Madonna, there’s a long history of backlash to celebrity brand endorsements" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/27/from-dylan-mulvaney-to-madonna-theres-a-long-history-of-backlash-to-celebrity-brand-endorsements-204102/" aria-label="Read more about From Dylan Mulvaney to Madonna, there’s a long history of backlash to celebrity brand endorsements">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jared Mondschein, Director of Research, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney America’s first octogenarian president has finally announced he is going to seek more time in office amid lacklustre public enthusiasm. At first glance, the challenges facing US President Joe Biden’s re-election appear daunting. Following Donald Trump’s ... <a title="Yes, Joe Biden is old and has low approval ratings, but this is why he’s still confident of re-election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/yes-joe-biden-is-old-and-has-low-approval-ratings-but-this-is-why-hes-still-confident-of-re-election-204529/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, Joe Biden is old and has low approval ratings, but this is why he’s still confident of re-election">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ramon Lobato, Associate Professor, School of Media and Communication, RMIT University Shutterstock If you’ve bought a new smart TV in the past few years, you’ll likely have a remote with pre-programmed app shortcuts, such as the now ubiquitous “Netflix button”. These branded buttons offer one-click access to ... <a title="Netflix and other streaming giants pay to get branded buttons on your remote control. Local TV services can’t afford to keep up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/netflix-and-other-streaming-giants-pay-to-get-branded-buttons-on-your-remote-control-local-tv-services-cant-afford-to-keep-up-203927/" aria-label="Read more about Netflix and other streaming giants pay to get branded buttons on your remote control. Local TV services can’t afford to keep up">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Kate Kelly, PhD Candidate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, RMIT University KYDPL KYODO / AP This month Coles announced a major new partnership with Uber Eats that will further expand the supermarket giant’s links with the gig economy. Under the arrangement, Uber ... <a title="Coles’ Uber Eats deal brings the gig economy inside the traditional workplace" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/coles-uber-eats-deal-brings-the-gig-economy-inside-the-traditional-workplace-204353/" aria-label="Read more about Coles’ Uber Eats deal brings the gig economy inside the traditional workplace">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Moninya Roughan, Professor in Oceanography, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Large swathes of the world’s oceans are warm. Unusually warm. The heat this year is likely to break records. Since mid-March, the global average sea surface temperature is over 21℃ – the highest since satellite records began. What’s going ... <a title="In hot water: here’s why ocean temperatures are the hottest on record" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/in-hot-water-heres-why-ocean-temperatures-are-the-hottest-on-record-204534/" aria-label="Read more about In hot water: here’s why ocean temperatures are the hottest on record">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Shutterstock Australia’s inflation rate has fallen from its 30-year high of 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 to 7.0% in the March quarter of 2023. But it’s still likely the Reserve Bank ... <a title="Inflation has fallen, but one or two more interest-rate rises are still likely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/inflation-has-fallen-but-one-or-two-more-interest-rate-rises-are-still-likely-204269/" aria-label="Read more about Inflation has fallen, but one or two more interest-rate rises are still likely">Read more</a>
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April 26, 2023
RNZ Pacific New Zealand hostage Phillip Mehrtens, who is being held by pro-independence fighters in West Papua, appears well in a newly-released video. It comes as concerns were expressed for the pilot as fighting between Indonesian security forces and his captors, the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), intensified last week. New Zealand Prime Minister ... <a title="‘I’m alive, healthy . . . stop the bombs,’ says kidnapped NZ pilot in new West Papua video" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/26/im-alive-healthy-stop-the-bombs-says-kidnapped-nz-pilot-in-new-west-papua-video/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I’m alive, healthy . . . stop the bombs,’ says kidnapped NZ pilot in new West Papua video">Read more</a>
