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Year: 2023

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Race and erasure: why the world’s other humanitarian crises don’t see the same response as Ukraine

March 2, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ritesh Shah, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of Auckland Las Dhure refugee camp, Somalia. Getty Images With the war in Ukraine now in its second year, nearly a third of the country’s population has been displaced, including 8 million people who have sought refuge beyond its borders. ... <a title="Race and erasure: why the world’s other humanitarian crises don’t see the same response as Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/02/race-and-erasure-why-the-worlds-other-humanitarian-crises-dont-see-the-same-response-as-ukraine-200987/" aria-label="Read more about Race and erasure: why the world’s other humanitarian crises don’t see the same response as Ukraine">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: why don’t grown-ups play like kids?

March 2, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cathy Hope, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts and Design; Coordinator, Play, Creativity and Wellbeing Project, Centre for Creative and Cultural Research, University of Canberra Unsplash, CC BY-SA Why don’t grown ups play like us kids do? Annie, aged 7, Canberra Hi Annie, this is such a clever ... <a title="Curious Kids: why don’t grown-ups play like kids?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/02/curious-kids-why-dont-grown-ups-play-like-kids-199176/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why don’t grown-ups play like kids?">Read more</a>

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Israel is facing twin existential crises – what is Benjamin Netanyahu doing to solve them?

March 2, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ran Porat, Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University Oded Balilty/AP Israel is facing one of the most serious crises in its history. And it could be the biggest test yet for Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, just months after he resurrected his political career by ... <a title="Israel is facing twin existential crises – what is Benjamin Netanyahu doing to solve them?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/02/israel-is-facing-twin-existential-crises-what-is-benjamin-netanyahu-doing-to-solve-them-200820/" aria-label="Read more about Israel is facing twin existential crises – what is Benjamin Netanyahu doing to solve them?">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: March 2 2023 – Items of interest and importance today

March 2, 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. Items of interest and importance today ROB CAMPBELL Duncan Greive (Spinoff): How to save your company director from being radicalised on LinkedIn Audrey Young (Herald): The Rob Campbell sacking – ... <a title="Newsletter: March 2 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/02/newsletter-march-2-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: March 2 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>

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New results from NASA’s DART planetary defence mission confirm we could deflect deadly asteroids

March 2, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eleanor K. Sansom, Research Associate, Curtin University CTIO / NOIRLab / SOAR / NSF / AURA/ T. Kareta (Lowell Observatory), M. Knight (US Naval Academy) What would we do if we spotted a hazardous asteroid on a collision course with Earth? Could we deflect it safely to ... <a title="New results from NASA’s DART planetary defence mission confirm we could deflect deadly asteroids" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/02/new-results-from-nasas-dart-planetary-defence-mission-confirm-we-could-deflect-deadly-asteroids-200835/" aria-label="Read more about New results from NASA’s DART planetary defence mission confirm we could deflect deadly asteroids">Read more</a>

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We thought the first hunter-gatherers in Europe went missing during the last ice age. Now, ancient DNA analysis says otherwise

March 2, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adam "Ben" Rohrlach, Mathematics Lecturer and Archaeogeneticist, University of Adelaide Reconstruction of a hunter-gatherer associated with the Gravettian culture. Tom Bjoerklund Hunter-gatherers took shelter from the ice age in Southwestern Europe, but were replaced on the Italian Peninsula according to two new studies, published in Nature and ... <a title="We thought the first hunter-gatherers in Europe went missing during the last ice age. Now, ancient DNA analysis says otherwise" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/02/we-thought-the-first-hunter-gatherers-in-europe-went-missing-during-the-last-ice-age-now-ancient-dna-analysis-says-otherwise-200899/" aria-label="Read more about We thought the first hunter-gatherers in Europe went missing during the last ice age. Now, ancient DNA analysis says otherwise">Read more</a>

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Amid a worsening refugee crisis, public support is high in both Australia and NZ to accept more Rohingya

March 2, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Ware, Associate Professor in International & Community Development, Deakin University Nearly one million stateless Rohingya people who fled brutal ethnic cleansing in Myanmar have been languishing in extremely congested refugee camps in Bangladesh for the past five and a half years. While the United States recently ... <a title="Amid a worsening refugee crisis, public support is high in both Australia and NZ to accept more Rohingya" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/02/amid-a-worsening-refugee-crisis-public-support-is-high-in-both-australia-and-nz-to-accept-more-rohingya-199504/" aria-label="Read more about Amid a worsening refugee crisis, public support is high in both Australia and NZ to accept more Rohingya">Read more</a>

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Empires of ice: how Edmund Hillary’s Antarctic adventure 65 years ago helped loosen NZ’s colonial ties to Britain

March 2, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniella McCahey, Assistant Professor of History, Texas Tech University Sir Edmund Hillary (left) and companions Derek Wright and Murray Ellis after arriving at the South Pole, January 3, 1958. Getty Images When the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition ended on March 2, 1958, it marked what many called the ... <a title="Empires of ice: how Edmund Hillary’s Antarctic adventure 65 years ago helped loosen NZ’s colonial ties to Britain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/02/empires-of-ice-how-edmund-hillarys-antarctic-adventure-65-years-ago-helped-loosen-nzs-colonial-ties-to-britain-199597/" aria-label="Read more about Empires of ice: how Edmund Hillary’s Antarctic adventure 65 years ago helped loosen NZ’s colonial ties to Britain">Read more</a>

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Interviews with journalists can seem daunting – but new research shows 80% of subjects report a positive experience

March 2, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathryn Shine, Associate professor, Curtin University Shutterstock Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible. He is a kind of confidence man, preying on people’s vanity, ignorance, or loneliness, ... <a title="Interviews with journalists can seem daunting – but new research shows 80% of subjects report a positive experience" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/02/interviews-with-journalists-can-seem-daunting-but-new-research-shows-80-of-subjects-report-a-positive-experience-200821/" aria-label="Read more about Interviews with journalists can seem daunting – but new research shows 80% of subjects report a positive experience">Read more</a>

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Exercise is even more effective than counselling or medication for depression. But how much do you need?

March 2, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Singh, Research fellow, University of South Australia Unsplash/Anupam Mahapatra, CC BY The world is currently grappling with a mental health crisis, with millions of people reporting depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions. According to recent estimates, nearly half of all Australians will experience a mental ... <a title="Exercise is even more effective than counselling or medication for depression. But how much do you need?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/02/exercise-is-even-more-effective-than-counselling-or-medication-for-depression-but-how-much-do-you-need-200717/" aria-label="Read more about Exercise is even more effective than counselling or medication for depression. But how much do you need?">Read more</a>

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Oil and gas companies are seen as climate villains. Truth is, we’ll need their expertise to make green hydrogen a reality

March 2, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Murray Shearer, Professor of Hydrogen and Alternative Energy, CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock Think about oil and gas companies and climate change and chances are you’ll think dark thoughts. It’s true Exxon Mobil had remarkably detailed knowledge of global warming in the 1970s. Some seeded doubt by funding climate ... <a title="Oil and gas companies are seen as climate villains. Truth is, we’ll need their expertise to make green hydrogen a reality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/02/oil-and-gas-companies-are-seen-as-climate-villains-truth-is-well-need-their-expertise-to-make-green-hydrogen-a-reality-188598/" aria-label="Read more about Oil and gas companies are seen as climate villains. Truth is, we’ll need their expertise to make green hydrogen a reality">Read more</a>

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We can’t keep putting apartment residents’ waste in the too hard basket

March 2, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bhavna Middha, Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Shutterstock The harsh realities of managing the waste we produce are in the news: councils shunning new glass bins, more plastic being produced per person in the world and Sydney bins overflowing. And the growth in apartment ... <a title="We can’t keep putting apartment residents’ waste in the too hard basket" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/03/02/we-cant-keep-putting-apartment-residents-waste-in-the-too-hard-basket-200545/" aria-label="Read more about We can’t keep putting apartment residents’ waste in the too hard basket">Read more</a>