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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia Nina Firsova/Shutterstock We’re hearing a lot about ultra-processed foods and the health effects of eating too many. And we know plant-based foods are popular for health or other reasons. So it’s ... <a title="Are plant-based burgers really bad for your heart? Here’s what’s behind the scary headlines" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/are-plant-based-burgers-really-bad-for-your-heart-heres-whats-behind-the-scary-headlines-232247/" aria-label="Read more about Are plant-based burgers really bad for your heart? Here’s what’s behind the scary headlines">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk After the surprise announcement of the French National Assembly’s dissolution last Sunday, French Pacific territories are already busy preparing for the forthcoming snap election with varying expectations. Following the decision by President Emmanuel Macron, the snap general election will be held on June 30 (first round) ... <a title="French Pacific prepares for snap elections with mixed expectations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/french-pacific-prepares-for-snap-elections-with-mixed-expectations/" aria-label="Read more about French Pacific prepares for snap elections with mixed expectations">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Bill Shorten, the minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), is currently in New York at a United Nations conference on the rights of people with disabilities. At the weekend, he’ll fly to Europe to represent Australia at a ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten’s around-the-world trip to discuss peace in Ukraine and NDIS reform" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/politics-with-michelle-grattan-bill-shortens-around-the-world-trip-to-discuss-peace-in-ukraine-and-ndis-reform-232381/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten’s around-the-world trip to discuss peace in Ukraine and NDIS reform">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carl Rhodes, Professor of Organization Studies, University of Technology Sydney It was a scandal that rocked the shaky foundations of Australia’s trust in big business early last year. Management consulting giant PwC had worked with the federal government to develop plans to curb corporate tax avoidance. Then ... <a title="A year after the PwC scandal, the furore is gone – as well as any real appetite for structural change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/a-year-after-the-pwc-scandal-the-furore-is-gone-as-well-as-any-real-appetite-for-structural-change-232258/" aria-label="Read more about A year after the PwC scandal, the furore is gone – as well as any real appetite for structural change">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lata Vadlamudi, Prinicipal Research Fellow & Neurology and Mental Health Theme Leader UQCCR, The University of Queensland Bertl123/Shutterstock About 50 million people globally have epilepsy. Half of these are women. Until now, treatments for men and women have been identical. But men and women experience epilepsy differently. ... <a title="Women with epilepsy face a rollercoaster of hormones and seizures. But we’re treating them like men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/women-with-epilepsy-face-a-rollercoaster-of-hormones-and-seizures-but-were-treating-them-like-men-215887/" aria-label="Read more about Women with epilepsy face a rollercoaster of hormones and seizures. But we’re treating them like men">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracy Harkison, Associate Professor, School of Hospitality and Tourism, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images What should visiting Aotearoa New Zealand cost your average tourist? The government has suggested raising the price of admission – otherwise known as the international visitor conservation and tourism levy (IVL) – ... <a title="Welcome to NZ – now pay up: the risks and rewards of raising the foreign tourist tax" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/welcome-to-nz-now-pay-up-the-risks-and-rewards-of-raising-the-foreign-tourist-tax-232138/" aria-label="Read more about Welcome to NZ – now pay up: the risks and rewards of raising the foreign tourist tax">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Parisa Ziaesaeidi, Associate Lecturer in Architecture, Western Sydney University A prefabricated housing estate Robert Kneschke/Shutterstock The National Cabinet set an ambitious target of building 1.2 million well-located homes over the next five years to tackle Australia’s housing crisis. The focus of the National Housing Accord is on ... <a title="Prefabs and the ‘missing middle’: how to get Australia back on track to build 1.2 million homes in the next 5 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/prefabs-and-the-missing-middle-how-to-get-australia-back-on-track-to-build-1-2-million-homes-in-the-next-5-years-231373/" aria-label="Read more about Prefabs and the ‘missing middle’: how to get Australia back on track to build 1.2 million homes in the next 5 years">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stijn Glorie, Associate Professor of Geology, University of Adelaide University of Adelaide In parts of South Australia, long stretches of beach are often blanketed in large patches of pink sand. Strong swells can dump drifts of reddish grains of garnet along the shore – but the origin ... <a title="South Australia’s enigmatic pink sand was born in ice-covered Antarctic mountains, new research shows" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/south-australias-enigmatic-pink-sand-was-born-in-ice-covered-antarctic-mountains-new-research-shows-230781/" aria-label="Read more about South Australia’s enigmatic pink sand was born in ice-covered Antarctic mountains, new research shows">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Eldridge, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, Swinburne University of Technology Hello Dinny/Shutterstock Spicy foods taste spicy because they contain a family of compounds called capsaicinoids. Capsaicin is the major culprit. It’s found in chillies, jalapeños, cayenne pepper, and is even the active ingredient in pepper spray. Capsaicin ... <a title="Why doesn’t water help with spicy food? What about milk or beer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/why-doesnt-water-help-with-spicy-food-what-about-milk-or-beer-226624/" aria-label="Read more about Why doesn’t water help with spicy food? What about milk or beer?">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Isakhan, Professor of International Politics, Deakin University War brings not just unimaginable human suffering, but also the destruction of significant heritage sites. Israel’s bombardment of Gaza reportedly wrecked the once-majestic Great Omari Mosque late last year. A Russian attack reportedly did significant damage to the Church ... <a title="Reconstructing heritage after war: what we learned from asking 1,600 Syrians about rebuilding Aleppo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/reconstructing-heritage-after-war-what-we-learned-from-asking-1-600-syrians-about-rebuilding-aleppo-229627/" aria-label="Read more about Reconstructing heritage after war: what we learned from asking 1,600 Syrians about rebuilding Aleppo">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University PanicAttack/Shutterstock CSIRO’s latest annual GenCost update, released last month, was billed as Australia’s “most comprehensive electricity generation cost report”. GenCost has proven to be highly controversial. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton previously levelled robust criticism at the report, specifically ... <a title="Known unknowns: controversy over CSIRO’s electricity report reveals an uncomfortable truth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/known-unknowns-controversy-over-csiros-electricity-report-reveals-an-uncomfortable-truth-231691/" aria-label="Read more about Known unknowns: controversy over CSIRO’s electricity report reveals an uncomfortable truth">Read more</a>
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June 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jen Purdie, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago Getty Images This week’s announcement of the government’s plans to reopen New Zealand’s territorial waters to oil drilling comes as no surprise. All three coalition parties campaigned on reversing the 2018 ban on offshore oil exploration. ... <a title="Global demand for oil could peak soon – NZ’s plan to revive offshore exploration doesn’t add up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/13/global-demand-for-oil-could-peak-soon-nzs-plan-to-revive-offshore-exploration-doesnt-add-up-232154/" aria-label="Read more about Global demand for oil could peak soon – NZ’s plan to revive offshore exploration doesn’t add up">Read more</a>
