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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nathan Kilah, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of Tasmania Nenov Brothers Images/Shutterstock It’s dinner time. You’ve worked hard to prepare a nutritious and tasty meal. But after taking your first bite you feel something is missing. Perhaps you should have added more salt? Pepper? Or maybe even ... <a title="What’s the difference between MSG and table salt? A chemist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/whats-the-difference-between-msg-and-table-salt-a-chemist-explains-237668/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the difference between MSG and table salt? A chemist explains">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
ANALYSIS: By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Another church has been set alight in New Caledonia, confirming a trend of arson which has already destroyed five Catholic churches and missions over the past two months. The latest fire took place on Sunday evening at the iconic Saint Denis Church of Balade, in ... <a title="New Caledonia crisis: Another church burns, spate of attacks continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/new-caledonia-crisis-another-church-burns-spate-of-attacks-continues/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia crisis: Another church burns, spate of attacks continues">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Lennon, Conjoint Lecturer, UNSW Sydney Fotokostic/Shutterstock CTE: Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. It is the now popularised term that makes athletes, parents, sports administrators and insurers’ knuckles white with anxiety as sports codes struggle to come to grips with the risks and impacts of concussion. In 2005, Bennet ... <a title="New research suggests concussion risks can be outweighed by the benefits of playing sport" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/new-research-suggests-concussion-risks-can-be-outweighed-by-the-benefits-of-playing-sport-238418/" aria-label="Read more about New research suggests concussion risks can be outweighed by the benefits of playing sport">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caitlyn Forster, Associate Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney Boris Smokrovic / Unsplash If you’ve spent much time outdoors along the east coast of Australia in the past week, particularly near waterways, you’ve probably seen something quite interesting emerging: dragonflies, whether in ones ... <a title="Where did all these dragonflies come from?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/where-did-all-these-dragonflies-come-from-238087/" aria-label="Read more about Where did all these dragonflies come from?">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Damian Lettoof, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Wildlife Ecotoxicology, CSIRO Chris Jolly For people in southeast Australia, springtime means soaking up the sun and getting our vitamin D levels back to baseline. But we’re not the only ones likely to be basking. Snakes are getting out and about, ... <a title="Warm winters are waking snakes early. Here’s what that means for them and us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/warm-winters-are-waking-snakes-early-heres-what-that-means-for-them-and-us-237556/" aria-label="Read more about Warm winters are waking snakes early. Here’s what that means for them and us">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kristy Hess, Professor (Communication), Deakin University Shutterstock This is the second piece in a series on the Future of Australian media. You can read the first piece in the series here. Australians who are unaware of stories about social disorder and crime gripping Alice Springs must surely ... <a title="Local papers are central to our democracy. We must do more to bring them out of crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/local-papers-are-central-to-our-democracy-we-must-do-more-to-bring-them-out-of-crisis-237987/" aria-label="Read more about Local papers are central to our democracy. We must do more to bring them out of crisis">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Griffin, Professor, Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, The University of Queensland wavebreakmedia/Shutterstock COVID vaccines have unquestionably made a huge difference during this pandemic. For example, it’s estimated COVID shots have saved more than 1.4 million lives in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) European region alone since their ... <a title="New COVID vaccines may be coming to Australia. Here’s what to know about the JN.1 shots" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/new-covid-vaccines-may-be-coming-to-australia-heres-what-to-know-about-the-jn-1-shots-237652/" aria-label="Read more about New COVID vaccines may be coming to Australia. Here’s what to know about the JN.1 shots">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Treena Clark, Chancellor’s Indigenous Research Fellow, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney Larissa Behrendt (right) in a still from the film Jindalee Lady. Tracey Schramm, Author provided Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains names and/or images of deceased ... <a title="From runways to film: the untold story of trailblazing First Nations fashion designer Stephen FitzGerald" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/from-runways-to-film-the-untold-story-of-trailblazing-first-nations-fashion-designer-stephen-fitzgerald-236880/" aria-label="Read more about From runways to film: the untold story of trailblazing First Nations fashion designer Stephen FitzGerald">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mauricio Carvallo Aceves, PhD Candidate, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia Flooding in Montréal, and other Canadian cities, is becoming a more frequent occurrence. (Shutterstock) Urban flooding is increasingly concerning in Canada, where water drainage systems are at risk of being overwhelmed. Natural ... <a title="New stormwater infrastructure is needed for Canadian cities to handle increased urban flooding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/new-stormwater-infrastructure-is-needed-for-canadian-cities-to-handle-increased-urban-flooding-233046/" aria-label="Read more about New stormwater infrastructure is needed for Canadian cities to handle increased urban flooding">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Errmann, Senior Lecturer, Marketing & International Business, Auckland University of Technology With overtourism in the spotlight as the travel industry continues to rebound after the pandemic, popular destinations around the world are feeling the strain. Bali is overwhelmed by waste and traffic, Australia’s sacred sites have ... <a title="Crowds, water guns and protests: could ‘slow tourism’ be the answer to an overtourism backlash?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/crowds-water-guns-and-protests-could-slow-tourism-be-the-answer-to-an-overtourism-backlash-238316/" aria-label="Read more about Crowds, water guns and protests: could ‘slow tourism’ be the answer to an overtourism backlash?">Read more</a>
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September 10, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government will introduce legislation this term to enforce a minimum age for children to access social media. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will make the formal announcement on Tuesday. This follows a discussion at last Friday’s national cabinet meeting, ... <a title="Albanese promises to legislate minimum age for kids’ access to social media" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/10/albanese-promises-to-legislate-minimum-age-for-kids-access-to-social-media-238586/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese promises to legislate minimum age for kids’ access to social media">Read more</a>
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September 9, 2024
By Efe Özkan Pro-Palestinian anti-war activists in Australia have protested in Melbourne, disrupting a defence expo set to open on Wednesday. Protesters gathered yesterday in front of companies connected to weapons manufacturing across Melbourne as police were called to prevent an escalation of the events, according to 7News Melbourne. Many police cars and units were ... <a title="Pro-Palestinian activists hold protests to disrupt defense expo in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/09/pro-palestinian-activists-hold-protests-to-disrupt-defense-expo-in-australia/" aria-label="Read more about Pro-Palestinian activists hold protests to disrupt defense expo in Australia">Read more</a>
