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April 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steve Worthington, Adjunct Professor, Swinburne University of Technology TK Kurikawa/Shutterstock If you’ve ever taken money out at an Australian ATM, been handed $20 change at a supermarket or paid someone in cash, you’ve probably used the services of Armaguard. Owned by Linfox Group, Armaguard is Australia’s largest ... <a title="Money transporter Armaguard is in peril. Could cash be dead sooner than we think?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/05/money-transporter-armaguard-is-in-peril-could-cash-be-dead-sooner-than-we-think-226957/" aria-label="Read more about Money transporter Armaguard is in peril. Could cash be dead sooner than we think?">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leoni Connah, Lecturer in Government, Flinders University Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is favoured to win a third term in office when the country holds its massive general election, starting on April 19. While there are many questions about what another Modi term could mean for the ... <a title="In heavily militarised Kashmir, the upcoming India elections do not inspire much hope" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/05/in-heavily-militarised-kashmir-the-upcoming-india-elections-do-not-inspire-much-hope-225281/" aria-label="Read more about In heavily militarised Kashmir, the upcoming India elections do not inspire much hope">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tahereh Alinejadtabrizi, PhD student, Monash University Glanzpunkt, Shutterstock The Southern Ocean is renowned for having the cleanest air on Earth. But the precise reasons why have remained a mystery, until now. There’s more to it than just a lack of human activity. Yes, there are fewer people ... <a title="The Southern Ocean has the cleanest air on Earth. We have just discovered why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/05/the-southern-ocean-has-the-cleanest-air-on-earth-we-have-just-discovered-why-226811/" aria-label="Read more about The Southern Ocean has the cleanest air on Earth. We have just discovered why">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kimberley Reid, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Atmospheric Sciences, Monash University Headlines declaring a “Black Nor’easter” appeared this week as New South Wales and Queensland copped heavy rain – and residents have been warned to brace for more. The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a 75% chance of ... <a title="Why is Australia’s east coast copping all this rain right now? An atmospheric scientist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/05/why-is-australias-east-coast-copping-all-this-rain-right-now-an-atmospheric-scientist-explains-227158/" aria-label="Read more about Why is Australia’s east coast copping all this rain right now? An atmospheric scientist explains">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Tregear, Principal Fellow and Professor of Music, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Major anniversaries of works of art present us with an opportunity to engage in cultural stocktaking. We are invited to take a moment to contemplate and celebrate the basis of their lasting significance. April ... <a title="The ‘Missa Solemnis’ at 200: Beethoven was close to deaf when he wrote his self-proclaimed best work" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/05/the-missa-solemnis-at-200-beethoven-was-close-to-deaf-when-he-wrote-his-self-proclaimed-best-work-227148/" aria-label="Read more about The ‘Missa Solemnis’ at 200: Beethoven was close to deaf when he wrote his self-proclaimed best work">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Demonstrations have been held in New Caledonia — with more protests expected — from both pro- and anti-independence supporters after the French Senate endorsed a constitutional amendment bill to “unfreeze” the French Pacific territory’s electoral roll. The Senators endorsed a move from the French government to ... <a title="Noumea faces more protests over New Caledonia voting rules change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/05/noumea-faces-more-protests-over-new-caledonia-voting-rules-change/" aria-label="Read more about Noumea faces more protests over New Caledonia voting rules change">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Gaunson, Associate Professor in Cinema Studies, RMIT University Umbrella Entertainment Since Australia first began producing feature films, it has returned time and again to the subject of the first world war. Before Dawn, out in cinemas today, is the latest in this long line of productions. ... <a title="Before Dawn: young Aussie director’s new film is a sombre recount of the ANZACs’ sacrifice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/05/before-dawn-young-aussie-directors-new-film-is-a-sombre-recount-of-the-anzacs-sacrifice-224243/" aria-label="Read more about Before Dawn: young Aussie director’s new film is a sombre recount of the ANZACs’ sacrifice">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Laurence Don Wai Luu, Lecturer and Chancellor’s Research Fellow, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney Lopolo/Shutterstock Australia is facing a whooping cough outbreak. Some 2,799 cases were recorded in the first three months of 2024. Cases are highest in Queensland and New South Wales, with ... <a title="Whooping cough is surging in Australia. Why, and how can we protect ourselves?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/05/whooping-cough-is-surging-in-australia-why-and-how-can-we-protect-ourselves-226918/" aria-label="Read more about Whooping cough is surging in Australia. Why, and how can we protect ourselves?">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Wright, Senior Research Fellow, Energy & Circularity, Gulbali Institute, Charles Sturt University Abby Anaday/Unsplash, CC BY-NC-ND Connecting cheap, clean energy from renewables comes with a hidden cost and challenge: building 5,000 kilometres of new transmission lines this decade, and another 5,000km after that. This sounds like ... <a title="Without community support, the green energy transition will fail. Here’s how to get communities on board" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/05/without-community-support-the-green-energy-transition-will-fail-heres-how-to-get-communities-on-board-225163/" aria-label="Read more about Without community support, the green energy transition will fail. Here’s how to get communities on board">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leonie Rutherford, Associate professor, Deakin University Karolina Grabowska/Pexels, CC BY We know teenagers have busy and complex lives. School makes increasing demands on them, as do their social and extracurricular activities. We also know video games, social media and TV and movies are very popular when they ... <a title="From ‘Fiction Fanatic’ to ‘Book Abstainer’: which type of reader is your teenager?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/05/from-fiction-fanatic-to-book-abstainer-which-type-of-reader-is-your-teenager-226818/" aria-label="Read more about From ‘Fiction Fanatic’ to ‘Book Abstainer’: which type of reader is your teenager?">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University Every six weeks, the Reserve Bank of Australia sets the “cash rate”, affecting the interest rates paid on every Australian mortgage and savings account. Like any price mechanism, the cost of borrowing money is determined by supply and demand – ... <a title="As the COVID cash glut comes to an end, the Reserve Bank is changing the way it sets and maintains interest rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/05/as-the-covid-cash-glut-comes-to-an-end-the-reserve-bank-is-changing-the-way-it-sets-and-maintains-interest-rates-226962/" aria-label="Read more about As the COVID cash glut comes to an end, the Reserve Bank is changing the way it sets and maintains interest rates">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Singh, Research fellow, University of South Australia In an era when digital domains and traditional sports fields merge, a new wave of athletic pursuits is on the rise. Obstacle course racing, pickleball, and esports are gaining both participants and fans. As these sports carve out their ... <a title="Esports, pickleball and obstacle course racing are surging in popularity – what are their health benefits and challenges?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/05/esports-pickleball-and-obstacle-course-racing-are-surging-in-popularity-what-are-their-health-benefits-and-challenges-226604/" aria-label="Read more about Esports, pickleball and obstacle course racing are surging in popularity – what are their health benefits and challenges?">Read more</a>
