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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Herbert, Associate professor, University of Sydney The horrific Black Summer bushfires of 2019–20 burned more than 8 million hectares of vegetation across southeastern Australia. An estimated 3 billion animals were caught in the fire zone. Intense media coverage often included graphic images of koalas and other ... <a title="Hundreds of animals were rescued after the Black Summer bushfires – but how many actually survived?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/hundreds-of-animals-were-rescued-after-the-black-summer-bushfires-but-how-many-actually-survived-225699/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds of animals were rescued after the Black Summer bushfires – but how many actually survived?">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Asia Pacific Report The Singapore cargo ship Dali chartered by Maersk, which collapsed the Baltimore bridge in the United States last month, was carrying 764 tonnes of hazardous materials to Sri Lanka, reports Colombo’s Daily Mirror. The materials were mostly corrosives, flammables, miscellaneous hazardous materials, and Class-9 hazardous materials — including explosives and lithium-ion batteries ... <a title="Baltimore bridge crash ship carrying toxic waste to Sri Lanka, says Mirror" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/baltimore-bridge-crash-ship-carrying-toxic-waste-to-sri-lanka-says-mirror/" aria-label="Read more about Baltimore bridge crash ship carrying toxic waste to Sri Lanka, says Mirror">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathryn Daley, Senior Lecturer, Youth Work & Youth Studies, Social Equity Research Centre, RMIT University Shutterstock The Victorian government has recently announced a plan to trial electronic monitoring devices for young people on bail and abandon proposed reforms to bail laws for young people. This is at ... <a title="The Victorian government wants to trial electronic monitoring devices on young people. It’s a bad idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/the-victorian-government-wants-to-trial-electronic-monitoring-devices-on-young-people-its-a-bad-idea-226498/" aria-label="Read more about The Victorian government wants to trial electronic monitoring devices on young people. It’s a bad idea">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martien Lubberink, Associate Professor of Economics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Andrzej Rostek/Getty Images The New Zealand Commerce Commission recently released a draft report on the state of personal banking services in New Zealand. Unsurprisingly, the market study found a marked lack of competition ... <a title="ComCom diagnoses the problem with NZ’s banking industry – but will its solutions offer a real fix?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/comcom-diagnoses-the-problem-with-nzs-banking-industry-but-will-its-solutions-offer-a-real-fix-226952/" aria-label="Read more about ComCom diagnoses the problem with NZ’s banking industry – but will its solutions offer a real fix?">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Nguyen, Scientific Officer in Ornithology, Australian Museum, and ARC DECRA Fellow, Flinders University Ryan Boedi/Shutterstock The largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree. Published in the journal Nature today, our study shows that most of the modern ... <a title="After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new ‘tree of life’ for all birds living today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/after-10-years-of-work-landmark-study-reveals-new-tree-of-life-for-all-birds-living-today-226743/" aria-label="Read more about After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new ‘tree of life’ for all birds living today">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nasya Bahfen, Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communication, La Trobe University Every Ramadan, volunteers at Westall Mosque and OneSpace in Melbourne hold free weekly iftars (communal dinners to break the fast in Ramadan). This year, volunteers say numbers are up. To cut down on the resulting ... <a title="Fasting is a key part of Ramadan, but for many Muslims, climate change is making food scarce all year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/fasting-is-a-key-part-of-ramadan-but-for-many-muslims-climate-change-is-making-food-scarce-all-year-225778/" aria-label="Read more about Fasting is a key part of Ramadan, but for many Muslims, climate change is making food scarce all year">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sebastian Furness, ARC Future Fellow, School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland Andres Ayrton/Pexels Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are taking drugs like Ozempic to lose weight. But what do we actually know about them? This month, The Conversation’s experts explore their rise, impact and ... <a title="The rise of Ozempic: how surprise discoveries and lizard venom led to a new class of weight-loss drugs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/the-rise-of-ozempic-how-surprise-discoveries-and-lizard-venom-led-to-a-new-class-of-weight-loss-drugs-219721/" aria-label="Read more about The rise of Ozempic: how surprise discoveries and lizard venom led to a new class of weight-loss drugs">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lauren Ball, Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland Halfpoint/Shutterstock Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are taking drugs like Ozempic to lose weight. But what do we actually know about them? This month, The Conversation’s experts explore their rise, impact and potential consequences. ... <a title="Considering taking a weight-loss drug like Ozempic? Here are some potential risks and benefits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/considering-taking-a-weight-loss-drug-like-ozempic-here-are-some-potential-risks-and-benefits-219312/" aria-label="Read more about Considering taking a weight-loss drug like Ozempic? Here are some potential risks and benefits">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Roger, Sector Lead, CSIRO Geoff Pegg, Author provided Every weekend, thousands of citizen scientists head into the great outdoors. If they see an unusual animal, plant or fungi, they take a photo and upload it. This simple act by bushwalkers with smartphones is, in aggregate, increasingly ... <a title="Myrtle rust is lethal to Australian plants. Could citizen scientists help track its spread?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/myrtle-rust-is-lethal-to-australian-plants-could-citizen-scientists-help-track-its-spread-225681/" aria-label="Read more about Myrtle rust is lethal to Australian plants. Could citizen scientists help track its spread?">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Gordon, Professor of Statistics and Director, Statistical Consulting Centre, The University of Melbourne Monstera Production/ Pexels , CC BY Imagine if you enrolled your child in swimming lessons but instead of a qualified swimming instructor, they were taught freestyle technique by a soccer coach. Something similar ... <a title="How do we solve the maths teacher shortage? We can start by training more existing teachers to teach maths" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/how-do-we-solve-the-maths-teacher-shortage-we-can-start-by-training-more-existing-teachers-to-teach-maths-226725/" aria-label="Read more about How do we solve the maths teacher shortage? We can start by training more existing teachers to teach maths">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dennis Altman, VC Fellow, La Trobe University The Conversation/Stan/IMDB As the weather begins to cool, you might be spending a few more nights in front of the television on the couch (or on your laptop in bed), looking for a new show to lead you into autumn. ... <a title="Searing glory holes, a shapeshifting cat and outback UFO tours: what we’re streaming this April" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/searing-glory-holes-a-shapeshifting-cat-and-outback-ufo-tours-what-were-streaming-this-april-226605/" aria-label="Read more about Searing glory holes, a shapeshifting cat and outback UFO tours: what we’re streaming this April">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allan Fels, Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne Australian authorities have never had the power to break up big businesses that behave badly. It’s a power available to courts in the United States and elsewhere, but not here – at least not unless the Greens succeed with ... <a title="It’s time to give Australian courts the power to break up big firms that behave badly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/its-time-to-give-australian-courts-the-power-to-break-up-big-firms-that-behave-badly-226726/" aria-label="Read more about It’s time to give Australian courts the power to break up big firms that behave badly">Read more</a>
