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February 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Franklin, Associate Professor and Director, Occupational Respiratory Epidemiology, The University of Western Australia Mulch containing asbestos has now been found at 41 locations in New South Wales, including Sydney parks, schools, hospitals, a supermarket and at least one regional site. Tests are under way at other ... <a title="Asbestos in mulch? Here’s the risk if you’ve been exposed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/19/asbestos-in-mulch-heres-the-risk-if-youve-been-exposed-223729/" aria-label="Read more about Asbestos in mulch? Here’s the risk if you’ve been exposed">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Bryan G. Fry, Professor of Toxicology, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland Shutterstock The green anaconda has long been considered one of the Amazon’s most formidable and mysterious animals. Our new research upends scientific understanding of this magnificent creature, revealing it is actually two genetically ... <a title="Scientists shocked to discover new species of green anaconda, the world’s biggest snake" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/19/scientists-shocked-to-discover-new-species-of-green-anaconda-the-worlds-biggest-snake-223549/" aria-label="Read more about Scientists shocked to discover new species of green anaconda, the world’s biggest snake">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paulomi (Polly) Burey, Associate Professor (Food Science), University of Southern Queensland Joanna Lopez/Unsplash It’s an all too common situation – you’re busy cooking or baking to a recipe when you open the cupboard and suddenly realise you are missing an ingredient. Unless you can immediately run to ... <a title="Run out of butter or eggs? Here’s the science behind substitute ingredients" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/19/run-out-of-butter-or-eggs-heres-the-science-behind-substitute-ingredients-202036/" aria-label="Read more about Run out of butter or eggs? Here’s the science behind substitute ingredients">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wes Hill, Associate Professor, art history and visual culture, Southern Cross University Arthur Jafa, Love is the Message, The Message is Death (video still), 2016, single-channel digital video, colour, sound, 7min 25sec. Courtesy the artist and Gladstone Gallery, New York. Arthur Jafa’s Love Is the Message, the ... <a title="The video art of Arthur Jafa: a counterpunch to anyone who wants to put people of colour in their place" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/19/the-video-art-of-arthur-jafa-a-counterpunch-to-anyone-who-wants-to-put-people-of-colour-in-their-place-222510/" aria-label="Read more about The video art of Arthur Jafa: a counterpunch to anyone who wants to put people of colour in their place">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Breen, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Aotearoa New Zealand ranks among the highest in youth suicide rates among OECD countries – and it is Māori youth at the forefront of this national crisis. Recent statistics show the number of suspected self-inflicted deaths for Māori males ... <a title="NZ is bound by international mental health agreements – statistics for Māori show we’re failing to uphold them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/19/nz-is-bound-by-international-mental-health-agreements-statistics-for-maori-show-were-failing-to-uphold-them-219613/" aria-label="Read more about NZ is bound by international mental health agreements – statistics for Māori show we’re failing to uphold them">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2024
By Gorethy Kenneth in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea’s opposition has vowed to remove Prime Minister James Marape and his government from power. During a media conference held last Friday, alternative prime minister Allan Bird shed light on the multitude of unresolved issues accumulated over the past four years under Marape’s leadership, assuring the public ... <a title="PNG’s opposition bloc confident of ousting Marape leadership" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/19/pngs-opposition-bloc-confident-of-ousting-marape-leadership/" aria-label="Read more about PNG’s opposition bloc confident of ousting Marape leadership">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2024
RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon abruptly left the Big Gay Out festival in Auckland’s Point Chevalier today after being confronted by Gaza protesters. The annual Pride event is being held today in Coyle Park as a celebration for Rainbow communities and their allies. At a media standup this morning, Luxon said he ... <a title="PM Luxon leaves Big Gay Out abruptly after heated Gaza war protest" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/19/pm-luxon-leaves-big-gay-out-abruptly-after-heated-gaza-war-protest/" aria-label="Read more about PM Luxon leaves Big Gay Out abruptly after heated Gaza war protest">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matt Williams, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Massey University Many people believe at least one conspiracy theory. And that isn’t necessarily a bad thing – conspiracies do happen. To take just one example, the CIA really did engage in illegal experiments in the 1950s to identify drugs and ... <a title="Out of the rabbit hole: new research shows people can change their minds about conspiracy theories" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/19/out-of-the-rabbit-hole-new-research-shows-people-can-change-their-minds-about-conspiracy-theories-222507/" aria-label="Read more about Out of the rabbit hole: new research shows people can change their minds about conspiracy theories">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacinta L. Johnson, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice, University of South Australia shurkin_son/Shutterstock The cost-of-living crisis may be driving some Australians to look for cheaper medicines, especially if those medicines are not subsidised or people don’t have a Medicare card. Options can include buying their medicines from ... <a title="Taking expensive medicines or ones unavailable in Australia? Importing may be the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/19/taking-expensive-medicines-or-ones-unavailable-in-australia-importing-may-be-the-answer-219394/" aria-label="Read more about Taking expensive medicines or ones unavailable in Australia? Importing may be the answer">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brendan Coates, Program Director, Economic Policy, Grattan Institute Another year, another round of tax cuts. Australian governments have made an art of announcing new income tax cuts as elections draw near. But while such cuts are always popular with the public, they should not be confused with ... <a title="Labor’s Stage 3 changes aren’t genuine tax reform – here’s what would be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/19/labors-stage-3-changes-arent-genuine-tax-reform-heres-what-would-be-223547/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s Stage 3 changes aren’t genuine tax reform – here’s what would be">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Baulch, PhD Candidate in Publishing Studies, The University of Queensland With Taylor Swift pulling in over half-a-million audience members on her Australian tour, we’ve been thinking a lot about fans. In this series, our academics dive into fan cultures: how they developed, how they operate, and ... <a title="From Harry Potter to Taylor Swift: how millennial women grew up with fandoms, and became a force" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/19/from-harry-potter-to-taylor-swift-how-millennial-women-grew-up-with-fandoms-and-became-a-force-211890/" aria-label="Read more about From Harry Potter to Taylor Swift: how millennial women grew up with fandoms, and became a force">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mitchell Scovell, Research Scientist, CSIRO Hydrogen can play a key role in Australia’s energy transition by giving us additional ways of storing and moving energy around. As the world shifts towards cleaner energy production, there’s a push to make hydrogen production cleaner as well. In Australia, low-emission ... <a title="‘Green’ or ‘blue’ hydrogen – what difference does it make? Not much for most Australians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/19/green-or-blue-hydrogen-what-difference-does-it-make-not-much-for-most-australians-223351/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Green’ or ‘blue’ hydrogen – what difference does it make? Not much for most Australians">Read more</a>
