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February 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Kirkland, Professor of Geochronology, Curtin University Petr Jan Juracka / Shutterstock Imagine floating in space, gazing on a frozen white orb. The ball hangs in the void, lonely and gleaming in the light from its star. From pole to equator, the sphere is covered in a ... <a title="Giant glaciers pulverised Earth’s ancient rocks, setting the stage for complex life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/26/giant-glaciers-pulverised-earths-ancient-rocks-setting-the-stage-for-complex-life-249612/" aria-label="Read more about Giant glaciers pulverised Earth’s ancient rocks, setting the stage for complex life">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Karnon, Professor of Health Economics, Flinders University Nomad_Soul/Shutterstock People with a high body weight living in England can now access subsidised weight-loss drugs to treat their obesity. This includes Wegovy (the weight-loss dose of Ozempic, or semaglutide) and Mounjaro (one of the brand names for tirzepatide). ... <a title="England subsidises drugs like Ozempic for weight loss. Could Australia follow?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/26/england-subsidises-drugs-like-ozempic-for-weight-loss-could-australia-follow-245367/" aria-label="Read more about England subsidises drugs like Ozempic for weight loss. Could Australia follow?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Narelle Miragliotta, Associate Professor in Politics, Murdoch University With Western Australia heading to the polls on March 8, the Cook Labor government will likely prove the exception to the rule that incumbency is a liability for contemporary governments. Despite incumbent governments around the world losing office, Labor ... <a title="Labor likely to win WA election, but the campaign is exposing faultlines in the state’s politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/26/labor-likely-to-win-wa-election-but-the-campaign-is-exposing-faultlines-in-the-states-politics-249690/" aria-label="Read more about Labor likely to win WA election, but the campaign is exposing faultlines in the state’s politics">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Karnon, Professor of Health Economics, Flinders University Nomad_Soul/Shutterstock People with a high body weight living in England can now access subsidised weight-loss drugs to treat their obesity. This includes Wegovy (the weight-loss dose of Ozempic, or semaglutide) and Mounjaro (one of the brand names for tirzepatide). ... <a title="England subsidises drugs like Ozepmic for weight loss. Could Australia follow?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/26/england-subsidises-drugs-like-ozepmic-for-weight-loss-could-australia-follow-245367/" aria-label="Read more about England subsidises drugs like Ozepmic for weight loss. Could Australia follow?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne A boab tree in the Kimberley. Hideaki Edo Photography/Shutterstock When the growing gets tough, the tough trees and shrubs get growing. Australia’s environment is brutal. Its ancient, low-nutrient soils and generally ... <a title="I spy with my little eye: 3 unusual Australian plant ecosystems to spot on your next roadtrip" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/26/i-spy-with-my-little-eye-3-unusual-australian-plant-ecosystems-to-spot-on-your-next-roadtrip-246129/" aria-label="Read more about I spy with my little eye: 3 unusual Australian plant ecosystems to spot on your next roadtrip">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penny Van Bergen, Associate Professor in the Psychology of Education, Macquarie University VesnaArt/Shutterstock Once upon a time, university lectures were accompanied by the sound of pens scribbling on paper. But if you go into a lecture hall today, you will hear students tapping on laptops. Devices are ... <a title="Which type of note-taking is better for learning: laptop or pen and paper?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/26/which-type-of-note-taking-is-better-for-learning-laptop-or-pen-and-paper-250404/" aria-label="Read more about Which type of note-taking is better for learning: laptop or pen and paper?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne Last week the Federal Court fined Australia’s biggest superannuation company, AustralianSuper, A$27 million for overcharging customers. The company had breached its legal obligations under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 by failing to identify and merge the ... <a title="Multiple warnings and huge fines are not stopping super funds, insurers and banks overcharging customers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/26/multiple-warnings-and-huge-fines-are-not-stopping-super-funds-insurers-and-banks-overcharging-customers-250658/" aria-label="Read more about Multiple warnings and huge fines are not stopping super funds, insurers and banks overcharging customers">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Hart, Associate Professor, Film Screen & Animation, Queensland University of Technology Oscar-nominated best documentary film Sugarcane. Disney+ The Academy Awards represent the screen industry’s biggest annual global recognition for the very best of moviemaking. And in these troubled times, many recognise the power of documentaries to ... <a title="Outstanding craftsmanship and international voices: the 5 films up for best documentary at the 2025 Oscars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/26/outstanding-craftsmanship-and-international-voices-the-5-films-up-for-best-documentary-at-the-2025-oscars-249151/" aria-label="Read more about Outstanding craftsmanship and international voices: the 5 films up for best documentary at the 2025 Oscars">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Baker, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago Getty Images This Friday, February 28, marks five years since COVID-19 was first reported in Aotearoa New Zealand. At a population level, it remains our most harmful infectious disease, with thousands of hospitalisations and 664 deaths last year. ... <a title="5 years on, COVID remains NZ’s most important infectious disease – it still demands a strong response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/26/5-years-on-covid-remains-nzs-most-important-infectious-disease-it-still-demands-a-strong-response-246873/" aria-label="Read more about 5 years on, COVID remains NZ’s most important infectious disease – it still demands a strong response">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2025
Israel has now banned another European Union parliamentarian from entering the country, reports Al Jazeera. The government gave no reasons why Lynn Boylan, who chairs the European Parliament EU-Palestine delegation, was denied entry. “This utter contempt from Israel is the result of the international community failing to hold them to account,” Boylan, an Irish MP ... <a title="Barred European Union politician brands Israel as ‘a rogue state’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/26/barred-european-union-politician-brands-israel-as-a-rogue-state/" aria-label="Read more about Barred European Union politician brands Israel as ‘a rogue state’">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ivan Vinogradov, Animal Behaviour Researcher, Australian National University Turner Brockman/iNaturalist, CC BY-SA We humans often underestimate the intelligence of other animals. You’ve probably seen videos of monkeys, ravens or parrots solving puzzles. But fish also possess impressive problem-solving skills, despite the notorious slander that goldfish have a ... <a title="Smart is sexy – new study on fish doing puzzles hints intelligence partly evolved via sexual selection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/25/smart-is-sexy-new-study-on-fish-doing-puzzles-hints-intelligence-partly-evolved-via-sexual-selection-249862/" aria-label="Read more about Smart is sexy – new study on fish doing puzzles hints intelligence partly evolved via sexual selection">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Birchall, Senior Lecturer in Law, Macquarie University The skyline of Sydney’s central business district. Olga Kashubin/Shutterstock In our complex, interconnected world, there are risks of human rights violations throughout global supply chains. Examples include not only modern slavery and child labour, but also gender discrimination and ... <a title="Some of Australia’s largest companies are failing to ‘know and show’ their respect for human rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/25/some-of-australias-largest-companies-are-failing-to-know-and-show-their-respect-for-human-rights-250055/" aria-label="Read more about Some of Australia’s largest companies are failing to ‘know and show’ their respect for human rights">Read more</a>
