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September 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amali Cooray, PhD Candidate in Genetic Engineering and Cancer, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) Pete Hancock/Shutterstock Catherine, Princess of Wales, has announced she has now completed a course of preventive chemotherapy. The news comes nine months after the princess first revealed she was ... <a title="The Princess of Wales wants to stay cancer-free. What does this mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/the-princess-of-wales-wants-to-stay-cancer-free-what-does-this-mean-238681/" aria-label="Read more about The Princess of Wales wants to stay cancer-free. What does this mean?">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott Hamilton, Adjunct associate professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University It’s no secret Australia has abundant and cheap renewable energy, especially wind and solar power. But yes, there are times when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow. We need energy storage ... <a title="With a million home batteries, we could build far fewer power lines. We just need the right incentives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/with-a-million-home-batteries-we-could-build-far-fewer-power-lines-we-just-need-the-right-incentives-237851/" aria-label="Read more about With a million home batteries, we could build far fewer power lines. We just need the right incentives">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judith Ireland, Education Editor, The Conversation, Australia Trock.kc/Shutterstock , CC BY The Albanese government has announced it will introduce a social media ban for children. The government has not yet nominated a minimum age but is trialling age-assurance mechanisms for those aged 13–16. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese ... <a title="Should parents be worried about social media? We asked 5 experts" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/should-parents-be-worried-about-social-media-we-asked-5-experts-238772/" aria-label="Read more about Should parents be worried about social media? We asked 5 experts">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ella Plumanns Pouton, Researcher in Ecology, The University of Melbourne Fire is a natural part of Australian ecosystems. Many plants have developed ways to adapt and even thrive after fire. They may store their seeds in the soil, ready to sprout after fire. Or they may flower ... <a title="Buried treasures: how seeds help us learn about fire in the Australian landscape" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/buried-treasures-how-seeds-help-us-learn-about-fire-in-the-australian-landscape-235788/" aria-label="Read more about Buried treasures: how seeds help us learn about fire in the Australian landscape">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia Even the most casual sports fan would have seen athletes gulping down sports drinks after a contest or even snacking on something like a protein ball or energy gel during a ... <a title="Athletes’ bodies are supposedly temples. So why do so many consume ultra-processed foods?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/athletes-bodies-are-supposedly-temples-so-why-do-so-many-consume-ultra-processed-foods-234916/" aria-label="Read more about Athletes’ bodies are supposedly temples. So why do so many consume ultra-processed foods?">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ferdinand Balfoort, PhD Candidate in Law, Charles Darwin University Recent decisions by the Melbourne City and Sunshine Coast councils to end contracts with operators of shared e-scooters have reignited debate around this form of transport. It ticks many sustainability boxes, yet continues to make headlines for the ... <a title="As cities axe shared e-scooters, the many more personally owned ones are in a blind spot" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/as-cities-axe-shared-e-scooters-the-many-more-personally-owned-ones-are-in-a-blind-spot-237654/" aria-label="Read more about As cities axe shared e-scooters, the many more personally owned ones are in a blind spot">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Barrett, Associate Professor in Commercial Law and Taxation, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Labour Party leader Chris Hipkins recently revealed the party is looking once again at it’s tax policy, including a possible wealth tax or a “capital income tax” (CIT). This comes ... <a title="Labour is talking about a wealth tax again – what are its options and what might work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/labour-is-talking-about-a-wealth-tax-again-what-are-its-options-and-what-might-work-238674/" aria-label="Read more about Labour is talking about a wealth tax again – what are its options and what might work?">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney chinasong/Shutterstock It’s now very likely Australia will be announced as the host of the COP31 global climate talks in 2026 alongside Pacific nations. This would be a very big deal. The talks run for a ... <a title="It’s a big deal if Australia and the Pacific are chosen to host UN climate talks. Here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/its-a-big-deal-if-australia-and-the-pacific-are-chosen-to-host-un-climate-talks-heres-why-238320/" aria-label="Read more about It’s a big deal if Australia and the Pacific are chosen to host UN climate talks. Here’s why">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2024
With similar Israel divestment motions having been passed at City of Sydney and Canterbury/Bankstown Councils, many had expected the motion to pass in what is supposed to be one of the most progressive areas of Sydney. Wendy Bacon reports on what went wrong. INVESTIGATION: By Wendy Bacon Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and the West ... <a title="Rightwing astroturfers infiltrate Australian local councils, fire up unrest over Israel" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/rightwing-astroturfers-infiltrate-australian-local-councils-fire-up-unrest-over-israel/" aria-label="Read more about Rightwing astroturfers infiltrate Australian local councils, fire up unrest over Israel">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2024
By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk New Caledonia’s domestic carrier Air Calédonie is set to launch a biweekly international connection to neighbouring Vanuatu. The new link is set to start operating from October 3 with two return flights, one on Mondays and the other on Thursdays. The company said this followed a ... <a title="New Caledonia crisis: Unrest-hit Air Calédonie in search of new markets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/new-caledonia-crisis-unrest-hit-air-caledonie-in-search-of-new-markets/" aria-label="Read more about New Caledonia crisis: Unrest-hit Air Calédonie in search of new markets">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William A. Stoltz, Lecturer and expert Associate, National Security College, Australian National University Jenari/Shutterstock The intensifying great power competition between the People’s Republic of China and the United States has meant the possibility of future war in the Indo-Pacific region has become a regular feature of Australia’s ... <a title="Fuel shortages and bare pharmacies: we need to talk about what a possible war with China could look like" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/fuel-shortages-and-bare-pharmacies-we-need-to-talk-about-what-a-possible-war-with-china-could-look-like-237461/" aria-label="Read more about Fuel shortages and bare pharmacies: we need to talk about what a possible war with China could look like">Read more</a>
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September 11, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Williams, Paediatrician & Infectious Diseases Physician; Senior Lecturer & NHMRC Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock Three children in far north Queensland have recently become unwell with meningococcal disease, a life-threatening infection caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis. Meanwhile, an adult and a child ... <a title="Meningococcal: what to know about this potentially deadly disease affecting Australian children" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/09/11/meningococcal-what-to-know-about-this-potentially-deadly-disease-affecting-australian-children-238313/" aria-label="Read more about Meningococcal: what to know about this potentially deadly disease affecting Australian children">Read more</a>
