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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Allan Fels, Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne Suppliers of food and other products have been complaining for years about their treatment at the hands of Woolworths, Coles and Australia’s other big supermarket chains, although rarely to the supermarkets themselves – perhaps, as suggested in a recent ... <a title="Fines of $10 million will force supermarkets to think carefully before exploiting suppliers, but more could have been done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/fines-of-10-million-will-force-supermarkets-to-think-carefully-before-exploiting-suppliers-but-more-could-have-been-done-233084/" aria-label="Read more about Fines of $10 million will force supermarkets to think carefully before exploiting suppliers, but more could have been done">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian A. Wright, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University New Africa/Shutterstock Recent news about PFAS “forever chemicals” in Australian drinking water supplies has been very confronting. Many people are asking how they can remove these contaminants from their home drinking water. In short, it is ... <a title="Worried about PFAS in your drinking water? Here’s what the evidence says about home filters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/worried-about-pfas-in-your-drinking-water-heres-what-the-evidence-says-about-home-filters-232830/" aria-label="Read more about Worried about PFAS in your drinking water? Here’s what the evidence says about home filters">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joanne Spangaro, Professor of Social Work, University of Wollongong Shutterstock Recent deaths have highlighted the seriousness of intimate partner violence nationally. According to the Australian Institute of Criminology, the number of women killed by partners increased by 28% from 2022 to 2023. While the overall homicide rate ... <a title="Violence towards refugee and migrant women often goes undetected. We’ve found a way to help fix that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/violence-towards-refugee-and-migrant-women-often-goes-undetected-weve-found-a-way-to-help-fix-that-232715/" aria-label="Read more about Violence towards refugee and migrant women often goes undetected. We’ve found a way to help fix that">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yasir Arafat, Senior Research Associate (Batteries for EVs and Batteries Recycling), Edith Cowan University For the millions of fans who tune into every race, Formula One (F1) is more than just a sport – it’s the apex of aerodynamics, skill and strategy. Behind the scenes, a quieter ... <a title="Formula One is moving towards hybrid engines and renewable fuel. Major environmental progress or just ‘greenwashing’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/formula-one-is-moving-towards-hybrid-engines-and-renewable-fuel-major-environmental-progress-or-just-greenwashing-232375/" aria-label="Read more about Formula One is moving towards hybrid engines and renewable fuel. Major environmental progress or just ‘greenwashing’?">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Carroll, Senior Research Fellow, Victorian College of the Arts, The University of Melbourne V_E/Shutterstock On the wall to the left of the door to the central hall of the National Museum of China, Beijing, is a panel saying it works “under the guidance of Xi Jinping ... <a title="There should be a place for Australian art – and artists – in China-Australia diplomacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/there-should-be-a-place-for-australian-art-and-artists-in-china-australia-diplomacy-232166/" aria-label="Read more about There should be a place for Australian art – and artists – in China-Australia diplomacy">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amelia Johns, Associate Professor, Digital and Social Media, School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney junpinzon/Shutterstock There is currently a bipartisan push from state and federal governments to introduce laws in Australia banning young people under 16 from accessing social media platforms. Politicians are citing fears that ... <a title="Culturally diverse teens greatly benefit from social media – banning it would cause harm" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/culturally-diverse-teens-greatly-benefit-from-social-media-banning-it-would-cause-harm-232906/" aria-label="Read more about Culturally diverse teens greatly benefit from social media – banning it would cause harm">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Evans, Lecturer, Kaupeka Ture | Faculty of Law, University of Canterbury Getty Images When the Supreme Court used the idea of damage to a person’s mana to posthumously overturn Peter Ellis’ historic convictions for child sexual abuse, it created a remarkable precedent. However, two more recent ... <a title="Can the courts measure mana? How Māori tikanga is challenging the justice system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/can-the-courts-measure-mana-how-maori-tikanga-is-challenging-the-justice-system-232825/" aria-label="Read more about Can the courts measure mana? How Māori tikanga is challenging the justice system">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Arif Perdana, Associate Professor Digital Strategy and Data Science, Monash University Shutterstock/The Conversation Imagine a future where your phone pings with a message that your dead father’s “digital immortal” bot is ready. This promise of chatting with a virtual version of your loved one – perhaps through ... <a title="An eerie ‘digital afterlife’ is no longer science fiction. So how do we navigate the risks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/an-eerie-digital-afterlife-is-no-longer-science-fiction-so-how-do-we-navigate-the-risks-231829/" aria-label="Read more about An eerie ‘digital afterlife’ is no longer science fiction. So how do we navigate the risks?">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Charlotte Gupta, Senior postdoctoral research fellow, Appleton Institute, HealthWise research group, CQUniversity Australia RossHelen/Shutterstock Imagine arriving at your hotel after a long flight and being greeted by your own personal sleep butler. They present you with a pillow menu and invite you to a sleep meditation session ... <a title="‘Sleep tourism’ promises the trip of your dreams. Beyond the hype plus 5 tips for a holiday at home" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/sleep-tourism-promises-the-trip-of-your-dreams-beyond-the-hype-plus-5-tips-for-a-holiday-at-home-231718/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Sleep tourism’ promises the trip of your dreams. Beyond the hype plus 5 tips for a holiday at home">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kenny, Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University With a federal election due by May 2025, few doubt it will be fought over the high cost of living, with emphasis on energy policy and the punishing effects of electricity prices. But the underlying condition of the ... <a title="Climate and energy have emerged as a federal election flashpoint. But unless the economy improves, will voters be listening?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/climate-and-energy-have-emerged-as-a-federal-election-flashpoint-but-unless-the-economy-improves-will-voters-be-listening-232903/" aria-label="Read more about Climate and energy have emerged as a federal election flashpoint. But unless the economy improves, will voters be listening?">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victor Gambarini, PhD Student in Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Marine plastic pollution is a massive environmental issue, with a plastic smog of an estimated 170 trillion particles afloat in the world’s oceans. This highlights how urgently we need to develop strategies ... <a title="Most plastics are made from fossil fuels and end up in the ocean, but marine microbes can’t degrade them – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/most-plastics-are-made-from-fossil-fuels-and-end-up-in-the-ocean-but-marine-microbes-cant-degrade-them-new-research-230530/" aria-label="Read more about Most plastics are made from fossil fuels and end up in the ocean, but marine microbes can’t degrade them – new research">Read more</a>
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June 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Supermarkets guilty of anti-competitive behaviour towards suppliers will face large penalties under a mandatory Food and Grocery Code of Conduct the Albanese government will implement. The government has accepted all the recommendations in the final report of an inquiry done ... <a title="Albanese government will impose mandatory code and big penalties to stop supermarkets treating suppliers badly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/06/24/albanese-government-will-impose-mandatory-code-and-big-penalties-to-stop-supermarkets-treating-suppliers-badly-233071/" aria-label="Read more about Albanese government will impose mandatory code and big penalties to stop supermarkets treating suppliers badly">Read more</a>
