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West Antarctica’s ice sheet was smaller thousands of years ago – here’s why this matters today

April 23, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Lowry, Ice Sheet & Climate Modeller, GNS Science Hugh Chittock/Antarctica New Zealand, CC BY-SA As the climate warms and Antarctica’s glaciers and ice sheets melt, the resulting rise in sea level has the potential to displace hundreds of millions of people around the world by the ... <a title="West Antarctica’s ice sheet was smaller thousands of years ago – here’s why this matters today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/23/west-antarcticas-ice-sheet-was-smaller-thousands-of-years-ago-heres-why-this-matters-today-225670/" aria-label="Read more about West Antarctica’s ice sheet was smaller thousands of years ago – here’s why this matters today">Read more</a>

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Elon Musk vs Australia: global content take-down orders can harm the internet if adopted widely

April 23, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Jerker B. Svantesson, Professor specialising in Internet law, Bond University Do Australian courts have the right to decide what foreign citizens, located overseas, view online on a foreign-owned platform? Anyone inclined to answer “yes” to this question should perhaps also ask themselves whether they are equally ... <a title="Elon Musk vs Australia: global content take-down orders can harm the internet if adopted widely" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/23/elon-musk-vs-australia-global-content-take-down-orders-can-harm-the-internet-if-adopted-widely-228494/" aria-label="Read more about Elon Musk vs Australia: global content take-down orders can harm the internet if adopted widely">Read more</a>

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Elon Musk says ‘disc replacement’ worked for him. But evidence this surgery helps chronic pain is lacking

April 23, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giovanni E Ferreira, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, Institute of Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney Last week in a post on X, owner of the platform Elon Musk recommended people look into disc replacement if they’re experiencing severe neck or back pain. According to a biography of ... <a title="Elon Musk says ‘disc replacement’ worked for him. But evidence this surgery helps chronic pain is lacking" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/23/elon-musk-says-disc-replacement-worked-for-him-but-evidence-this-surgery-helps-chronic-pain-is-lacking-228276/" aria-label="Read more about Elon Musk says ‘disc replacement’ worked for him. But evidence this surgery helps chronic pain is lacking">Read more</a>

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The NSW treasurer says a slashed share of GST will cost his state $11.9 billion. But where did he get this figure?

April 23, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hayward, Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, RMIT University anek.soowannaphoom/Shutterstock NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey caught the headlines yesterday, courtesy of a blistering speech condemning the latest GST carve-up. New South Wales, he claimed, would be A$11.9 billion worse off over the next four years, leaving both the ... <a title="The NSW treasurer says a slashed share of GST will cost his state $11.9 billion. But where did he get this figure?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/23/the-nsw-treasurer-says-a-slashed-share-of-gst-will-cost-his-state-11-9-billion-but-where-did-he-get-this-figure-228389/" aria-label="Read more about The NSW treasurer says a slashed share of GST will cost his state $11.9 billion. But where did he get this figure?">Read more</a>

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Many Australians face losing their homes right now. Here’s how the government should help

April 23, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Wallace, Professor, School of Politics Economics & Society, Faculty of Business Government & Law, University of Canberra Shutterstock An important principle was invoked by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese last week in defence of the government’s Future Made in Australia industry policy announcement. “There is a role ... <a title="Many Australians face losing their homes right now. Here’s how the government should help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/23/many-australians-face-losing-their-homes-right-now-heres-how-the-government-should-help-228286/" aria-label="Read more about Many Australians face losing their homes right now. Here’s how the government should help">Read more</a>

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Curious Kids: who makes the words? Who decides what things like ‘trees’ and ‘shoes’ are called?

April 23, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Burridge, Professor of Linguistics, Monash University Who makes the words? Why are trees called trees and why are shoes called shoes and who makes the names? – Elliot, age 5, Eltham, Victoria Good question Elliot! Let’s start with the first part of the question: who makes ... <a title="Curious Kids: who makes the words? Who decides what things like ‘trees’ and ‘shoes’ are called?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/23/curious-kids-who-makes-the-words-who-decides-what-things-like-trees-and-shoes-are-called-224263/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: who makes the words? Who decides what things like ‘trees’ and ‘shoes’ are called?">Read more</a>

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We’re only using a fraction of health workers’ skills. This needs to change

April 23, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Duckett, Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne at am Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock Roles of health professionals are still unfortunately often stuck in the past. That is, before the shift of education of nurses ... <a title="We’re only using a fraction of health workers’ skills. This needs to change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/23/were-only-using-a-fraction-of-health-workers-skills-this-needs-to-change-228108/" aria-label="Read more about We’re only using a fraction of health workers’ skills. This needs to change">Read more</a>

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Vastly bigger than the Black Summer: 84 million hectares of northern Australia burned in 2023

April 23, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rohan Fisher, Information Technology for Development Researcher, Charles Darwin University It may come as a surprise to hear 2023 was Australia’s biggest bushfire season in more than a decade. Fires burned across an area eight times as big as the 2019–20 Black Summer bushfires that tore through ... <a title="Vastly bigger than the Black Summer: 84 million hectares of northern Australia burned in 2023" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/23/vastly-bigger-than-the-black-summer-84-million-hectares-of-northern-australia-burned-in-2023-227996/" aria-label="Read more about Vastly bigger than the Black Summer: 84 million hectares of northern Australia burned in 2023">Read more</a>

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Would you be happy as a long-term single? The answer may depend on your attachment style

April 23, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Pepping, Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, Griffith University Marvin / Shutterstock Are all single people insecure? When we think about people who have been single for a long time, we may assume it’s because single people have insecurities that make it difficult for them to find ... <a title="Would you be happy as a long-term single? The answer may depend on your attachment style" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/23/would-you-be-happy-as-a-long-term-single-the-answer-may-depend-on-your-attachment-style-227595/" aria-label="Read more about Would you be happy as a long-term single? The answer may depend on your attachment style">Read more</a>

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Gone in a puff of smoke: 52,000 sq km of ‘long unburnt’ Australian habitat has vanished in 40 years

April 23, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Geary, Lecturer in Quantitative Ecology & Biodiversity Conservation, The University of Melbourne Trismegist san, Shutterstock Landscapes that have escaped fire for decades or centuries tend to harbour vital structures for wildlife, such as tree hollows and large logs. But these “long unburnt” habitats can be eliminated ... <a title="Gone in a puff of smoke: 52,000 sq km of ‘long unburnt’ Australian habitat has vanished in 40 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/23/gone-in-a-puff-of-smoke-52-000-sq-km-of-long-unburnt-australian-habitat-has-vanished-in-40-years-226810/" aria-label="Read more about Gone in a puff of smoke: 52,000 sq km of ‘long unburnt’ Australian habitat has vanished in 40 years">Read more</a>

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Ecosystems are deeply interconnected – environmental research, policy and management should be too

April 23, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Gladstone-Gallagher, Lecturer in Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Shutterstock/S Curtis Why are we crossing ecological boundaries that affect Earth’s fundamental life-supporting capacity? Is it because we don’t have enough information about how ecosystems respond to change? Or are we unable, even unwilling, to ... <a title="Ecosystems are deeply interconnected – environmental research, policy and management should be too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/23/ecosystems-are-deeply-interconnected-environmental-research-policy-and-management-should-be-too-228371/" aria-label="Read more about Ecosystems are deeply interconnected – environmental research, policy and management should be too">Read more</a>

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What if the Reserve Bank itself has been feeding inflation? An economist explains

April 23, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew Crocker, PhD Student in Economics, Deakin University Here’s something for the board of the Reserve Bank of Australia to ponder as it meets next month to set interest rates. It has pushed up rates on 13 occasions since it began its attempt to restrain inflation in ... <a title="What if the Reserve Bank itself has been feeding inflation? An economist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/23/what-if-the-reserve-bank-itself-has-been-feeding-inflation-an-economist-explains-219107/" aria-label="Read more about What if the Reserve Bank itself has been feeding inflation? An economist explains">Read more</a>