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April 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Georgina Falster, Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian National University Droughts can have dramatic effects in Australia – decimating agriculture, threatening water resources and devastating the environment. Much of Australia is drought-prone, and the risk is expected to increase as global warming continues. That’s why it’s important for Australia to ... <a title="A 20-year ‘mega-drought’ in Australia? Research suggests it’s happened before – and we should expect it again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/03/a-20-year-mega-drought-in-australia-research-suggests-its-happened-before-and-we-should-expect-it-again-223356/" aria-label="Read more about A 20-year ‘mega-drought’ in Australia? Research suggests it’s happened before – and we should expect it again">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ha Nguyen, Research Fellow, Victoria University George Pak/Pexels, CC BY University education for international students is touted as one of “Australia’s most successful exports”. International education was worth A$36.4 billion to the Australian economy in 2022–23. Many of Australia’s universities also rely on international student fees to ... <a title="Why do international students choose to study in Australia?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/03/why-do-international-students-choose-to-study-in-australia-226815/" aria-label="Read more about Why do international students choose to study in Australia?">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Garritt C. Van Dyk, Lecturer in History, University of Newcastle Wikimedia/State Library of Queelsand Australia’s coffee culture – a source of great national pride – is usually associated with the wave of Greek and Italian migrants who settled in Melbourne and Sydney following the second world war. ... <a title="Who invented the flat white? Italian sugar farmers from regional Queensland likely played a big role" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/03/who-invented-the-flat-white-italian-sugar-farmers-from-regional-queensland-likely-played-a-big-role-224747/" aria-label="Read more about Who invented the flat white? Italian sugar farmers from regional Queensland likely played a big role">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition leader Peter Dutton claims Labor’s policy is pushing Australia “over an energy cliff”, with the outlook a decade from now “dire”. In a Wednesday speech released ahead of delivery, Dutton once again talks up his nuclear option ahead of ... <a title="Peter Dutton says Labor is pushing Australia ‘over an energy cliff’ as he talks up nuclear" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/03/peter-dutton-says-labor-is-pushing-australia-over-an-energy-cliff-as-he-talks-up-nuclear-226965/" aria-label="Read more about Peter Dutton says Labor is pushing Australia ‘over an energy cliff’ as he talks up nuclear">Read more</a>
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April 3, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University How much were prices rising in January when Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor said inflation was “rampant”? The prices that give us a good steer on inflation were falling, by 0.4%. That’s the change that month ... <a title="From where we work to what we spend, the ABS knows more about us than ever before: here’s what’s changing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/03/from-where-we-work-to-what-we-spend-the-abs-knows-more-about-us-than-ever-before-heres-whats-changing-226814/" aria-label="Read more about From where we work to what we spend, the ABS knows more about us than ever before: here’s what’s changing">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Juliana S. Oliveira, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Physical Activity, University of Sydney Philip Ackermann/Pexels Daylight saving ends this weekend. The days are shorter and getting colder. It’s less appealing to cycle to work, walk after dinner, or wake up early to hit the gym. But we all know ... <a title="Days are getting shorter and colder. 6 tips for sticking to your fitness goals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/days-are-getting-shorter-and-colder-6-tips-for-sticking-to-your-fitness-goals-226619/" aria-label="Read more about Days are getting shorter and colder. 6 tips for sticking to your fitness goals">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Wooden, Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne gruizza/Getty Over the last two years, growth in wages and salaries have not kept up with rises in the cost of living. The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates the cost of living for the average “employee household” rose by ... <a title="It’s getting even harder to find full-time work. So more people are taking second part-time jobs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/its-getting-even-harder-to-find-full-time-work-so-more-people-are-taking-second-part-time-jobs-226719/" aria-label="Read more about It’s getting even harder to find full-time work. So more people are taking second part-time jobs">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Catherine Herbert, Associate professor, University of Sydney The horrific Black Summer bushfires of 2019–20 burned more than 8 million hectares of vegetation across southeastern Australia. An estimated 3 billion animals were caught in the fire zone. Intense media coverage often included graphic images of koalas and other ... <a title="Hundreds of animals were rescued after the Black Summer bushfires – but how many actually survived?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/hundreds-of-animals-were-rescued-after-the-black-summer-bushfires-but-how-many-actually-survived-225699/" aria-label="Read more about Hundreds of animals were rescued after the Black Summer bushfires – but how many actually survived?">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathryn Daley, Senior Lecturer, Youth Work & Youth Studies, Social Equity Research Centre, RMIT University Shutterstock The Victorian government has recently announced a plan to trial electronic monitoring devices for young people on bail and abandon proposed reforms to bail laws for young people. This is at ... <a title="The Victorian government wants to trial electronic monitoring devices on young people. It’s a bad idea" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/the-victorian-government-wants-to-trial-electronic-monitoring-devices-on-young-people-its-a-bad-idea-226498/" aria-label="Read more about The Victorian government wants to trial electronic monitoring devices on young people. It’s a bad idea">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martien Lubberink, Associate Professor of Economics, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Andrzej Rostek/Getty Images The New Zealand Commerce Commission recently released a draft report on the state of personal banking services in New Zealand. Unsurprisingly, the market study found a marked lack of competition ... <a title="ComCom diagnoses the problem with NZ’s banking industry – but will its solutions offer a real fix?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/comcom-diagnoses-the-problem-with-nzs-banking-industry-but-will-its-solutions-offer-a-real-fix-226952/" aria-label="Read more about ComCom diagnoses the problem with NZ’s banking industry – but will its solutions offer a real fix?">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jacqueline Nguyen, Scientific Officer in Ornithology, Australian Museum, and ARC DECRA Fellow, Flinders University Ryan Boedi/Shutterstock The largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree. Published in the journal Nature today, our study shows that most of the modern ... <a title="After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new ‘tree of life’ for all birds living today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/after-10-years-of-work-landmark-study-reveals-new-tree-of-life-for-all-birds-living-today-226743/" aria-label="Read more about After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new ‘tree of life’ for all birds living today">Read more</a>
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April 2, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nasya Bahfen, Senior Lecturer, Department of Media and Communication, La Trobe University Every Ramadan, volunteers at Westall Mosque and OneSpace in Melbourne hold free weekly iftars (communal dinners to break the fast in Ramadan). This year, volunteers say numbers are up. To cut down on the resulting ... <a title="Fasting is a key part of Ramadan, but for many Muslims, climate change is making food scarce all year" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/02/fasting-is-a-key-part-of-ramadan-but-for-many-muslims-climate-change-is-making-food-scarce-all-year-225778/" aria-label="Read more about Fasting is a key part of Ramadan, but for many Muslims, climate change is making food scarce all year">Read more</a>
