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March 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sebastian Pfautsch, Research Theme Fellow – Environment and Sustainability, Western Sydney University Sebastian Pfautsch, CC BY If you visit southern Greece or Tunisia, you might notice lots of white rooftops and white buildings to reflect the intense heat and keep residents cooler. It’s very different in Australia. ... <a title="If you’ve got a dark roof, you’re spending almost $700 extra a year to keep your house cool" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/26/if-youve-got-a-dark-roof-youre-spending-almost-700-extra-a-year-to-keep-your-house-cool-225674/" aria-label="Read more about If you’ve got a dark roof, you’re spending almost $700 extra a year to keep your house cool">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elise Waghorn, Lecturer, School of Education, RMIT University Cottonbro Studio/ Pexels, CC BY It’s a weeknight, parents rush through the door from work, grab a snack, and then speed off in various directions to children’s extracurricular activities. As they do, they are managing tired and hungry kids ... <a title="Is your child ‘overscheduled?’ How to get the balance right on extracurricular activities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/26/is-your-child-overscheduled-how-to-get-the-balance-right-on-extracurricular-activities-225786/" aria-label="Read more about Is your child ‘overscheduled?’ How to get the balance right on extracurricular activities">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ruari Elkington, Senior Lecturer in Creative Industries & Chief Investigator at QUT Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC), Queensland University of Technology Khak/Shutterstock Australians have had plenty of time in the last 100 years to work out what they value about cinema-going and why it matters. Head to ... <a title="‘To truly forget life for a while – a reprieve and a reward’: why Australians love going to the cinema" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/26/to-truly-forget-life-for-a-while-a-reprieve-and-a-reward-why-australians-love-going-to-the-cinema-222597/" aria-label="Read more about ‘To truly forget life for a while – a reprieve and a reward’: why Australians love going to the cinema">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alfio Leotta, Associate Professor, School of English, Film, Theatre, Media and Communication, and Art History, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington The second instalment of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune has dominated most conversations about cinema in the first few months of 2024. Adapted from Frank Herbert’s ... <a title="From Die Nibelungen to Dune: epic fantasy cinema has been thrilling audiences for 100 years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/26/from-die-nibelungen-to-dune-epic-fantasy-cinema-has-been-thrilling-audiences-for-100-years-225884/" aria-label="Read more about From Die Nibelungen to Dune: epic fantasy cinema has been thrilling audiences for 100 years">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Victoria Fielding, Lecturer, University of Adelaide The British royal family is famous for its carefully curated media image. That’s why it was a surprise to see them lose control of the narrative in the wake of what we now know is a serious health crisis befalling Catherine, ... <a title="Announcing Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis should have been simple. But the palace let it get out of hand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/25/announcing-kate-middletons-cancer-diagnosis-should-have-been-simple-but-the-palace-let-it-get-out-of-hand-226490/" aria-label="Read more about Announcing Kate Middleton’s cancer diagnosis should have been simple. But the palace let it get out of hand">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kaitlin Day, Lecturer in Human Nutrition, RMIT University Food Photo Master/Shutterstock Intermittent fasting has gained popularity in recent years as a dietary approach with potential health benefits. So you might have been surprised to see headlines last week suggesting the practice could increase a person’s risk of ... <a title="New research suggests intermittent fasting increases the risk of dying from heart disease. But the evidence is mixed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/25/new-research-suggests-intermittent-fasting-increases-the-risk-of-dying-from-heart-disease-but-the-evidence-is-mixed-226241/" aria-label="Read more about New research suggests intermittent fasting increases the risk of dying from heart disease. But the evidence is mixed">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Rosin, Senior Lecturer in Political Ecology, Lincoln University, New Zealand The history of farming is seeded with technological “big bang” moments that have changed the trajectory of whole industries and countries. Some – such as mechanisation, and the arrival of synthetic fertiliser and pesticides, have transformed ... <a title="Alternative proteins are here – the next 30 years could be crucial for NZ’s meat and dairy sectors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/25/alternative-proteins-are-here-the-next-30-years-could-be-crucial-for-nzs-meat-and-dairy-sectors-225265/" aria-label="Read more about Alternative proteins are here – the next 30 years could be crucial for NZ’s meat and dairy sectors">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vigya Sharma, Senior Research Fellow, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland Shifting Australia’s electricity sector to low-carbon technologies and closing coal plants is vital to tackling climate change. But such transitions are easier said than done. People and economies are often deeply connected to the coal ... <a title="Industry shutdowns are messy and painful: 4 lessons Australia’s coal sector can learn from car-makers about bowing out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/25/industry-shutdowns-are-messy-and-painful-4-lessons-australias-coal-sector-can-learn-from-car-makers-about-bowing-out-226011/" aria-label="Read more about Industry shutdowns are messy and painful: 4 lessons Australia’s coal sector can learn from car-makers about bowing out">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gianluca Di Censo, PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide Sports betting is most popular among Australian young people than any other age group, and this trend has only increased over the past 15 years. Young males, in particular, are the group most likely to participate in sports betting ... <a title="Celebrities, influencers, loopholes: online gambling advertising faces an uncertain future in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/25/celebrities-influencers-loopholes-online-gambling-advertising-faces-an-uncertain-future-in-australia-226315/" aria-label="Read more about Celebrities, influencers, loopholes: online gambling advertising faces an uncertain future in Australia">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Veth, Laureate Professor in Archaeology, The University of Western Australia West coast of Barrow Island, overlooking the submerged northwestern shelf. Kane Ditchfield Barrow Island, located 60 kilometres off the Pilbara in Western Australia, was once a hill overlooking an expansive coast. This was the northwestern shelf ... <a title="We have revealed a unique time capsule of Australia’s first coastal people from 50,000 years ago" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/25/we-have-revealed-a-unique-time-capsule-of-australias-first-coastal-people-from-50-000-years-ago-225792/" aria-label="Read more about We have revealed a unique time capsule of Australia’s first coastal people from 50,000 years ago">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne A national Newspoll, conducted March 18–22 from a sample of 1,223, gave Labor a 51–49 lead, a one-point gain for the Coalition since the previous Newspoll, four ... <a title="Labor drops to a 51–49 lead in Newspoll; Labor chooses to concede Tasmanian election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/25/labor-drops-to-a-51-49-lead-in-newspoll-labor-chooses-to-concede-tasmanian-election-226463/" aria-label="Read more about Labor drops to a 51–49 lead in Newspoll; Labor chooses to concede Tasmanian election">Read more</a>
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March 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carolyn Holbrook, Associate Professor in History, Deakin University Vaping is a pressing public health issue. While adult smoking rates continue to fall, vaping rates are rising. Seven per cent of adults now vape daily, up nearly three-fold since 2019. Most alarmingly, the rate of daily vaping among ... <a title="We’ve taken smoking from ‘normal’ to ‘uncommon’ and we can do the same with vaping – here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/03/25/weve-taken-smoking-from-normal-to-uncommon-and-we-can-do-the-same-with-vaping-heres-how-226117/" aria-label="Read more about We’ve taken smoking from ‘normal’ to ‘uncommon’ and we can do the same with vaping – here’s how">Read more</a>
