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September 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Eric Howell, OzGrav Associate Investigator; Adjunct Research Fellow in Astrophysics, The University of Western Australia Carl Knox / OzGrav, CC BY Every so often, astronomers glimpse an intense flash of radio waves from space – a flash that lasts only instants but puts out as much energy ... <a title="A search for links between two of the universe’s most spectacular phenomena has come up empty – for now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/29/a-search-for-links-between-two-of-the-universes-most-spectacular-phenomena-has-come-up-empty-for-now-180237/" aria-label="Read more about A search for links between two of the universe’s most spectacular phenomena has come up empty – for now">Read more</a>
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September 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daryl Adair, Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney Saturday’s premiership tussle between Collingwood and Brisbane features the two top-ranked teams from 2023. Hopefully, unlike last year’s final, it will be a gripping match. The 2023 finals series has so far featured edge-of-the-seat contests, as ... <a title="Lions to roar or Magpies to soar? It’s a remarkable revival story either way on grand final day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/29/lions-to-roar-or-magpies-to-soar-its-a-remarkable-revival-story-either-way-on-grand-final-day-214384/" aria-label="Read more about Lions to roar or Magpies to soar? It’s a remarkable revival story either way on grand final day">Read more</a>
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September 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Patrick Taylor, Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University Shutterstock Maybe you have hay fever, COVID, a cold or the flu, and are reaching for a tissue or handkerchief. But which one’s better at stopping infections spreading? Which has a ... <a title="Handkerchief or tissue? Which one’s better for our health and the planet?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/29/handkerchief-or-tissue-which-ones-better-for-our-health-and-the-planet-213065/" aria-label="Read more about Handkerchief or tissue? Which one’s better for our health and the planet?">Read more</a>
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September 29, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Lou Rasmussen, Professor, School of Sociology, Australian National University Smoke covered large swathes of Australia during the catastrophic summer fires of 2019-2020. You could see the plumes from space. Over 20% of Australia’s forests went up in smoke and flame. As the fires spread, smoke covered ... <a title="‘You’re constantly worrying’: pregnant women, bushfire smoke and the impossibility of safety" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/29/youre-constantly-worrying-pregnant-women-bushfire-smoke-and-the-impossibility-of-safety-211747/" aria-label="Read more about ‘You’re constantly worrying’: pregnant women, bushfire smoke and the impossibility of safety">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Picture this: you’re cruising down the Great Ocean Road in your brand new electric vehicle (EV), the ocean to your left and the wind in your hair. But what if I told you this idyllic drive could turn into ... <a title="What causes lithium-ion battery fires? Why are they so intense? And how should they be fought? An expert explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/28/what-causes-lithium-ion-battery-fires-why-are-they-so-intense-and-how-should-they-be-fought-an-expert-explains-214470/" aria-label="Read more about What causes lithium-ion battery fires? Why are they so intense? And how should they be fought? An expert explains">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Judith Ireland, Education Editor, The Conversation, Australia Every year, Times Higher Education – a global higher education publication – ranks universities around the world. This one of three prominent international ranking systems for universities. Its 2024 list has just been released and includes 1,904 universities across 108 ... <a title="Australian universities have dropped in the latest round of global rankings – should we be worried?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/28/australian-universities-have-dropped-in-the-latest-round-of-global-rankings-should-we-be-worried-214555/" aria-label="Read more about Australian universities have dropped in the latest round of global rankings – should we be worried?">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pep Canadell, Chief Research Scientist, Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Shutterstock It was a rare bit of good news on climate. The International Energy Agency this week released its latest net zero roadmap, showing it was still just possible ... <a title="The green energy surge still isn’t enough for 1.5 degrees. We’ll have to overshoot, adapt and soak up carbon dioxide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/28/the-green-energy-surge-still-isnt-enough-for-1-5-degrees-well-have-to-overshoot-adapt-and-soak-up-carbon-dioxide-214463/" aria-label="Read more about The green energy surge still isn’t enough for 1.5 degrees. We’ll have to overshoot, adapt and soak up carbon dioxide">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Russell Fewster, Lecturer in Performing Arts, University of South Australia Sam Roberts/State Theatre Company of South Australia The Dictionary of Lost Words follows Esme as she navigates the patriarchal world of Victorian England. While her father and colleagues construct the Oxford English Dictionary, Esme begins to form ... <a title="A journey of discovery and identity formation: The Dictionary of Lost Words makes its wonderful stage debut" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/28/a-journey-of-discovery-and-identity-formation-the-dictionary-of-lost-words-makes-its-wonderful-stage-debut-214552/" aria-label="Read more about A journey of discovery and identity formation: The Dictionary of Lost Words makes its wonderful stage debut">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Carl Rhodes, Professor of Organization Studies, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Accounting and consulting group PwC has been front page news ever since its chief executive Tim Seymour stepped down “effectively immediately” in May, when the firm said it had “betrayed the trust” of Australians and promised ... <a title="Beyond the PwC scandal, there’s a growing case for a royal commission into Australia’s ruthless corporate greed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/28/beyond-the-pwc-scandal-theres-a-growing-case-for-a-royal-commission-into-australias-ruthless-corporate-greed-214474/" aria-label="Read more about Beyond the PwC scandal, there’s a growing case for a royal commission into Australia’s ruthless corporate greed">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nikki-Anne Wilson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Our ability to adapt our behaviour to changes in temperature takes a significant amount of thought and decision making. For example, we need to identify suitable clothing, increase our fluid intake, and understand how to ... <a title="4 ways to support someone with dementia during extreme heat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/28/4-ways-to-support-someone-with-dementia-during-extreme-heat-213987/" aria-label="Read more about 4 ways to support someone with dementia during extreme heat">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Karoly, Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock From Kakadu and the Great Barrier Reef in the North, to the Snowy Mountains in the Southeast, and jarrah and marri forests in the Southwest, Australia is home to incredibly diverse ecosystems. Many of our plants, animals, birds ... <a title="We should use Australia’s environment laws to protect our ‘living wonders’ from new coal and gas projects" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/28/we-should-use-australias-environment-laws-to-protect-our-living-wonders-from-new-coal-and-gas-projects-214211/" aria-label="Read more about We should use Australia’s environment laws to protect our ‘living wonders’ from new coal and gas projects">Read more</a>
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September 28, 2023
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 Yesterday’s 1News-Verian poll, and the Newshub-Reid Research poll reported earlier in the week, both show flattening trend lines – but they are still moving to the right ... <a title="NZ Election 2023: latest poll trends show the left regaining some ground and NZ First as possible kingmaker" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/09/28/nz-election-2023-latest-poll-trends-show-the-left-regaining-some-ground-and-nz-first-as-possible-kingmaker-214460/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Election 2023: latest poll trends show the left regaining some ground and NZ First as possible kingmaker">Read more</a>
