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‘Regenerative agriculture’ is all the rage – but it’s not going to fix our food system

May 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anja Bless, PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Decades of industrial agriculture have caused environmental and social damage across the globe. Soils have deteriorated and plant and animal species are disappearing. Landscapes are degraded and small-scale farmers are struggling. It’s little wonder we’re looking for more ... <a title="‘Regenerative agriculture’ is all the rage – but it’s not going to fix our food system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/regenerative-agriculture-is-all-the-rage-but-its-not-going-to-fix-our-food-system-203922/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Regenerative agriculture’ is all the rage – but it’s not going to fix our food system">Read more</a>

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Why exercising your ‘good arm’ can also help the one in a sling

May 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ken Nosaka, Professor of Exercise and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Injured limbs need rest. They are often kept in a sling or cast to immobilise them as a way to promote healing. But that can mean smaller and weaker muscles several weeks later. It takes ... <a title="Why exercising your ‘good arm’ can also help the one in a sling" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/why-exercising-your-good-arm-can-also-help-the-one-in-a-sling-200167/" aria-label="Read more about Why exercising your ‘good arm’ can also help the one in a sling">Read more</a>

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How Alone Australia can help us understand and appreciate our place in nature

May 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lily van Eeden, Research fellow, Monash University Alone Australia/SBS More than a million Australians have tuned in to Alone Australia, SBS’s highest-rating series for 2023 to date. What is it about this program that’s got us so hooked? And what can it tell us about our own ... <a title="How Alone Australia can help us understand and appreciate our place in nature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/how-alone-australia-can-help-us-understand-and-appreciate-our-place-in-nature-205115/" aria-label="Read more about How Alone Australia can help us understand and appreciate our place in nature">Read more</a>

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With independence off the table for now, what’s next for New Caledonia’s push for self-determination?

May 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Wastnage, Adjunct Industry Fellow, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University Mathurin Derel/AP Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s visit to New Caledonia a few weeks ago made few headlines. In fact, it barely made the news. Yet, her visit came at a crucial juncture for the French ... <a title="With independence off the table for now, what’s next for New Caledonia’s push for self-determination?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/with-independence-off-the-table-for-now-whats-next-for-new-caledonias-push-for-self-determination-204536/" aria-label="Read more about With independence off the table for now, what’s next for New Caledonia’s push for self-determination?">Read more</a>

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With independence off the table for now, what’s next for New Caledonia’s push toward self-determination?

May 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Wastnage, Adjunct Industry Fellow, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University Mathurin Derel/AP Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s visit to New Caledonia a few weeks ago made few headlines. In fact, it barely made the news. Yet, her visit came at a crucial juncture for the French ... <a title="With independence off the table for now, what’s next for New Caledonia’s push toward self-determination?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/with-independence-off-the-table-for-now-whats-next-for-new-caledonias-push-toward-self-determination-204536/" aria-label="Read more about With independence off the table for now, what’s next for New Caledonia’s push toward self-determination?">Read more</a>

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Australia has a National Quantum Strategy. What does that mean?

May 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jarryd Daymond, Lecturer, University of Sydney Dynamic Wang / Unsplash Imagine a world where computers can solve complex problems in seconds, making our current devices seem like mere typewriters. These supercomputers would revolutionise industries, create new medicines, and even help combat climate change. Imagine as well we ... <a title="Australia has a National Quantum Strategy. What does that mean?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/australia-has-a-national-quantum-strategy-what-does-that-mean-205232/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has a National Quantum Strategy. What does that mean?">Read more</a>

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Supercomputers have revealed the giant ‘pillars of heat’ funnelling diamonds upwards from deep within Earth

May 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ömer F. Bodur, Honorary Fellow, University of Wollongong Shutterstock Most diamonds are formed deep inside Earth and brought close to the surface in small yet powerful volcanic eruptions of a kind of rock called “kimberlite”. Our supercomputer modelling, published in Nature Geoscience, shows these eruptions are fuelled ... <a title="Supercomputers have revealed the giant ‘pillars of heat’ funnelling diamonds upwards from deep within Earth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/supercomputers-have-revealed-the-giant-pillars-of-heat-funnelling-diamonds-upwards-from-deep-within-earth-204905/" aria-label="Read more about Supercomputers have revealed the giant ‘pillars of heat’ funnelling diamonds upwards from deep within Earth">Read more</a>

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Australia’s housing crisis is deepening. Here are 10 policies to get us out of it

May 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dorina Pojani, Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland Homeless tents in Musgrave Park, Brisbane Photo: Dorina Pojani, Author provided As Australia’s housing crisis deepens, governments at all levels are being called on to help. The federal budget will be handed down today, and housing ... <a title="Australia’s housing crisis is deepening. Here are 10 policies to get us out of it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/australias-housing-crisis-is-deepening-here-are-10-policies-to-get-us-out-of-it-204026/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s housing crisis is deepening. Here are 10 policies to get us out of it">Read more</a>

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Perfect perfume or eau de cat’s bum? Why scents smell different and 4 fragrance tips

May 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Magdalena Wajrak, Senior lecturer, Chemistry, Edith Cowan University Pexels/Ron Lach Mother’s Day is coming up in Australia and that means a surge in perfume sales. Of course, scents are purchased year-round and not just for mothers. Fragrance sales in Australia will amount to over A$1 billion this ... <a title="Perfect perfume or eau de cat’s bum? Why scents smell different and 4 fragrance tips" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/perfect-perfume-or-eau-de-cats-bum-why-scents-smell-different-and-4-fragrance-tips-203905/" aria-label="Read more about Perfect perfume or eau de cat’s bum? Why scents smell different and 4 fragrance tips">Read more</a>

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The end of offshore oil and gas exploration in NZ was hard won – but it remains politically fragile

May 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Thomas, Lecturer in Environmental Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Recent news that the New Zealand government has granted an offshore oil and gas exploration permit it had earlier declined demonstrates how fragile the current ban on such activity still is. ... <a title="The end of offshore oil and gas exploration in NZ was hard won – but it remains politically fragile" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/the-end-of-offshore-oil-and-gas-exploration-in-nz-was-hard-won-but-it-remains-politically-fragile-203396/" aria-label="Read more about The end of offshore oil and gas exploration in NZ was hard won – but it remains politically fragile">Read more</a>

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Welcome to May 9 – the true Australia Day

May 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Howe, Honorary Professor, Department of Sociology, Macquarie University, Macquarie University Shutterstock We missed out on a holiday for the king’s coronation. Early next month we are about to get one for his birthday in most states of Australia, on a day that isn’t actually his birthday. ... <a title="Welcome to May 9 – the true Australia Day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/welcome-to-may-9-the-true-australia-day-204555/" aria-label="Read more about Welcome to May 9 – the true Australia Day">Read more</a>

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More than ‘model minorities’: in Netflix’s Beef, Asian migrants are allowed to have real emotions

May 9, 2023

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sukhmani Khorana, Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, UNSW Sydney Netflix If you ever watched the Korean-Canadian television show Kim’s Convenience or the Taiwanese-American Fresh off the Boat, you would have felt seemingly content with the progress of Asian diasporic representation on mainstream screens. These ... <a title="More than ‘model minorities’: in Netflix’s Beef, Asian migrants are allowed to have real emotions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/05/09/more-than-model-minorities-in-netflixs-beef-asian-migrants-are-allowed-to-have-real-emotions-204372/" aria-label="Read more about More than ‘model minorities’: in Netflix’s Beef, Asian migrants are allowed to have real emotions">Read more</a>