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September 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Kenny, Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND When the Liberal Party’s most senior right-wing figure, Peter Dutton, forced a leadership spill in 2018, ending Malcolm Turnbull’s premiership, even some moderates in the party room preferred him over the hyper-ambitious Scott ... <a title="Dutton’s high-wire act: holding the Coalition together while presenting as an alternative government" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/08/duttons-high-wire-act-holding-the-coalition-together-while-presenting-as-an-alternative-government-189964/" aria-label="Read more about Dutton’s high-wire act: holding the Coalition together while presenting as an alternative government">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andreea S. Calude, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics, University of Waikato GettyImages Which sentence is easier to understand? “He was conveyed to his place of residence in an intoxicated condition.” Or, “He was carried home drunk.” Most people choose the latter, for obvious reasons. This century-old example is ... <a title="The end of jargon: will New Zealand’s plain language law finally make bureaucrats talk like normal people?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/08/the-end-of-jargon-will-new-zealands-plain-language-law-finally-make-bureaucrats-talk-like-normal-people-189870/" aria-label="Read more about The end of jargon: will New Zealand’s plain language law finally make bureaucrats talk like normal people?">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Louise Stone, General practitioner; Associate Professor, ANU Medical School, Australian National University Shutterstock Mental health and suicide prevention have become critical topics of public discussion in the last few decades. Awareness of mental illness has been advanced by public campaigns and personal stories. There has been tireless ... <a title="It’s RUOK Day – but ‘how can I help?’ might be a better question to ask" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/08/its-ruok-day-but-how-can-i-help-might-be-a-better-question-to-ask-190064/" aria-label="Read more about It’s RUOK Day – but ‘how can I help?’ might be a better question to ask">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Pears, Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University Shutterstock Heat pumps are becoming all the rage around a world that has to slash carbon emissions rapidly while cutting energy costs. In buildings, they replace space heating and water heating – and provide cooling as a bonus. A heat ... <a title="Heat pumps can cut your energy costs by up to 90%. It’s not magic, just a smart use of the laws of physics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/08/heat-pumps-can-cut-your-energy-costs-by-up-to-90-its-not-magic-just-a-smart-use-of-the-laws-of-physics-185711/" aria-label="Read more about Heat pumps can cut your energy costs by up to 90%. It’s not magic, just a smart use of the laws of physics">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Jotzo, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University David Crosling/AAP As of Wednesday night, Labor’s climate change bill was poised to pass the Senate after the government agreed to amendments proposed by independent ... <a title="Labor’s climate change bill is set to become law – but 3 important measures are omitted" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/08/labors-climate-change-bill-is-set-to-become-law-but-3-important-measures-are-omitted-190102/" aria-label="Read more about Labor’s climate change bill is set to become law – but 3 important measures are omitted">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Shane Dawson, Executive Dean UniSA Education Futures, University of South Australia We know Australian schools are in the grip of a teacher shortage. Federal and state education ministers are currently putting together a plan to fix it, which is due in December. One of the key planks ... <a title="Yes, some students are dropping out of teaching degrees, but not at the rate you think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/08/yes-some-students-are-dropping-out-of-teaching-degrees-but-not-at-the-rate-you-think-189467/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, some students are dropping out of teaching degrees, but not at the rate you think">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patricia Ranald, Honorary research associate, University of Sydney British oil and gas miner Rockhopper Explorations last month won £210 million plus interest (about A$360 million) in compensation over Italy’s 2015 ban on oil and gas drilling within its territorial seas. It’s a portent of claims Australia may ... <a title="British investors could sue Australia over climate action if UK joins trans-Pacific trade pact" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/08/british-investors-could-sue-australia-over-climate-action-if-uk-joins-trans-pacific-trade-pact-190049/" aria-label="Read more about British investors could sue Australia over climate action if UK joins trans-Pacific trade pact">Read more</a>
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September 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roger Benjamin, Professor in Art History, University of Sydney Paul Klee (1879–1940), Hammamet with Its Mosque, 1914. Metropolitan Museum of Art/Wikimedia Commons In this new series, our writers introduce us to a favourite painting. For almost as long as I can remember I have loved the pictures ... <a title="My pilgrimage to the site of Paul Klee’s Hammamet with Its Mosque" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/08/my-pilgrimage-to-the-site-of-paul-klees-hammamet-with-its-mosque-187359/" aria-label="Read more about My pilgrimage to the site of Paul Klee’s Hammamet with Its Mosque">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maurice Huguenin, PhD Candidate, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Over the last 50 years, the oceans have been working in overdrive to slow global warming, absorbing about 40% of our carbon dioxide emissions, and over 90% of the excess heat trapped in the atmosphere. But as our research published ... <a title="The Southern Ocean absorbs more heat than any other ocean on Earth, and the impacts will be felt for generations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/07/the-southern-ocean-absorbs-more-heat-than-any-other-ocean-on-earth-and-the-impacts-will-be-felt-for-generations-189561/" aria-label="Read more about The Southern Ocean absorbs more heat than any other ocean on Earth, and the impacts will be felt for generations">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Tuesday’s national accounts show Australia ending 2021-22 on a strong note. Gross domestic product grew by a historically robust 0.9% in the three months to June, and by ... <a title="Australia’s June quarter national accounts show GDP doing well – for now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/07/australias-june-quarter-national-accounts-show-gdp-doing-well-for-now-189951/" aria-label="Read more about Australia’s June quarter national accounts show GDP doing well – for now">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Qamar Schuyler, Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmospheres, CSIRO Shutterstock, CC BY-SA If you flip over a plastic food container, you’ll see tiny writing on it – something like “AS 2070”. This means the product meets the Australian standard for plastics safe to use for food. These often unrecognised ... <a title="With better standards, we could make plastics endlessly useful – and slash waste. Here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/07/with-better-standards-we-could-make-plastics-endlessly-useful-and-slash-waste-heres-how-189985/" aria-label="Read more about With better standards, we could make plastics endlessly useful – and slash waste. Here’s how">Read more</a>
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September 7, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Murphy, Associate Professor of Nutrition & Dietetics and Accredited Practicing Dietitian, University of South Australia Image by Peter Chou from Pixabay., CC BY Soy is common in many Asian cuisines, and is growing more popular in Western countries as many people aim for predominantly plant-based diets. ... <a title="Have you heard soy is linked to cancer risk or can ‘feminise’ men? Here’s what the science really says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/07/have-you-heard-soy-is-linked-to-cancer-risk-or-can-feminise-men-heres-what-the-science-really-says-186813/" aria-label="Read more about Have you heard soy is linked to cancer risk or can ‘feminise’ men? Here’s what the science really says">Read more</a>
