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Labor easily wins South Australian election, but upper house could be a poor result

March 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Matt Turner/AAP With 54% of enrolled voters counted in Saturday’s South Australian election, the ABC is calling Labor wins in 25 of the 47 seats, enough for a three-seat majority. The Liberals have won ... <a title="Labor easily wins South Australian election, but upper house could be a poor result" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/20/labor-easily-wins-south-australian-election-but-upper-house-could-be-a-poor-result-178998/" aria-label="Read more about Labor easily wins South Australian election, but upper house could be a poor result">Read more</a>

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Powerful X-rays reveal the birth of giant rare earth element deposits – and may give clues for sustainable mining

March 18, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joël Brugger, Professor of Synchrotron Geosciences, Monash University NASA More than ten years ago, the so-called “rare earth crisis” highlighted the fragility of the supply chain of these metals, which are crucial for the transition to a carbon-neutral economy. Most of the world’s supply of these minerals ... <a title="Powerful X-rays reveal the birth of giant rare earth element deposits – and may give clues for sustainable mining" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/powerful-x-rays-reveal-the-birth-of-giant-rare-earth-element-deposits-and-may-give-clues-for-sustainable-mining-178781/" aria-label="Read more about Powerful X-rays reveal the birth of giant rare earth element deposits – and may give clues for sustainable mining">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Labor’s treatment of Kimberley Kitching – ‘tough politics’ or ‘bullying’?

March 18, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Sam Mooy/AAP The so-called “mean girls” story following the death of Victorian Labor senator Kimberley Kitching, has opened up issues of alleged bad behaviour by very senior figures within the Labor party. The allegations are serious, and Anthony Albanese and ... <a title="View from The Hill: Labor’s treatment of Kimberley Kitching – ‘tough politics’ or ‘bullying’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/view-from-the-hill-labors-treatment-of-kimberley-kitching-tough-politics-or-bullying-179580/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Labor’s treatment of Kimberley Kitching – ‘tough politics’ or ‘bullying’?">Read more</a>

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Attacks on Ukraine’s hospitals are deliberate and brutal. The world must respond to these acts of terror

March 18, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Zwi, Professor of Global Health and Development, UNSW Sydney Reports earlier this week of Russian attacks and siege of a major hospital in the Ukraine city of Mariupol indicate a particularly bleak and dark phase of the war. Sergei Orlov, the city’s deputy mayor, told the ... <a title="Attacks on Ukraine’s hospitals are deliberate and brutal. The world must respond to these acts of terror" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/attacks-on-ukraines-hospitals-are-deliberate-and-brutal-the-world-must-respond-to-these-acts-of-terror-179374/" aria-label="Read more about Attacks on Ukraine’s hospitals are deliberate and brutal. The world must respond to these acts of terror">Read more</a>

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VIDEO: Campaigning in WA, Morrison distinguishes good Labor from bad Labor

March 18, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Change Governance Dr Lain Dare discuss the week in politics. With Anthony Albanese drawing level with Scott Morrison as “better PM” in Newspoll, they canvass ... <a title="VIDEO: Campaigning in WA, Morrison distinguishes good Labor from bad Labor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/video-campaigning-in-wa-morrison-distinguishes-good-labor-from-bad-labor-179555/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Campaigning in WA, Morrison distinguishes good Labor from bad Labor">Read more</a>

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Japanese encephalitis virus can cause deadly brain swelling – but in less than 1% of cases

March 18, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Philip Britton, Senior lecturer, Child and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney Shutterstock Australia is dealing with its first-ever major Japanese Encephalitis outbreak. Japanese Encephalitis is the most severe form of disease caused by Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). The disease is being found for the first time in ... <a title="Japanese encephalitis virus can cause deadly brain swelling – but in less than 1% of cases" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/japanese-encephalitis-virus-can-cause-deadly-brain-swelling-but-in-less-than-1-of-cases-178985/" aria-label="Read more about Japanese encephalitis virus can cause deadly brain swelling – but in less than 1% of cases">Read more</a>

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‘I simply haven’t got it in me to do it again’: imagining a new heart for flood-stricken Lismore

March 18, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Barbara Rugendyke, Adjunct Professor in Geography, Southern Cross University Jason O’Brien/AAP The flood crisis in northern New South Wales has left lives shattered. Those worst affected are dazed and struggling to comprehend the loss of life, homes, livelihoods and possessions. We are both residents of the hard-hit ... <a title="‘I simply haven’t got it in me to do it again’: imagining a new heart for flood-stricken Lismore" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/i-simply-havent-got-it-in-me-to-do-it-again-imagining-a-new-heart-for-flood-stricken-lismore-178982/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I simply haven’t got it in me to do it again’: imagining a new heart for flood-stricken Lismore">Read more</a>

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It may not be cute, but here’s why the humble yabby deserves your love

March 18, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul McInerney, Research Scientist, CSIRO Cherax destructor; the common yabby Author provided Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s series introducing you to Australia’s unloved animals that need our help. For children growing up in rural areas, going “yabbying” in farm dams ... <a title="It may not be cute, but here’s why the humble yabby deserves your love" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/it-may-not-be-cute-but-heres-why-the-humble-yabby-deserves-your-love-175910/" aria-label="Read more about It may not be cute, but here’s why the humble yabby deserves your love">Read more</a>

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There is little to stop New Zealanders leaving to fight in Ukraine – but few legal protections if they do

March 18, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marnie Lloydd, Lecturer in Law and Associate-Director New Zealand Centre for Public Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington News that a New Zealand army veteran is already in Ukraine helping train civilian fighters, and more are planning to travel to the war zone, raises ... <a title="There is little to stop New Zealanders leaving to fight in Ukraine – but few legal protections if they do" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/there-is-little-to-stop-new-zealanders-leaving-to-fight-in-ukraine-but-few-legal-protections-if-they-do-179558/" aria-label="Read more about There is little to stop New Zealanders leaving to fight in Ukraine – but few legal protections if they do">Read more</a>

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Battered but not broken: how global trade is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

March 18, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Flavio Macau, Associate Dean Teaching & Learning, Edith Cowan University original Russia’s first McDonald’s store in opened in 1990, just months after the fall of the Berlin Wall. It was a potent symbol that the Cold War was ending and a great ideological wound healing. Now every ... <a title="Battered but not broken: how global trade is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/battered-but-not-broken-how-global-trade-is-responding-to-russias-invasion-of-ukraine-179001/" aria-label="Read more about Battered but not broken: how global trade is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine">Read more</a>

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What does it mean to be ‘neutral’ over Ukraine – and what responsibilities come with it?

March 18, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maartje Abbenhuis, Professor of History, University of Auckland There’s a popular cartoon by Tom Toro that’s been doing the social media rounds since 2012, in which two historians sit in a book-lined library as one complains: Those who don’t study history are doomed to repeat it. Yet ... <a title="What does it mean to be ‘neutral’ over Ukraine – and what responsibilities come with it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/what-does-it-mean-to-be-neutral-over-ukraine-and-what-responsibilities-come-with-it-179457/" aria-label="Read more about What does it mean to be ‘neutral’ over Ukraine – and what responsibilities come with it?">Read more</a>

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Is there such a thing as the perfect alarm tone? We think so (and this is what it might sound like)

March 18, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stuart McFarlane, Researcher, Auditory Perception and Cognition, RMIT University Miriam Alonso Pexels With the return to office work – and no longer being able to roll out of bed and straight into a Zoom meeting – many of us will be waking up earlier to beat the ... <a title="Is there such a thing as the perfect alarm tone? We think so (and this is what it might sound like)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/18/is-there-such-a-thing-as-the-perfect-alarm-tone-we-think-so-and-this-is-what-it-might-sound-like-178902/" aria-label="Read more about Is there such a thing as the perfect alarm tone? We think so (and this is what it might sound like)">Read more</a>