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April 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joel Hodge, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Theology and Philosophy, Australian Catholic University Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday, aged 88, the Vatican announced. The head of the Catholic Church had recently survived being hospitalised with a serious bout of double pneumonia. Cardinal Kevin Farrell’s announcement began: ... <a title="Pope Francis has died, aged 88. These were his greatest reforms – and controversies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/21/pope-francis-has-died-aged-88-these-were-his-greatest-reforms-and-controversies-229111/" aria-label="Read more about Pope Francis has died, aged 88. These were his greatest reforms – and controversies">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracy McEwan, School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. On Easter Sunday, he used his message and blessing to appeal for peace in Middle East and ... <a title="Pope Francis tried to change the Catholic Church for women, with mixed success" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/21/pope-francis-tried-to-change-the-catholic-church-for-women-with-mixed-success-250911/" aria-label="Read more about Pope Francis tried to change the Catholic Church for women, with mixed success">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kathleen Garland, PhD Candidate, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University The faces of living and extinct theropod dinosaurs. Left: Riya Bidaye; right: Indian Roller model (NHMUK S1987) from TEMPO bird project – MorphoSource. Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size – from the straw-like beak ... <a title="A secret mathematical rule has shaped the beaks of birds and other dinosaurs for 200 million years" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/21/a-secret-mathematical-rule-has-shaped-the-beaks-of-birds-and-other-dinosaurs-for-200-million-years-254481/" aria-label="Read more about A secret mathematical rule has shaped the beaks of birds and other dinosaurs for 200 million years">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Renwick, Professor, Physical Geography (Climate Science), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Shutterstock/EvaL Miko If heat rises, why does it get colder as you climb up mountains? – Ollie, 8, Christchurch, New Zealand That is an excellent and thoughtful question Ollie – why indeed? ... <a title="Curious Kids: if heat rises, why does it get colder in the mountains?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/21/curious-kids-if-heat-rises-why-does-it-get-colder-in-the-mountains-252911/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: if heat rises, why does it get colder in the mountains?">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frank Rindert Algra-Maschio, PhD Candidate, Social and Political Sciences, Monash University Three weeks into the federal election campaign and both major parties have already pledged to spend billions in taxpayer dollars if elected on May 3. But with so many policies announced — and surely more to ... <a title="From the doable to the downright impossible: your guide to making sense of election promises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/21/from-the-doable-to-the-downright-impossible-your-guide-to-making-sense-of-election-promises-253554/" aria-label="Read more about From the doable to the downright impossible: your guide to making sense of election promises">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Albert Palazzo, Adjunct Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra, UNSW Sydney For more than a century, Australia has followed the same defence policy: dependence on a great power. This was first the United Kingdom and then the United States. Without properly ... <a title="Security without submarines: the military strategy Australia should pursue instead of AUKUS" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/21/security-without-submarines-the-military-strategy-australia-should-pursue-instead-of-aukus-253107/" aria-label="Read more about Security without submarines: the military strategy Australia should pursue instead of AUKUS">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Farah Houdroge, Mathematical Modeller, Burnet Institute ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock Needle and syringe programs are a proven public health intervention that provide free, sterile injecting equipment to people who use drugs. By reducing needle sharing, these programs help prevent the spread of blood-borne viruses such as hepatitis C and HIV ... <a title="Prison needle programs could save double what they cost – our new modelling shows how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/21/prison-needle-programs-could-save-double-what-they-cost-our-new-modelling-shows-how-254592/" aria-label="Read more about Prison needle programs could save double what they cost – our new modelling shows how">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Hazel, Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide Lucigerma/Shutterstock Caring for a new puppy can be wonderful, but it can also bring feelings of depression, extreme stress and exhaustion. This is sometimes referred to as “the puppy blues”, and can begin anytime ... <a title="‘Puppy blues’: how to cope with the exhaustion and stress of raising a puppy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/21/puppy-blues-how-to-cope-with-the-exhaustion-and-stress-of-raising-a-puppy-247328/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Puppy blues’: how to cope with the exhaustion and stress of raising a puppy">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Kent, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Wollongong StoryTime Studio/ Shutterstock Being a university student has long been associated with eating instant noodles, taking advantage of pub meal deals and generally living frugally. But for several years, researchers have been tracking how students are ... <a title="A survey of Australian uni students suggests more than half are worried about food or don’t have enough to eat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/21/a-survey-of-australian-uni-students-suggests-more-than-half-are-worried-about-food-or-dont-have-enough-to-eat-254603/" aria-label="Read more about A survey of Australian uni students suggests more than half are worried about food or don’t have enough to eat">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Harrison, Director, Master of Business Administration Program (MBA); Co-Director, Better Consumption Lab, Deakin University Justin Sullivan/Getty You may have seen them around town or in the news. Bumper stickers on Teslas broadcasting to anyone who looks: “I bought this before we knew Elon was crazy.” You ... <a title="Low effort, high visibility: what bumper stickers say about our values and identity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/21/low-effort-high-visibility-what-bumper-stickers-say-about-our-values-and-identity-254581/" aria-label="Read more about Low effort, high visibility: what bumper stickers say about our values and identity">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Hooker, Senior Lecturer and Coordinator, Health and Medical Humanities, University of Sydney A new state-of-the-art tube fishway technology called the “Fishheart” has been launched at Menindee Lakes, located on the Baaka-Darling River, New South Wales. The technology – part of the NSW government’s Restoring the Darling-Baaka ... <a title="How a new ‘Fishheart’ project is combining science, community and Indigenous art to restore life in the Baaka-Darling River" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/21/how-a-new-fishheart-project-is-combining-science-community-and-indigenous-art-to-restore-life-in-the-baaka-darling-river-254594/" aria-label="Read more about How a new ‘Fishheart’ project is combining science, community and Indigenous art to restore life in the Baaka-Darling River">Read more</a>
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April 21, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As it seeks to gain some momentum for its campaign, the Coalition on Monday will focus on law and order, announcing $355 million for a National Drug Enforcement and Organised Crime Strike Team to fight the illicit drug trade. A ... <a title="Election Diary: Coalition makes ‘law-and-order’ pitch, with plan to invest proceeds of drug crime into communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/04/21/election-diary-coalition-makes-law-and-order-pitch-with-plan-to-invest-proceeds-of-drug-crime-into-communities-254588/" aria-label="Read more about Election Diary: Coalition makes ‘law-and-order’ pitch, with plan to invest proceeds of drug crime into communities">Read more</a>
