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February 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vivienne Reiner, PhD Candidate, Integrated Sustainability Analysis group, University of Sydney Months out from a federal election, the industry lobby is gearing up in opposition to the Albanese government’s renewable energy targets. In a salvo on Monday, food distributors urged the government to increase fossil fuel production, ... <a title="Yes, energy prices are hurting the food sector. But burning more fossil fuels is not the answer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/04/yes-energy-prices-are-hurting-the-food-sector-but-burning-more-fossil-fuels-is-not-the-answer-248996/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, energy prices are hurting the food sector. But burning more fossil fuels is not the answer">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Independent Allegra Spender spearheaded a condemnation of antisemitism by federal parliament – but the debate was mired in partisanship. The opposition tried to prevent the government bringing on the Spender motion in the House of Representatives, because it said it ... <a title="Parliament condemns antisemitism, but can’t avoid the blame game" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/04/parliament-condemns-antisemitism-but-cant-avoid-the-blame-game-249015/" aria-label="Read more about Parliament condemns antisemitism, but can’t avoid the blame game">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Theresa Larkin, Associate Professor of Medical Sciences, University of Wollongong Elif Bayraktar/Shutterstock Australian radio host Kyle Sandilands announced on air yesterday that he has a brain aneurysm and needs urgent brain surgery. Typically an aneurysm occurs when a part of the wall of an artery (a type ... <a title="Around 3% of us will develop a brain aneurysm in our lives. So what is it and how do you treat it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/04/around-3-of-us-will-develop-a-brain-aneurysm-in-our-lives-so-what-is-it-and-how-do-you-treat-it-248882/" aria-label="Read more about Around 3% of us will develop a brain aneurysm in our lives. So what is it and how do you treat it?">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Henrietta McNeill, Research fellow, Australian National University In his first term, Donald Trump deported far fewer people from the United States than his three predecessors: Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Just weeks into his second term, however, Trump is making the deportation of immigrants ... <a title="As Trump deportations intensify, Pacific Island nations worry they could be overwhelmed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/04/as-trump-deportations-intensify-pacific-island-nations-worry-they-could-be-overwhelmed-248900/" aria-label="Read more about As Trump deportations intensify, Pacific Island nations worry they could be overwhelmed">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa M. Given, Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University PV Productions/Shutterstock Large social media companies should have to proactively remove harmful content from their platforms, undergo regular “risk assessments” and face hefty fines if they don’t comply, according to an ... <a title="Do big tech companies have a ‘duty of care’ for users? A new report says they do – but leaves out key details" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/04/do-big-tech-companies-have-a-duty-of-care-for-users-a-new-report-says-they-do-but-leaves-out-key-details-248995/" aria-label="Read more about Do big tech companies have a ‘duty of care’ for users? A new report says they do – but leaves out key details">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gretchen Geng, Professor in Innovative Education Futures, Flinders University One of the things children (and parents) may worry about at the start of the new school year is, will I have friends? This could be true for children starting or changing schools or simply going back to ... <a title="How can you help your child make friends?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/04/how-can-you-help-your-child-make-friends-248534/" aria-label="Read more about How can you help your child make friends?">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott French, Senior Lecturer in Economics, UNSW Sydney In a hectic 24 hours of trade diplomacy, US President Donald Trump has paused his threatened 25% tariffs on US imports from Canada and Mexico, while keeping 10% tariffs on imports from China. Australian companies with operations in Canada ... <a title="Australia won’t escape the fallout of the Trump trade chaos" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/04/australia-wont-escape-the-fallout-of-the-trump-trade-chaos-248883/" aria-label="Read more about Australia won’t escape the fallout of the Trump trade chaos">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Linda Grosser, Research Associate, Behaviour-Brain-Body Research Centre, University of South Australia EGHStock/Shutterstock You wake up exhausted from yet another hot night of tossing and turning, with very little sleep. So you might be tempted to buy a “cooling blanket” after reading rave reviews on social media. Or ... <a title="What are cooling blankets? Can they really help me sleep?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/04/what-are-cooling-blankets-can-they-really-help-me-sleep-244158/" aria-label="Read more about What are cooling blankets? Can they really help me sleep?">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Moon, Professor of History, Auckland University of Technology I sign this Treaty with my hand, but with the mana of my ancestors. So said Hōne Heke, the first rangatira (chief) to sign the Treaty of Waitangi. To emphasise the gravity of this sentiment, he then mentioned ... <a title="Unwritten rules: why claims of a missing ‘fourth article’ of the Treaty don’t stack up" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/04/unwritten-rules-why-claims-of-a-missing-fourth-article-of-the-treaty-dont-stack-up-248539/" aria-label="Read more about Unwritten rules: why claims of a missing ‘fourth article’ of the Treaty don’t stack up">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scarlett Howard, Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University Stock Holm/Shutterstock Picture writing the numbers 1 to 5 in a horizontal line, from smallest to largest. Where did you put 1? If you placed 1 on the left and 5 on the right, you share this preference ... <a title="Bees count from left to right just like some humans, apes and birds – new research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/04/bees-count-from-left-to-right-just-like-some-humans-apes-and-birds-new-research-242116/" aria-label="Read more about Bees count from left to right just like some humans, apes and birds – new research">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nell Reidy, Research Fellow, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock A virulent strain of bird flu continues to spread across the world. Australia, New Zealand and Pacific nations are the only countries free from the infection, but this will no doubt change. Known as “Highly Pathogenic ... <a title="A deadly bird flu strain is headed for Australia – and First Nations people have the know-how to tackle it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/04/a-deadly-bird-flu-strain-is-headed-for-australia-and-first-nations-people-have-the-know-how-to-tackle-it-245758/" aria-label="Read more about A deadly bird flu strain is headed for Australia – and First Nations people have the know-how to tackle it">Read more</a>
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February 4, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gary Mortimer, Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology Antonina St/Shutterstock Mastercard has announced plans to remove the 16-digit number from their credit and debit cards by 2030 in a move designed to stamp out identity theft and fraudulent use of cards. The numbers ... <a title="Mastercard plans to get rid of credit card numbers. We could be heading towards the end of cards" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/04/mastercard-plans-to-get-rid-of-credit-card-numbers-we-could-be-heading-towards-the-end-of-cards-248545/" aria-label="Read more about Mastercard plans to get rid of credit card numbers. We could be heading towards the end of cards">Read more</a>
