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January 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lily van Eeden, Lecturer, RMIT University Ecosystems and species across the natural world are in serious trouble. The vast majority of Australians want more government action, but it’s not being delivered. Take, for example, the federal government commitment to end extinctions via its Nature Positive plan. Or ... <a title="Make a noise or work with the system? New research reveals 4 ways to create real change for nature" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/31/make-a-noise-or-work-with-the-system-new-research-reveals-4-ways-to-create-real-change-for-nature-248226/" aria-label="Read more about Make a noise or work with the system? New research reveals 4 ways to create real change for nature">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll, Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury Shutterstock Despite being used in both the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill and the Regulatory Standards Bill, the term “democracy” is neither defined nor explained in either. This rhetorical and ideological vagueness obscures a ... <a title="The Treaty Principles Bill’s promise of ‘equal rights’ ignores the blind spots of our democracy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/31/the-treaty-principles-bills-promise-of-equal-rights-ignores-the-blind-spots-of-our-democracy-248121/" aria-label="Read more about The Treaty Principles Bill’s promise of ‘equal rights’ ignores the blind spots of our democracy">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasa Gisev, Clinical pharmacist and Scientia Associate Professor at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW Sydney Bowonpat Sakaew/Shutterstock Changes are coming into effect from February 1 about how paracetamol is sold in Australia. This mainly affects pack sizes of paracetamol sold outside pharmacies and how ... <a title="Paracetamol pack sizes and availability are changing. Here’s what you need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/31/paracetamol-pack-sizes-and-availability-are-changing-heres-what-you-need-to-know-242200/" aria-label="Read more about Paracetamol pack sizes and availability are changing. Here’s what you need to know">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Stokes, Associate Professor, Teaching Innovation Unit, University of South Australia Fizkes/ Shutterstock As January lingers on, families may find themselves struggling with what a friend of mine has labelled the “electronic nanny”. Children have been out of their normal routines for weeks during the holidays. Some ... <a title="Watch shows together, talk about them and have dance parties: how to rebalance screen use after the holidays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/31/watch-shows-together-talk-about-them-and-have-dance-parties-how-to-rebalance-screen-use-after-the-holidays-247996/" aria-label="Read more about Watch shows together, talk about them and have dance parties: how to rebalance screen use after the holidays">Read more</a>
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January 31, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcus Carter, Professor in Human-Computer Interaction, ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney Steam/ Monster Couch, Stonemaier Games Gaming is no longer a niche activity reserved for a select few – it’s a global pastime enjoyed by people of all ages, backgrounds and interests. In fact, studies show ... <a title="5 games to play if you’re ‘not a gamer’ – or to introduce to the non-gamers in your life" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/31/5-games-to-play-if-youre-not-a-gamer-or-to-introduce-to-the-non-gamers-in-your-life-244912/" aria-label="Read more about 5 games to play if you’re ‘not a gamer’ – or to introduce to the non-gamers in your life">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra When Peter Dutton was asked this week whether a Coalition government would continue to foster trade relations with China, he declared unequivocally that “the relationship with China will be much stronger than it is under the Albanese government”. Two points ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Dutton walks more softly on China, with election in mind" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/30/grattan-on-friday-dutton-walks-more-softly-on-china-with-election-in-mind-248561/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Dutton walks more softly on China, with election in mind">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keiran Hardy, Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University Mike Burgess, head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, has issued a stark warning following the discovery of explosives in a caravan in northwest Sydney, alongside a note bearing the address of a Sydney synagogue. We have seen ... <a title="As antisemitic attacks reach ‘disturbing’ levels, is strengthening hate crime laws the answer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/30/as-antisemitic-attacks-reach-disturbing-levels-is-strengthening-hate-crime-laws-the-answer-248549/" aria-label="Read more about As antisemitic attacks reach ‘disturbing’ levels, is strengthening hate crime laws the answer?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pi-Shen Seet, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Edith Cowan University In an election pitch last week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced new incentive payments of $10,000 for eligible apprentices in residential construction. The federal government has committed to an ambitious target of building 1.2 million new homes ... <a title="Will new $10,000 apprentice payments help solve job shortages in construction? Not anytime soon" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/30/will-new-10-000-apprentice-payments-help-solve-job-shortages-in-construction-not-anytime-soon-248446/" aria-label="Read more about Will new $10,000 apprentice payments help solve job shortages in construction? Not anytime soon">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Xiaoyue (Luna) Xu, Scientia Lecturer, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney goodbishop/Shutterstock This week the World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines recommending people switch the regular salt they use at home for substitutes containing less sodium. But what exactly are these salt alternatives? And why is ... <a title="Why the WHO has recommended switching to a healthier salt alternative" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/30/why-the-who-has-recommended-switching-to-a-healthier-salt-alternative-248436/" aria-label="Read more about Why the WHO has recommended switching to a healthier salt alternative">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Lamarche-Beauchesne, Senior Lecturer in Fashion Enterprise, Torrens University Australia apple2499/Shutterstock Dotted across northern Australia are 21 saltwater crocodile farms, home to around 130,000 crocodiles. Their skins are turned into crocodile leather, long sought for use in luxury handbags, belts and other items. While fur lost favour ... <a title="Even as the tide turned for fur, crocodile leather kept selling in high-end fashion. But for how much longer?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/30/even-as-the-tide-turned-for-fur-crocodile-leather-kept-selling-in-high-end-fashion-but-for-how-much-longer-245471/" aria-label="Read more about Even as the tide turned for fur, crocodile leather kept selling in high-end fashion. But for how much longer?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hannah Dahlen, Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University MVelishchuk/Shutterstock A vaginal birth after caesarean (known as a VBAC) is when a woman who has had a caesarean has a vaginal birth down the track. In Australia, about 12% of ... <a title="What is a ‘vaginal birth after caesarean’ or VBAC?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/30/what-is-a-vaginal-birth-after-caesarean-or-vbac-247572/" aria-label="Read more about What is a ‘vaginal birth after caesarean’ or VBAC?">Read more</a>
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January 30, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alicia (Lucy) Cameron, Principal Research Consultant & Team Leader, Data61, CSIRO cybermagician/Shutterstock As rising seas lap at its shore, Tuvalu faces an existential threat. In an effort to preserve the tiny island nation in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, its government has been building a “digital ... <a title="‘Digital doppelgangers’ are helping scientists tackle everyday problems – and showing what makes us human" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/30/digital-doppelgangers-are-helping-scientists-tackle-everyday-problems-and-showing-what-makes-us-human-247574/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Digital doppelgangers’ are helping scientists tackle everyday problems – and showing what makes us human">Read more</a>
