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December 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia Herbs and spices have been used in cooking for centuries. They add flavour, aroma and colour to foods and have long been used for health and to preserve food, and in ... <a title="From garlic to parsley, new research reveals the herbs and spices Australians love most" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/from-garlic-to-parsley-new-research-reveals-the-herbs-and-spices-australians-love-most-245359/" aria-label="Read more about From garlic to parsley, new research reveals the herbs and spices Australians love most">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Milena Bojovic, PhD Candidate, Macquarie University William West/AFP via Getty Images New Zealand’s dairy sector faces an uncertain future due to several challenges, including water pollution, high emissions, animal welfare concerns and market volatility. All of these issues are building tensions and changing public perceptions of dairy ... <a title="NZ’s dairy industry faces an uncertain future – its fate now lies in its ability to adapt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/nzs-dairy-industry-faces-an-uncertain-future-its-fate-now-lies-in-its-ability-to-adapt-245148/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s dairy industry faces an uncertain future – its fate now lies in its ability to adapt">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daswin de Silva, Professor of AI and Analytics, Deputy Director of the Centre for Data Analytics and Cognition, La Trobe University cybermagician/Shutterstock In 2024, artificial intelligence (AI) continued taking large and surprising steps forward. People started conversing with AI “resurrections” of the dead, using AI toothbrushes and ... <a title="AI will continue to grow in 2025. But it will face major challenges along the way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/ai-will-continue-to-grow-in-2025-but-it-will-face-major-challenges-along-the-way-244515/" aria-label="Read more about AI will continue to grow in 2025. But it will face major challenges along the way">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Steven Farram, Associate Professor in North Australian and Regional Studies (History), Charles Darwin University It is hard to comprehend the force with which Cyclone Tracy struck Darwin early on Christmas Day, 1974. It was so ferocious that it killed 66 people, partly or completely destroyed 10,000 homes, ... <a title="Fifty years ago, Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin. The lessons from it have still not been learnt" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/fifty-years-ago-cyclone-tracy-devastated-darwin-the-lessons-from-it-have-still-not-been-learnt-244168/" aria-label="Read more about Fifty years ago, Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin. The lessons from it have still not been learnt">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Harrison, Senior Lecturer, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney NotarYES/Shutterstock If you have Australia is critically short of GPs – and the shortfall is growing, predicted to be 8,600 GPs by 2048. So why can’t we just train more? Despite new programs to attract ... <a title="Australia has an ongoing GP shortage. Why can’t we just train more GPs?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/australia-has-an-ongoing-gp-shortage-why-cant-we-just-train-more-gps-241677/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has an ongoing GP shortage. Why can’t we just train more GPs?">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Knapp, Associate Professor in Biological Anthropology, University of Otago Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images As many Wellingtonians will know, kākā can be trouble. New Zealand’s pesky forest parrots have expanded throughout New Zealand’s capital city since they were reintroduced 22 years ago and they are not ... <a title="Could NZ’s two kākā subspecies actually be remnants of a more diverse species? Here’s why we need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/could-nzs-two-kaka-subspecies-actually-be-remnants-of-a-more-diverse-species-heres-why-we-need-to-know-242011/" aria-label="Read more about Could NZ’s two kākā subspecies actually be remnants of a more diverse species? Here’s why we need to know">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Ramsay, Research Affiliate in Climate Adaptation, Monash University Every year, hundreds of thousands of Muslims undertake the Hajj –the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca. In 2024, the pilgrimage took place in mid-June, the start of the Saudi summer. But this year, more than 1,300 pilgrims never made ... <a title="More than 1,300 Hajj pilgrims died this year when humidity and heat pushed past survivable limits. It’s just the start" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/more-than-1-300-hajj-pilgrims-died-this-year-when-humidity-and-heat-pushed-past-survivable-limits-its-just-the-start-245271/" aria-label="Read more about More than 1,300 Hajj pilgrims died this year when humidity and heat pushed past survivable limits. It’s just the start">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Clark, Adjunct Professor of History, University of Adelaide Prime Minister Robert Menzies during the 1963 federal election campaign. Image courtesy of the National Archives of Australia. NAA: A1200, L46014 As students and teachers prepare to go on holidays, there’s a disagreement raging over a new school ... <a title="How a Cold War satellite and Robert Menzies changed the way Australian schools are funded" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/how-a-cold-war-satellite-and-robert-menzies-changed-the-way-australian-schools-are-funded-243012/" aria-label="Read more about How a Cold War satellite and Robert Menzies changed the way Australian schools are funded">Read more</a>
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December 19, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Marcus Harmes, Professor in Pathways Education, University of Southern Queensland Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland. Roman Babakin/Shutterstock Sending a letter to Santa can be difficult as no one can agree on where exactly Santa lives. Several countries are competing to claim Santa as one of ... <a title="Where does Santa live? It’s a trickier question to answer than you may think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/19/where-does-santa-live-its-a-trickier-question-to-answer-than-you-may-think-243700/" aria-label="Read more about Where does Santa live? It’s a trickier question to answer than you may think">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katie Ekberg, Senior Lecturer, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University Paulina Rojas/Shutterstock For many people, Christmas can be the most social time of the year. The holiday period is often filled with parties, lunches, dinners and celebrations of all kinds with family, friends and colleagues. ... <a title="Christmas can be challenging for people with hearing loss. Here are 7 ways you can help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/christmas-can-be-challenging-for-people-with-hearing-loss-here-are-7-ways-you-can-help-245943/" aria-label="Read more about Christmas can be challenging for people with hearing loss. Here are 7 ways you can help">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra After two successive surpluses, the federal budget will be back in deficit in 2024–25, according to the much-anticipated budget update released on Wednesday. Known as the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO), the ... <a title="If Treasury forecasts are right, it could be a decade before Australia is ‘back in black’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/if-treasury-forecasts-are-right-it-could-be-a-decade-before-australia-is-back-in-black-245043/" aria-label="Read more about If Treasury forecasts are right, it could be a decade before Australia is ‘back in black’">Read more</a>
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December 18, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dee Ninis, Earthquake Scientist, Monash University Rescue services working in Port Vila, December 18 2024. Vanuatu Police Force/Facebook The death toll from Vanuatu’s earthquake disaster continues to rise, with international search and rescue operations underway to help people hit by the initial quake and its aftershocks. On ... <a title="Why Vanuatu should brace for even more aftershocks after this week’s deadly quakes: a seismologist explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/12/18/why-vanuatu-should-brace-for-even-more-aftershocks-after-this-weeks-deadly-quakes-a-seismologist-explains-246231/" aria-label="Read more about Why Vanuatu should brace for even more aftershocks after this week’s deadly quakes: a seismologist explains">Read more</a>
