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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ash Watson, Scientia Fellow and Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock When we’re uncomfortable we say the “vibe is off”. When we’re having a good time we’re “vibing”. To assess the mood we do a “vibe check”. And when the atmosphere in the room changes we call it ... <a title="Vibes are something we feel but can’t quite explain. Now researchers want to study them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/vibes-are-something-we-feel-but-cant-quite-explain-now-researchers-want-to-study-them-247907/" aria-label="Read more about Vibes are something we feel but can’t quite explain. Now researchers want to study them">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elise Stephenson, Deputy Director, Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, Australian National University Newly published research has found clear evidence that openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, and queer+ (LGBTIQ+) Australian politicians were disproportionately targeted with personal abuse on social media at the last federal election. Given global ... <a title="Australian LGBTIQ+ politicians were hit with vile online abuse at the last federal election. The coming campaign could be even worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/australian-lgbtiq-politicians-were-hit-with-vile-online-abuse-at-the-last-federal-election-the-coming-campaign-could-be-even-worse-250039/" aria-label="Read more about Australian LGBTIQ+ politicians were hit with vile online abuse at the last federal election. The coming campaign could be even worse">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yanyan Hong, PhD Candidate in Communication and Media Studies, University of Adelaide IMDB On the surface, Ne Zha 2: The Sea’s Fury (2025), the sequel to the 2019 Chinese blockbuster Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child, is a high-octane, action-packed and visually stunning animated spectacle, full of ... <a title="Ne Zha 2: the ancient philosophies behind China’s record-breaking new animated film" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/ne-zha-2-the-ancient-philosophies-behind-chinas-record-breaking-new-animated-film-249850/" aria-label="Read more about Ne Zha 2: the ancient philosophies behind China’s record-breaking new animated film">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Annette Kroen, Research Fellow Planning and Transport, RMIT University The cleanup is underway in northern Queensland following the latest flooding catastrophe to hit the state. More than 7,000 insurance claims have already been lodged, most of them for inundated homes and other structures. The Queensland floods are ... <a title="How to protect more Australian homes from the growing risks of floods, fires and other climate disasters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/how-to-protect-more-australian-homes-from-the-growing-risks-of-floods-fires-and-other-climate-disasters-249860/" aria-label="Read more about How to protect more Australian homes from the growing risks of floods, fires and other climate disasters">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Susan Davis, Chair of Women’s Health, Monash University SpeedKingz/Shutterstock The federal government has recently pledged to create a new Medicare rebate for menopause health assessments. It’s due to be available from July 1. The announcement featured in the government’s response to the Senate inquiry into menopause, released ... <a title="Australian women will soon be eligible for a menopause health check. Here’s what to expect" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/australian-women-will-soon-be-eligible-for-a-menopause-health-check-heres-what-to-expect-249499/" aria-label="Read more about Australian women will soon be eligible for a menopause health check. Here’s what to expect">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Subha Parida, Lecturer in Property, University of South Australia Carl Oberg/Shutterstock Houses and fire do not mix. The firestorm which hit Los Angeles in January destroyed nearly 2,000 buildings and forced 130,000 people to evacuate. The 2019–20 Australian megafires destroyed almost 2,800 homes. This summer, houses and ... <a title="More than half of Australia’s homes were built before fire standards came in. Here are 5 ways to retrofit them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/more-than-half-of-australias-homes-were-built-before-fire-standards-came-in-here-are-5-ways-to-retrofit-them-249490/" aria-label="Read more about More than half of Australia’s homes were built before fire standards came in. Here are 5 ways to retrofit them">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania Tasmania has been burning for more than two weeks, with no end in sight. Almost 100,000 hectares of bushland in the northwest has burned to date. This includes the Tarkine rainforest and alpine ecosystems of Cradle ... <a title="More dry lightning in Tasmania is sparking bushfires – challenging fire fighters and land managers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/more-dry-lightning-in-tasmania-is-sparking-bushfires-challenging-fire-fighters-and-land-managers-250063/" aria-label="Read more about More dry lightning in Tasmania is sparking bushfires – challenging fire fighters and land managers">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Martin Loosemore, Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney This week, the Productivity Commission released its much-awaited report into productivity growth in Australia’s housing construction sector. It wasn’t a glowing appraisal. The commission found physical productivity – the total number of houses built per hour worked ... <a title="Here’s why increasing productivity in housing construction is such a tricky problem to solve" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/heres-why-increasing-productivity-in-housing-construction-is-such-a-tricky-problem-to-solve-250048/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s why increasing productivity in housing construction is such a tricky problem to solve">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cristóbal Castro Barrientos, PhD candidate, NZ Policy Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology Max Dallocco/Shutterstock Despite Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s reassurance that “some green shoots” are starting to show in the economy, including a 50 point cut in the official cash rate expected to be announced later ... <a title="Economic ‘green shoots’ and lower interest rates disguise worrying trends in NZ’s job market" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/economic-green-shoots-and-lower-interest-rates-disguise-worrying-trends-in-nzs-job-market-249685/" aria-label="Read more about Economic ‘green shoots’ and lower interest rates disguise worrying trends in NZ’s job market">Read more</a>
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February 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pascale Lubbe, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Molecular Ecology, University of Otago Royal spoonbills are among several new species that have crossed the Tasman and naturalised in New Zealand. JJ Harrison/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA When people arrived on the shores of Aotearoa New Zealand and began to turn ... <a title="Loss of forests brought new birds to NZ during the last Ice Age – we’re witnessing a similar process now" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/19/loss-of-forests-brought-new-birds-to-nz-during-the-last-ice-age-were-witnessing-a-similar-process-now-248523/" aria-label="Read more about Loss of forests brought new birds to NZ during the last Ice Age – we’re witnessing a similar process now">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Stone, Principal Research Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock Having dense breasts is a clear risk factor for breast cancer. It can also make cancers hard to spot on mammograms. Yet you might not be aware you have dense ... <a title="Having dense breasts is linked to cancer. But advice about breast density can depend on where you live" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/18/having-dense-breasts-is-linked-to-cancer-but-advice-about-breast-density-can-depend-on-where-you-live-249863/" aria-label="Read more about Having dense breasts is linked to cancer. But advice about breast density can depend on where you live">Read more</a>
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February 18, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The National Anti-Corruption Commission will finally investigate whether six people referred to it by the royal commission into Robodebt engaged in corrupt conduct. This follows an independent reconsideration by former High Court judge Geoffrey Nettle, who examined the NACC”s original ... <a title="NACC belatedly to investigate whether six Robodebt referrals engaged in ‘corrupt conduct’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/18/nacc-belatedly-to-investigate-whether-six-robodebt-referrals-engaged-in-corrupt-conduct-250145/" aria-label="Read more about NACC belatedly to investigate whether six Robodebt referrals engaged in ‘corrupt conduct’">Read more</a>
