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January 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darius von Guttner Sporzynski, Historian, Australian Catholic University Stained glass with a depiction of the martyred nuns, Saint Honoré d’Eylau Church, Paris. Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA The Martyrs of Compiègne, a group of 16 Discalced Carmelite nuns executed during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution, ... <a title="These 16 nuns were guillotined in the French Revolution. Now the Pope has declared them saints" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/13/these-16-nuns-were-guillotined-in-the-french-revolution-now-the-pope-has-declared-them-saints-246329/" aria-label="Read more about These 16 nuns were guillotined in the French Revolution. Now the Pope has declared them saints">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney Arthur Poulin/Unsplash A Victorian man is reportedly in a critical condition in hospital after contracting Japanese encephalitis from a mosquito bite. This news comes after both Victoria and New South Wales issued public health alerts ... <a title="Mozzies may be carrying Japanese encephalitis this summer. Here’s what to know if you’re spending time outdoors" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/13/mozzies-may-be-carrying-japanese-encephalitis-this-summer-heres-what-to-know-if-youre-spending-time-outdoors-246781/" aria-label="Read more about Mozzies may be carrying Japanese encephalitis this summer. Here’s what to know if you’re spending time outdoors">Read more</a>
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January 13, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pavlina Jasovska, Senior Lecturer in International Business & Strategy, University of Technology Sydney Multiculturalism is central to Australia’s identity, with more than half the population coming from overseas or having parents who did. Most Australians view multiculturalism positively. However, many experience a declining sense of belonging and ... <a title="How Sydney’s cultural festivals cultivate a sense of hope and optimism for Australia’s future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/13/how-sydneys-cultural-festivals-cultivate-a-sense-of-hope-and-optimism-for-australias-future-244639/" aria-label="Read more about How Sydney’s cultural festivals cultivate a sense of hope and optimism for Australia’s future">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s Sunday “soft launch” of his campaign for election year was carefully calibrated to pitch to the party faithful while seeking to project enough nuance to avoid alienating centrist voters. It contained nothing new – there was ... <a title="View from The Hill: Dutton’s 2025 launch still leaves voters needing answers on key policies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/12/view-from-the-hill-duttons-2025-launch-still-leaves-voters-needing-answers-on-key-policies-247193/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Dutton’s 2025 launch still leaves voters needing answers on key policies">Read more</a>
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January 12, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Richard Vaughan, PhD Researcher Sport Integrity, University of Canberra As the Australian Open gets under way in Melbourne, the sport is facing a crisis over positive doping tests involving two of the biggest stars in tennis. Last March, the top-ranked men’s player, Jannik Sinner, tested positive for ... <a title="Tennis is facing an existential crisis over doping. How will it respond?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/12/tennis-is-facing-an-existential-crisis-over-doping-how-will-it-respond-244516/" aria-label="Read more about Tennis is facing an existential crisis over doping. How will it respond?">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sarah Moulds, Associate Professor in Law, University of South Australia The United Nations Human Rights Committee has ruled that Australia breached international human rights law by detaining a group of young asylum seekers in immigration detention in Nauru. The committee found the asylum seekers were subject to ... <a title="The UN says Australia violated human rights law, but it’s unlikely to change the way we treat refugees" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/10/the-un-says-australia-violated-human-rights-law-but-its-unlikely-to-change-the-way-we-treat-refugees-247096/" aria-label="Read more about The UN says Australia violated human rights law, but it’s unlikely to change the way we treat refugees">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne The year 2024 was the world’s warmest on record globally, and the first calendar year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5°C above its pre-industrial levels. The official declaration ... <a title="As Los Angeles combusts, 2024 is declared Earth’s hottest on record" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/10/as-los-angeles-combusts-2024-is-declared-earths-hottest-on-record-246976/" aria-label="Read more about As Los Angeles combusts, 2024 is declared Earth’s hottest on record">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Murray, Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Swinburne University of Technology Leah-Anne Thompson/Shutterstock This time of year, many of us love to get out and spend time in nature. This may include hiking through Australia’s many beautiful national parks. Walking in nature is a wonderful activity, supporting both physical ... <a title="Going for a bushwalk? 3 handy foods to have in your backpack (including muesli bars)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/10/going-for-a-bushwalk-3-handy-foods-to-have-in-your-backpack-including-muesli-bars-246968/" aria-label="Read more about Going for a bushwalk? 3 handy foods to have in your backpack (including muesli bars)">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Wei Zhou, Researcher in Ecology, Monash University By JJ Harrison – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0., CC BY Every year, tens of thousands of land birds make a long flight across Bass Strait – the stretch of water separating Tasmania from continental Australia. Well known for ... <a title="We tracked the Tasmanian boobook as it flew a remarkable 250 kilometres non-stop across Bass Strait" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/10/we-tracked-the-tasmanian-boobook-as-it-flew-a-remarkable-250-kilometres-non-stop-across-bass-strait-246135/" aria-label="Read more about We tracked the Tasmanian boobook as it flew a remarkable 250 kilometres non-stop across Bass Strait">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brett David Gartrell, Professor in Wildlife Health, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Wikimedia Commons/Alexis Lours, CC BY-SA Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and Pacific island nations are the only countries that remain free of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The deadly bird flu virus was first detected ... <a title="Why community volunteers will be essential for how NZ handles the arrival of bird flu" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/10/why-community-volunteers-will-be-essential-for-how-nz-handles-the-arrival-of-bird-flu-246779/" aria-label="Read more about Why community volunteers will be essential for how NZ handles the arrival of bird flu">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tahlia Pollock, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Evans EvoMorph Laboratory, Monash University Fossil reconstruction of Smilodon, one of the largest sabre-toothed cats ever to have lived. Mardoz/Shutterstock Sabre teeth – the long, sharp, blade-like canines found in extinct predators such as Smilodon – represent one of the most extreme ... <a title="New research reveals why sabre-toothed predators evolved their deadly teeth" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/10/new-research-reveals-why-sabre-toothed-predators-evolved-their-deadly-teeth-246783/" aria-label="Read more about New research reveals why sabre-toothed predators evolved their deadly teeth">Read more</a>
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January 10, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Melleuish, Professor of History and Politics, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong It is an interesting fact that no sitting Australian prime minister since John Howard has led his or her party to more than one election victory. Anthony Albanese is seeking to ... <a title="Anthony Albanese is already on the campaign trail. It signals the tough election battle ahead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/01/10/anthony-albanese-is-already-on-the-campaign-trail-it-signals-the-tough-election-battle-ahead-246780/" aria-label="Read more about Anthony Albanese is already on the campaign trail. It signals the tough election battle ahead">Read more</a>
