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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Russell Fewster, Lecturer in Performing Arts, University of South Australia Sam Oster/Restless Dance Theatre Much loved and respected Adelaide-based dancer, choreographer, director and producer Roz Hervey passed away last week. Her passing followed the diagnosis of motor neurone disease (MND) in 2022. In her gracious manner, Hervey ... <a title="‘I have seen how the arts has changed people’: remembering Roz Hervey and her contribution to Australian dance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/i-have-seen-how-the-arts-has-changed-people-remembering-roz-hervey-and-her-contribution-to-australian-dance-243449/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I have seen how the arts has changed people’: remembering Roz Hervey and her contribution to Australian dance">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Pep Canadell, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Susan Santa Maria, Shutterstock Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels continue to increase, year on year. This sobering reality will be presented to world leaders today at the international climate conference COP29 in ... <a title="Global carbon emissions inch upwards in 2024 despite progress on EVs, renewables and deforestation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/global-carbon-emissions-inch-upwards-in-2024-despite-progress-on-evs-renewables-and-deforestation-243133/" aria-label="Read more about Global carbon emissions inch upwards in 2024 despite progress on EVs, renewables and deforestation">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Baron, Associate Professor, Philosophy of Science, The University of Melbourne Aussiepics / Shutterstock It’s a big year in America – for wildlife as well as for politics. I’m talking about periodical cicadas. These curious creatures spend most of their lives in the ground, emerging after 13 ... <a title="Prime time for cicadas: what a once-in-1,547-year bug population surge tells us about the nature of reality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/prime-time-for-cicadas-what-a-once-in-1-547-year-bug-population-surge-tells-us-about-the-nature-of-reality-242785/" aria-label="Read more about Prime time for cicadas: what a once-in-1,547-year bug population surge tells us about the nature of reality">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Libby (Elizabeth) Sander, MBA Director & Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Bond Business School, Bond University Rawpixel.com With the end of year holidays looming, it’s easy to imagine Australians are getting ready to check out of the workplace and head for the beach. But a recent survey ... <a title="Australian workers hoard more than 160 million days of untaken leave. So could you be forced to take a break?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/australian-workers-hoard-more-than-160-million-days-of-untaken-leave-so-could-you-be-forced-to-take-a-break-243352/" aria-label="Read more about Australian workers hoard more than 160 million days of untaken leave. So could you be forced to take a break?">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Karen Thompson, Research Data Specialist, The University of Melbourne For more than a millennium, many Andean peoples used an object called a “khipu” (also spelled “quipu” and pronounced “key-poo”) to record and communicate information. Khipus were made with cords or strings with knots tied into them. And ... <a title="The Incas used mysterious stringy objects called ‘khipus’ to record data. We just got a step closer to understanding them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/the-incas-used-mysterious-stringy-objects-called-khipus-to-record-data-we-just-got-a-step-closer-to-understanding-them-233875/" aria-label="Read more about The Incas used mysterious stringy objects called ‘khipus’ to record data. We just got a step closer to understanding them">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Giovanni E. Ferreira, NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, Institute of Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney Pormezz/Shutterstock The drug semaglutide, commonly known by the brand names Ozempic or Wegovy, was originally developed to help people with type 2 diabetes manage their blood sugar levels. However, researchers have discovered ... <a title="New study suggests weight loss drugs like Ozempic could help with knee pain. Here’s why there may be a link" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/new-study-suggests-weight-loss-drugs-like-ozempic-could-help-with-knee-pain-heres-why-there-may-be-a-link-243159/" aria-label="Read more about New study suggests weight loss drugs like Ozempic could help with knee pain. Here’s why there may be a link">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Syed M Nawazish Ali, Research Fellow in Transport Electrification, RMIT University 24K-Production/Shutterstock This year, dozens of new models of electric vehicles have hit the Australian market – and more are coming. New models of battery electric and plug-in hybrids come with bigger batteries. The average battery electric now ... <a title="You will soon be able to power your house with your electric car. Here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/you-will-soon-be-able-to-power-your-house-with-your-electric-car-heres-how-239404/" aria-label="Read more about You will soon be able to power your house with your electric car. Here’s how">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sitong Michelle (Michelle) Chen, Senior Lecturer in International Business, Auckland University of Technology Getty Images Around the world, the growth of industry and consumption has escalated environmental damage through increased emissions, waste and pollution from landfills. The current linear economic model, characterised by a “take-make-dispose” approach to ... <a title="NZ’s food manufacturers are embracing the idea of a circular economy but are slow to implement it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/nzs-food-manufacturers-are-embracing-the-idea-of-a-circular-economy-but-are-slow-to-implement-it-241355/" aria-label="Read more about NZ’s food manufacturers are embracing the idea of a circular economy but are slow to implement it">Read more</a>
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November 13, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Treasurer Jim Chalmers will announce a fund of up to $900 million for states and territories to improve productivity and competition, in a Wednesday speech urging an all-out effort to tackle one of Australia’s biggest structural economic issues. States will ... <a title="Jim Chalmers to announce $900 million fund for states to boost competition and productivity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/13/jim-chalmers-to-announce-900-million-fund-for-states-to-boost-competition-and-productivity-243455/" aria-label="Read more about Jim Chalmers to announce $900 million fund for states to boost competition and productivity">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Anthony Albanese prides himself on his eye for a good candidate. In 2020, when he was opposition leader, he drafted Kristy McBain to run for a byelection in the marginal NSW seat of Eden-Monaro. If Labor had lost the seat, ... <a title="View from The Hill: Albanese plays ‘captain’s pick’ to maximise Labor’s election prospects in Tasmania" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/12/view-from-the-hill-albanese-plays-captains-pick-to-maximise-labors-election-prospects-in-tasmania-243479/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Albanese plays ‘captain’s pick’ to maximise Labor’s election prospects in Tasmania">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Doug Drury, Professor/Head of Aviation, CQUniversity Australia Australia’s airline industry is famously duopolistic. Just two companies – Qantas and Virgin Australia – service 98% of the domestic passenger market. That’s not for a lack of other companies having tried to secure a foothold, over many decades. In ... <a title="Predictably, domestic airfares surged after the collapse of Rex. There aren’t many good solutions" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/12/predictably-domestic-airfares-surged-after-the-collapse-of-rex-there-arent-many-good-solutions-243463/" aria-label="Read more about Predictably, domestic airfares surged after the collapse of Rex. There aren’t many good solutions">Read more</a>
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November 12, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy-Leigh Rowe, Postdoctoral Researcher in Mental Health and Substance Abuse, University of Sydney sergey koleskinov/Shutterstock If you experience trauma during childhood, there’s a greater chance you’ll use substances such as alcohol, tobacco and other drugs later. But what does the evidence say about vapes? Our new study ... <a title="Our new study shows teen vaping is linked to childhood trauma. Here’s why it might be harder to quit" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/12/our-new-study-shows-teen-vaping-is-linked-to-childhood-trauma-heres-why-it-might-be-harder-to-quit-243265/" aria-label="Read more about Our new study shows teen vaping is linked to childhood trauma. Here’s why it might be harder to quit">Read more</a>
