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May 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sukhbir Sandhu, Associate Professor in Sustainability, University of South Australia MOHAMED ABDULRAHEEM, Shutterstock Why can some plastics be recycled but others can’t? – Jessica, age ten, Sydney Great question Jessica! We use lots of plastic in Australia and it’s frustrating to find out how little is recycled. ... <a title="Curious Kids: why can some plastics be recycled but others can’t?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/curious-kids-why-can-some-plastics-be-recycled-but-others-cant-229270/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why can some plastics be recycled but others can’t?">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Spoonley, Distinguished Professor, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Massey University Shutterstock The first data from the 2023 census will be released on May 29 – and not before time. We will see how successful – or not – the census exercise was in achieving participation ... <a title="NZ is changing faster than the census can keep up – the 4 big trends to watch" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/nz-is-changing-faster-than-the-census-can-keep-up-the-4-big-trends-to-watch-230537/" aria-label="Read more about NZ is changing faster than the census can keep up – the 4 big trends to watch">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keith Parry, Head Of Department in Department of Sport & Event Management, Bournemouth University The annual Indigenous rounds in the Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL) celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. These events highlight the contributions of Indigenous players and aim to ... <a title="Spectator racism is still rife in Australia’s major football codes – new research shows it may even be getting worse" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/spectator-racism-is-still-rife-in-australias-major-football-codes-new-research-shows-it-may-even-be-getting-worse-230198/" aria-label="Read more about Spectator racism is still rife in Australia’s major football codes – new research shows it may even be getting worse">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kayla Mildren, PhD Candidate in the politics of school uniform policies, Griffith University Emma Simpson/ Unsplash, CC BY A Queensland dad recently took his four-year-old son out of the Gold Coast’s A.B. Paterson College because the school had ordered the boy to cut his long hair. “Like ... <a title="No mullets, no mohawks, no ‘awkwardly contrasting colours’: what are school policies on hair and why do they matter so much?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/27/no-mullets-no-mohawks-no-awkwardly-contrasting-colours-what-are-school-policies-on-hair-and-why-do-they-matter-so-much-229810/" aria-label="Read more about No mullets, no mohawks, no ‘awkwardly contrasting colours’: what are school policies on hair and why do they matter so much?">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Asked to grade Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ third budget on his own criteria of delivering on “inflation in the near term and then growth in the medium term”, most of the ... <a title="Top economists give budget modest rating and doubt inflation will fall as planned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/26/top-economists-give-budget-modest-rating-and-doubt-inflation-will-fall-as-planned-230670/" aria-label="Read more about Top economists give budget modest rating and doubt inflation will fall as planned">Read more</a>
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May 26, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Asked to grade Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ third budget on his own criteria of delivering on “inflation in the near term and then growth in the medium term”, most of the ... <a title="Top economists take a modest view of the budget, and doubt inflation will fall as planned" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/26/top-economists-take-a-modest-view-of-the-budget-and-doubt-inflation-will-fall-as-planned-230670/" aria-label="Read more about Top economists take a modest view of the budget, and doubt inflation will fall as planned">Read more</a>
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May 25, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Housing remains one of Australia’s most pressing issues in both state and federal politics. The RBA keeping rates up and high mortgage repayments have left many Australians struggling. For those Australians who don’t own a home, it’s becoming increasingly hard ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Bragg flags a coalition would use ‘coercion’ of the states to get more new houses built" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/25/politics-with-michelle-grattan-andrew-bragg-flags-a-coalition-would-use-coercion-of-the-states-to-get-more-new-houses-built-230675/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Bragg flags a coalition would use ‘coercion’ of the states to get more new houses built">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lara Herrero, Research Leader in Virology and Infectious Disease, Griffith University Red-Diamond/Shutterstock We’ve now been living with COVID for well over four years. Although there’s still much to learn about SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID) at least one thing seems clear: it’s here to stay. From ... <a title="As COVID cases rise again, what do I need to know about the new FLiRT variants?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/24/as-covid-cases-rise-again-what-do-i-need-to-know-about-the-new-flirt-variants-230423/" aria-label="Read more about As COVID cases rise again, what do I need to know about the new FLiRT variants?">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clive Schofield, Professor, Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS), University of Wollongong The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea has found countries are obliged to protect the oceans from climate change impacts under the law of the sea. The tribunal’s 21 judges ... <a title="Why a new ruling on the law of the sea and climate change matters for Australia and especially our island neighbours" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/24/why-a-new-ruling-on-the-law-of-the-sea-and-climate-change-matters-for-australia-and-especially-our-island-neighbours-230682/" aria-label="Read more about Why a new ruling on the law of the sea and climate change matters for Australia and especially our island neighbours">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Glen Thomas Currie, Energy Systems Program Impact Manager, Climateworks, Monash University, Monash University Basilico Studio Stock, Shutterstock Australia has a new National Battery Strategy, unveiled this week as a key part of the government’s Future Made in Australia agenda. The vision is for this country to be ... <a title="The government’s cash splash aims to kickstart Australia’s battery industry. Has it flipped the right switches?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/24/the-governments-cash-splash-aims-to-kickstart-australias-battery-industry-has-it-flipped-the-right-switches-230856/" aria-label="Read more about The government’s cash splash aims to kickstart Australia’s battery industry. Has it flipped the right switches?">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca McGirr, Postdoctoral research fellow, Australian National University Bernhard Staehli/Shutterstock Imagine you’re standing near the edge of the Antarctic Ice Sheet, gazing out over the ocean, when the ice near you starts to melt very rapidly. A surge of meltwater flows into the ocean. Surprisingly, you watch ... <a title="Heavy water: how melting ice sheets and pumped groundwater can lower local sea levels – and boost them elsewhere" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/24/heavy-water-how-melting-ice-sheets-and-pumped-groundwater-can-lower-local-sea-levels-and-boost-them-elsewhere-229503/" aria-label="Read more about Heavy water: how melting ice sheets and pumped groundwater can lower local sea levels – and boost them elsewhere">Read more</a>
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May 24, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney This should be a golden age for Australian soccer. After all, the big picture is good: the Matildas are waltzing, the Socceroos are well supported and Australia was just awarded hosting rights to the 2026 Women’s ... <a title="The Matildas and Socceroos are soaring, while participation is growing – but the A-League is missing its moment to shine" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/05/24/the-matildas-and-socceroos-are-soaring-while-participation-is-growing-but-the-a-league-is-missing-its-moment-to-shine-230407/" aria-label="Read more about The Matildas and Socceroos are soaring, while participation is growing – but the A-League is missing its moment to shine">Read more</a>
