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August 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne The Queensland state election will be held in October 2024. A Resolve poll for The Brisbane Times, conducted from May to August with a sample of 947, ... <a title="LNP takes lead in Queensland Resolve poll, but Labor still far ahead in Victoria" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/21/lnp-takes-lead-in-queensland-resolve-poll-but-labor-still-far-ahead-in-victoria-211674/" aria-label="Read more about LNP takes lead in Queensland Resolve poll, but Labor still far ahead in Victoria">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Campbell, Senior research fellow and lecturer, Monash University Shutterstock This year, the Australian government rejected Clive Palmer’s coal mine proposal – but approved three others. Over 100 more fossil fuel projects are in the decision pipeline. Why are we still approving coal projects when climate impacts ... <a title="What harm could one coal mine do? Plenty – 1.7 million Hiroshima bombs of heat for starters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/21/what-harm-could-one-coal-mine-do-plenty-1-7-million-hiroshima-bombs-of-heat-for-starters-210384/" aria-label="Read more about What harm could one coal mine do? Plenty – 1.7 million Hiroshima bombs of heat for starters">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Prudence Gibson, Author and Research Fellow, UNSW Sydney “They stole my face,” shouts a ten-year-old boy into a microphone, before stomping away. We are in the Rafael Lozano-Hemmer exhibition Atmospheric Memory at the Powerhouse in Sydney. The boy’s photograph was taken as soon as he entered the ... <a title="The interactive art of Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: psychic resonance, surveillance and a murmuration of lights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/21/the-interactive-art-of-rafael-lozano-hemmer-psychic-resonance-surveillance-and-a-murmuration-of-lights-211430/" aria-label="Read more about The interactive art of Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: psychic resonance, surveillance and a murmuration of lights">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janelle Evans, Senior Lecturer, Critical and Theoretical Studies, Victorian College of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts and Music, The University of Melbourne The Kongouro from New Holland, 1772, George Stubbs National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London In 1772, Joseph Banks commissioned the foremost painter of animals in ... <a title="Painting the unfamiliar: why the first European paintings of Australian animals look so alien to our eyes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/21/painting-the-unfamiliar-why-the-first-european-paintings-of-australian-animals-look-so-alien-to-our-eyes-202719/" aria-label="Read more about Painting the unfamiliar: why the first European paintings of Australian animals look so alien to our eyes">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Woods, Professor of Health Economics, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock Treasurer Jim Chalmers is preparing to release the Treasury’s sixth Intergenerational Report on Thursday. Whereas the first, in 2002, made projections out to 2042, this one will take us beyond the middle of the century, to ... <a title="The intergenerational report will prepare us for 2063 – but what exactly is it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/21/the-intergenerational-report-will-prepare-us-for-2063-but-what-exactly-is-it-211694/" aria-label="Read more about The intergenerational report will prepare us for 2063 – but what exactly is it?">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Frances Doyle, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Western Sydney University Brothers Art/Shutterstock Book Week is here again. Around Australia, parents of primary school-aged children are coming up with costumes, so their kids can take part in parades. Some kids are going to love wearing costumes and showing ... <a title="It’s Book Week but your child is too anxious to take part. 5 expert tips to save the day" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/21/its-book-week-but-your-child-is-too-anxious-to-take-part-5-expert-tips-to-save-the-day-211826/" aria-label="Read more about It’s Book Week but your child is too anxious to take part. 5 expert tips to save the day">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Campbell, Senior research fellow and lecturer, Monash University Shutterstock This year, the Australian government rejected Clive Palmer’s coal mine proposal – but approved three others. Over 100 more fossil fuel projects are in the decision pipeline. Why are we still approving coal projects when climate impacts ... <a title="What harm could one coal mine do? Plenty, producing 1.7 Hiroshima bombs of heat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/21/what-harm-could-one-coal-mine-do-plenty-producing-1-7-hiroshima-bombs-of-heat-210384/" aria-label="Read more about What harm could one coal mine do? Plenty, producing 1.7 Hiroshima bombs of heat">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Asma Aziz, Lecturer in Power Engineering, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Recent electricity price increases of 20–30% have hit households hard. Some are installing rooftop solar systems and batteries to reduce or even end their reliance on energy providers. However, Australia’s uptake of household batteries lags well behind ... <a title="Is it worth investing in a battery for your rooftop solar? Here’s what buyers need to know (but often can’t find out)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/21/is-it-worth-investing-in-a-battery-for-your-rooftop-solar-heres-what-buyers-need-to-know-but-often-cant-find-out-209219/" aria-label="Read more about Is it worth investing in a battery for your rooftop solar? Here’s what buyers need to know (but often can’t find out)">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Fuhrer, Professor of Physics, Monash University Hyun-Tak Kim The past few weeks have seen a huge surge of interest among scientists and the public in a material called LK-99 after it was claimed to be a superconductor at room temperature and ambient pressure. LK-99 garnered attention ... <a title="Hopes fade for ‘room temperature superconductor’ LK-99, but quantum zero-resistance research continues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/21/hopes-fade-for-room-temperature-superconductor-lk-99-but-quantum-zero-resistance-research-continues-211733/" aria-label="Read more about Hopes fade for ‘room temperature superconductor’ LK-99, but quantum zero-resistance research continues">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Crawford, Adjunct Lecturer at the Centre for Justice, Queensland University of Technology So, that’s it then. The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, hosted on Australian and New Zealand soil for the first time, came to an end on Sunday night as Spain beat England 1-0 in ... <a title="Just the beginning: 7 ways the Women’s World Cup can move the dial on women’s sport forever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/21/just-the-beginning-7-ways-the-womens-world-cup-can-move-the-dial-on-womens-sport-forever-210550/" aria-label="Read more about Just the beginning: 7 ways the Women’s World Cup can move the dial on women’s sport forever">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Littleton, Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the Centre for Healthy Sustainable Development, Torrens University Australia The “social determinants of health” is a fancy way of describing a simple idea: that a person’s health is influenced not just by what they eat or do but also ... <a title="Who gets to be healthy? The ‘social determinants of health’ can reduce inequities, but many policies neglect them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/21/who-gets-to-be-healthy-the-social-determinants-of-health-can-reduce-inequities-but-many-policies-neglect-them-210961/" aria-label="Read more about Who gets to be healthy? The ‘social determinants of health’ can reduce inequities, but many policies neglect them">Read more</a>
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August 21, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trivess Moore, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Elena M. Tarasova, Shutterstock Burning gas in our homes to cook food or heat air and water has become a contentious issue. Gas is an expensive, polluting fossil fuel, and there’s mounting evidence to ... <a title="5 tips for getting off gas at home – for a cleaner, cheaper, healthier all-electric future" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/21/5-tips-for-getting-off-gas-at-home-for-a-cleaner-cheaper-healthier-all-electric-future-211261/" aria-label="Read more about 5 tips for getting off gas at home – for a cleaner, cheaper, healthier all-electric future">Read more</a>
