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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mary Breheny, Associate Professor of Health Psychology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Getty Images Sleep may seem straightforward – everyone does it, after all. But as many of us know, getting enough sleep is not necessarily a simple task, despite what you might read ... <a title="Counting the wrong sheep: why trouble sleeping is about more than just individual lifestyles and habits" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/counting-the-wrong-sheep-why-trouble-sleeping-is-about-more-than-just-individual-lifestyles-and-habits-210695/" aria-label="Read more about Counting the wrong sheep: why trouble sleeping is about more than just individual lifestyles and habits">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darryl Jones, Deputy Director of Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University Robyn Jay/Flickr, CC BY-SA Feeding wild birds in backyards was already known to be extremely popular in many parts of the northern hemisphere and in Australia, despite being strongly discouraged. But the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns led ... <a title="Wild bird feeding surged worldwide during lockdowns. That’s good for people, but not necessarily for the birds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/wild-bird-feeding-surged-worldwide-during-lockdowns-thats-good-for-people-but-not-necessarily-for-the-birds-210628/" aria-label="Read more about Wild bird feeding surged worldwide during lockdowns. That’s good for people, but not necessarily for the birds">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anita Moyes, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock Teachers are not always equipped to deal with the growing health needs of their students, from mental health challenges to complex medical needs. Federal and state governments are currently looking at “key targets” as part of the next National School ... <a title="Australia has had school nurses for more than 100 years – but we don’t use them enough" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/australia-has-had-school-nurses-for-more-than-100-years-but-we-dont-use-them-enough-210058/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has had school nurses for more than 100 years – but we don’t use them enough">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Geoff Hanmer, Adjunct professor of architecture, University of Adelaide Shutterstock Earlier this year the Federal Court found ARM Architecture and its then managing director Tony Allen were guilty of attempting to rig bids for a tender relating to a $250 million building project at Charles Darwin University. ... <a title="Bid-rigging is rife in Australian construction, but the process itself is partly to blame" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/bid-rigging-is-rife-in-australian-construction-but-the-process-itself-is-partly-to-blame-207319/" aria-label="Read more about Bid-rigging is rife in Australian construction, but the process itself is partly to blame">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mona Mashhadi Rajabi, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock A new study has found that a carbon tax, accompanied by “revenue recycling”, can produce both environmental and economic benefits for Australia. Revenue recycling means money reaped from a carbon tax would be redirected back into ... <a title="A carbon tax can have economic, not just environmental benefits for Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/a-carbon-tax-can-have-economic-not-just-environmental-benefits-for-australia-210380/" aria-label="Read more about A carbon tax can have economic, not just environmental benefits for Australia">Read more</a>
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August 3, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ari Mattes, Lecturer in Communications and Media, University of Notre Dame Australia Prime Video, CC BY-SA In Melodrama Revised, an essay from 1998, film theorist Linda Williams suggests melodrama situates the audience in a direct empathetic relationship with a victim, so we emotionally experience the victim’s subjugation ... <a title="The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart brings melodrama and Sigourney Weaver as a flower-obsessed matriarch to streaming" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/03/the-lost-flowers-of-alice-hart-brings-melodrama-and-sigourney-weaver-as-a-flower-obsessed-matriarch-to-streaming-209980/" aria-label="Read more about The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart brings melodrama and Sigourney Weaver as a flower-obsessed matriarch to streaming">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra As well as her interviews with politicians and experts, Politics with Michelle Grattan includes “Word from The Hill”, where she discusses the news with members of The Conversation’s politics team. In this podcast Michelle and politics + society editor Amanda ... <a title="Word from The Hill: Double dissolution hot air, PM dodging Treaty question, Morrison hit with counter punch after Robodebt speech" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/02/word-from-the-hill-double-dissolution-hot-air-pm-dodging-treaty-question-morrison-hit-with-counter-punch-after-robodebt-speech-210906/" aria-label="Read more about Word from The Hill: Double dissolution hot air, PM dodging Treaty question, Morrison hit with counter punch after Robodebt speech">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Garma Festival is being held over the next few days in Arnhem Land. There will be a great deal of talk this year about the Voice. Anthony Albanese will speak on Saturday, but he won’t announce the date for ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: ‘yes’ campaigner Thomas Mayo and ‘no’ advocate Derryn Hinch on the Voice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/02/politics-with-michelle-grattan-yes-campaigner-thomas-mayo-and-no-advocate-derryn-hinch-on-the-voice-210799/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: ‘yes’ campaigner Thomas Mayo and ‘no’ advocate Derryn Hinch on the Voice">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom van Laer, Associate Professor of Narratology, University of Sydney Screenshot from Yes23 ad advocating for the “yes” campaign. YouTube Political advertising for the Voice campaign is ramping up, particularly on social media. So, who is the target audience for each campaign’s ad, what are their key ... <a title="Fear vs pride: how do the Voice to Parliament ads try to influence voters? And is it effective?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/02/fear-vs-pride-how-do-the-voice-to-parliament-ads-try-to-influence-voters-and-is-it-effective-209834/" aria-label="Read more about Fear vs pride: how do the Voice to Parliament ads try to influence voters? And is it effective?">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Glen Nagle, Outreach Manager, Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex, CSIRO NASA / JPL-Caltech In 1977, five years before ET asked to “phone home”, two robotic spacecraft began their own journey into space. Almost 46 years later, after exploring the Solar System and beyond, one of those spacecraft ... <a title="Voyager 2 has lost track of Earth. Only one antenna in the world can help it ‘phone home’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/02/voyager-2-has-lost-track-of-earth-only-one-antenna-in-the-world-can-help-it-phone-home-210882/" aria-label="Read more about Voyager 2 has lost track of Earth. Only one antenna in the world can help it ‘phone home’">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emma Shortis, Lecturer in Social and Global Studies, RMIT University Sue Ogrocki/AP/AAP How many different ways are there to say “unprecedented”? Never before has a sitting or former president of the United States been indicted on federal charges. Former and aspiring President Donald J. Trump has now ... <a title="With yet another indictment, Donald Trump takes us into ‘unprecedented’ territory once again" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/02/with-yet-another-indictment-donald-trump-takes-us-into-unprecedented-territory-once-again-210876/" aria-label="Read more about With yet another indictment, Donald Trump takes us into ‘unprecedented’ territory once again">Read more</a>
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August 2, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kylie Soanes, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Dodging dog poo along the local path has become something of an Olympic sport of late. I thought I’d count path-side dog poo on my bike ride the other day and gave ... <a title="Leaving dog and cat poo lying around isn’t just gross. It’s a problem for native plants and animals, too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/02/leaving-dog-and-cat-poo-lying-around-isnt-just-gross-its-a-problem-for-native-plants-and-animals-too-208288/" aria-label="Read more about Leaving dog and cat poo lying around isn’t just gross. It’s a problem for native plants and animals, too">Read more</a>
