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February 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Bloomberg, Adjunct Senior Fellow Te Kura Ngahere – New Zealand School of Forestry, University of Canterbury Getty Images The severe impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle on the North Island, and the five severe weather events experienced by the Thames–Coromandel region in just the first two months of ... <a title="Cyclone Gabrielle triggered more destructive forestry “slash” – NZ must change how it grows trees on fragile land" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/17/cyclone-gabrielle-triggered-more-destructive-forestry-slash-nz-must-change-how-it-grows-trees-on-fragile-land-200059/" aria-label="Read more about Cyclone Gabrielle triggered more destructive forestry “slash” – NZ must change how it grows trees on fragile land">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Woinarski, Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University Shutterstock Australia’s natural world is in deep trouble. Many of our species are getting rarer. Some are now perilously close to extinction, while entire ecosystems face collapse. Sudden biodiversity loss in events such as the Black Summer wildfires ... <a title="We found 29 threatened species are back from the brink in Australia. Here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/17/we-found-29-threatened-species-are-back-from-the-brink-in-australia-heres-how-200057/" aria-label="Read more about We found 29 threatened species are back from the brink in Australia. Here’s how">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rebecca Dunlop, Senior Lecturer in Physiology, The University of Queensland Cetacean Ecology Group, University of Queensland., Author provided As eastern Australian humpback whale populations have recovered over the years, males have adapted their mating strategy in a highly strategic way, new research finds. I analysed 123 days’ ... <a title="Australian humpback whales are singing less and fighting more. Should we be worried?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/17/australian-humpback-whales-are-singing-less-and-fighting-more-should-we-be-worried-200062/" aria-label="Read more about Australian humpback whales are singing less and fighting more. Should we be worried?">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Piccini, Senior Lecturer in History, Australian Catholic University National Gallery of Australia/AAP This article references antiquated language when referring to First Nations people. It also mentions names and has images of people who may have passed away. Before the end of this year, Australians will vote ... <a title="The 1967 referendum was the most successful in Australia’s history. But what it can tell us about 2023 is complicated" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/17/the-1967-referendum-was-the-most-successful-in-australias-history-but-what-it-can-tell-us-about-2023-is-complicated-198874/" aria-label="Read more about The 1967 referendum was the most successful in Australia’s history. But what it can tell us about 2023 is complicated">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Beardsley, Associate Professor in Infectious Diseases, Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney Liane Hentscher/HBO Fungal infections have received a frenzy of attention thanks to the popularity of HBO’s The Last of Us. The show depicts a fungal pandemic caused by the ... <a title="Before The Last of Us, I was part of an international team to chart the threat of killer fungi. This is what we found" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/17/before-the-last-of-us-i-was-part-of-an-international-team-to-chart-the-threat-of-killer-fungi-this-is-what-we-found-199593/" aria-label="Read more about Before The Last of Us, I was part of an international team to chart the threat of killer fungi. This is what we found">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Tham, Research fellow, Victoria University Paul Hanaoka/Unsplash About 100 early childhood experts are meeting in Canberra today for a national summit on children who are five and under. This is part of the Albanese government’s work to develop an early years strategy to ensure Australian kids ... <a title="Better, cheaper childcare is on the horizon in Australia, but 4 key challenges remain" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/17/better-cheaper-childcare-is-on-the-horizon-in-australia-but-4-key-challenges-remain-199864/" aria-label="Read more about Better, cheaper childcare is on the horizon in Australia, but 4 key challenges remain">Read more</a>
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February 17, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Schwartz Media Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ recent essay in The Monthly, “Capitalism after the crises”, tells us a lot about economic predicament faced by the Albanese government and governments around the world. Arguably, the reaction to the ... <a title="6,000 words but silent on falling real wages: what Chalmers got wrong on ‘values-based capitalism’ and fixing our economic woes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/17/6-000-words-but-silent-on-falling-real-wages-what-chalmers-got-wrong-on-values-based-capitalism-and-fixing-our-economic-woes-199270/" aria-label="Read more about 6,000 words but silent on falling real wages: what Chalmers got wrong on ‘values-based capitalism’ and fixing our economic woes">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra If Peter Dutton is caught in a classic rock-and-hard-place dilemma over the Voice to Parliament, the same could be said for Greens leader Adam Bandt on the safeguard legislation to underpin the government’s climate policy. The Greens are putting as ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Adam Bandt is wedged by Greens’ overreach on emissions legislation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/16/grattan-on-friday-adam-bandt-is-wedged-by-greens-overreach-on-emissions-legislation-200083/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Adam Bandt is wedged by Greens’ overreach on emissions legislation">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Kate Chaney was one of half a dozen new “teal” MPs elected to parliament last year, winning the previously solid Liberal seat of Curtin in Western Australia. “It’s been a fascinating and steep learning curve over the last eight months,” ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kate Chaney on life as a teal MP" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/16/politics-with-michelle-grattan-kate-chaney-on-life-as-a-teal-mp-200084/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kate Chaney on life as a teal MP">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Greg Barton, Chair in Global Islamic Politics, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University Violent extremism remains a persistent and resilient threat, constantly adapting and evolving. It is an endlessly demanding problem and we can neither afford to ignore it nor allow it to disproportionately ... <a title="COVID wasn’t a ‘bumper campaign’ for right-wing extremists. But the threat from terror remains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/16/covid-wasnt-a-bumper-campaign-for-right-wing-extremists-but-the-threat-from-terror-remains-199964/" aria-label="Read more about COVID wasn’t a ‘bumper campaign’ for right-wing extremists. But the threat from terror remains">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie, Lecturer in Sustainability| Lead, Circular Economy Research Group, Charles Darwin University shutterstock shutterstock.com Vaping, or using electronic cigarettes, not only pollutes the surrounding air, it also creates a new contaminated e-waste stream. Australian waste management authorities are just beginning to tackle this problem, as ... <a title="Stop tossing your spent vapes and e-cigs: you’re breeding a new waste pandemic" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/16/stop-tossing-your-spent-vapes-and-e-cigs-youre-breeding-a-new-waste-pandemic-199956/" aria-label="Read more about Stop tossing your spent vapes and e-cigs: you’re breeding a new waste pandemic">Read more</a>
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February 16, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Malika Nisal Ratnayake, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University Justus Menke/Unsplash Artificial intelligence (AI) offers a new way to track the insect pollinators essential to farming. In a new study, we installed miniature digital cameras and computers inside a greenhouse at a strawberry farm ... <a title="AI can track bees on camera. Here’s how that will help farmers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/02/16/ai-can-track-bees-on-camera-heres-how-that-will-help-farmers-199406/" aria-label="Read more about AI can track bees on camera. Here’s how that will help farmers">Read more</a>
