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December 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natalie Gately, Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Edith Cowan University Shutterstock The lead-up to the holiday period is often referred to as the silly season — but it is when offenders get serious; burglary rates tend to increase during the festive season. Why? Homes around this time of ... <a title="For burglars, it’s the most wonderful time of the year: how to keep your home safe these holidays" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/28/for-burglars-its-the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year-how-to-keep-your-home-safe-these-holidays-194165/" aria-label="Read more about For burglars, it’s the most wonderful time of the year: how to keep your home safe these holidays">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Sydney Matt Palmer/Unsplash It’s bushfire season. So you might be wondering about the best way to protect yourself from the health impacts of smoke. Guidelines suggest wearing respirators, avoiding outdoor ... <a title="How to protect yourself against bushfire smoke this summer" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/28/how-to-protect-yourself-against-bushfire-smoke-this-summer-154720/" aria-label="Read more about How to protect yourself against bushfire smoke this summer">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ross Gordon, Professor, School of Advertising, Marketing & PR, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock With energy prices and temperatures both rising, keeping cool in summer is an increasingly costly challenge for many Australians. Energy bills are predicted to increase by 50% over the next two years, adding ... <a title="Top 10 tips to keep cool this summer while protecting your health and your budget" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/28/top-10-tips-to-keep-cool-this-summer-while-protecting-your-health-and-your-budget-193723/" aria-label="Read more about Top 10 tips to keep cool this summer while protecting your health and your budget">Read more</a>
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December 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Grainne Cleary, Researcher, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Whether they’re stealing your chips or screeching at your picnic table, seagulls are a hallmark of Australian summers. But how much do you really know about them? In Australia, the most ... <a title="4 facts about seagulls that will make you love these relentless chip thieves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/28/4-facts-about-seagulls-that-will-make-you-love-these-relentless-chip-thieves-192092/" aria-label="Read more about 4 facts about seagulls that will make you love these relentless chip thieves">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Langley, Associate Professor of Archaeology, Griffith University Shutterstock Each December, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, among others, take over our thoughts and our wallets as we participate in ceremonies our ancestors have practised for as long as we can remember. These are all example of traditions. And ... <a title="Why rituals have been crucial for humans throughout history – and why we still need them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/27/why-rituals-have-been-crucial-for-humans-throughout-history-and-why-we-still-need-them-193951/" aria-label="Read more about Why rituals have been crucial for humans throughout history – and why we still need them">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amanda Watson, Research Associate, University of South Australia shutterstock Every parent knows kids spend their time differently when they’re on holidays. Our new research found out just how differently. During the school term, kids get up around 7am, get into their uniforms, make their way to school, ... <a title="Structured school days can keep kids healthy. How can we maintain it over school holidays?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/27/structured-school-days-can-keep-kids-healthy-how-can-we-maintain-it-over-school-holidays-189880/" aria-label="Read more about Structured school days can keep kids healthy. How can we maintain it over school holidays?">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erin Siostrom, Associate Lecturer in Science Education, University of the Sunshine Coast Shutterstock For Australians, memories of childhood Christmas often include gifts, prawns and shooing uninvited buzzing guests away from the pavlova. But have you ever wondered why the air is full of bugs some years and ... <a title="4 creepy crawlies you’ll see more of this wet summer – and one iconic beetle you’ll probably miss" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/27/4-creepy-crawlies-youll-see-more-of-this-wet-summer-and-one-iconic-beetle-youll-probably-miss-190915/" aria-label="Read more about 4 creepy crawlies you’ll see more of this wet summer – and one iconic beetle you’ll probably miss">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ashley Jameson Eriksmoen, Senior Lecturer, School of Art & Design, Australian National University Shutterstock Driving home recently, I encountered a familiar sight: four dining chairs on the kerb waiting for some sucker to rescue them. Loading them into the car (sucker!) I wondered: how long were these ... <a title="Rethinking the big spring clean chuck-out frenzy: how keeping old things away from the landfill can ‘spark joy’ in its own way" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/27/rethinking-the-big-spring-clean-chuck-out-frenzy-how-keeping-old-things-away-from-the-landfill-can-spark-joy-in-its-own-way-195568/" aria-label="Read more about Rethinking the big spring clean chuck-out frenzy: how keeping old things away from the landfill can ‘spark joy’ in its own way">Read more</a>
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December 27, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Corbould, Associate Professor, Contemporary Histories Research Group, Deakin University Stan In 1994, the Australian federal government finally extended recognition to Australian South Sea Islander people as a distinct cultural group. This recognition was important: racism put Australian South Sea Islanders at a disadvantage, yet there was ... <a title="Black Snow, a new pacy murder mystery, addresses the complicated legacy of slavery in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/27/black-snow-a-new-pacy-murder-mystery-addresses-the-complicated-legacy-of-slavery-in-australia-194347/" aria-label="Read more about Black Snow, a new pacy murder mystery, addresses the complicated legacy of slavery in Australia">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Bean, Senior Lecturer in Microbiology and Fermentation Technology, Federation University Australia Shutterstock Drinking alcohol has been part of Australian culture for at least 240 years, and perhaps millennia prior. In recent years, however, there’s been a growing trend towards opting for low- and no-alcohol versions of ... <a title="We’re getting really good at making alcohol-free beer and wine. Here’s how it’s done" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/26/were-getting-really-good-at-making-alcohol-free-beer-and-wine-heres-how-its-done-193318/" aria-label="Read more about We’re getting really good at making alcohol-free beer and wine. Here’s how it’s done">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rick Sarre, Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia We’ve all been at a work or family gathering when someone has offered a seemingly authoritative statement about the way the law operates. Without some knowledge of the field of law, listeners may simply ... <a title="You can say you wish King Charles would die, but you can’t urinate on your back tyre: 8 common myths about Australian law" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/26/you-can-say-you-wish-king-charles-would-die-but-you-cant-urinate-on-your-back-tyre-8-common-myths-about-australian-law-196663/" aria-label="Read more about You can say you wish King Charles would die, but you can’t urinate on your back tyre: 8 common myths about Australian law">Read more</a>
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December 26, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Piccini, Lecturer in History, Australian Catholic University A rally to free John Zarb, December 1968. Search Foundation and the State Library of New South Wales One of the first moves of the newly elected Whitlam Labour government in December 1972 was to free seven men imprisoned ... <a title="Is there a ‘right to disobey’? From the Vietnam War to today’s climate protests" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/12/26/is-there-a-right-to-disobey-from-the-vietnam-war-to-todays-climate-protests-193714/" aria-label="Read more about Is there a ‘right to disobey’? From the Vietnam War to today’s climate protests">Read more</a>
