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In a win for Traditional Owners, Origin is walking away from the Beetaloo Basin. But the fight against fracking is not over

September 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lily O’Neill, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock What a difference six months makes. Before the federal election, the Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory was to have spearheaded Australia’s “gas-led recovery”. But Origin Energy this week announced it would sell its share of the ... <a title="In a win for Traditional Owners, Origin is walking away from the Beetaloo Basin. But the fight against fracking is not over" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/20/in-a-win-for-traditional-owners-origin-is-walking-away-from-the-beetaloo-basin-but-the-fight-against-fracking-is-not-over-190906/" aria-label="Read more about In a win for Traditional Owners, Origin is walking away from the Beetaloo Basin. But the fight against fracking is not over">Read more</a>

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In a win for Traditional Owners, Origin is quitting the controversial Beetaloo Basin. But the fight against fracking is nowhere near over

September 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lily O’Neill, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock What a difference six months makes. Before the federal election, the Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory was to have spearheaded Australia’s “gas-led recovery”. But Origin Energy this week announced it would sell its share of the ... <a title="In a win for Traditional Owners, Origin is quitting the controversial Beetaloo Basin. But the fight against fracking is nowhere near over" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/20/in-a-win-for-traditional-owners-origin-is-quitting-the-controversial-beetaloo-basin-but-the-fight-against-fracking-is-nowhere-near-over-190906/" aria-label="Read more about In a win for Traditional Owners, Origin is quitting the controversial Beetaloo Basin. But the fight against fracking is nowhere near over">Read more</a>

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Here’s the real reason to turn on aeroplane mode when you fly

September 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Doug Drury, Professor/Head of Aviation, CQUniversity Australia Blake Guidry/Unsplash We all know the routine by heart: “Please ensure your seats are in the upright position, tray tables stowed, window shades are up, laptops are stored in the overhead bins and electronic devices are set to flight mode”. ... <a title="Here’s the real reason to turn on aeroplane mode when you fly" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/20/heres-the-real-reason-to-turn-on-aeroplane-mode-when-you-fly-188585/" aria-label="Read more about Here’s the real reason to turn on aeroplane mode when you fly">Read more</a>

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The Mint and Note Printing Australia make billions for Australia – but it could be at risk

September 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Briefly, in the days after the death of the queen, we were afforded a glimpse into the machine that makes Australia’s money. Assistant Treasury Minister Andrew Leigh turned up at the Royal Australian Mint to ... <a title="The Mint and Note Printing Australia make billions for Australia – but it could be at risk" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/20/the-mint-and-note-printing-australia-make-billions-for-australia-but-it-could-be-at-risk-190901/" aria-label="Read more about The Mint and Note Printing Australia make billions for Australia – but it could be at risk">Read more</a>

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Action on faulty vaginal mesh took too long, now women struggle to access mesh surgery that works

September 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer King, Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Sydney Gwendal Cottin/Unsplash Last week, Johnson & Johnson reached a A$300 million settlement for two class actions brought by Australian women affected by complications from vaginal mesh products. The products are surgically implanted to correct urinary incontinence or prolapse, where ... <a title="Action on faulty vaginal mesh took too long, now women struggle to access mesh surgery that works" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/20/action-on-faulty-vaginal-mesh-took-too-long-now-women-struggle-to-access-mesh-surgery-that-works-190532/" aria-label="Read more about Action on faulty vaginal mesh took too long, now women struggle to access mesh surgery that works">Read more</a>

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Young cold-blooded animals are suffering the most as Earth heats up, research finds

September 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Patrice Pottier, PhD Candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, UNSW Sydney Shutterstock Climate change is making heatwaves worse. Many people have already noticed the difference – and so too have other animals. Sadly, research by myself and colleagues has found young animals, in particular, are struggling to ... <a title="Young cold-blooded animals are suffering the most as Earth heats up, research finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/20/young-cold-blooded-animals-are-suffering-the-most-as-earth-heats-up-research-finds-190606/" aria-label="Read more about Young cold-blooded animals are suffering the most as Earth heats up, research finds">Read more</a>

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Police texts in Kumanjayi Walker case another sordid example of systemic racism in Australia’s legal system

September 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn Newitt, Lecturer, Criminology, Western Sydney University This article contains information on deaths in custody, racist language and violence experienced by First Nations people in encounters with the Australian justice system. It also contains references to and the names of people who have passed away. The three-month ... <a title="Police texts in Kumanjayi Walker case another sordid example of systemic racism in Australia’s legal system" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/20/police-texts-in-kumanjayi-walker-case-another-sordid-example-of-systemic-racism-in-australias-legal-system-190833/" aria-label="Read more about Police texts in Kumanjayi Walker case another sordid example of systemic racism in Australia’s legal system">Read more</a>

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For the first time, robots on Mars found meteorite impact craters by sensing seismic shock waves

September 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katarina Miljkovic, ARC Future Fellow, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University NASA / JPL-Caltech Since 2018, NASA’s InSight mission to Mars has recorded seismic waves from more than 1,300 marsquakes in its quest to probe the internal structure of the red planet. The solar panels ... <a title="For the first time, robots on Mars found meteorite impact craters by sensing seismic shock waves" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/20/for-the-first-time-robots-on-mars-found-meteorite-impact-craters-by-sensing-seismic-shock-waves-190755/" aria-label="Read more about For the first time, robots on Mars found meteorite impact craters by sensing seismic shock waves">Read more</a>

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Are the West’s sanctions against Russia actually working?

September 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Michaelsen, Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney Dmitri Lovetsky/AP/AAP Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24 2022, the United States, the European Union and other countries swiftly imposed a mix of wide-ranging diplomatic and economic sanctions. Russia was excluded from the Council of Europe and voted ... <a title="Are the West’s sanctions against Russia actually working?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/20/are-the-wests-sanctions-against-russia-actually-working-190424/" aria-label="Read more about Are the West’s sanctions against Russia actually working?">Read more</a>

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Earth harbours 20,000,000,000,000,000 ants – and they weigh more than wild birds and mammals combined

September 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Wong, Forrest Fellow, The University of Western Australia Shutterstock Have you ever wondered exactly how many ants live on Earth? Possibly not, but it’s certainly a question we’ve asked ourselves. Our research published today provides an approximate answer. We conservatively estimate our planet harbours about 20 ... <a title="Earth harbours 20,000,000,000,000,000 ants – and they weigh more than wild birds and mammals combined" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/20/earth-harbours-20-000-000-000-000-000-ants-and-they-weigh-more-than-wild-birds-and-mammals-combined-190831/" aria-label="Read more about Earth harbours 20,000,000,000,000,000 ants – and they weigh more than wild birds and mammals combined">Read more</a>

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Climate change threatens up to 100% of trees in Australian cities, and most urban species worldwide

September 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez, Lecturer and Research Fellow, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University Photo: Jaana Dielenberg, Author provided To anyone who has stepped off a hot pavement into a shady park, it will come as little surprise that trees (and shrubs) have a big cooling effect ... <a title="Climate change threatens up to 100% of trees in Australian cities, and most urban species worldwide" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/20/climate-change-threatens-up-to-100-of-trees-in-australian-cities-and-most-urban-species-worldwide-188807/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change threatens up to 100% of trees in Australian cities, and most urban species worldwide">Read more</a>

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The city as laboratory: what post-quake Christchurch is teaching us about urban recovery and transformation

September 20, 2022

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kelly Dombroski, Associate Professor in Geography, Massey University Maja Moritz, CC BY-ND In the aftermath of a series of earthquakes that devastated Ōtautahi Christchurch 12 years ago, impromptu and transitional organisations kickstarted the city’s recovery. On the many vacant sites in the demolished city, they supported pop-up ... <a title="The city as laboratory: what post-quake Christchurch is teaching us about urban recovery and transformation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/09/20/the-city-as-laboratory-what-post-quake-christchurch-is-teaching-us-about-urban-recovery-and-transformation-190738/" aria-label="Read more about The city as laboratory: what post-quake Christchurch is teaching us about urban recovery and transformation">Read more</a>