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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark Patrick Taylor, Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, Macquarie University Shutterstock There’s nothing like the fresh eggs from your own hens, the more than 400,000 Australians who keep backyard chooks will tell you. Unfortunately, it’s often not just freshness and flavour that set their eggs ... <a title="Backyard hens’ eggs contain 40 times more lead on average than shop eggs, research finds" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/backyard-hens-eggs-contain-40-times-more-lead-on-average-than-shop-eggs-research-finds-187442/" aria-label="Read more about Backyard hens’ eggs contain 40 times more lead on average than shop eggs, research finds">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By A J Brown, Professor of Public Policy & Law, Centre for Governance & Public Policy, Griffith University Last Friday’s twist in the long prosecution of Australian Taxation Office whistleblower Richard Boyle – now headed for its fifth year – brings into relief the serious flaws in our ... <a title="Tax office whistleblowing saga points to reforms needed in three vital areas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/tax-office-whistleblowing-saga-points-to-reforms-needed-in-three-vital-areas-187608/" aria-label="Read more about Tax office whistleblowing saga points to reforms needed in three vital areas">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Erik Eklund, Professor of History, Australian National University Uranium concentrate, known as yellowcake Nuclear Regulatory Commission/Flickr, CC BY-SA Last week, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton sought to revive the hoary old debate of nuclear power in Australia, announcing an internal review into whether the Liberals should back the ... <a title="Uranium prices are soaring, and Australia’s hoary old nuclear debate is back in the headlines. Here’s what it all means" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/uranium-prices-are-soaring-and-australias-hoary-old-nuclear-debate-is-back-in-the-headlines-heres-what-it-all-means-188149/" aria-label="Read more about Uranium prices are soaring, and Australia’s hoary old nuclear debate is back in the headlines. Here’s what it all means">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Janelle K Johnstone, PhD Candidate, La Trobe University Photo by Carlin Stiehl for The Boston Globe via Getty Images The iconic Joni Mitchell’s recent surprise performance at the 2022 Newport Folk Festival prompted a world-wide outpouring of love and respect. This was her first musical performance since ... <a title="With the strokes of a guitar solo, Joni Mitchell showed us how our female music elders are super punks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/with-the-strokes-of-a-guitar-solo-joni-mitchell-showed-us-how-our-female-music-elders-are-super-punks-188075/" aria-label="Read more about With the strokes of a guitar solo, Joni Mitchell showed us how our female music elders are super punks">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucas Cernusak, Associate Professor, Plant Physiology, James Cook University Hasan Almasi / Unsplash Have you ever wondered just how much water plants need to grow, or indeed why they need it? Plants lose a lot of water when they take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, so ... <a title="15 years of experiments have overturned a major assumption about how thirsty plants actually are" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/15-years-of-experiments-have-overturned-a-major-assumption-about-how-thirsty-plants-actually-are-188072/" aria-label="Read more about 15 years of experiments have overturned a major assumption about how thirsty plants actually are">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Natasha Yates, Assistant Professor, General Practice, Bond University Shutterstock Everyone feels tired sometimes. But how do you know whether your tiredness is a problem worth seeing a doctor about? And with all the mental and emotional strain we have been under from the pandemic, isn’t it just ... <a title="Why am I so tired and when is it time to see the doctor about it? A GP explains" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/why-am-i-so-tired-and-when-is-it-time-to-see-the-doctor-about-it-a-gp-explains-187984/" aria-label="Read more about Why am I so tired and when is it time to see the doctor about it? A GP explains">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alison Hilton, Academic Chair Secondary Education, Murdoch University www.shutterstock.com There is no shortage of articles about how teachers are stressed, due to their complex jobs and high workloads. But what is happening before they make it to the classroom? There are lots of reasons why Australia has ... <a title="‘It hurt my heart and my wallet’: the unnecessary test stressing teachers before they even make it to the classroom" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/it-hurt-my-heart-and-my-wallet-the-unnecessary-test-stressing-teachers-before-they-even-make-it-to-the-classroom-187860/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It hurt my heart and my wallet’: the unnecessary test stressing teachers before they even make it to the classroom">Read more</a>
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August 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Farr-Wharton, Associate Dean of Management, Edith Cowan University Former AFL star Eddie Betts’ revelations about the 2018 Adelaide Crows training camp, which left him feeling like he had been brainwashed and sapped his passion for football, raises all sorts of questions. But the most obvious is ... <a title="Eddie Betts’ camp saga highlights a motivational industry rife with weird, harmful ideas" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/09/eddie-betts-camp-saga-highlights-a-motivational-industry-rife-with-weird-harmful-ideas-188354/" aria-label="Read more about Eddie Betts’ camp saga highlights a motivational industry rife with weird, harmful ideas">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Heather Handley, Associate Professor of Volcanology and Geoscience Communication, University of Twente and Adjunct Associate Professor, Monash University Marco Di Marco/AP The Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland began erupting again on Wednesday after eight months of slumber – so far without any adverse impacts on people or air ... <a title="A volcano is erupting again in Iceland. Is climate change causing more eruptions?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/08/a-volcano-is-erupting-again-in-iceland-is-climate-change-causing-more-eruptions-187858/" aria-label="Read more about A volcano is erupting again in Iceland. Is climate change causing more eruptions?">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Maguire, Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle Israel launched multiple air strikes on Gaza on August 5, in another eruption of open warfare between Israel and Palestinian militants. The latest attacks come just over a year after hundreds were killed in ... <a title="Amid death and destruction, the latest conflict in Gaza highlights the depths of its humanitarian crisis" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/08/amid-death-and-destruction-the-latest-conflict-in-gaza-highlights-the-depths-of-its-humanitarian-crisis-188351/" aria-label="Read more about Amid death and destruction, the latest conflict in Gaza highlights the depths of its humanitarian crisis">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anastasia Hronis, Clinical Psychologist, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock It’s no secret COVID is having a drastic impact on people’s wellbeing, and has worsened an already a rising trend in mental health problems. The Australian Institute for Health and Welfare’s latest figures indicate some of our most ... <a title="Mental distress is much worse for people with disabilities, and many health professionals don’t know how to help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/08/mental-distress-is-much-worse-for-people-with-disabilities-and-many-health-professionals-dont-know-how-to-help-187078/" aria-label="Read more about Mental distress is much worse for people with disabilities, and many health professionals don’t know how to help">Read more</a>
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August 8, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Kate Shaw, Honorary Senior Fellow in Urban Geography and Planning, The University of Melbourne Author provided Australian cities are good at growing – for decades their states have relied on it. The need to house more people is used to justify expansion out and up, but it ... <a title="The case for degrowth: stop the endless expansion and work with what our cities already have" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/08/08/the-case-for-degrowth-stop-the-endless-expansion-and-work-with-what-our-cities-already-have-187929/" aria-label="Read more about The case for degrowth: stop the endless expansion and work with what our cities already have">Read more</a>
