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April 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caroline Schuster, Senior Lecturer, School of Archaeology and Anthropology; Director, Australian National Centre for Latin American Studies, Australian National University The floods that devastated parts of southeast Australia last month revealed, yet again, this nation’s growing insurance problem. Assessment of the damage was agonisingly slow, and rising ... <a title="A new type of insurance pays out as soon as extreme weather hits – and we could try it in Australia" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/a-new-type-of-insurance-pays-out-as-soon-as-extreme-weather-hits-and-we-could-try-it-in-australia-181244/" aria-label="Read more about A new type of insurance pays out as soon as extreme weather hits – and we could try it in Australia">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liza McDonough, Research Scientist, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation Shutterstock Dry land isn’t really dry. It’s saturated with truly vast volumes of groundwater, hidden in the spaces of the earth we walk on. How much? Recent estimates put it at almost two trillion Olympic swimming pools ... <a title="We found a hidden source of greenhouse gases – organic matter in groundwater" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/we-found-a-hidden-source-of-greenhouse-gases-organic-matter-in-groundwater-179957/" aria-label="Read more about We found a hidden source of greenhouse gases – organic matter in groundwater">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Scott, Professor of Politics and Policy, Deakin University Shutterstock Housing is expensive in Australia. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Higher quality, more affordable housing is a matter of policy choice. A key problem is Australia’s housing market is too skewed towards treating housing ... <a title="More affordable housing with less homelessness is possible – if only Australia would learn from Nordic nations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/more-affordable-housing-with-less-homelessness-is-possible-if-only-australia-would-learn-from-nordic-nations-182049/" aria-label="Read more about More affordable housing with less homelessness is possible – if only Australia would learn from Nordic nations">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joyleen Christensen, Senior lecturer, University of Newcastle Roadshow Everything Everywhere All At Once, a sci-fi action comedy, manages the surprising feat of paying homage to martial arts cinema classics while also delivering a strange and completely fresh, genre-bending film. Written and directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel ... <a title="How Everything Everywhere All At Once fits into the canon of comedy-martial arts films" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/how-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-fits-into-the-canon-of-comedy-martial-arts-films-181480/" aria-label="Read more about How Everything Everywhere All At Once fits into the canon of comedy-martial arts films">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Dyer, Associate Professor, RMIT University Shutterstock What makes us want things we like? We know things that offer potential rewards, including food, sex, addictive drugs, and even certain artworks, can inspire desire in us – but why? The French Enlightenment philosopher Denis Diderot pointed out a ... <a title="Why do we want what we like? New evidence from bee brains offers clues" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/why-do-we-want-what-we-like-new-evidence-from-bee-brains-offers-clues-181482/" aria-label="Read more about Why do we want what we like? New evidence from bee brains offers clues">Read more</a>
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April 29, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Philip Lowe mightn’t be a household name but the Reserve Bank governor finds himself catapulted right into the centre of this election campaign, in which events are proving more important than policies. The very large inflation spike has economists declaring ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Managing post-COVID a delicate balance for Anthony Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/29/grattan-on-friday-managing-post-covid-a-delicate-balance-for-anthony-albanese-182166/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Managing post-COVID a delicate balance for Anthony Albanese">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra University of Canberra Professional Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics. They canvass the elevation of cost of living pressures in the election battle, with the big spike in inflation and ... <a title="VIDEO: Inflation, Solomons and ‘Albo’s iso’ dominate campaign’s third week." class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/28/video-inflation-solomons-and-albos-iso-dominate-campaigns-third-week-182146/" aria-label="Read more about VIDEO: Inflation, Solomons and ‘Albo’s iso’ dominate campaign’s third week.">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lucyna Kedziora-Chudczer, Program Manager / Adjunct Research Fellow, Swinburne University of Technology The red and stormy planet. Shutterstock Will the big storm on Jupiter ever go away? — Edgar Nuttall, age 5, Brisbane Hi Edgar! Thank you for such a unique question. Jupiter is the largest planet ... <a title="Curious kids: will the big storm on Jupiter ever go away?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/28/curious-kids-will-the-big-storm-on-jupiter-ever-go-away-180573/" aria-label="Read more about Curious kids: will the big storm on Jupiter ever go away?">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Hogg, Lecturer in Psychology, Charles Sturt University Fausto Sandoval/Unsplash, CC BY “Therapy-speak” advice on relationships and dating is widely available outside of the psychotherapist’s office. Much of this advice places responsibility on women for managing their emotional reactions to problematic dating and relationship experiences. The advice ... <a title="When it comes to dating advice, why is it always women who must improve?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/28/when-it-comes-to-dating-advice-why-is-it-always-women-who-must-improve-180877/" aria-label="Read more about When it comes to dating advice, why is it always women who must improve?">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Ward, PhD candidate, University of Sydney The election campaign is well underway and the ABC is barely registering as an issue. Why is that, when according to the Morrison government’s own figures, the ABC’s real funding will continue to decline over the next three years? Not ... <a title="No-one is talking about ABC funding in this election campaign. Here’s why they should be" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/28/no-one-is-talking-about-abc-funding-in-this-election-campaign-heres-why-they-should-be-181948/" aria-label="Read more about No-one is talking about ABC funding in this election campaign. Here’s why they should be">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Apisalome Movono, Senior Lecturer in Development Studies, Massey University Shutterstock As daylight hours shorten and temperatures drop, and with borders reopening across the Pacific, many will be tempted to escape pandemic fatigue by flying somewhere warm and welcoming. Fiji, in particular, has wasted no time mounting a ... <a title="Fiji is officially ‘open for happiness’ – will that apply to its tourism workers too?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/28/fiji-is-officially-open-for-happiness-will-that-apply-to-its-tourism-workers-too-181603/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji is officially ‘open for happiness’ – will that apply to its tourism workers too?">Read more</a>
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April 28, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ritesh Chugh, Associate Professor – Information and Communications Technology, CQUniversity Australia Shutterstock With nearly 84% of the world’s population now owning a smartphone, and our dependence on them growing all the time, these devices have become an attractive avenue for scammers. Last year, cyber security company Kaspersky ... <a title="Can your mobile phone get a virus? Yes – and you’ll have to look carefully to see the signs" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/04/28/can-your-mobile-phone-get-a-virus-yes-and-youll-have-to-look-carefully-to-see-the-signs-181720/" aria-label="Read more about Can your mobile phone get a virus? Yes – and you’ll have to look carefully to see the signs">Read more</a>
