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November 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tracy Burrows, Professor Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle Shutterstock For many of us, eating particular foods can be comforting: a pick-me-up during a hard task; a reward after a long day at work; a satiating end to a lovely dinner. But some people have a compulsive ... <a title="Concerned about overeating? Here’s what you need to know about food addiction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/25/concerned-about-overeating-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-food-addiction-169352/" aria-label="Read more about Concerned about overeating? Here’s what you need to know about food addiction">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Morgain, Senior research fellow, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Zareth Long undertaking controlled burn in Birriliburu Indigenous Protected Area, WA Annette Ruzicka, Bush Heritage Australia, Author provided Australia’s plan to reach net zero emissions by 2050 relies heavily on unproven technologies ... <a title="5 big ideas: how Australia can tackle climate change while restoring nature, culture and communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/25/5-big-ideas-how-australia-can-tackle-climate-change-while-restoring-nature-culture-and-communities-172156/" aria-label="Read more about 5 big ideas: how Australia can tackle climate change while restoring nature, culture and communities">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Brad Gobby, Senior Lecturer in Curriculum, Curtin University Shutterstock There is a pressing need to prepare for the impact of the climate crisis on schools and school education in Australia. A Western Australian parliamentary inquiry into the response of the state’s schools to climate change reflects this ... <a title="Curriculum is a climate change battleground and states must step in to prepare students" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/25/curriculum-is-a-climate-change-battleground-and-states-must-step-in-to-prepare-students-172392/" aria-label="Read more about Curriculum is a climate change battleground and states must step in to prepare students">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock Job vacancies in Australia are at a record level. The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ job vacancy rate, measuring the proportion of available jobs currently unfilled, is now more than 2.5% – the highest level since the series ... <a title="Australia has record job vacancies, but don’t expect it to lead to higher wages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/25/australia-has-record-job-vacancies-but-dont-expect-it-to-lead-to-higher-wages-172146/" aria-label="Read more about Australia has record job vacancies, but don’t expect it to lead to higher wages">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Kelsey, Professor of Law, University of Auckland Shutterstock Hard on the heels of the political deal-making by major powers and corporate lobbyists at the COP26 climate conference, similar manoeuvres are shaping the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12), scheduled to begin on November 30 ... <a title="Divided and paralysed, can the WTO negotiate a pandemic recovery plan that is fair for all?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/25/divided-and-paralysed-can-the-wto-negotiate-a-pandemic-recovery-plan-that-is-fair-for-all-172484/" aria-label="Read more about Divided and paralysed, can the WTO negotiate a pandemic recovery plan that is fair for all?">Read more</a>
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November 25, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wendy van Duivenvoorde, Associate Professor in Maritime Archaeology, Flinders University Panoramic view of the Batavia ship exterior oak planking. Patrick E. Baker/Western Australian Museum The wrecking of the Dutch East India Company ship Batavia in 1629 is perhaps the best-known maritime disaster in Australian history. The subject ... <a title="We studied the tree rings of the Batavia shipwreck timbers – they told us much about global seafaring history" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/25/we-studied-the-tree-rings-of-the-batavia-shipwreck-timbers-they-told-us-much-about-global-seafaring-history-171495/" aria-label="Read more about We studied the tree rings of the Batavia shipwreck timbers – they told us much about global seafaring history">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Morrison government is pushing for universities to shift from “publish or perish” incentives to focus on commercialising their research, industry needs and “national priorities”. Announcing $242.7 million for a yet-to-be-selected small group of “trailblazer” universities, the government wants to ... <a title="Morrison says universities should shift focus from ‘publish or perish’ towards commercialising research" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/24/morrison-says-universities-should-shift-focus-from-publish-or-perish-towards-commercialising-research-172522/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison says universities should shift focus from ‘publish or perish’ towards commercialising research">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Labor has announced that in government it would appoint a family domestic and sexual violence commissioner and also fund 500 new community sector workers to help women at risk or in crisis. Labor spokeswoman Jenny McAllister says more staff are ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jenny McAllister on domestic violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/24/politics-with-michelle-grattan-jenny-mcallister-on-domestic-violence-172512/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jenny McAllister on domestic violence">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Grose, Climate projections scientist, CSIRO Shutterstock As the climate changes, southern Australia is likely to keep getting drier on average, particularly in the southwest. However, this year has been wet. And yesterday the Bureau of Meteorology announced we are now in another La Niña event. This ... <a title="Climate change is likely driving a drier southern Australia – so why are we having such a wet year?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/24/climate-change-is-likely-driving-a-drier-southern-australia-so-why-are-we-having-such-a-wet-year-172409/" aria-label="Read more about Climate change is likely driving a drier southern Australia – so why are we having such a wet year?">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thea van de Mortel, Professor, Nursing and Deputy Head (Learning & Teaching), School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University Shutterstock Summer is on its way and you might be wondering how you’re going to wear a mask as the weather gets warmer. Which mask is best? Is ... <a title="How to wear a mask in the heat" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/24/how-to-wear-a-mask-in-the-heat-169941/" aria-label="Read more about How to wear a mask in the heat">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nareen Young, Industry Professor, Jumbunna Institute of Education and Research, University of Technology Sydney Shutterstock In its review of the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012, the federal government asked Australians for feedback on how the nation can improve workplace gender equality. Our view, as workplace equality and ... <a title="A law on workplace gender equality is under review. Here’s what needs to change" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/24/a-law-on-workplace-gender-equality-is-under-review-heres-what-needs-to-change-172406/" aria-label="Read more about A law on workplace gender equality is under review. Here’s what needs to change">Read more</a>
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November 24, 2021
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leigh Carriage, Senior Lecturer in Music, Southern Cross University Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara in 1946) died on this day 30 years ago. A prolific songwriter, arranger and music producer, a consummate theatrical entertainer and one of the 20th century’s best-known lead singers, Mercury fronted Queen from ... <a title="It’s 30 years since Freddie Mercury died. His music is still the soundtrack of our lives" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/11/24/its-30-years-since-freddie-mercury-died-his-music-is-still-the-soundtrack-of-our-lives-172389/" aria-label="Read more about It’s 30 years since Freddie Mercury died. His music is still the soundtrack of our lives">Read more</a>
