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How to neutralise your greenhouse gas footprint

March 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University With time running out for us to make deep reductions in greenhouse emissions, you may well be wondering what you personally can do to minimise your own greenhouse footprint. The average greenhouse emissions per Australian are the equivalent of ... <a title="How to neutralise your greenhouse gas footprint" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/how-to-neutralise-your-greenhouse-gas-footprint-103922/" aria-label="Read more about How to neutralise your greenhouse gas footprint">Read more</a>

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Poll wrap: Labor gains in Newspoll after weak economic report; Labor barely ahead in NSW

March 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne About two months from the expected May election date, this week’s Newspoll, conducted March 7-10 from a sample of 1,610, gave Labor a 54-46 lead, a one-point gain for Labor since last fortnight. Primary votes ... <a title="Poll wrap: Labor gains in Newspoll after weak economic report; Labor barely ahead in NSW" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/poll-wrap-labor-gains-in-newspoll-after-weak-economic-report-labor-barely-ahead-in-nsw-113266/" aria-label="Read more about Poll wrap: Labor gains in Newspoll after weak economic report; Labor barely ahead in NSW">Read more</a>

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Privacy pivot: Facebook wants to be more like WhatsApp. But details are scarce

March 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sacha Molitorisz, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Media Transition, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg delivered a 3,000+ word post last week, spelling out a new vision for the social network. It prompts just one small question: Facebook, who are you? Zuckerberg’s ... <a title="Privacy pivot: Facebook wants to be more like WhatsApp. But details are scarce" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/privacy-pivot-facebook-wants-to-be-more-like-whatsapp-but-details-are-scarce-113195/" aria-label="Read more about Privacy pivot: Facebook wants to be more like WhatsApp. But details are scarce">Read more</a>

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A brutal, nightmarish Carmen imbues an old story with contemporary resonances

March 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By William Peterson, Associate Professor, Flinders University Review: Carmen, Adelaide Festival, March 8 Choreographer Johan Inger’s Carmen is one we have never seen: a Carmen turned inside out. In this danced-through reimagining of the world’s most-popular opera, we are pulled into the characters’ inner turmoil. Their dancing gets ... <a title="A brutal, nightmarish Carmen imbues an old story with contemporary resonances" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/a-brutal-nightmarish-carmen-imbues-an-old-story-with-contemporary-resonances-113354/" aria-label="Read more about A brutal, nightmarish Carmen imbues an old story with contemporary resonances">Read more</a>

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The internet is now an arena for conflict, and we’re all caught up in it

March 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tom Sear, Industry Fellow, UNSW Canberra Cyber, Australian Defence Force Academy, UNSW This article is part of our occasional long read series Zoom Out, where authors explore key ideas in science and technology in the broader context of society and humanity. Most people think the internet operates ... <a title="The internet is now an arena for conflict, and we’re all caught up in it" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/the-internet-is-now-an-arena-for-conflict-and-were-all-caught-up-in-it-101736/" aria-label="Read more about The internet is now an arena for conflict, and we’re all caught up in it">Read more</a>

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Oi! We’re not lazy yarners, so let’s kill the cringe and love our Aussie accent(s)

March 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Howard Manns, Lecturer in Linguistics, Monash University Last month, a US contestant on TV’s The Bachelor faked an Australian accent to stand out. It wasn’t a great accent. Yanks aren’t great at doing Australian English. But to be fair, when it comes to Americans and the Australian ... <a title="Oi! We’re not lazy yarners, so let’s kill the cringe and love our Aussie accent(s)" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/oi-were-not-lazy-yarners-so-lets-kill-the-cringe-and-love-our-aussie-accent-s-111753/" aria-label="Read more about Oi! We’re not lazy yarners, so let’s kill the cringe and love our Aussie accent(s)">Read more</a>

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Panic attacks aren’t necessarily a reason to panic: they are your body’s way of responding to stress

March 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Justin Kenardy, Professor of Clinical Psychology; Deputy Director of the Recover Injury Research Centre, The University of Queensland Panic attacks typically occur when a person is under stress. The stress can be physical, like being run down, or emotional, like a significant life change. Panic attacks are ... <a title="Panic attacks aren’t necessarily a reason to panic: they are your body’s way of responding to stress" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/panic-attacks-arent-necessarily-a-reason-to-panic-they-are-your-bodys-way-of-responding-to-stress-111174/" aria-label="Read more about Panic attacks aren’t necessarily a reason to panic: they are your body’s way of responding to stress">Read more</a>

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The summer bushfires you didn’t hear about, and the invasive species fuelling them

March 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christine Schlesinger, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science and Ecology, Charles Darwin University In January 2019, fires burned across a 100-kilometre length of the iconic Tjoritja National Park in the West MacDonnell Ranges, from Ormiston Gorge nearly to the edge of Alice Springs. These fires affected an area ... <a title="The summer bushfires you didn’t hear about, and the invasive species fuelling them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/the-summer-bushfires-you-didnt-hear-about-and-the-invasive-species-fuelling-them-112619/" aria-label="Read more about The summer bushfires you didn’t hear about, and the invasive species fuelling them">Read more</a>

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Once a building is destroyed, can the loss of a place like the Corkman be undone?

March 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Lesh, University of Melbourne Since the illegal demolition of the historic Corkman Irish Pub in Melbourne in 2016, debate has raged about the best way forward for this historic place. The state planning minister is pursuing an order, via the Victorian Administrative Appeals Tribunal, for the ... <a title="Once a building is destroyed, can the loss of a place like the Corkman be undone?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/once-a-building-is-destroyed-can-the-loss-of-a-place-like-the-corkman-be-undone-112864/" aria-label="Read more about Once a building is destroyed, can the loss of a place like the Corkman be undone?">Read more</a>

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On Kangaroo Island and elsewhere, beware the lure of the luxury ecotourist

March 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management, University of South Australia Kangaroo Island, less than 130 kilometres from Adelaide, is one of Australia’s ecological jewels. Tourism Australia describes it as a “pristine wilderness”, with cliffs, beaches, wetlands and dense bushland offering protection to native animals such as ... <a title="On Kangaroo Island and elsewhere, beware the lure of the luxury ecotourist" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/on-kangaroo-island-and-elsewhere-beware-the-lure-of-the-luxury-ecotourist-113044/" aria-label="Read more about On Kangaroo Island and elsewhere, beware the lure of the luxury ecotourist">Read more</a>

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Guide to the classics: Tacitus’ Annals and its enduring portrait of monarchical power

March 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Caillan Davenport, Senior Lecturer in Roman History, Macquarie University Sometime in the 9th century AD, a monk in the Benedictine monastery of Fulda in modern Germany copied out an extensive Latin history into Carolingian minuscule, a script promoted by the emperor Charlemagne to aid in the reading ... <a title="Guide to the classics: Tacitus’ Annals and its enduring portrait of monarchical power" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/guide-to-the-classics-tacitus-annals-and-its-enduring-portrait-of-monarchical-power-107277/" aria-label="Read more about Guide to the classics: Tacitus’ Annals and its enduring portrait of monarchical power">Read more</a>

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View from The Hill: Coal turns lumpy for Scott Morrison and the Nationals

March 12, 2019

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Scott Morrison’s government is struggling with a fresh crisis, the combination of a bitter domestic within the Nationals and the conflicting imperatives of pitching to voters in Australia’s north and south on the highly charged issues of energy and climate ... <a title="View from The Hill: Coal turns lumpy for Scott Morrison and the Nationals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/12/view-from-the-hill-coal-turns-lumpy-for-scott-morrison-and-the-nationals-113282/" aria-label="Read more about View from The Hill: Coal turns lumpy for Scott Morrison and the Nationals">Read more</a>