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March 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Lauren Henderson/Shutterstock For the fourth year running, the condition of Australia’s environment has been relatively good overall. Our national environment scorecard released today gives 2024 a mark of 7.7 out ... <a title="Rain gave Australia’s environment a fourth year of reprieve in 2024 – but this masks deepening problems: report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/20/rain-gave-australias-environment-a-fourth-year-of-reprieve-in-2024-but-this-masks-deepening-problems-report-252183/" aria-label="Read more about Rain gave Australia’s environment a fourth year of reprieve in 2024 – but this masks deepening problems: report">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Aaron Camens, Lecturer in Palaeontology, Flinders University Musky rat-kangaroo. Amy Tschirn In the remnant rainforests of coastal far-north Queensland, bushwalkers may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a diminutive marsupial that’s the last living representative of its family. The musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus) weighs only ... <a title="We found the only kangaroo that doesn’t hop – and it can teach us how roos evolved their quirky gait" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/20/we-found-the-only-kangaroo-that-doesnt-hop-and-it-can-teach-us-how-roos-evolved-their-quirky-gait-251373/" aria-label="Read more about We found the only kangaroo that doesn’t hop – and it can teach us how roos evolved their quirky gait">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joshua Black, Visitor, School of History, Australian National University The world had its eyes on Sydney in 2000. A million people lined the harbour to ring in the new millennium (though some said it was actually the final year of the old one) on January 1. US ... <a title="In 2000, Australia was defined by the Olympics, border politics and reconciliation. So what really has changed?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/20/in-2000-australia-was-defined-by-the-olympics-border-politics-and-reconciliation-so-what-really-has-changed-250791/" aria-label="Read more about In 2000, Australia was defined by the Olympics, border politics and reconciliation. So what really has changed?">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland The most striking feature of the Australian economy in the 21st century has been the exceptionally long period of fairly steady, though not rapid, economic growth. The deep recession of 1989–91, and the painfully slow recovery that ... <a title="The Australian economy has changed dramatically since 2000 – the way we work now is radically different" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/20/the-australian-economy-has-changed-dramatically-since-2000-the-way-we-work-now-is-radically-different-249942/" aria-label="Read more about The Australian economy has changed dramatically since 2000 – the way we work now is radically different">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Moran, Lecturer in the Department of English, Creative Writing and Film, University of Adelaide German Vizulis/Shutterstock If you peruse the philosophy section of your local bookshop, you’ll probably find a number of books on Stoicism – an ancient philosophy enjoying a renaissance today. But where are ... <a title="Long before debates over ‘wokeness’, Epicurus built a philosophy that welcomed slaves, women and outsiders" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/20/long-before-debates-over-wokeness-epicurus-built-a-philosophy-that-welcomed-slaves-women-and-outsiders-250772/" aria-label="Read more about Long before debates over ‘wokeness’, Epicurus built a philosophy that welcomed slaves, women and outsiders">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Albanese government will make another pre-election offer in health, promising that if re-elected it will legislate to ensure people pay no more than $25 for a script under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme. The measure, to be announced by Prime ... <a title="Labor promises PBS scripts will cost no more than $25, under latest health pitch for election" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/20/labor-promises-pbs-scripts-will-cost-no-more-than-25-under-latest-health-pitch-for-election-252510/" aria-label="Read more about Labor promises PBS scripts will cost no more than $25, under latest health pitch for election">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Amy Peden, NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health & co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney Marcos Castillo/ Shutterstock New figures show shocking numbers of Australian kids are not achieving basic swimming skills. Royal Life Saving Australia data estimates 48% of Year 6 students cannot ... <a title="If your tween or teen doesn’t know how to swim, it’s not too late for lessons" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/19/if-your-tween-or-teen-doesnt-know-how-to-swim-its-not-too-late-for-lessons-252504/" aria-label="Read more about If your tween or teen doesn’t know how to swim, it’s not too late for lessons">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Richardson, Visiting Fellow, Centre for European Studies, Australian National University US President Donald Trump’s phone call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, didn’t take a tangible step towards ending the hostilities in Ukraine, let alone finding an enduring peace. Rather, it provided further evidence of Putin’s ... <a title="Putin made Trump wait, then strung him along – it’s clear his war aims in Ukraine have not changed" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/19/putin-made-trump-wait-then-strung-him-along-its-clear-his-war-aims-in-ukraine-have-not-changed-252497/" aria-label="Read more about Putin made Trump wait, then strung him along – it’s clear his war aims in Ukraine have not changed">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vincent Ho, Associate Professor and clinical academic gastroenterologist, Western Sydney University Popovo Bros/Shutterstock You might’ve heard too many eggs make you constipated. Influencers on Instagram claim it too. The United Kingdom has slang for it – being “egg bound”. Eggs were once blamed for raising blood cholesterol ... <a title="Do eggs really make you constipated? A gut expert on what the evidence says" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/19/do-eggs-really-make-you-constipated-a-gut-expert-on-what-the-evidence-says-249370/" aria-label="Read more about Do eggs really make you constipated? A gut expert on what the evidence says">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew King, Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne Climate change is the most pressing problem humanity will face this century. Tracking how the climate is actually changing has never been more critical. Today, the World Meteorological ... <a title="Flooding in the Sahara, Amazon tributaries drying and warming tipping over 1.5°C – 2024 broke all the wrong records" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/19/flooding-in-the-sahara-amazon-tributaries-drying-and-warming-tipping-over-1-5-c-2024-broke-all-the-wrong-records-252490/" aria-label="Read more about Flooding in the Sahara, Amazon tributaries drying and warming tipping over 1.5°C – 2024 broke all the wrong records">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Tiedemann, Professor of Physical Activity and Health, University of Sydney shurkin_son/Shutterstock We all recognise the benefits of regular aerobic or cardiovascular exercise to support our heart and lung health. Being active is also good for our social and mental health. And strength training promotes strong bones ... <a title="Cardio and strength training boost health as you age. But don’t forget balance exercises to reduce your chance of falls" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/19/cardio-and-strength-training-boost-health-as-you-age-but-dont-forget-balance-exercises-to-reduce-your-chance-of-falls-249375/" aria-label="Read more about Cardio and strength training boost health as you age. But don’t forget balance exercises to reduce your chance of falls">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Moran, Lecturer in the Department of English, Creative Writing and Film, University of Adelaide MK2 Films Chinese independent director Jia Zhangke’s new film Caught by the Tides, now in select Australian cinemas, provides a unique vision of China’s rapid social transformation in the 21st century. Using ... <a title="How Jia Zhangke’s film Caught by the Tides uses 20 years of footage to capture a changing China" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/19/how-jia-zhangkes-film-caught-by-the-tides-uses-20-years-of-footage-to-capture-a-changing-china-252392/" aria-label="Read more about How Jia Zhangke’s film Caught by the Tides uses 20 years of footage to capture a changing China">Read more</a>
