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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ali Mamouri, Research Fellow, Middle East Studies, Deakin University Shortly after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria, the new government led by rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa pledged to unite Syrians and establish a “civil peace” in the country. In recent days, this fragile peace has ... <a title="After mass killings in Syria, can a fragmented country stay united?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/after-mass-killings-in-syria-can-a-fragmented-country-stay-united-251903/" aria-label="Read more about After mass killings in Syria, can a fragmented country stay united?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Keiran Hardy, Associate Professor, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University The recent discovery of a caravan full of explosives in Dural, in Sydney’s northwest, caused significant fear about the possibility of a mass casualty attack. On Monday, the Australian Federal Police declared it and 14 antisemitic attacks a ... <a title="Is ‘fake’ terrorism still terrorism? Here’s what the Sydney caravan incident tells us" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/is-fake-terrorism-still-terrorism-heres-what-the-sydney-caravan-incident-tells-us-251908/" aria-label="Read more about Is ‘fake’ terrorism still terrorism? Here’s what the Sydney caravan incident tells us">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roger Jones, Professorial Research Fellow, Victoria University Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred is the latest in a succession of extreme rainfall events to wreak havoc on coastal communities in New South Wales and Queensland. Over 500 kilometres of coastline has been affected, with extreme rainfall and flooding reaching inland ... <a title="In the wake of Alfred, how do we think about and measure the cost of catastrophes?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/in-the-wake-of-alfred-how-do-we-think-about-and-measure-the-cost-of-catastrophes-251704/" aria-label="Read more about In the wake of Alfred, how do we think about and measure the cost of catastrophes?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cameron Webb, Clinical Associate Professor and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney While some parts of southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales are still on alert for flooding, others are starting the difficult clean-up process as flood waters recede. Stagnant water after floods provides the perfect ... <a title="First wind, then rain. Next come the mozzies – here’s how to reduce your risk of bites and infections" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/first-wind-then-rain-next-come-the-mozzies-heres-how-to-reduce-your-risk-of-bites-and-infections-251260/" aria-label="Read more about First wind, then rain. Next come the mozzies – here’s how to reduce your risk of bites and infections">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Javier Leon, Associate Professor in Physical Geography, University of the Sunshine Coast For many people, the most visible impact of Cyclone Alfred was the damage big waves and storm surge did to their local beaches. Beaches in southeast Queensland and northeast New South Wales are now scarred ... <a title="Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred – but most of this sand will return" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/beloved-beaches-were-washed-offshore-by-cyclone-alfred-but-most-of-this-sand-will-return-251599/" aria-label="Read more about Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred – but most of this sand will return">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Tania King, Associate Professor in Social Epidemiology, The University of Melbourne A freeze on aid entering the Gaza Strip, imposed by Israel last week, means once again tons of urgent medical supplies and medicines are stuck at the border, with delivery uncertain. But supplies are only one ... <a title="Health-care workers should not be a target. In Gaza, their detention and death affect the entire population" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/health-care-workers-should-not-be-a-target-in-gaza-their-detention-and-death-affect-the-entire-population-251146/" aria-label="Read more about Health-care workers should not be a target. In Gaza, their detention and death affect the entire population">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Baker, Associate Professor, Migration and Education, Australian National University The damage inflicted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred on Queensland and northern New South Wales has been extensive. Several areas have had infrastructure badly damaged, and many homes have been destroyed. With natural disasters set to become “situation ... <a title="Regional Australia needs more workers to rebuild after disasters like Alfred. Skilled refugees could help" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/regional-australia-needs-more-workers-to-rebuild-after-disasters-like-alfred-skilled-refugees-could-help-251909/" aria-label="Read more about Regional Australia needs more workers to rebuild after disasters like Alfred. Skilled refugees could help">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claire Matthews, Associate Professor and Head of School, School of Accountancy, Economics and Finance, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University Andrzej Rostek/Getty Images Adrian Orr has so far not spoken about the reasons for his recent and unexpected resignation as Reserve Bank governor, but the sudden ... <a title="Calculated risk: will the next Reserve Bank governor relax capital requirements for banks?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/calculated-risk-will-the-next-reserve-bank-governor-relax-capital-requirements-for-banks-251713/" aria-label="Read more about Calculated risk: will the next Reserve Bank governor relax capital requirements for banks?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deanna Tepper, Associate Lecturer, Psychology, La Trobe University Yang/Unsplash Domestic cats have been living alongside humans for an estimated 10,000 years, first as rodent control and then as the couch-warmers we know and love. A far cry from the lone predator lifestyle of their ancestors, today millions ... <a title="Do cats have ‘friends’, or do they always vie for territory? Animal experts weigh in" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/do-cats-have-friends-or-do-they-always-vie-for-territory-animal-experts-weigh-in-249013/" aria-label="Read more about Do cats have ‘friends’, or do they always vie for territory? Animal experts weigh in">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Hutchinson, Professor in Theoretical Physics, University of Otago Shutterstock/Gorodenkoff As part of a major reform of the science sector, the government plans to set up a research organisation focused on emerging technologies, including quantum technologies. The first quantum revolution – based on understanding how electrons behave ... <a title="Quantum technologies are changing our world – what does NZ need to be part of the next revolution?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/quantum-technologies-are-changing-our-world-what-does-nz-need-to-be-part-of-the-next-revolution-249466/" aria-label="Read more about Quantum technologies are changing our world – what does NZ need to be part of the next revolution?">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maxine Newlands, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, University of Queensland, Adjunct Principle Research Fellow, Cairns Institute, James Cook University In 2022, the national vote for independents or minor parties was the highest in almost a century. A third of Australians voted for someone who ... <a title="Independents took cities by storm last election. This time, they’ve got regional Australia in their sights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/independents-took-cities-by-storm-last-election-this-time-theyve-got-regional-australia-in-their-sights-250894/" aria-label="Read more about Independents took cities by storm last election. This time, they’ve got regional Australia in their sights">Read more</a>
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March 11, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sharon Lewin, Melbourne Laureate Professor, University of Melbourne; Director, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity Anastasiia Chepinska/Unsplash On March 11, 2020, as COVID continued to spread rapidly around the globe, the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared a pandemic. More than 7 million people have ... <a title="5 years since COVID was declared a pandemic, we’re still poorly prepared for the next one" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/03/11/5-years-since-covid-was-declared-a-pandemic-were-still-poorly-prepared-for-the-next-one-245362/" aria-label="Read more about 5 years since COVID was declared a pandemic, we’re still poorly prepared for the next one">Read more</a>
