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February 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jonathan Karnon, Professor of Health Economics, Flinders University Nomad_Soul/Shutterstock People with a high body weight living in England can now access subsidised weight-loss drugs to treat their obesity. This includes Wegovy (the weight-loss dose of Ozempic, or semaglutide) and Mounjaro (one of the brand names for tirzepatide). ... <a title="England subsidises drugs like Ozepmic for weight loss. Could Australia follow?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/26/england-subsidises-drugs-like-ozepmic-for-weight-loss-could-australia-follow-245367/" aria-label="Read more about England subsidises drugs like Ozepmic for weight loss. Could Australia follow?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne A boab tree in the Kimberley. Hideaki Edo Photography/Shutterstock When the growing gets tough, the tough trees and shrubs get growing. Australia’s environment is brutal. Its ancient, low-nutrient soils and generally ... <a title="I spy with my little eye: 3 unusual Australian plant ecosystems to spot on your next roadtrip" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/26/i-spy-with-my-little-eye-3-unusual-australian-plant-ecosystems-to-spot-on-your-next-roadtrip-246129/" aria-label="Read more about I spy with my little eye: 3 unusual Australian plant ecosystems to spot on your next roadtrip">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Penny Van Bergen, Associate Professor in the Psychology of Education, Macquarie University VesnaArt/Shutterstock Once upon a time, university lectures were accompanied by the sound of pens scribbling on paper. But if you go into a lecture hall today, you will hear students tapping on laptops. Devices are ... <a title="Which type of note-taking is better for learning: laptop or pen and paper?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/26/which-type-of-note-taking-is-better-for-learning-laptop-or-pen-and-paper-250404/" aria-label="Read more about Which type of note-taking is better for learning: laptop or pen and paper?">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jeannie Marie Paterson, Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne Last week the Federal Court fined Australia’s biggest superannuation company, AustralianSuper, A$27 million for overcharging customers. The company had breached its legal obligations under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 by failing to identify and merge the ... <a title="Multiple warnings and huge fines are not stopping super funds, insurers and banks overcharging customers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/26/multiple-warnings-and-huge-fines-are-not-stopping-super-funds-insurers-and-banks-overcharging-customers-250658/" aria-label="Read more about Multiple warnings and huge fines are not stopping super funds, insurers and banks overcharging customers">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Phoebe Hart, Associate Professor, Film Screen & Animation, Queensland University of Technology Oscar-nominated best documentary film Sugarcane. Disney+ The Academy Awards represent the screen industry’s biggest annual global recognition for the very best of moviemaking. And in these troubled times, many recognise the power of documentaries to ... <a title="Outstanding craftsmanship and international voices: the 5 films up for best documentary at the 2025 Oscars" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/26/outstanding-craftsmanship-and-international-voices-the-5-films-up-for-best-documentary-at-the-2025-oscars-249151/" aria-label="Read more about Outstanding craftsmanship and international voices: the 5 films up for best documentary at the 2025 Oscars">Read more</a>
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February 26, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Baker, Professor of Public Health, University of Otago Getty Images This Friday, February 28, marks five years since COVID-19 was first reported in Aotearoa New Zealand. At a population level, it remains our most harmful infectious disease, with thousands of hospitalisations and 664 deaths last year. ... <a title="5 years on, COVID remains NZ’s most important infectious disease – it still demands a strong response" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/26/5-years-on-covid-remains-nzs-most-important-infectious-disease-it-still-demands-a-strong-response-246873/" aria-label="Read more about 5 years on, COVID remains NZ’s most important infectious disease – it still demands a strong response">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ivan Vinogradov, Animal Behaviour Researcher, Australian National University Turner Brockman/iNaturalist, CC BY-SA We humans often underestimate the intelligence of other animals. You’ve probably seen videos of monkeys, ravens or parrots solving puzzles. But fish also possess impressive problem-solving skills, despite the notorious slander that goldfish have a ... <a title="Smart is sexy – new study on fish doing puzzles hints intelligence partly evolved via sexual selection" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/25/smart-is-sexy-new-study-on-fish-doing-puzzles-hints-intelligence-partly-evolved-via-sexual-selection-249862/" aria-label="Read more about Smart is sexy – new study on fish doing puzzles hints intelligence partly evolved via sexual selection">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Birchall, Senior Lecturer in Law, Macquarie University The skyline of Sydney’s central business district. Olga Kashubin/Shutterstock In our complex, interconnected world, there are risks of human rights violations throughout global supply chains. Examples include not only modern slavery and child labour, but also gender discrimination and ... <a title="Some of Australia’s largest companies are failing to ‘know and show’ their respect for human rights" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/25/some-of-australias-largest-companies-are-failing-to-know-and-show-their-respect-for-human-rights-250055/" aria-label="Read more about Some of Australia’s largest companies are failing to ‘know and show’ their respect for human rights">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Mark A Gregory, Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University robert paul van beets/Shutterstock People could soon make mobile calls and send SMS text messages from the remotest parts of Australia, under a new election promise from the federal Albanese government to overhaul the country’s mobile phone ... <a title="Calling 000 for help in an emergency doesn’t work in parts of Australia – but a new plan could change that" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/25/calling-000-for-help-in-an-emergency-doesnt-work-in-parts-of-australia-but-a-new-plan-could-change-that-250762/" aria-label="Read more about Calling 000 for help in an emergency doesn’t work in parts of Australia – but a new plan could change that">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Yuting Zhang, Professor of Health Economics, The University of Melbourne Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock Unaffordable GP visits has become a pressing issue amid the increasing cost-of-living crisis. About 30% of Australians delayed or didn’t see a GP in 2023–24. To solve this problem, Labor has proposed extending bulk billing ... <a title="The major parties want 9 in 10 GP visits bulk billed by 2030. Here’s why we shouldn’t aim for 100%" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/25/the-major-parties-want-9-in-10-gp-visits-bulk-billed-by-2030-heres-why-we-shouldnt-aim-for-100-249605/" aria-label="Read more about The major parties want 9 in 10 GP visits bulk billed by 2030. Here’s why we shouldn’t aim for 100%">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dirk Baur, Professor of Finance, The University of Western Australia The gold price has surged to a new all-time high above US$2,900 (A$4,544) an ounce this month. It has risen by 12% since the start of the year and clearly outperformed US and Australian stock markets. The ... <a title="The gold price has surged to record highs. What’s behind the move?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/25/the-gold-price-has-surged-to-record-highs-whats-behind-the-move-250391/" aria-label="Read more about The gold price has surged to record highs. What’s behind the move?">Read more</a>
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February 25, 2025
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leigh Carriage, Senior Lecturer in Music, Southern Cross University The multi-Grammy award winner Roberta Flack has passed away at 88. Her approach and sound were a unique combination of soul, folk, rhythm and blues, jazz, pop and musicianship, and arranging skills so broad she had had a ... <a title="Remembering Roberta Flack, a spellbinding virtuoso of musical interpretation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2025/02/25/remembering-roberta-flack-a-spellbinding-virtuoso-of-musical-interpretation-250763/" aria-label="Read more about Remembering Roberta Flack, a spellbinding virtuoso of musical interpretation">Read more</a>
