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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University US Secretary of State Antony Blinken looked exhausted at his media conference in Israel this week as he tried to remain optimistic about prospects for a truce in the Gaza war. Despite Israeli Prime ... <a title="Israel-Gaza war: why did the ceasefire negotiations collapse – and can they be revived?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/israel-gaza-war-why-did-the-ceasefire-negotiations-collapse-and-can-they-be-revived-223175/" aria-label="Read more about Israel-Gaza war: why did the ceasefire negotiations collapse – and can they be revived?">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaana Dielenberg, University Fellow, Charles Darwin University Light and sound shows in parks can enthral crowds with their colour, music and storytelling. Lasting for weeks to months, the shows provide entertainment and can boost local economies. But unless they are well-located, the shows can also harm wildlife. ... <a title="Harry Potter and the Disenchanted Wildlife: how light and sound shows can harm nocturnal animals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/harry-potter-and-the-disenchanted-wildlife-how-light-and-sound-shows-can-harm-nocturnal-animals-222390/" aria-label="Read more about Harry Potter and the Disenchanted Wildlife: how light and sound shows can harm nocturnal animals">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Daniel Eldridge, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, Swinburne University of Technology Geinz Angelina/Shutterstock Micellar water, a product found in supermarkets, chemists and bathroom cabinets around the world, is commonly used to remove make-up. It’s a very effective cleanser and many people swear by it as part of their ... <a title="What is micellar water and how does it work?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/what-is-micellar-water-and-how-does-it-work-219492/" aria-label="Read more about What is micellar water and how does it work?">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cosmo Howard, Associate Professor School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University National Library of Australia “Fair go” is an expression we hear a lot in Australia. Activists use it to demand social justice, companies use it to promise customers a good deal, and politicians invoke it ... <a title="Australians love to talk about a ‘fair go’. Here’s what it meant before we became a nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/australians-love-to-talk-about-a-fair-go-heres-what-it-meant-before-we-became-a-nation-222154/" aria-label="Read more about Australians love to talk about a ‘fair go’. Here’s what it meant before we became a nation">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jon Jureidini, Research Leader, Critical and Ethical Mental Health research group, Robinson Research Institute, University of Adelaide Daisy Daisy/Shutterstock Around one in seven Australians take antidepressants; more than 3.5 million of us had them dispensed in 2021–22. This is one of the highest antidepressant prescribing rates in ... <a title="Why are so many Australians taking antidepressants?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/why-are-so-many-australians-taking-antidepressants-221857/" aria-label="Read more about Why are so many Australians taking antidepressants?">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaana Dielenberg, University Fellow, Charles Darwin University Light and sound shows in parks can enthral crowds with their colour, music and storytelling. Lasting for weeks to months, the shows provide entertainment and can boost local economies. But unless they are well-located, the shows can also harm wildlife. ... <a title="Love a good light and sound show? Spare a thought for the animals whose homes you’re invading" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/love-a-good-light-and-sound-show-spare-a-thought-for-the-animals-whose-homes-youre-invading-222390/" aria-label="Read more about Love a good light and sound show? Spare a thought for the animals whose homes you’re invading">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Olivia Marie Bellas, PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide Karolina Grabowska/ AAP, CC BY Managing menstruation in public can be challenging at the best of times, but imagine being eight years old and having to deal with your period at school. You might need to change your pad ... <a title="‘It needs to be talked about earlier’: some children get periods at 8, years before menstruation is taught at school" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/it-needs-to-be-talked-about-earlier-some-children-get-periods-at-8-years-before-menstruation-is-taught-at-school-222887/" aria-label="Read more about ‘It needs to be talked about earlier’: some children get periods at 8, years before menstruation is taught at school">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sophie Couchman, Honorary Research Fellow, Museums Victoria Research Institute Bendigo’s ‘Moon Face’ dragon in front of Bendigo’s Gwan Dai Temple (now demolished) at Easter 1900. The Bendigonian/Trove Tomorrow will usher in the lunar Year of the Dragon. Families and friends will gather to feast, red packets will ... <a title="The surprisingly Australian history of Chinese dragon parades" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/09/the-surprisingly-australian-history-of-chinese-dragon-parades-221594/" aria-label="Read more about The surprisingly Australian history of Chinese dragon parades">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The government has announced long-awaited fuel efficiency standards, which will place a yearly cap on the total emissions output for new cars sold in Australia. The new regime will move Australia in the direction of comparable countries, but it has ... <a title="Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen on fuel efficiency standards and the energy transition" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/08/politics-with-michelle-grattan-chris-bowen-on-fuel-efficiency-standards-and-the-energy-transition-223094/" aria-label="Read more about Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen on fuel efficiency standards and the energy transition">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Luke Munn, Research Fellow, Digital Cultures & Societies, The University of Queensland What does the Australian supermarket chain Coles have in common with the CIA? As of last week, both are clients of Palantir Technologies, a US tech company “focused on creating the world’s best user experience ... <a title="Solving the supermarket: why Coles just hired US defence contractor Palantir" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/08/solving-the-supermarket-why-coles-just-hired-us-defence-contractor-palantir-222883/" aria-label="Read more about Solving the supermarket: why Coles just hired US defence contractor Palantir">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Evangeline Mantzioris, Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of South Australia casanisa/Shutterstock Fermented foods have become popular in recent years, partly due to their perceived health benefits. For instance, there is some evidence eating or drinking fermented foods can improve blood glucose ... <a title="Can kimchi really help you lose weight? Hold your pickle. The evidence isn’t looking great" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/08/can-kimchi-really-help-you-lose-weight-hold-your-pickle-the-evidence-isnt-looking-great-222598/" aria-label="Read more about Can kimchi really help you lose weight? Hold your pickle. The evidence isn’t looking great">Read more</a>
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February 8, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leah Ruppanner, Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock With Victorian council elections to be held in October, the state government’s target of reaching 50-50 gender representation at the local level is under threat. While the state ... <a title="What’s the secret to attracting more women into politics? Give them more resources" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/02/08/whats-the-secret-to-attracting-more-women-into-politics-give-them-more-resources-222159/" aria-label="Read more about What’s the secret to attracting more women into politics? Give them more resources">Read more</a>
