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April 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Leonie Rutherford, Associate professor, Deakin University Karolina Grabowska/Pexels, CC BY We know teenagers have busy and complex lives. School makes increasing demands on them, as do their social and extracurricular activities. We also know video games, social media and TV and movies are very popular when they ... <a title="From ‘Fiction Fanatic’ to ‘Book Abstainer’: which type of reader is your teenager?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/05/from-fiction-fanatic-to-book-abstainer-which-type-of-reader-is-your-teenager-226818/" aria-label="Read more about From ‘Fiction Fanatic’ to ‘Book Abstainer’: which type of reader is your teenager?">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Isaac Gross, Lecturer in Economics, Monash University Every six weeks, the Reserve Bank of Australia sets the “cash rate”, affecting the interest rates paid on every Australian mortgage and savings account. Like any price mechanism, the cost of borrowing money is determined by supply and demand – ... <a title="As the COVID cash glut comes to an end, the Reserve Bank is changing the way it sets and maintains interest rates" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/05/as-the-covid-cash-glut-comes-to-an-end-the-reserve-bank-is-changing-the-way-it-sets-and-maintains-interest-rates-226962/" aria-label="Read more about As the COVID cash glut comes to an end, the Reserve Bank is changing the way it sets and maintains interest rates">Read more</a>
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April 5, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ben Singh, Research fellow, University of South Australia In an era when digital domains and traditional sports fields merge, a new wave of athletic pursuits is on the rise. Obstacle course racing, pickleball, and esports are gaining both participants and fans. As these sports carve out their ... <a title="Esports, pickleball and obstacle course racing are surging in popularity – what are their health benefits and challenges?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/05/esports-pickleball-and-obstacle-course-racing-are-surging-in-popularity-what-are-their-health-benefits-and-challenges-226604/" aria-label="Read more about Esports, pickleball and obstacle course racing are surging in popularity – what are their health benefits and challenges?">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Perhaps it was inevitable, given our current ultra-divisive politics, that governor-general designate Sam Mostyn would become the latest punching bag in the culture wars. Warriors on the right have cast the well-qualified Mostyn as an activist from woke central. They’ve ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Albanese has made a statement in choosing Sam Mostyn as governor-general, but he could have been bolder" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/grattan-on-friday-albanese-has-made-a-statement-in-choosing-sam-mostyn-as-governor-general-but-he-could-have-been-bolder-227155/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Albanese has made a statement in choosing Sam Mostyn as governor-general, but he could have been bolder">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sigi Goode, Professor of Information Systems, Australian National University Zakharchuk / Shutterstock Outside the world of open-source software, it’s likely few people would have heard about XZ Utils, a small but widely used tool for data compression in Linux systems. But late last week, security experts uncovered ... <a title="An anonymous coder nearly hacked a big chunk of the internet. How worried should we be?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/an-anonymous-coder-nearly-hacked-a-big-chunk-of-the-internet-how-worried-should-we-be-227143/" aria-label="Read more about An anonymous coder nearly hacked a big chunk of the internet. How worried should we be?">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Darian McBain, Visiting Professor in Practice, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment;, London School of Economics and Political Science Since the start of this year, the price for cocoa traded on the futures exchange has doubled, climbing from US$4,275 a tonne to US$9,481 after ... <a title="The cocoa price has doubled in mere months, but it shouldn’t add much to the price of chocolate: here’s why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/the-cocoa-price-has-doubled-in-mere-months-but-it-shouldnt-add-much-to-the-price-of-chocolate-heres-why-226914/" aria-label="Read more about The cocoa price has doubled in mere months, but it shouldn’t add much to the price of chocolate: here’s why">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephen Gaunson, Associate Professor in Cinema Studies, RMIT University Umbrella Entertainment Since Australia first began producing feature films, it has returned time and again to the subject of the first world war. Before Dawn, out in cinemas today, is the latest in this long line of productions. ... <a title="Before Dawn: 19-year-old director’s new film is a sombre recount of the ANZACs’ sacrifice" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/before-dawn-19-year-old-directors-new-film-is-a-sombre-recount-of-the-anzacs-sacrifice-224243/" aria-label="Read more about Before Dawn: 19-year-old director’s new film is a sombre recount of the ANZACs’ sacrifice">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Parmeter, Research Scholar, Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian National University Napoleon’s foreign minister, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, is said to have remarked concerning the effectiveness of targeting civilians in war: “it’s worse than a crime, it’s a mistake”. Talleyrand was an archetypal exponent of ... <a title="Zomi Frankcom is a tragic victim in the stalemated Israel-Hamas war, but don’t expect Australia’s approach to change much" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/zomi-frankcom-is-a-tragic-victim-in-the-stalemated-israel-hamas-war-but-dont-expect-australias-approach-to-change-much-227045/" aria-label="Read more about Zomi Frankcom is a tragic victim in the stalemated Israel-Hamas war, but don’t expect Australia’s approach to change much">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Thomas Sigler, Associate Professor of Human Geography, The University of Queensland Two out of three Australians will “fall back” an hour as daylight saving ends for the season next Sunday, April 7. Like clockwork, countless opinion pieces will emerge in the media. Many will argue that daylight ... <a title="Daylight saving has 80% support in Australia and a majority in every state" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/daylight-saving-has-80-support-in-australia-and-a-majority-in-every-state-225797/" aria-label="Read more about Daylight saving has 80% support in Australia and a majority in every state">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Monique Moffa, Lecturer, Criminology & Justice, RMIT University Shutterstock Parole is a hot topic in politics and in the media at the moment, fuelled by several high-profile parole applications. Recently, Keli Lane’s attempt to be released on parole after years in jail for the murder of her ... <a title="Do parolees really ‘walk free’? Busting common myths about parole" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/do-parolees-really-walk-free-busting-common-myths-about-parole-226607/" aria-label="Read more about Do parolees really ‘walk free’? Busting common myths about parole">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jessica Pace, Associate Lecturer, Sydney Pharmacy School, University of Sydney Yuri A/Shutterstock Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide are taking drugs like Ozempic to lose weight. But what do we actually know about them? This month, The Conversation’s experts explore their rise, impact and potential consequences. To ... <a title="Ozempic isn’t approved for weight loss in Australia. So how are people accessing it?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/ozempic-isnt-approved-for-weight-loss-in-australia-so-how-are-people-accessing-it-224859/" aria-label="Read more about Ozempic isn’t approved for weight loss in Australia. So how are people accessing it?">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Hanna Taniukevich/Shutterstock Policy alignment sounds dry. But think of it like this: you want to make suburbs cooler and more liveable, so you plant large trees. But then you find the ... <a title="Out of alignment: how clashing policies make for terrible environmental outcomes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/04/04/out-of-alignment-how-clashing-policies-make-for-terrible-environmental-outcomes-226509/" aria-label="Read more about Out of alignment: how clashing policies make for terrible environmental outcomes">Read more</a>
