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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Melissa Starling, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Sydney Shutterstock What’s that smell? Is that what you think it is? You check your shoes and, sure enough, one is adorned with a sticky, foul-smelling patty of fresh wrongness. You have stepped in a landmine of the canine variety. We’ve ... <a title="Is leaving dog poo in the street really so bad? The science says it’s even worse than you think" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/is-leaving-dog-poo-in-the-street-really-so-bad-the-science-says-its-even-worse-than-you-think-207416/" aria-label="Read more about Is leaving dog poo in the street really so bad? The science says it’s even worse than you think">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
New Zealand Politics Daily is a collation of the most prominent issues being discussed in New Zealand. It is edited by Dr Bryce Edwards of The Democracy Project. Today’s content HEALTH Nicholas Jones (Herald): Surgery wait lists: Māori, Pacific prioritised – why ethnicity is a factor (paywalled) Rachel Maher (Herald): Royal Australasian College of Surgeons backs surgical equity policy, ... <a title="Newsletter: June 20 2023 – Items of interest and importance today" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/newsletter-june-20-2023-items-of-interest-and-importance-today/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: June 20 2023 – Items of interest and importance today">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Clark, Associate Professor – Animal Ecophysiology, Deakin University Marius Masalar / Unsplash Fish are the most diverse group of vertebrates, ranging from tiny gobies and zebrafish to gigantic tunas and whale sharks. They provide vital sustenance to billions of people worldwide via fisheries and aquaculture, and ... <a title="The world’s fish are shrinking as the climate warms. We’re trying to figure out why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/the-worlds-fish-are-shrinking-as-the-climate-warms-were-trying-to-figure-out-why-207729/" aria-label="Read more about The world’s fish are shrinking as the climate warms. We’re trying to figure out why">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lyn Griffiths, Professor, Queensland University of Technology Shutterstock Concussion and head trauma is a real and serious risk for many Australians. While most people suffer acute and relatively short-lived effects, such as dizziness and headache, in some cases symptoms persist for weeks, months or years. It can ... <a title="Genetics and concussion – why a minor knock can be devastating for some people" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/genetics-and-concussion-why-a-minor-knock-can-be-devastating-for-some-people-204528/" aria-label="Read more about Genetics and concussion – why a minor knock can be devastating for some people">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liam Smith, Director, BehaviourWorks, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University Rawpixel.com, Shutterstock Most Australians (97%) want more action to protect nature, even if they don’t know the full extent of the biodiversity crisis. That’s the startling finding emerging from our first national survey of 4,000 voters. Biodiversity ... <a title="97% of Australians want more action to stop extinctions and 72% want extra spending on the environment" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/97-of-australians-want-more-action-to-stop-extinctions-and-72-want-extra-spending-on-the-environment-207811/" aria-label="Read more about 97% of Australians want more action to stop extinctions and 72% want extra spending on the environment">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fiona Berry, Research Principal, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Brendan Beirne, Author provided From the outside, the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales seems idyllic. Rainforests, mountains, beaches and Byron Bay. But the past few years have made life harder for many who ... <a title="Supermarket shelves were empty for months after the Lismore floods. Here’s how to make supply chains more resilient" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/supermarket-shelves-were-empty-for-months-after-the-lismore-floods-heres-how-to-make-supply-chains-more-resilient-207982/" aria-label="Read more about Supermarket shelves were empty for months after the Lismore floods. Here’s how to make supply chains more resilient">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Cher McGillivray, Assistant Professor Psychology Department, Bond University Josh Willink/Pexels The program Parental Guidance has been showing on Channel 9 this month. This is the second season of the show that pits 12 sets of parents with very different parenting styles against each other to work out ... <a title="Most parents don’t pick a parenting style. But that’s why being a ‘conscious parent’ matters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/most-parents-dont-pick-a-parenting-style-but-thats-why-being-a-conscious-parent-matters-207824/" aria-label="Read more about Most parents don’t pick a parenting style. But that’s why being a ‘conscious parent’ matters">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Isakhan, Professor of International Politics, Deakin University After the Islamic State captured the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in mid-2014, they unleashed a wave of devastating human suffering and unprecedented heritage destruction. The Islamic State targeted many of Mosul’s most sensitive and important cultural heritage sites. ... <a title="Mosul faced mass heritage destruction by the Islamic State. We asked residents what they thought about rebuilding" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/mosul-faced-mass-heritage-destruction-by-the-islamic-state-we-asked-residents-what-they-thought-about-rebuilding-207725/" aria-label="Read more about Mosul faced mass heritage destruction by the Islamic State. We asked residents what they thought about rebuilding">Read more</a>
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June 20, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dan Andrews, Visiting Fellow and Director – Micro heterogeneity and Macroeconomic Performance program, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Shutterstock To many of us, “non-compete clauses” are for other people – TV presenters and chief executives; the sort of people who, if they left their ... <a title="1 in 5 Australian workers have non-compete clauses, making it harder to get better paid jobs: new survey" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/20/1-in-5-australian-workers-have-non-compete-clauses-making-it-harder-to-get-better-paid-jobs-new-survey-207987/" aria-label="Read more about 1 in 5 Australian workers have non-compete clauses, making it harder to get better paid jobs: new survey">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra ≤ Caps on spending and donations for federal elections and “real time” disclosure of donations to parties and candidates are among the sweeping recommendations for reform made by a powerful parliamentary committee. The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters, in ... <a title="Sweeping election donation and spending reforms recommended by parliamentary committee" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/19/sweeping-election-donation-and-spending-reforms-recommended-by-parliamentary-committee-208030/" aria-label="Read more about Sweeping election donation and spending reforms recommended by parliamentary committee">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra The Greens and the Coalition have teamed up again to present a vote being taken on the government’s $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund. Consideration of the legislation has been delayed until October 16. The government at the weekend announced ... <a title="Government’s housing fund legislation delayed by Green-Coalition alliance" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/19/governments-housing-fund-legislation-delayed-by-green-coalition-alliance-208016/" aria-label="Read more about Government’s housing fund legislation delayed by Green-Coalition alliance">Read more</a>
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June 19, 2023
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ron Levy, Associate professor, Australian National University With parliament now having passed the Voice to Parliament referendum bill, and with the campaign about to get underway in earnest, there is a critical need for more trusted information. As scholars of deliberative democracy, we suggest Australia borrow from ... <a title="In a Voice campaign marked by confusing, competing claims, there’s a better way to educate voters" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/19/in-a-voice-campaign-marked-by-confusing-competing-claims-theres-a-better-way-to-educate-voters-206193/" aria-label="Read more about In a Voice campaign marked by confusing, competing claims, there’s a better way to educate voters">Read more</a>
