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February 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dorina Pojani, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, The University of Queensland Nur-Sultan, the master-planned capital of Kazakhstan Shutterstock In 1900, there were only about 40 capital cities in the world, and now there are nearly 200. About 40% of all countries have also considered relocating their capital ... <a title="How not to build a capital: what Indonesia can learn from other master-planned cities’ mistakes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/09/how-not-to-build-a-capital-what-indonesia-can-learn-from-other-master-planned-cities-mistakes-175318/" aria-label="Read more about How not to build a capital: what Indonesia can learn from other master-planned cities’ mistakes">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Mayes, Senior Research Fellow, Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University Shutterstock Does your child have a “gut-friendly” lunchbox? It’s Healthy Lunchbox Week, a back-to-school initiative of Nutrition Australia. School lunches are essential for long-term child health and well-being, according to some researchers. There are even media reports ... <a title="A gutful of lunchbox hype – has selling ‘good bugs not drugs’ for kids’ health gone too far?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/09/a-gutful-of-lunchbox-hype-has-selling-good-bugs-not-drugs-for-kids-health-gone-too-far-176251/" aria-label="Read more about A gutful of lunchbox hype – has selling ‘good bugs not drugs’ for kids’ health gone too far?">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By David Thorburn, co-Group Leader, Brain & Mitochondrial Research, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute Courtesy of Louise Hyslop & Mary Herbert, Univ. Newcastle upon Tyne The Senate is this week debating “Maeve’s law” – a proposal to legalise access to new assisted reproductive techniques that will reduce the risk ... <a title="‘Maeve’s law’ would let IVF parents access technology to prevent mitochondrial disease. Here’s what the Senate is debating" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/09/maeves-law-would-let-ivf-parents-access-technology-to-prevent-mitochondrial-disease-heres-what-the-senate-is-debating-176668/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Maeve’s law’ would let IVF parents access technology to prevent mitochondrial disease. Here’s what the Senate is debating">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2022
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. You can sign up to NZ Politics Daily as well as New Zealand Political Roundup columns for free here. Today’s content Newshub-Reid Research poll, Parliament, parties, MPs Jenna Lynch (Newshub): Newshub-Reid Research poll: Majority of ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 9 2022" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/09/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-february-9-2022/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – February 9 2022">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alice L Buddle, Research assistant, University of Sydney Shutterstock People tend to think of sharks as large, frightening predators with sharp teeth, so it might come as a surprise to learn that some shark babies grow in the same way as humans – attached to the mother ... <a title="Placenta with an egg capsule: the strange mechanics of pregnancy in one Australian shark" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/09/placenta-with-an-egg-capsule-the-strange-mechanics-of-pregnancy-in-one-australian-shark-176540/" aria-label="Read more about Placenta with an egg capsule: the strange mechanics of pregnancy in one Australian shark">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Douglas Ezzy, Professor of Sociology, University of Tasmania Dave Hunt/AAP This week, the religious discrimination bill is finally being debated on the floor of federal parliament. The bill has prompted disagreements within political parties, within religions and across a wide variety of other stakeholders. Read more: As ... <a title="Only 19% of Australians agree religious schools should be able to ban LGBT+ teachers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/09/only-19-of-australians-agree-religious-schools-should-be-able-to-ban-lgbt-teachers-176454/" aria-label="Read more about Only 19% of Australians agree religious schools should be able to ban LGBT+ teachers">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joel Hollier, Sessional Academic, University of Sydney As the government prepares to push through its controversial religious discrimination bill this week, serious questions have been raised about protections for gay and transgender students in faith-based schools. It comes after Citipointe Christian College in Brisbane faced criticism for ... <a title="‘I will never be considered human’: the devastating trauma LGBTQ+ people suffer in religious settings" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/09/i-will-never-be-considered-human-the-devastating-trauma-lgbtq-people-suffer-in-religious-settings-176360/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I will never be considered human’: the devastating trauma LGBTQ+ people suffer in religious settings">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Clare Collins, Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle Shutterstock Cow’s milk is an excellent source of calcium which, along with vitamin D, is needed to build strong, dense bones. Milk also contains protein, the minerals phosphorus, potassium, zinc and iodine, and vitamins A, B2 ... <a title="Don’t drink milk? Here’s how to get enough calcium and other nutrients" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/09/dont-drink-milk-heres-how-to-get-enough-calcium-and-other-nutrients-165466/" aria-label="Read more about Don’t drink milk? Here’s how to get enough calcium and other nutrients">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lachlan G. Howell, Research Fellow | Centre for Integrative Ecology, Deakin University Zoos Victoria Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley is reportedly poised to decide whether some koala populations should be listed as endangered, as new research shows her government continues to approve land clearing in koala habitat. ... <a title="Morrison government spends $50 million saving koalas while taking away their homes" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/09/morrison-government-spends-50-million-saving-koalas-while-taking-away-their-homes-176370/" aria-label="Read more about Morrison government spends $50 million saving koalas while taking away their homes">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Hudson, Sessional Instructor, Victoria University, and Doctor of Education candidate, The University of Melbourne Shutterstock As students across Australia return to onsite learning, the possibility of Omicron disrupting schools remains high. Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly has warned transmission of the virus will increase with ... <a title="Return-to-school plans overlook chronic teacher shortages outside the big cities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/09/return-to-school-plans-overlook-chronic-teacher-shortages-outside-the-big-cities-176250/" aria-label="Read more about Return-to-school plans overlook chronic teacher shortages outside the big cities">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jim Stanford, Economist and Director, Centre for Future Work, Australia Institute; Honorary Professor of Political Economy, University of Sydney Shutterstock With the official unemployment rate now 4.2% – the lowest since 2008 – Prime Minister Scott Morrison has predicted a rate “with a 3 in front of ... <a title="Why there’s no magic jobless rate to increase Australians’ wages" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/09/why-theres-no-magic-jobless-rate-to-increase-australians-wages-176538/" aria-label="Read more about Why there’s no magic jobless rate to increase Australians’ wages">Read more</a>
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February 9, 2022
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Graham, Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney Shutterstock Having floated the prospect of introducing rent controls just last week, it seems the government has already ditched the proposal. In tentatively raising the idea, Associate Minister for Housing Poto Williams pointed out the need for policy solutions ... <a title="Why the NZ government is right to rule out rent controls as a housing crisis solution" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/02/09/why-the-nz-government-is-right-to-rule-out-rent-controls-as-a-housing-crisis-solution-176460/" aria-label="Read more about Why the NZ government is right to rule out rent controls as a housing crisis solution">Read more</a>
