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July 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University On Friday the Australian Federal Court found in favour of Kimberly-Clark’s “flushable wipes” in a legal action brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). There was insufficient evidence to convince Justice Gleeson that Kimberly-Clark’s wipes ... <a title="Regardless of what the Federal Court says, you shouldn’t put ‘flushable’ wipes down the loo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/01/regardless-of-what-the-federal-court-says-you-shouldnt-put-flushable-wipes-down-the-loo-119639/" aria-label="Read more about Regardless of what the Federal Court says, you shouldn’t put ‘flushable’ wipes down the loo">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Megan Lee, Academic Tutor and PhD Candidate, Southern Cross University It’s winter and many of us find ourselves drawn to bowls of cheesy pasta, oozing puddings, warming soups, and hot chocolate with marshmallows. These and other comfort foods can make us feel good. But why? And why ... <a title="Health Check: why do we crave comfort food in winter?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/01/health-check-why-do-we-crave-comfort-food-in-winter-118776/" aria-label="Read more about Health Check: why do we crave comfort food in winter?">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jane Younger, Research Fellow, University of Bath Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a co-production between ABC KIDS listen and The Conversation, based ... <a title="Curious Kids: how can penguins stay warm in the freezing cold waters of Antarctica?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/01/curious-kids-how-can-penguins-stay-warm-in-the-freezing-cold-waters-of-antarctica-116831/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: how can penguins stay warm in the freezing cold waters of Antarctica?">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2019
Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. Today’s content Housing Bryce Edwards (RNZ): Is the government now more serious about the housing crisis? Bernard Hickey ( Newsroom): How Phil Twyford lost housing and why KiwiBuild failed Katarina Williams (Stuff): How NZ’s social housing ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 01 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/01/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-july-01-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – July 01 2019">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gail Iles, Lecturer in Physics, RMIT University Australia now has a space agency, and our federal and South Australian governments are looking to grow a prosperous space industry to boost productivity and employment. The challenge for Australia is to find a niche in the expanding global race ... <a title="To carve out a niche in space industries, Australia should focus on microgravity research rockets" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/01/to-carve-out-a-niche-in-space-industries-australia-should-focus-on-microgravity-research-rockets-119225/" aria-label="Read more about To carve out a niche in space industries, Australia should focus on microgravity research rockets">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Chris Salisbury, Research Associate, School of Political Science & International Studies, The University of Queensland This week marks 30 years since the landmark Fitzgerald Inquiry report was handed down in Queensland. It’s no overstatement to suggest the inquiry’s findings transformed Queensland’s political landscape more than any event ... <a title="Thirty years on, the Fitzgerald Inquiry still looms large over Queensland politics" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/01/thirty-years-on-the-fitzgerald-inquiry-still-looms-large-over-queensland-politics-119167/" aria-label="Read more about Thirty years on, the Fitzgerald Inquiry still looms large over Queensland politics">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maree Hackett, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW If a doctor suspects a patient may be at risk of depression, they will likely ask about the person’s mood, appetite, sleep patterns, and energy and concentration levels, among other questions. But understandings of mental health differ across cultural groups. ... <a title="‘Have you been feeling your spirit was sad?’ Culture is key when assessing Indigenous Australians’ mental health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/01/have-you-been-feeling-your-spirit-was-sad-culture-is-key-when-assessing-indigenous-australians-mental-health-119463/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Have you been feeling your spirit was sad?’ Culture is key when assessing Indigenous Australians’ mental health">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Wilson, Journalist, author and educator, Swinburne University of Technology A few years ago, I reflected on years of doctoral field-notes documenting the homes of tinkerers — people with an extraordinary commitment to DIY living. It occurred to me that despite their DIY skills, few of these ... <a title="Demolish your front fence. It would be an act of radical kindness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/01/demolish-your-front-fence-it-would-be-an-act-of-radical-kindness-119390/" aria-label="Read more about Demolish your front fence. It would be an act of radical kindness">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachael Sharman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast Australia has invested an extraordinary amount of time and effort into putting in place bullying prevention programs – especially across schools. But what happens when your bully is your own flesh and blood, and lives with you, ... <a title="Nearly 30% of kids experience sibling bullying – as either bully or victim" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/01/nearly-30-of-kids-experience-sibling-bullying-as-either-bully-or-victim-118684/" aria-label="Read more about Nearly 30% of kids experience sibling bullying – as either bully or victim">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Elisabeth Slooten, Professor, University of Otago The New Zealand government recently proposed a plan to manage what it considers to be threats to Hector’s dolphins, an endemic species found only in coastal waters. This includes the North Island subspecies Māui dolphin. Māui dolphins are critically endangered and ... <a title="Dolphin researchers say NZ’s proposed protection plan is flawed and misleading" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/01/dolphin-researchers-say-nzs-proposed-protection-plan-is-flawed-and-misleading-118997/" aria-label="Read more about Dolphin researchers say NZ’s proposed protection plan is flawed and misleading">Read more</a>
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July 1, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University During the election we were promised jobs and growth. But in 2019-20 The Conversation’s forecasting panel is predicting an economic growth rate as weak as any since the financial crisis, as well as dismal consumer ... <a title="Buckle up. 2019-20 survey finds the economy weak and heading down, and that’s ahead of surprises" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/01/buckle-up-2019-20-survey-finds-the-economy-weak-and-heading-down-and-thats-ahead-of-surprises-119455/" aria-label="Read more about Buckle up. 2019-20 survey finds the economy weak and heading down, and that’s ahead of surprises">Read more</a>
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June 28, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, University of Melbourne Sign up to the Beating Around the Bush newsletter here, and suggest a plant we should cover at batb@theconversation.edu.au. White cedar (Melia azedarach) grows naturally across Queensland and northern New South Wales, but is widely planted as an ornamental ... <a title="White cedar is a rare bird: a winter deciduous Australian tree" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/06/28/white-cedar-is-a-rare-bird-a-winter-deciduous-australian-tree-118837/" aria-label="Read more about White cedar is a rare bird: a winter deciduous Australian tree">Read more</a>
