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September 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Martin., Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University The Australian economy is tepid, with consumer spending the weakest in ten years, business investment shrinking, and economic growth too weak to cover population growth. Were it not for very strong growth in export income ... <a title="Why we’ve the weakest economy since the global financial crisis, with few clear ways out" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/why-weve-the-weakest-economy-since-the-global-financial-crisis-with-few-clear-ways-out-122942/" aria-label="Read more about Why we’ve the weakest economy since the global financial crisis, with few clear ways out">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Irena Obadovic, Post-doctoral Scientist, University of Canterbury Last year, the European Union (EU) launched negotiations for a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) with New Zealand. This was seen as a bold step that may significantly boost trade and investment between the two parties. Two rounds of negotiations ... <a title="Agriculture a likely stumbling block in free trade negotiations between NZ and EU" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/agriculture-a-likely-stumbling-block-in-free-trade-negotiations-between-nz-and-eu-107704/" aria-label="Read more about Agriculture a likely stumbling block in free trade negotiations between NZ and EU">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Danny Eckert, Director, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Professor, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Flinders University If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au. Why are some people affected by sleep paralysis? – Tess, age 13. Falling ... <a title="Curious Kids: why are some people affected by sleep paralysis?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/curious-kids-why-are-some-people-affected-by-sleep-paralysis-121125/" aria-label="Read more about Curious Kids: why are some people affected by sleep paralysis?">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dale Dominey-Howes, Professor of Hazards and Disaster Risk Sciences, University of Sydney At least seven people have died in the wake of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas, although that figure is expected to rise as rescue work continues. Dorian began life as a small tropical depression southeast ... <a title="Hurricane Dorian: where it hit, where it’s headed, and why it’s so destructive" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/hurricane-dorian-where-it-hit-where-its-headed-and-why-its-so-destructive-122937/" aria-label="Read more about Hurricane Dorian: where it hit, where it’s headed, and why it’s so destructive">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Trevor Jones, Lecturer in Musical Theatre, Griffith University In a 2004 original musical about creating an original musical – cheekily titled [title of show] – one writer asks, “So movies make good musicals?” His writing partner responds: “Well, they make musicals.” This year, Australian theatre audiences have ... <a title="Hollywood onstage: why are so many musicals adapted from movies?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/hollywood-onstage-why-are-so-many-musicals-adapted-from-movies-122329/" aria-label="Read more about Hollywood onstage: why are so many musicals adapted from movies?">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Katherine Wynn, Senior Economic Advisor, CSIRO Growing interest in healthy and sustainable lifestyles could be worth about A$25 billion and make up about 10% of the value of Australia’s food and agribusiness sector by the end of next decade. These projections are made by Australia’s industrial research ... <a title="Health and sustainability market could be worth $25 billion to Australian producers by 2030" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/health-and-sustainability-market-could-be-worth-25-billion-to-australian-producers-by-2030-122856/" aria-label="Read more about Health and sustainability market could be worth $25 billion to Australian producers by 2030">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jan Gothard, Adjunct Associate Professor, Murdoch University Being born in Australia does not make you an Australian citizen. The Tamil family with two Australian-born daughters on Christmas Island awaiting a decision on their future knows this only too well. In some countries, such as the United States, ... <a title="Yes, you can hold an Australian passport but not be a citizen – here’s how" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/yes-you-can-hold-an-australian-passport-but-not-be-a-citizen-heres-how-122632/" aria-label="Read more about Yes, you can hold an Australian passport but not be a citizen – here’s how">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alessandro Palci, Research Associate in Evolutionary Biology, Flinders University Only fish have gills, right? Wrong. Meet Hydrophis cyanocinctus, a snake that can breathe through the top of its own head. The 3m species, which is native to Australian and Asian coastal waters, can draw in oxygen with ... <a title="Deep breath: this sea snake gathers oxygen through its forehead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/deep-breath-this-sea-snake-gathers-oxygen-through-its-forehead-122784/" aria-label="Read more about Deep breath: this sea snake gathers oxygen through its forehead">Read more</a>
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September 4, 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 by Dr Bryce Edwards. Housing Henry Cooke (Stuff): KiwiBuild: Megan Woods faces the biggest day of her career Jo Moir (RNZ): KiwiBuild: government to unveil ‘reset’ for flagship policy Jason Walls (Herald): Tomorrow the ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 4 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-september-4-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – September 4 2019">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Dave Swain, Professor of Agriculture, CQUniversity Australia Climate change and the global population boom continue to put pressure on the agriculture industry. However, new technologies could enable a fairer distribution of resources to help cattle farmers adapt to these challenges. Virtual fencing is an example of this ... <a title="Virtual fences and cattle: how new tech could allow effective, sustainable land sharing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/virtual-fences-and-cattle-how-new-tech-could-allow-effective-sustainable-land-sharing-119398/" aria-label="Read more about Virtual fences and cattle: how new tech could allow effective, sustainable land sharing">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Diane Gibson, Distinguished Professor (health and ageing), University of Canberra When the media discusses ageing, it commonly focuses on people older than 65. But generally, a 65-year-old and a 95-year-old have about as much in common as a 65-year-old and a 35-year-old. Our population has been ageing ... <a title="Meet the nonagenarians: people in their 90s are Australia’s fastest growing senior age group" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/meet-the-nonagenarians-people-in-their-90s-are-australias-fastest-growing-senior-age-group-120898/" aria-label="Read more about Meet the nonagenarians: people in their 90s are Australia’s fastest growing senior age group">Read more</a>
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September 4, 2019
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Musgrave, Senior lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide Per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent organic pollutants found most commonly in firefighting foam. Every now and again, concerns around the possible health effects of exposure to PFAS pop up in the news. These chemicals don’t ... <a title="We should be cautious, but not concerned: there’s little evidence PFAS exposure harms our health" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/09/04/we-should-be-cautious-but-not-concerned-theres-little-evidence-pfas-exposure-harms-our-health-122044/" aria-label="Read more about We should be cautious, but not concerned: there’s little evidence PFAS exposure harms our health">Read more</a>
